yeah, I can do that. I can do Megan for the first couple hours and Scarlett for a couple more. I've never even seen Lindsay, let alone Ellen.
Man, we're gonna get flamed by someone for this, and it'll be your fault.
whats ur favorite mod and why?
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yeah, I can do that. I can do Megan for the first couple hours and Scarlett for a couple more. I've never even seen Lindsay, let alone Ellen.
Man, we're gonna get flamed by someone for this, and it'll be your fault.
LOL, you betcha! Hey, you can plug in guy's names instead of the gals and it works the same way...
Jonny Depp
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
Ashton Kutcher
Jack Nicolson
Aurea mediocritas 
I don't like Megan Fox - she looks a bit scary, down in the uncanny valley if you will (face is too symmetric). I digress...
Look what I found here:
You would look at the mustard line, maybe between that and the purple (we vape at ~2 Amps; these are constant current graphs so they don't fully apply to the mechanical mod vaping, where we discharge at free voltage / free current so in fact the stated voltages should last a little longer than in the graph)
The point of this is that while it's true that the battery stays around the sweet spot for a relatively long time, the consistency of the vape is definitely affected. But there is a relatively long flat portion of the curve. This doesn't apply to lower capacity batteries so it's less intuitive if you come from an unregulated small e-cig. Those fade out quickly and almost continuously, the larger batteries start very high, flatten out for a while, then start going down. When they say it's not as bad as you'd think, they're right - they're neither misguided nor are they trying to fool you
If you're like me, however, and you think Megan is too hot, then your vape will be unsatisfactory with the fresh battery, then it will hit the sweet spot, then it will go down from there. Not what I have in mind when I explain that vaping must emulate the consistency of a cigarette in order to best help kick the habit; and not what I have in mind when I want to pick my APV now and have the experience I expect regardless of the charge in my battery.
I love my Reo, for instance - but the best vape with it is if I use up an 18650 in my ProVari for a while, then put it into the Reo until it gets to soft, then either charge it or use the leftovers in the ProVari again.
My point is that while it is possible to get a very good vaping experience with an unregulated battery as long as the battery is above a certain size, boosted regulation is always an added bonus.
I'm lucky enough to have a sweet spot around 7-8 W so the Kick is perfect for me; also, with Genesis-style atties you are supposed to get a better experience for a lower power. If your attachment of choice requires more (see dual-coils), or if your sweet spot is way higher, than you're limited to more powerful devices such as the good variable voltage or the Darwin, but even then there is no argument that there are advantages to a regulated vape.
I don't like Megan Fox - she looks a bit scary, down in the uncanny valley if you will (face is too symmetric). I digress...
Look what I found here:
You would look at the mustard line, maybe between that and the purple (we vape at ~2 Amps; these are constant current graphs so they don't fully apply to the mechanical mod vaping, where we discharge at free voltage / free current so in fact the stated voltages should last a little longer than in the graph)
The point of this is that while it's true that the battery stays around the sweet spot for a relatively long time, the consistency of the vape is definitely affected. But there is a relatively long flat portion of the curve. This doesn't apply to lower capacity batteries so it's less intuitive if you come from an unregulated small e-cig. Those fade out quickly and almost continuously, the larger batteries start very high, flatten out for a while, then start going down. When they say it's not as bad as you'd think, they're right - they're neither misguided nor are they trying to fool you
If you're like me, however, and you think Megan is too hot, then your vape will be unsatisfactory with the fresh battery, then it will hit the sweet spot, then it will go down from there. Not what I have in mind when I explain that vaping must emulate the consistency of a cigarette in order to best help kick the habit; and not what I have in mind when I want to pick my APV now and have the experience I expect regardless of the charge in my battery.
I love my Reo, for instance - but the best vape with it is if I use up an 18650 in my ProVari for a while, then put it into the Reo until it gets to soft, then either charge it or use the leftovers in the ProVari again.
My point is that while it is possible to get a very good vaping experience with an unregulated battery as long as the battery is above a certain size, boosted regulation is always an added bonus.
I'm lucky enough to have a sweet spot around 7-8 W so the Kick is perfect for me; also, with Genesis-style atties you are supposed to get a better experience for a lower power. If your attachment of choice requires more (see dual-coils), or if your sweet spot is way higher, than you're limited to more powerful devices such as the good variable voltage or the Darwin, but even then there is no argument that there are advantages to a regulated vape.
Yes, but the question wasn't limited to fat 510 batts, regulated, variable or otherwise. It was "what are your favorite mods and do u have any slight issues with them?"
But you knew that, or you wouldn't have been going to the wall defending your BB.
For the record: all lower-case and chatroom replacement of "u" for "you" weren't decisions of mine.
I wasn't addressing the OP's question. I was defending against the assertion that an unregulated battery deteriorates at some unacceptable rate. It's not unacceptable to me. I'd rather have the increased performance than a longer period at 3.7V. That doesn't just apply to the BB. I'm defending the whole concept of an unregulated battery, especially in the size battery I happen to be using. I don't see the advantage of regulation outweighing the benefit of simplicity, lower cost and durability.
I dropped this BB overboard, in saltwater. Had it been regulated, it would certainly have been done for.
Once again, we must agree to disagree.
I'd prefer to simply avoid dropping my Buzz into saltwater—I don't own a seagoing boat, nor even live withing dropping distance of a beach—than deal on a daily basis with the whims of sagging batteries.
I respect Ellen.. and Jack. Scarlett carries some added value for me, though.
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To the OP... Provari all the way. It does exactly what it's supposed to do which is hold it's voltage from the first vape until the last. You can check the ohms of what ever you screw on to it. You can check how much battery is left and you can dial it up or down to make each liquid taste it's best or to adjust your throat hit. An 18650 lasts me 24 hrs of heavy vaping and the thing is built like a tank... And did I mention it can very likely survive a swim if you bathe it in 99.97% isopropyl alcohol a few times after to dry it out? I am a total fan girl... I even sold all my other APVs and bought a 2nd one and will eventually buy a 3rd. That's one for my purse, one for at home and a back up just in case.I could never go a day without one.
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