Weird VV Lavatube issue. Resetting to 3.0 volts only in the 3.x range

[zoiDman]

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Mine is f'ed up now. It will run a 1.7 ohm tank at 3.9, but it wont run my 3.0 ohm atty at all. At any voltage. I checked it with a ohms meter, still reads good, checked the lava tube with no load, and it reads the correct voltage. Obviously something funky has happened with the electronics. I won't be able to get in contact with Volcano for a while either. You get what you pay for. Luckily this wasnt my main device.

Sorry to hear this.

Could it be the batteries? Do you have another Battery from another mod you can try. Also, what would happen if you took the Battery out and let it sit overnight. Do the Electronics inside reset?

Try the Noalox on the threads and I hope you don't have to send it back.

 

[AlmightyGod]

Regulated voltage is the often overlooked advantage to vv, but the second overlooked advantage is that LR attys and cartos usually have a shorter lifespan than the standard resistance attys and cartos. Save the LR stuff for the 3.7v unregulated mods. It only makes sense.

 

[ambientech]

Just to reply to certain peoples comments, theres more to VV then just VV. People also like regulated voltage. I have tons of LR stuff that I love, and would love to run at a regulated voltage of 3.7-4.2, so thats why some people are upset, because you can't do that with this device.

Mine is f'ed up now. It will run a 1.7 ohm tank at 3.9, but it wont run my 3.0 ohm atty at all. At any voltage. I checked it with a ohms meter, still reads good, checked the lava tube with no load, and it reads the correct voltage. Obviously something funky has happened with the electronics. I won't be able to get in contact with Volcano for a while either. You get what you pay for. Luckily this wasnt my main device.

I understand the benefits of regulated voltage just don't get why some feel that LR is somehow superior to SR when it isn't
My wife's LT will run a 1.5 ohm atty at 3.7v so either your LT is defective or your batteries are not performing. My Provari is nicer and does perform a bit better but so far her LT isn't bad.

 

[donnah]

Just to reply to certain peoples comments, theres more to VV then just VV. People also like regulated voltage. I have tons of LR stuff that I love, and would love to run at a regulated voltage of 3.7-4.2, so thats why some people are upset, because you can't do that with this device.

Mine is f'ed up now. It will run a 1.7 ohm tank at 3.9, but it wont run my 3.0 ohm atty at all. At any voltage. I checked it with a ohms meter, still reads good, checked the lava tube with no load, and it reads the correct voltage. Obviously something funky has happened with the electronics. I won't be able to get in contact with Volcano for a while either. You get what you pay for. Luckily this wasnt my main device.

When you say you can't run your 3.0 atty.. is it just the one atty or are you trying different 3.0 attys. If it's just the one certain atty, then maybe that atty has a short and the mod keeps going into "protected mode" and won't run it.

I had something like this happen with my army tank.. protected batts wouldn't fire with certain attys but if I put aw imr batts in it it would work. I figured that the atty had a short and the protection circuit on the batts kicked in but since aw imr batts are unprotected, there's no protection circuit to shut off. This is what worried me about using unprotected aw imr batts in my army tank, there was nothing to tell me that I had an atty that had a problem.

From what I've come to understand about the mods like the provari and LT.. they have protection built in so even if you use the unprotected batts, you will still have overcurrent protection. I now never use unprotected batts in my army tank and vv madvapes box. I save my aw imr batts for my 3.7 box mods. I don't know if the vv madvapes box has any protection built in but I use protected batts just to be (feel?) save.

 

[Moofaso]

I'm having a similar issue. kinda strange but my 3.0 atomizer is firing just fine, but popping in a 3.0 SC carto in my tank and cannot get it to fire at any voltage. I have tried 3 different cartos (all new out of the package) and nothing. I am not using the battery from volcano, but AW IMR High Drain 18650's from SuperT. LR cartos at 3.7 work fine. Even 1.5 DC's will fire, but not any 3.0 SC's.

 

[boz]

By the sound of it you have a faulty tube. I'd get in touch with the vendor.

 

[Moofaso]

agreed, I have an open ticket with them

 

[Creniker]

I'm having a similar issue. kinda strange but my 3.0 atomizer is firing just fine, but popping in a 3.0 SC carto in my tank and cannot get it to fire at any voltage. I have tried 3 different cartos (all new out of the package) and nothing. I am not using the battery from volcano, but AW IMR High Drain 18650's from SuperT. LR cartos at 3.7 work fine. Even 1.5 DC's will fire, but not any 3.0 SC's.

Mine was also with multiple high ohm atties, with IMR AW's from super t.

Ambie-

I understand the benefits of regulated voltage just don't get why some feel that LR is somehow superior to SR when it isn't
My wife's LT will run a 1.5 ohm atty at 3.7v so either your LT is defective or your batteries are not performing. My Provari is nicer and does perform a bit better but so far her LT isn't bad.

I never said there superior. But they are nice every now and again. And if you have 10 of them, then I want to use them on my nicer device.

And Almighty.

Yes they have a shorter lifespan. But I have like 3 HV atties, and 10 LR atties with another 20 LR cartos. If I want to use them, then I should be able to. I don't appreciate it when people bash on other for using LR stuff with there VV units. I'm not going to go out and buy another 50 dollars worth of atties when I have a bunch right now. I don't have the money for it, so I'm going to use what I have first. It only makes sense.

 

[donnah]

Yes they have a shorter lifespan. But I have like 3 HV atties, and 10 LR atties with another 20 LR cartos. If I want to use them, then I should be able to. I don't appreciate it when people bash on other for using LR stuff with there VV units. I'm not going to go out and buy another 50 dollars worth of atties when I have a bunch right now. I don't have the money for it, so I'm going to use what I have first. It only makes sense.

I too have a lot of LR cartos that I want to be able to use up.

 

[zoiDman]

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Yes they have a shorter lifespan. But I have like 3 HV atties, and 10 LR atties with another 20 LR cartos. If I want to use them, then I should be able to. I don't appreciate it when people bash on other for using LR stuff with there VV units. I'm not going to go out and buy another 50 dollars worth of atties when I have a bunch right now. I don't have the money for it, so I'm going to use what I have first. It only makes sense.

Don't think Anyone is Bashing Anyone here.

I can understand wanting to use what you already have. It's what I would try doing.

But if LR Attys Hose Up your Lavatube maybe the Regular Ohm Attys are better.

 

[Creniker]

I actually haven't had any issue with my LR's for the most part. They may not hit at my high end (4.2) but they work well enough. Just weird about that 3.0 ohm atty. Also the plastic attached to the metal end cap is coming loose.

 

[bobthesalesclerk]

If they did this they wouldn't have anything to complain about but they need something to complain about ya know

I agree. Instead of complaining about an atomizer jot working on a device it wasn't intended for just buy standard resistance. That wah when my lt is set to 4.3 volts I am vaping at 4.3 volts.

If you're going to use lr on a vv device stop complaining when it doesn't work correctly.

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[boise2011bjt]

get the prov in blue it sweet u will love it...The cust service is the best and if u ever have a problem they are on it quick when you email them they will email back.............................

 

[zoiDman]

I actually haven't had any issue with my LR's for the most part. They may not hit at my high end (4.2) but they work well enough. Just weird about that 3.0 ohm atty. Also the plastic attached to the metal end cap is coming loose.

Is the plastic something that can be Glued back on?

Also, hows the rest of the unit doing? Read in a thread that some people mentioned the buttons getting Mushy after only a few times use.

 

[Creniker]

Its all right. Just the button cap for now. Button and screen seem to be holding up well enough.

 

[zoiDman]

Its all right. Just the button cap for now. Button and screen seem to be holding up well enough.

Good to know.

Because I'm planning on buying a Mini-Lavatube when they come out Barring a Complete Quality Meltdown of the Lavatube.