vivi nova tank mod

[WolfeReign]

You have to admit one thing about those who are so utterly crazy (like myself), we always get the best idea's

Sitting around using the vivi nova tank i had to wonder how one would improve on something that is already really good and that is when it hit me to do this silly little mod.

First off what are you are going to meed:

the tank itself, your favorite metal or acrylic drip tip (plastic is not advised), and a older stardust you have kicking around that you no longer want/need.

The reason for the older stardust is you want this spike right here. Hence if you need to rip apart the stardust there is no love lost right?

Now what you want to do is remove the little condom off the top of the vivi nova head (i prefer using a 1.8 ohm head), and then pushing the metal "O" ring out.

putting the spike of the stardust on top of the nova's head, slowly slide the open ended condom down. Make sure to do this gently as the head has a stopping mark.

put the tank onto the base and fill with your favorite juice. I fill mine always to the bottom of the white condom. Even if you do not do this mod you will find you get less hassle while vaping this way

Screw the top on and you will see the spike now acts like a funnel into your drip tip thusly increasing the amount of vapor you get, which in turn increases flavor and throat hit that a normal ce4 (or clearo) would mute

Put your drip tip on, let it site for a few minutes, vape. enjoy, repeat

Believe it or not this little mod while using the bolt convinced me to pack away my VV's and not look back. I have taken time to mod the stardust's with replaceable heads as well and again seriously put the VV's away as i do not want them

 

[ChopDolla]

NICE! Does this help with flooding issues?

 

[WolfeReign]

how far are you normally filling it? Even in it's non mod form if you fill the tank to just under the bottom part of the white condom you will see the reduction of flooding. Also what helps is when filling you press the nozzle of the bottle to a angle and let it drip down the inside tank wall. Maybe take a look at the seals around the caps? When you screw down the cap it should make a secure seal with the head and "O" ring.

Lastly another thing you can try? Remove the white condom and literally flip how it sits on the tank -- which is something i did that lead me to this mod lol. I have two tanks, one that is crappy as all hell, and one that is perfectly wonderful from a different vendor, and neither one gave me a flooding issue, well unless i had freshly filled them, which in that case merely blowing out the excess and i was good to go.

Hope this helps so you do not have to look into this mod to stop your flooding issue

 

[Jables]

 

[WolfeReign]

Just some more photo's here to show what it looks like when you have a drip tip on it, and shows that in truth you created a funnel effect. When i tried it on a plastic drip tip there was nothing special, though when i did it with the acrylic it was fantastic

 

[bigfrank64]

Good idea. I'm gonna try this. I like my vivi nova but if this makes it even better then yay.

 

[bigfrank64]

Gave this a go works very well. Nice find Constantine.

 

[WolfeReign]

Gave this a go works very well. Nice find Constantine.

Thank you very much from what i understand there is already a version 3 of the nova tank, so who knows this mod could be the version 4 model

Either way like i said i was surprised at the amount of flavor and th you get this way

 

[chagrin]

Thank you very much from what i understand there is already a version 3 of the nova tank, so who knows this mod could be the version 4 model


Either way like i said i was surprised at the amount of flavor and th you get this way

Canvape has them in, I think mopar's said the only real difference was the pole.




Interesting. It makes sense that it funnels the vapour up better. I only have one old vivi and stardust, so I can't try this until new heads come in.

Have you tried the vivi heads on the stardust or vice versa ? I've heard they're compatible from some people, other people say they aren't. I always hated the vivi body and I screwed up my twist's 510 threads over tightening a vivi, because of the center pole - I was not impressed. A stardust body, with a vivi head seems like a good combination to me.

I've just been using the T2s for the last month though.

 

[WolfeReign]

Interesting. It makes sense that it funnels the vapour up better. I only have one old vivi and stardust, so I can't try this until new heads come in.

Have you tried the vivi heads on the stardust or vice versa ? I've heard they're compatible from some people, other people say they aren't. I always hated the vivi body and I screwed up my twist's 510 threads over tightening a vivi, because of the center pole - I was not impressed. A stardust body, with a vivi head seems like a good combination to me.

I've just been using the T2s for the last month though.

Oddly enough i have:

The actual star dust atty head will not fit onto the vivi nova tank. They can screw onto the center post just fine but even if you remove the condom on it the atty head jutted out too far imo and you could not properly screw the top down on it without a 1/2 inch gap. I am not sure if this is Vision trying to decrease the possibility of clones coming out or what, but there is a no go and no love. Also when it comes to the SD i found that the atty heads lacked in performance, and was a huge let down. Even when i tried to remove the rubber cap with the spike it just did not impress me (and i am a very large fan of the star dust).

However, and interestingly enough i do have a 2.8oh head in the stardust and i am loving the out of it. On the evo i can push it to about 6V but i usually go no higher then the 5.2V for my own sweet spot.

When it comes to either the vivi nova or the SD atty heads this whole trimming the wick's is a load of bull . Sure it will seem to work better that is a given, however you have reduced the life of the atty head, as each time you clean the heads the wicks shred like all get out.

With other mail to be delivered tomorrow (damn you CP!!) there is going to be a ton (ok ok ok a few kilograms?) of vape gear that i will be trying out....

Have you tried it with a adapter? Either a 510 to 510, a ego to 510 (get creative making it cosmetically appealing that is the fun part and makes it yours). I know the twist has a incredibly tight draw for things like this, as when i had mine and was send a few firebird's from canvape the draw was just on there. What i did to help this was pull the post a bit so you may want to try even that?

 

[recidivus]

I just sand my vivis centre post down till it's flush with threading. Even the 2.5's that extra 0.5mm was pushing contact on my LT down. it takes around...5 minutes tops with 100 sandpaper (pretty sure that's what I used, you want a finer grit), just lay the paper down on something flat, and swipe the vivi across a few times, check by eye, repeat till it's flush, wipe it off/clean threads and it should be good. Solved my "Either it's wobbly or screwed too tight" issues. Works on older vivis with that crazy long centre post, just takes a bit longer to sand down.

 

[chagrin]

Have you tried it with a adapter? Either a 510 to 510, a ego to 510 (get creative making it cosmetically appealing that is the fun part and makes it yours). I know the twist has a incredibly tight draw for things like this, as when i had mine and was send a few firebird's from canvape the draw was just on there. What i did to help this was pull the post a bit so you may want to try even that?

It actually still works, but my 510 threads are a bit wonky and things screw in at a slight angle at first and my no name fast charger won't thread. I've ordered a 510-510 and ego-510 adapter. If my threads get completely stripped I'll try the ego-510 adapter and keep that twist as a secondary backup. I've ordered another vivi mini and 5 heads, so I can try your mod side by side the original head. I haven't tried moving the post yet, but I need to try that soon.

I just sand my vivis centre post down till it's flush with threading. Even the 2.5's that extra 0.5mm was pushing contact on my LT down. it takes around...5 minutes tops with 100 sandpaper (pretty sure that's what I used, you want a finer grit), just lay the paper down on something flat, and swipe the vivi across a few times, check by eye, repeat till it's flush, wipe it off/clean threads and it should be good. Solved my "Either it's wobbly or screwed too tight" issues. Works on older vivis with that crazy long centre post, just takes a bit longer to sand down.

I read about that after messing up my threads and did it. With sanding and a cone, the vivi is pretty secure on an ego, but I wish it came with an ego skirt or thread, especially for the mini - that'd be an nice optional base. Hopefully they finally get post right with version 3. I really like the one piece base design and ego threads on the T2, but gurgling/flooding is pretty common with them.


Sorry for hi-jacking your thread Constantine.

 

[silverrocks]

The Vivi Nova ruined not just 8 GG springs due to some shortage, but also about 6 18350 AW batteries. Once I bought the 2 cent for safety I thought I was in the clear. Not so lucky....Now my Stealth cap is completely ruined, the therads won't accept ANYTHING.
I obviously really liked the concept of the Vivi Nova instead of having to fiddle with rebuildebles but now I am modless (got an ego battery loaner) and am worried to use it on the Super T Schockwave or the Caravela once I have them.
Any thoughts how this could be avoided, maybe by using a conector?

 

[recidivus]

I'm not sure if this is a related problem, or what the solution is, but you reminded me of hearing about vivis on silver bullets.
SAFETY FIRST- THE VIVI NOVA STORY - YouTube

 

[sandybeach]

The Vivi Nova ruined not just 8 GG springs due to some shortage, but also about 6 18350 AW batteries. Once I bought the 2 cent for safety I thought I was in the clear. Not so lucky....Now my Stealth cap is completely ruined, the therads won't accept ANYTHING.
I obviously really liked the concept of the Vivi Nova instead of having to fiddle with rebuildebles but now I am modless (got an ego battery loaner) and am worried to use it on the Super T Schockwave or the Caravela once I have them.
Any thoughts how this could be avoided, maybe by using a conector?

Interesting. I thought I was the only one with the stripped threads problem.