I'm a bit confused. Are you saying it was already sealed when you got it or you did it yourself?
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I'm generally a ditto to your thoughts. Got mine a few days ago. For me, it has an "industrial look" because the scews in the top and the bottom don't sit flush and contrast with the color. Doesn't bother me as I actually like it but it might others. The bat has wires soldered to it which lead to a push in pin kinda thing. Requires you to take the mod apart. Rather than springs or bat connector tabs. I'm assuming this minimizes any "loss" but is a concern for me, as opposed to just swapping bats like on my VS rDNA30. Their site says:
The battery in the unit has a 2-pin connector soldered to it via a wiring harness. New batteries will have to have this harness. You can either order from us or recover the harness from the original battery, and transfer to a new battery. Please be careful when soldering to a lithium-ion battery, or have someone do it that knows how.
The printed docs which are very well done say they will replace your purchased bat for free. Natch you pay the shipping. Overall, a minor little compromise is no big deal. Love the device and dollar for dollar it's cant be currently beat
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I'm generally a ditto to your thoughts. Got mine a few days ago. For me, it has an "industrial look" because the scews in the top and the bottom don't sit flush and contrast with the color. Doesn't bother me as I actually like it but it might others. The bat has wires soldered to it which lead to a push in pin kinda thing. Rather than springs or bat connector tabs. I'm assuming this minimizes any "loss" but is a concern for me, as opposed to just swapping bats like on my VS rDNA30. Their site says:
The battery in the unit has a 2-pin connector soldered to it via a wiring harness. New batteries will have to have this harness. You can either order from us or recover the harness from the original battery, and transfer to a new battery. Please be careful when soldering to a lithium-ion battery, or have someone do it that knows how.
The printed docs which are very well done say they will replace your purchased bat for free. Natch you pay the shipping. Overall, a minor little compromise is no big deal. Love the device and dollar for dollar it's cant be currently beat
I think you're mixing up the DNA and rDNA
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I'm generally a ditto to your thoughts. Got mine a few days ago. For me, it has an "industrial look" because the scews in the top and the bottom don't sit flush and contrast with the color. Doesn't bother me as I actually like it but it might others. The bat has wires soldered to it which lead to a push in pin kinda thing. Requires you to take the mod apart. Rather than springs or bat connector tabs. I'm assuming this minimizes any "loss" but is a concern for me, as opposed to just swapping bats like on my VS rDNA30. Their site says:
The battery in the unit has a 2-pin connector soldered to it via a wiring harness. New batteries will have to have this harness. You can either order from us or recover the harness from the original battery, and transfer to a new battery. Please be careful when soldering to a lithium-ion battery, or have someone do it that knows how.
The printed docs which are very well done say they will replace your purchased bat for free. Natch you pay the shipping. Overall, a minor little compromise is no big deal. Love the device and dollar for dollar it's cant be currently beat
They don't intend for us to remove the battery until it can no longer be charged via USB...IOW...he's dead JIm!
I agree NCR18650B is a high-quality battery, it's just not appropriate for this application. The DNA30 data sheet states it can pull as much as 12A from the battery, so that should be the absolute minimum rating for the battery, and the continuous rating is the only one that's meaningful. The more conservative mod makers won't even sell you a 10-amp NCR18650PF for use with a DNA30.
They don't intend for us to remove the battery until it can no longer be charged via USB...IOW...he's dead JIm!
Yes yes yes I understand your point
BUT they are in for a huge surprise. /lol As soon as I receive the extra bat I ordered from them I intend to learn how to swap just because I'm either curious or nutz! I'm actually a bat rotate kinda guy with my VS 30 but that's just me. /lolIF you play nice /lol I might even take pics of the beast torn apart just because I can and I have never seen pics like this. /lol
I am an old timer and have been slow to keep up with new technology because it changes so fast now. In the beginning it was much slower. I stuck with my Provari for a couple years but times to move on. Ordered a Grey rDNA and I am really looking forward to it. I am going to start with an Aspire Nautilus and maybe try cloud chasing for the first time.
i took that pic before I had my Ni200 wire in, so took the shot while in the temp setting screenInteresting picture. Aren't the locations of the temperature and wattage reversed? My DNA40 board displays 'em like this:
No photoshop fun..just was the easiest way to show that I had a DNA40 board in (as opposed to setting it at 40w, which one could do on one of the Chinese DNA ripoff boards).
i took that pic before I had my Ni200 wire in, so took the shot while in the temp setting screen
No photoshop fun..just was the easiest way to show that I had a DNA40 board in (as opposed to setting it at 40w, which one could do on one of the Chinese DNA ripoff boards).
You put a DNA 40 in a regular VS DNA30?
Yes. It took all of about 20 minutes to pull out, resolver a half dozen wires and drop it back in. The LiPo battery in there was a 15C rated battery, which puts it capable of about an 18a or so discharge rate..and in any case, I normally run it at about 22w anyways
FWIW, I received an rDNA 30 from VS maybe 2 weeks before the DNA40 equipped units were released, and it came with a VTC4, so methinks battery gate is long gone... Any chance that the battery gate folks were ones who purchased during the "Shark Week" sale?
Hmmmmmmm.
Good news... After 3.5 hours with a circuit checker thing on my multimeter ... I found the short.... Keep in mind I have NO electronics formal training so it took me a while... Connected the short with a small wire and bam! Everything works again.... Usb charging and 1/2 of the lights around the fire button while charging.... Good enough for me!
I AM NEVER going to open the casing ever again and now have a sharkskin to hide the ugliness of all the scratches...
You know, I might just do that!
I mean after all, most of my builds are between .8 and 1.2 ohms, so it should be fine....I don't know why I said it was crappy....I guess because of the relatively low amp limit....but like you said, as long as your builds are above .8 then it shouldn't be a problem....
That check battery light is normal... I get that a weak battery sign sometimes... It goes away and everything works fine... I think it's amps of the vtc5 and sometimes switching from charging to un plugging it, I notice it
I feel the exact same way. I'm also one of those weirdos that don't want dual 18650 in my mod.
Somebody told me that wasn't possible, I told you it wasn't a big deal, not a big difference between the 30 n 40 boards.Yes. It took all of about 20 minutes to pull out, resolver a half dozen wires and drop it back in. The LiPo battery in there was a 15C rated battery, which puts it capable of about an 18a or so discharge rate..and in any case, I normally run it at about 22w anyways
FWIW, I received an rDNA 30 from VS maybe 2 weeks before the DNA40 equipped units were released, and it came with a VTC4, so methinks battery gate is long gone... Any chance that the battery gate folks were ones who purchased during the "Shark Week" sale?
Yes. It took all of about 20 minutes to pull out, resolver a half dozen wires and drop it back in. The LiPo battery in there was a 15C rated battery, which puts it capable of about an 18a or so discharge rate..and in any case, I normally run it at about 22w anyways
FWIW, I received an rDNA 30 from VS maybe 2 weeks before the DNA40 equipped units were released, and it came with a VTC4, so methinks battery gate is long gone... Any chance that the battery gate folks were ones who purchased during the "Shark Week" sale?
I got my VS rDNA 30 from Ebay (I hate buying vape gear from Ebay, but I needed it quickly as I am leaving for a business trip on Monday). It came with an NCR18650B, so maybe the seller got it during Shark Week? Not sure..... :-/
Question: for those who pre-ordered the rdna40, did anyone receive a confirmation of sorts?
I checked out as guest, and didn't really get anything. It shows that the full amount has been charged on my CC tho
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I checked out as guest, and didn't really get anything. It shows that the full amount has been charged on my CC tho
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Kiwi, you might want to email customer service to check on your order status.
I registered on their site and got an order confirmation from support@vaporshark.com immediately. I also got a shipping notice that was issued in error about a half an hour later. However, that might be because I placed my order on Oct 14, 2014 7:37:25 AM EDT before Vapor Shark made the announcement that the rDNA 40 was officially for sale.
My order shows as being shipped and completed on the VS website. The tracking number issued in error oddly shows the shipment has departed the Miami, FL 33155 acceptance facility to a sorting facility on Oct. 15 despite VS telling me that none of the items in my order have been shipped! The post office showing a package they never received arriving and leaving one of their facilities is a new USPS trick for me.
VS customer service has assured me that I will get my complete order when the rDNA 40s come in despite the shipping notice error. They have responded to my emails about my order status and whether or not the Shark Skin I ordered would fit the rDNA 40 within 24 hours.
I registered on their site and got an order confirmation from support@vaporshark.com immediately. I also got a shipping notice that was issued in error about a half an hour later. However, that might be because I placed my order on Oct 14, 2014 7:37:25 AM EDT before Vapor Shark made the announcement that the rDNA 40 was officially for sale.
My order shows as being shipped and completed on the VS website. The tracking number issued in error oddly shows the shipment has departed the Miami, FL 33155 acceptance facility to a sorting facility on Oct. 15 despite VS telling me that none of the items in my order have been shipped!
The post office showing a package they never received arriving and leaving one of their facilities is a new USPS trick for me. VS customer service has assured me that I will get my complete order when the rDNA 40s come in despite the shipping notice error. They have responded to my emails about my order status and whether or not the Shark Skin I ordered would fit the rDNA 40 within 24 hours.
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