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I got the mini nova as well i tried it on my 900 and 650 egos and wasnt impressed at all. I even tried the low res head i think its 1.7 ohm and it still didnt perform. But on a vv device (i have the lava tube) it works great but i cant carry this lavatube all day! On regular batts. My low res dc punched carto and smoktech skinny tank eats the nova for breakfast!! Im sure the nova would do better on an ego twist, which i have coming in the mail.
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The KGO it seems--just looked it up-- starts 4.2v off the charger and drops to 3.7 over time so the vivi might suck for you. Your bat drops in volts as the head does too, making it hard to break in-- 4.2 v off charger may burn your juice but 3.7v could be just right. So your vivi nova vape volts will always be changing due to your battery...
Ditch the KGO for an Ego Twist ;0
I love the vivis -- 2.5 and mini -- but they mute flavors. I've had to change my whole DIY set up. Higher the VG the more the mute and esp with more fragile flavors.
Unfluffing the wicks by untwisting them each into 4 small strands helps wicking and throat hit... I made one juice I had great and runied the other with too much TH.
Mine is with an Ego twist--the difference in it being great vs burned may be .2 volts. Also, the heads take some time to break in as their ohm ratings drop and settle in--probably a hassle on a non-vv bat...So they get better as you vape...
People change their preferences but they were designed to be like:
1.8ohm for Ego or 3.3 v stuff
2.4ohm for 3.7v bats
2.8 ohms for vv 4v+++
3.2 ohm (gotvapes) for high vv+++ juice blasts...
Ditch the KGO for an Ego Twist ;0
I love the vivis -- 2.5 and mini -- but they mute flavors. I've had to change my whole DIY set up. Higher the VG the more the mute and esp with more fragile flavors.
Unfluffing the wicks by untwisting them each into 4 small strands helps wicking and throat hit... I made one juice I had great and runied the other with too much TH.
Mine is with an Ego twist--the difference in it being great vs burned may be .2 volts. Also, the heads take some time to break in as their ohm ratings drop and settle in--probably a hassle on a non-vv bat...So they get better as you vape...
People change their preferences but they were designed to be like:
1.8ohm for Ego or 3.3 v stuff
2.4ohm for 3.7v bats
2.8 ohms for vv 4v+++
3.2 ohm (gotvapes) for high vv+++ juice blasts...
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The 1.8 head will have higher watts than the 2.4 of course. 1.8 at 3.7v is 7.6 watts. Just make sure you tilt and roll to keep it wet while breaking it in.
It took me a day to break the wick/coil in on my VN.
It took me a day to break the wick/coil in on my VN.
I vaped my low res nova head half a day and got mad but thanks for the info im going to give it another shot on my regular batts and see if i can break her in........your friend zOmBie
Have had no issues with flavor muting or lack of vapor from the minis. I vape in the 4-4.5 range, and to be honest, i have yet to find a non ss wicked atty, ce whatever, carto etc that performs as well as the vivi 2.5 for flavor and vape.
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Using the 1.8 Ohm heads on an ego Twist (usually b/t 3.8 and 4.5V depending on where it is in the break in, the juice, and what kind of a vape I want at that moment)……no problems with vapor production or anything else here.
The short-wick heads take me about 2 days to break in; the long-wick heads take about a day. I tried boiling one of my short wick heads today (after a day of mediocre flavor) to try and shorten the break-in period, and it seems to have worked some. But I also only boiled it for about 5 minutes because I have no idea how you're supposed to do that.
They're a night & day improvement over smoktech xl 1.7 ohm single coils in tanks, and they're a step up from the boges I've used, though not as dramatic (until they hit the sweet spot between being broken in and gunked up). And when the smoktechs fail in tanks, they just flood like mad (for me) and waste a lot of juice. The vivi nova seems to just taste dirtier and dirtier until I clean it with warm water and then spend a few hours breaking it in again.
So……I have no idea where your experience came from. Maybe your kGo is worn out and isn't giving a high enough voltage to work right.
The short-wick heads take me about 2 days to break in; the long-wick heads take about a day. I tried boiling one of my short wick heads today (after a day of mediocre flavor) to try and shorten the break-in period, and it seems to have worked some. But I also only boiled it for about 5 minutes because I have no idea how you're supposed to do that.
They're a night & day improvement over smoktech xl 1.7 ohm single coils in tanks, and they're a step up from the boges I've used, though not as dramatic (until they hit the sweet spot between being broken in and gunked up). And when the smoktechs fail in tanks, they just flood like mad (for me) and waste a lot of juice. The vivi nova seems to just taste dirtier and dirtier until I clean it with warm water and then spend a few hours breaking it in again.
So……I have no idea where your experience came from. Maybe your kGo is worn out and isn't giving a high enough voltage to work right.
i have 4 vivi now. I really like them alot. It does not always give you the largest plumes, all depends on how much air its getting on your draw. It does work better if you give a soft long drag on it. I read on one thread that the variables on the amount of vape is your juice of course. Next is your device. Does it give the vivi enough ventilation on your draw. Depending on which model, the vents are either on the edge of the bottom part where the tank screws in or on the sides of your 510 connections. If your vivi doesnt get enough air than you get smaller clouds. I took my dremmel and made the holes larger, aprx twice the size, be careful not to drill too deep. I just sort of pushed gently along the side of the hole. Big difference on my KGO. I hear that on mods like the provari it sit real flush to the top and you dont get enough air. On the kgo I make sure that my thread cover doesnt touch the bottom of the thread cover, and of course if I remove the thread covers I get even better air flow. I think I might play around with one of mine and see if I make a hole along the bottom of the lower end cap if this might help when I get my saber touch as it is flat on the top. Remember modding something always runs a risk of ruining what you have. I really love the VIVI, and it its pretty cheap as far as these types of tanks go. I got 4 of them and I got about 10 xtra heads, I like the 2.4 heads as the vape is cooler and I like that. I dont like hot warm vape or throat hit. It does have a break in period as does most bare attys do. take it slowly and it will reward you with a great quality of vape and taste. I do also notice that somehow when I use my VIvi on the kgo, it seems to drain the battery much faster than a carto/tank. Dont know why?
Yeah. Because I use the thread cover as a set screw for my full-size (a v2 with a post that seems not to adjust), I'm considering taking a dremel to the thread cover to make the channels a bit bigger. The draw is really tight. It's fine and still enjoyable and I get plenty of vapor……I just don't like how it feels when my allergies are acting up…seems like my whole head starts depressurizing. The mini sits a lot better, and I can use the thread cover to tune the draw instead of having to use it as a set screw.
I have not used these novas nor have I used any clearos on my Kgo.
Since I get a great vape with a 1.7 ohm Smoketeck cartomizer w/o tank, why would I expect great vapor if I use a 2.4 ohm clearo? Please explain as I would not want to use a 2.4 ohm cartomizer. Not enuff oomph for me.
Thanks in advance.
Since I get a great vape with a 1.7 ohm Smoketeck cartomizer w/o tank, why would I expect great vapor if I use a 2.4 ohm clearo? Please explain as I would not want to use a 2.4 ohm cartomizer. Not enuff oomph for me.
Thanks in advance.
When I first tried it, I almost gave up and went back to smoktech cartos
I'm glad I stuck with it.
The 2.4 Ohm head "works" on my twist, but it wouldn't work well at 3.7 IMO. The 1.8 ohm head (which comes with the big vivi nova but not the new mini AFAIK) works wonders usable at 3.7, great at like 4.4. They cost like $3, are idiot-proof to change, and last a lot longer than the life I've been getting out of 1.7 ohm smoktechs they taste better (after a day or two of breaking in), and when they get dirty, they don't fail catastrophically for me so far they just taste more and more gunky/weird instead of going from working great to flooding with no warning. And they bounce back from cleaning very quickly. Changing flavors seems just a matter of rinsing the thing under hot water, and boiling the had for a couple minutes seems to work to reduce the break in time on a new one it'd probably work great for cleaning it too.
I'm not sure if you'll get the same life out of a nova with just a single 1.8 ohm head as you would out of the ~2 boxes of cartos that you'd get for the same price, but the break-even point happens pretty quick unless you're having much better luck with your smoktechs than I have with mine.
Plus, after you break in the head, it's a much better vape than a 1.7 smoktech SC in a tank IMO.
Based mostly on reputation, if you were using good boges or fusions, I'd say it might not be worth your time but compared to the smoktechs I've gotten (from 2 or 3 vendors), the vivi nova is hands-down better. YMMV, but it would surprise me at this point. After that first couple days of fiddling and wondering what people saw in them, it was not a small improvement it was pretty big.
I have the last of my favorite juice (until the vendor makes more) in a carto tank right now, and I'm trying to figure out how to hold it so I can pour what's in the tank into a nova instead of just vaping it.
The 2.4 Ohm head "works" on my twist, but it wouldn't work well at 3.7 IMO. The 1.8 ohm head (which comes with the big vivi nova but not the new mini AFAIK) works wonders usable at 3.7, great at like 4.4. They cost like $3, are idiot-proof to change, and last a lot longer than the life I've been getting out of 1.7 ohm smoktechs they taste better (after a day or two of breaking in), and when they get dirty, they don't fail catastrophically for me so far they just taste more and more gunky/weird instead of going from working great to flooding with no warning. And they bounce back from cleaning very quickly. Changing flavors seems just a matter of rinsing the thing under hot water, and boiling the had for a couple minutes seems to work to reduce the break in time on a new one it'd probably work great for cleaning it too.
I'm not sure if you'll get the same life out of a nova with just a single 1.8 ohm head as you would out of the ~2 boxes of cartos that you'd get for the same price, but the break-even point happens pretty quick unless you're having much better luck with your smoktechs than I have with mine.
Plus, after you break in the head, it's a much better vape than a 1.7 smoktech SC in a tank IMO.
Based mostly on reputation, if you were using good boges or fusions, I'd say it might not be worth your time but compared to the smoktechs I've gotten (from 2 or 3 vendors), the vivi nova is hands-down better. YMMV, but it would surprise me at this point. After that first couple days of fiddling and wondering what people saw in them, it was not a small improvement it was pretty big.
I have the last of my favorite juice (until the vendor makes more) in a carto tank right now, and I'm trying to figure out how to hold it so I can pour what's in the tank into a nova instead of just vaping it.
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I wasn't too impressed with mine (2.5version) when I first got it. The first head started tasting crappy with my warm sugar cookie juice after a couple days. The second head fared better. I learned to turn the voltage down and my third head, the 2.9, was great. Since then I ordered some premade coils from avidvapor and installed my first coil. The first day, or first few hours, I didn't get much flavor. I was disappointed but thrilled that I was able to install a coil LOL. Now, 3 or 4 days later, the flavor is really shining! I never thought I'd say this, but I love this thing! I was after a cleaner, purer flavor (after starting to get really sensitive to the filler in my cartos) and I'm happy! I don't mind at all having to give it an inverted twirl every so often because the flavor is so good. It's even sturdier than my carto tanks. I was/am using the dctank and while it worked/works well.. it's kinda slidey and I had to be careful how I picked it up or the tank would slide off the carto.
I am pleased to say that after getting used to it, I love my VN much more than I had hoped I would
I've even ordered wick and wire to see how I am at recoiling. With heads $3 a piece, I can order $10 worth of wick and wire and rewick my own much cheaper. Even someone who doesn't want to fiddle with rebuilding can just order the replacement heads. With these lasting at least a week, they're cheap! A win for me
btw.. the head I'm using right now has the premade wick that I installed. It's metering 3.3ohms on my provari and I'm vaping it at 5v. I'm getting awesome flavor and throat hit and great vapor.
I am pleased to say that after getting used to it, I love my VN much more than I had hoped I would
I've even ordered wick and wire to see how I am at recoiling. With heads $3 a piece, I can order $10 worth of wick and wire and rewick my own much cheaper. Even someone who doesn't want to fiddle with rebuilding can just order the replacement heads. With these lasting at least a week, they're cheap! A win for me btw.. the head I'm using right now has the premade wick that I installed. It's metering 3.3ohms on my provari and I'm vaping it at 5v. I'm getting awesome flavor and throat hit and great vapor.
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Thanks for the explanation. I just couldn't understand why anyone would want to use a 2.6 ohm viva nova with a Kgo @ 3.7 volts. Do they come just in 1.8 ohm or do you have to buy the whole set of different ohms? Cuz I don't need anything above 2.0 ohms. No need for me.
Thanks for the explanation. I just couldn't understand why anyone would want to use a 2.6 ohm viva nova with a Kgo @ 3.7 volts. Do they come just in 1.8 ohm or do you have to buy the whole set of different ohms? Cuz I don't need anything above 2.0 ohms. No need for me.
The vivi nova kit comes with a 1.8, a 2.4, and a 2.8 ohm head. As far as I can tell, they're there so you can get a good vape on most devices (intended for ego low volt devices like the eGo, 3.7 devices, and 5v/6v devices, respectively…I think) …… not for you to be able to use all of them. Having a VV means you can use all of them……as long as it goes high enough to get anything out of the 2.8 head.
The mini vivi nova kit just comes with the 2.4, which was frustrating……I just tossed mine in a box for when/if I decide to build a coil and got some more 1.8 ohm heads with it.
But you can buy just the 1.8 ohm head…they're like $3 give or take a bit depending on where you get it. So, there's some "wasted money" if you're not going to rebuild a coil……but it's still like $14 for the tank (large or small) and the head you're going to want to use……which is on par with the cost of a DCT and a box of cartos and much less than a good carto tank.
But now that I think about it, it doesn't make sense for the 2.4 head to work on a kGo. I used that one first (because I was wrong about the amp limit on the Twist…thought it was lower than it is) and never had it below 4.2V. After it broke in, it was okay at 4.8V.
Personally, I think the kGo is still a little weak to drive the 1.8 ohm head…………but according to everyone else that has posted anything about the vivi nova, either my heads are higher-resisted than they're marked or I just like hot vapes. They say that the nova need less voltage than a similarly-resisted carto to perform right……which is probably true, but I ran my 1.7ohm smoktechs right at the amp limit on the Twist (4.3V) and run these at about the same place……it's definitely hotter, but I like it better.
The mini vivi nova kit just comes with the 2.4, which was frustrating……I just tossed mine in a box for when/if I decide to build a coil and got some more 1.8 ohm heads with it.
But you can buy just the 1.8 ohm head…they're like $3 give or take a bit depending on where you get it. So, there's some "wasted money" if you're not going to rebuild a coil……but it's still like $14 for the tank (large or small) and the head you're going to want to use……which is on par with the cost of a DCT and a box of cartos and much less than a good carto tank.
But now that I think about it, it doesn't make sense for the 2.4 head to work on a kGo. I used that one first (because I was wrong about the amp limit on the Twist…thought it was lower than it is) and never had it below 4.2V. After it broke in, it was okay at 4.8V.
Personally, I think the kGo is still a little weak to drive the 1.8 ohm head…………but according to everyone else that has posted anything about the vivi nova, either my heads are higher-resisted than they're marked or I just like hot vapes. They say that the nova need less voltage than a similarly-resisted carto to perform right……which is probably true, but I ran my 1.7ohm smoktechs right at the amp limit on the Twist (4.3V) and run these at about the same place……it's definitely hotter, but I like it better.
From what I've experienced, the VN does well with lower volatages. But I don't know how well I would like mine if I used it with a Kgo. The 1.8ohm head would probably work well with the Kgo but the others may be too high. If you were interested in trying it, and you like it enough to keep using it, you could always order more LR heads. (or rewick your own at a lower resistance)
I've used the resurrectors and loved them but then moved on to VV and found that the resurrectors depleted my batts faster, so I quit buying them and went with higher resistance boges. But lately I'm finding that with all but one of my juices (my diy caramel cappuccino) I'm getting more and more sensitive to the filler. So I bought the VN, hoping to improve the flavor of my favorite juice (diy vanilla cookie) and it has.. greatly! With my vanilla cookie in a boge carto tank, I could start tasting filler after just a couple days and after that, the carto was useless (unless I wanted to keep tasting the filler) but now, the VN will last, and taste good with my favorite juice for much longer and maybe that will cut costs down in the long run, especially if I can successfully rewick my own.
If you're happy with your Kgo and resurrectors then that's wonderful
as long as you're satisfied, there's no need to change anything. I was happy for a long time, then I wasn't.. so I changed and now I am again. On the downside, now I have all these boge, XXl 3ohm cartos LOL. But they still taste good with my caramel cappuccino, so I can use them with that. I've used carto tanks for so long now and put so much time, money and effort into them that I'm not ready to give them up yet. Plus I bottom feed a Reo and they're good for that too.BTW.. one thing I've always wondered when I see your posts... is that you in your avatar or a picture you found, liked, and wanted to use?
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I just bought two vivi nova tanks along with an ego style 1300 mah battery (was told it must be used at 1.8 ohms or higher attys/cartos). Sometimes it works with the 1.8 ohm vivi nova and sometimes it doesn't. The blue light will flash. So the I tried the 2.4 ohm atty with my KGO and it also didn't work. The KGO always works well with the 1.8 ohm atty.
I need help as to what going on? Is it the battery or the atty? Is something defective or is it something I'm doing?
I need help as to what going on? Is it the battery or the atty? Is something defective or is it something I'm doing?
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