What's the (continuing) attraction of mechanical mods?
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Mine shuts off around 3.2 I think, same as my Vamo and sigelei do -- and only costs about $12.
Andria
I use a variety of VV, VW, and mechanical devices. For me, the beauty of a mech is that it has less parts to fail and having educated myself to their workings, here at ECF and elsewhere, I am able to safely undertake their repair should it ever become necessary. They also have a form factor which lends itself to the artistry of their creators which I find to be a tangible element of my vaping pleasure while using them.
I've used the Segelei and the FT generic models. They do shut off at 3.2 but I've had them run all the way down to 3.0. That got me guessing and switching earlier all the time, as you do. The Evolv solves that. It puts the idiot back in idiot proofMine shuts off around 3.2 I think, same as my Vamo and Sigelei do -- and only costs about $12.
Andria
But the cheapest I've seen them is for 3 times the price. It's a question of how much you're willing to pay for not having to think
Easy .... they work as well today as they as they did when I bought them (2011), and they will still be working as well in 2021.
You just have to ask yourself, when is good enough ... going to be good enough!
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Actually the Evolv Kick-2 drops to 1/2 the set wattage when the voltage drops below 3.6v, (low voltage warning) and then will shut off at 3.2v.
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And skipping everything else already said
You honestly can't tell me you can get this kind of class from a plastic box with a button on it.
Website storefronts never do the mods justice
Click on the poldiac fanclub link in my Sig to see the awesomeness people own
You honestly can't tell me you can get this kind of class from a plastic box with a button on it.
Website storefronts never do the mods justice
Click on the poldiac fanclub link in my Sig to see the awesomeness people own
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Mine start stuttering on and off at 3.6v. I guess they stop all together at 3.2v?
Oh you young and foolish purveyors of power, when will you learn that there is no 'be all' and 'end all' device for vaping...and if there were IT WOULD BE THE MECH
Seriously though, it is great to have a few mechs and use them as a learning tool or for self defense or as Art on display (for they are things of beauty and should all be given women's names), or Greek gods names perhaps in a few instances
At the price they can be had, you should grab yourself at least one or 2, even if you mostly always end up going with regulated box's (the ugly's)
But the mech's are Sooooo great to look at and personally I prefer them for every application (including tanks) whether rebuildable or otherwise
Seriously though, it is great to have a few mechs and use them as a learning tool or for self defense or as Art on display (for they are things of beauty and should all be given women's names), or Greek gods names perhaps in a few instances
At the price they can be had, you should grab yourself at least one or 2, even if you mostly always end up going with regulated box's (the ugly's)
But the mech's are Sooooo great to look at and personally I prefer them for every application (including tanks) whether rebuildable or otherwise
We were waiting for the axe to fall when I started vaping, so even back then I thought it prudent to at least learn how to make my own mods, atomizers, and liquids. That in turn led me to machanicals, RDAs, and DIY liquids.
I just like the feeling of being self reliant should/when the axe falls.
I just like the feeling of being self reliant should/when the axe falls.
I notice sometimes the kick doesn't compensate correctly for certain metals. It is supposed to adjust for internal mod resistance but in many cases it doesn't.
I have a SS mod where it refuses to go below 3.55. That same kick in my brass mod goes to 3.23 everytime
It's that high strength chinesium getting in the wa
Funny part is, I understand where the OP is coming from back a couple years ago in my provari days, I argued relentlessly with the mech users about the superiority of regulation, couldn't rebuild worth a darn unregulated and had buyers remorse for spending so much on a couple poldiacs. But I would take em down. Dink with my Atty a bit, say naaa and put em away.
One day I dunno, I hit the perfect build or something, was chain vaping all day on my mech, started playing with the others i had and somehow it all fell into place. Suddenly everything I put on them worked awesome and ended up using my reg mods less and less except for work. Then I decided to just do it and take my mech to work.
That was the last time I turned on my provari.
I used to get a hotspot on my geni like every 5 minutes and I though man how do those mech guys put up with this. Now I only get them in first setup or when I accidentally run dry. Even then its not really a hotspot as much as burning a dry wick.
It took a lot of different wire and builds before I understood how to balance everything
To any budding rebuilders, remember we all started somewhere.
Funny part is, I understand where the OP is coming from back a couple years ago in my provari days, I argued relentlessly with the mech users about the superiority of regulation, couldn't rebuild worth a darn unregulated and had buyers remorse for spending so much on a couple poldiacs. But I would take em down. Dink with my Atty a bit, say naaa and put em away.
One day I dunno, I hit the perfect build or something, was chain vaping all day on my mech, started playing with the others i had and somehow it all fell into place. Suddenly everything I put on them worked awesome and ended up using my reg mods less and less except for work. Then I decided to just do it and take my mech to work.
That was the last time I turned on my provari.
I used to get a hotspot on my geni like every 5 minutes and I though man how do those mech guys put up with this. Now I only get them in first setup or when I accidentally run dry. Even then its not really a hotspot as much as burning a dry wick.
It took a lot of different wire and builds before I understood how to balance everything
To any budding rebuilders, remember we all started somewhere.
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I've used the Segelei and the FT generic models. They do shut off at 3.2 but I've had them run all the way down to 3.0. That got me guessing and switching earlier all the time, as you do. The Evolv solves that. It puts the idiot back in idiot proof
But the cheapest I've seen them is for 3 times the price. It's a question of how much you're willing to pay for not having to think
Not that much, that's certain.
Thinking in general doesn't distress me (as I know it certainly does a lot of others!). I'm pretty happy with Smok Kicks; I've been happy with my various Smok mods, though somewhat less so with their attys. I think I've gone over 11w maybe twice in the year+ I've been vaping, and that was only on my Vamo, before I figured out I needed to run it in its "AVG" mode, so the 12w limitation is no thing to me at all; I seem to get just as good battery life, using those, as I do in my regulated mods -- because I have my Kicks set pretty much as I always set the Sigelei or the vv3s, around 10-ish watts.The next mod I buy will probably be a 30w, just because those are dirt cheap now, so if I ever do get accustomed to a higher wattage, then I might want to spend the big bucks and get an eVolve Kick, but at the moment it would be way overkill, both in terms of wattage AND my budget!
Andria
I've only used kicks briefly in a couple of telescopes and Katos. Mostly Katos which are obviously aluminum making anything like that unnoticable.
That is good to know though, thanks. I have a 3D 510 base coming that I'm hoping to make a kicklet out of combined with some Nemisis parts.
It's not really the thinking for me. It's one less thing to think about. It's a rare day when I don't have a few balls in the air.Not that much, that's certain.
The next mod I buy will probably be a 30w, just because those are dirt cheap now, so if I ever do get accustomed to a higher wattage, then I might want to spend the big bucks and get an eVolve Kick, but at the moment it would be way overkill, both in terms of wattage AND my budget!
Andria
Are there more people on the planet, besides you and I, that like vaping at a mere 10 watts?
It's not really the thinking for me. It's one less thing to think about. It's a rare day when I don't have a few balls in the air.
Are there more people on the planet, besides you and I, that like vaping at a mere 10 watts?
Some; a while back in the iTaste vv3 thread there was a virtual party of low-watt vapers!
Cake and everything! Andria
When I'm out and about I love my little iStick.
But at home mechs are the only way to go.
Sitting here right now surrounded but a brazillion dollars worth of gear vaping on a 15 dollar FT Nemy with a Nautilus and some bathtub juice thinking life doesn't get any better.
After I'm sure they are working perfect I give them to smokers. Maybe they get used, maybe they don't. But its easier to say press here and vape then adjust the VV to 7.1 and lock this or you'll get a 30 watt death hit and do this and do that. If it takes more then 8 seconds to learn to drive a Nemy I'm prolly wasting my time.
But at home mechs are the only way to go.
Sitting here right now surrounded but a brazillion dollars worth of gear vaping on a 15 dollar FT Nemy with a Nautilus and some bathtub juice thinking life doesn't get any better.
After I'm sure they are working perfect I give them to smokers. Maybe they get used, maybe they don't. But its easier to say press here and vape then adjust the VV to 7.1 and lock this or you'll get a 30 watt death hit and do this and do that. If it takes more then 8 seconds to learn to drive a Nemy I'm prolly wasting my time.
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