VK Shorty Batteries Disscontinued??

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V4L sells cheap generic KR808D-1 batts (unless they're out of stock). They have a 5 second cut off and a nice short life span, and are very inferior to the Vapor King 808. I would not buy a battery from just anyone, especially the KR808, when V4L has the best on the market.

Wait, huh? I don't think I understood that post
 

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I was hoping Katz would pop in here. Sucks that shipping is 25! But we do get free international shipping coupons. Usually you gotta be spending a lot but I guess that would be a good idea since you live on the other side.
You gotta understand, prophet, that we're kinda into helping eachother out until it's solved. You want some in depth battery voltage info? just look up Morandir's posts and see how awesome the new diamond batts (Titans) are! Members on this forum have gone out of their way to help eachother out, including the V4L staff. Any questions you have just ask! If you are having a problem getting on the mailing list pm one of the V4L guys about it. Ultimately, though, we want you happy and vaping and NOT smoking! I personally dont care what product you end up choosing as long as you quit smoking. I just love V4L and that's what I know.

have a good one! hope you find what you need! :) we'll help!
 

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Plastic Prophet as Ms. Nancy and Ms. Keelalagirl said, they're not all the same. Different cell technologies, switches, draws, voltage, list goes on. Sorry you have had problems thus far (will ask, are you sure Oz customs isn't holding it up?), but have you done what Chad sir asked?

i did not realise that you could have different specifications and still call something the same model.
i mean a KR808D-1 cannot be called a KR808D-1 if it is not the same as KR808D-1. How can you call two different things KR808D-1s? that doesnt make sence to me at all.
it makes me wonder about who is driving the manufacturing of these devices and why there is so little information about this. it just makes it so much more unreasonably confusing.
i have already received my order and had no problems with it getting through customs. the shipping time was about the only thing (other than the freebie carts they threw in) that i was satisfied with initialy.


I was hoping Katz would pop in here. Sucks that shipping is 25! But we do get free international shipping coupons. Usually you gotta be spending a lot but I guess that would be a good idea since you live on the other side.
You gotta understand, prophet, that we're kinda into helping eachother out until it's solved. You want some in depth battery voltage info? just look up Morandir's posts and see how awesome the new diamond batts (Titans) are! Members on this forum have gone out of their way to help eachother out, including the V4L staff. Any questions you have just ask! If you are having a problem getting on the mailing list pm one of the V4L guys about it. Ultimately, though, we want you happy and vaping and NOT smoking! I personally dont care what product you end up choosing as long as you quit smoking. I just love V4L and that's what I know.

have a good one! hope you find what you need! :) we'll help!

yeah i got a free shipping cupon this morning. but to be honest im not really interested in spending $140 at a time. thats a bit of overkill for me.
i have had alot of good help from the people here and especially the people in this thread, all the help and advice is greatly appreicated.
i did also speak to Chad who was very helpful and sorted everything out for me. but i must say, keelalagirl55 has been a great help and has convinced me to give V4L another go.
the main reason i find this ordeal so frustrating is because i started off thinking that what i wanted was incredebly simple but quickly found that was not the case. i thought that looking for something that resembled an analgoue in look, size and feel would have been the easiest way to go about it, but it seems like that is the most difficult thing to find. especially if you dont want to fill your own carts, then you only seem to have 1 real option and maybe 3 other (at most) smaller options.
so for me, things like the diamond batts, ego's and all that stuff dont interest me as they dont look anything like an analogue. for me, if they dont look right, they wont feel right and therefore wont be right. and if its not right, im just left still wanting a ciggie.
Chad informed me that there may be some white VK batts that have a red/orange LED, so if i can get them i will be alot happier. ive now started the hunt for UNFLAVOURED juice as im finding that im not the biggest fan of the flavours. (am i hard to please or what!? lol)

i know this sounds really pedantic and i bet most of you are sitting there thinking "how .... can this guy be!?" lol so i really do appreciate all your patience and help :)
 

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Plastic Prophet sir Kr808 refers to the connection more so than the batt itself now a days. You'll find the generic ones can have as few as 2 air intake holes on the side, as low as a 5 second cut off, etc. Look at like you would cars, there are plenty of different makes and models, but in the end they're all still classified as a car. Once you've given up the cigs, 99% of the time you'll find the look like a cigarette factor no longer plays a part. That's when you focus on getting the best quality of vape possible. It will no longer matter if it looks just like a cig, but how well it performs. My first starter kit looked just like a real cig, bands and all, and while it stopped me from smoking the first 3 days, it didn't stick because the vape quality wasn't enough. That's when my search for the right pv started, and continues to this day. I've tested every type of regular batt model out there, almost every type of atty, carto, etc. but so far none of the "standard" style batts have satisfied my vaping needs more than a king diamond or stealth kr808 with a wow carto. While I understand you had a rough time with your intial order, the customer service of V4L did indeed shine through. There are some companies where their people on the forum don't deal with cs issues at all, here I have seen Steve sir (Smilin himself, owner of V4L) come on and personally address issues people where having. Mistakes take place in every company, few admit them, and fewer still go out of their way to fix them and address them as best and quickly as possible as V4L.

We all have our needs sir, no one blames you for wanting what you want. :)
 

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lol its ok, dude. when I first started this thing I thought it was a simple thing and all ecigs were the same. Well I soon found out that was not the case at all. and I was so confused! after time and some questions and answers you should be feeling a little more comfortable. I have some white shorties with red led's that I use when Im trying to look like i am smoking a cig. So good luck!
 
connection ay? i see. again, confusing lol
i do look at it as i could a car. but a Subaru Liberty RX is different to a Subaru Liberty GX and all RX models in the same year are the same, otherwise they would have to make a modification to the model name. either add another letter or number (e.g RX1XGTR) so to me, if you call your product a KR808D-1 it should be the same as the next KR808D-1. now obviously there will be different qualities of manufacturing depending on who makes the product but the specs should be the same.

i realise that having the look and feel of a ciggie probably wont matter once i have quit, but untill then it definately does, no matter how much i wish it didnt. it makes it more frustrating when being from aus, i have to order everything from overseas, which means shippings costs and time waiting for things to arrive. i dont have the largest amount of money and cant really afford to be spending 100's of dollars a month on finding the right thing for me. i realise that once youve found what you like then the cost massivly declines, but unfortunately i dont really have the funds for the initial search.
i really like the way the VK works. i find it easy to use, creates a nice amount of vapor, feels very similar to an analogue and have always had a full days worth of vaping between the 2 batts (without charging through the day). i just cant get past seeing a green or blue LED each time i take a drag. it just looks weird and unnatural and reminds my mind that im not smoking a ciggie, so i end up still wanting one.
 
lol its ok, dude. when I first started this thing I thought it was a simple thing and all ecigs were the same. Well I soon found out that was not the case at all. and I was so confused! after time and some questions and answers you should be feeling a little more comfortable. I have some white shorties with red led's that I use when Im trying to look like i am smoking a cig. So good luck!

its nice to know im not alone in having these problems.
where did you get those batts? was that from v4l too??
 

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Plastic_prophet, you are most definitely not alone! When I started, it was very important to me that my ecig look, feel, taste & behave as much like a cigarette as possible. I used KR808D-1 white shorties with very realistic ash caps and vaped menthol cartomizers which were plain white. Initially I was shy of being asked questions, I tried to blend in with smokers as much as possible. After a while I went through a stage of wanting people to notice, so coloured leds and batteries came into it. Now I don't care whether people notice or not. I've found what I like and don't need to blend in or stand out.

I've tried 6 different brands in all - 4 different battery types and quite a few flavours. Clover said it best,
Clover said:
Ultimately, though, we want you happy and vaping and NOT smoking! I personally dont care what product you end up choosing as long as you quit smoking. I just love V4L and that's what I know.
have a good one! hope you find what you need! we'll help!
 
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