Vision Spinner VS Itaste 3.0 give me your impressions of either or both if you've used them.

[DavidOck]

If the Spinner types use the knob to adjust a potentiometer, which then biases the chip to control the voltage, it's probably less prone to failure than electronics that do that via push button - and have to drive the LCD as well.

In practice, most of this stuff is so "off the shelf" that the bugs have been pretty much worked out, and it's pretty reliable, no matter what it is.

Of course, there's always the possibility for a source to deliver a batch of bad chips or other parts, and then the final product is defective. Heck, that's why many States have "lemon laws" for autos - which, in general, are a lot more reliable today than when I first started driving. Of course, also now a lot more complex, with fewer things the owner can actually do.

Which is why there's a strong group of vapers who love their mechanicals. No electronics, no adjustment. A battery. A connector. A switch. Nothing wrong with that, if that's the way you want to vape. Just make sure you get or make your coils to draw the power you want.

The VV3 "manual" does, iirc, mention that in pass-thru mode it will at least slow the charging, so it stands to reason that if you're chain vaping it might actually continue to discharge.

There are some ego style VV units that are pass-thru, although whether or not they are the true pass-thru that provides power directly to the topper I don't know. The VV3 does not - it charges. So when used as a "pass-thru", it just extends the useable time.

 

[Mike.S]

Iit's probably less prone to failure than electronics that do that via push button

Based on what? Silicon has been shown to be more reliable then mechanics.

There are some ego style VV units that are pass-thru, although whether or not they are the true pass-thru that provides power directly to the topper I don't know.

Any USB based charger is going to be bumping against the edge. The max for micro-USB is 1.6A @ 5V = 8 Watts, and most are =< 1A (=5 W).

 

[DavidOck]

Merely based on my 30 years as a hydro-electric plant electrician, responsible for the maintenance, upgrade and operation of generators that ranged in age from 60 to 100 years of age. The biggest maintenance issues were always the electronics of the upgraded control systems. Which were hardly 100 years old. Some of the electro-mechanical controls, most of which I replaced while there, had worked well for over 50 years with minimal periodic maintenance.

But I refer you to the second paragraph of my previous post:

In practice, most of this stuff is so "off the shelf" that the bugs have been pretty much worked out, and it's pretty reliable, no matter what it is."

Get your electronics wet - say absently standing your PV in the cup holder of your car, that happens to contain a cup half full of coffee with sugar and cream. Time for a new one. Do the same with a mechanical switch, just clean and dry it.

That said, I'm not in the mechanical "camp", I like my VV and VW too much. And in general, barring the relatively rare manufacturing defect, they are very reliable, if treated like the electronic devices they are.

And I do agree on the pass-thru. Although wall warts can be found that claim 2 amp output, they are hard to come by. Although 8 watts might be fine for many vapers...

I just have enough batteries I don't need to worry about pass-thru.

 

[Mike.S]

Merely based on my 30 years as a hydro-electric plant electrician, responsible for the maintenance, upgrade and operation of generators that ranged in age from 60 to 100 years of age.

That must be a heck of a mod you use, if it has circuitry comparable to a power plant.

 

[kuritaro9]

i have both a spinner and the itaste 3,0. both are fantastic.the addition of the Ohms reader and VW option on the itaste would lead me to get the itaste, but the spinners are great too if you dont need or want the ohms and VW option. the spinner are also about as simple as they come in terms of VV devices...

 

[DavidOck]

That must be a heck of a mod you use, if it has circuitry comparable to a power plant.

Yup. And at 100 MegaWatts I go through a LOT of juice per draw

 

[vincentk18]

I just bought a VV V3 from FastTech. It'll be my primary device, and I have a 1300 mAh X6 from MyFreedomSmokes for my second.

Wish me luck