xvostick clone any owners?

[jmarkus]

You press and hold up button for same atty and press the down button for a different atty

thats not atty lock, thats just setting a new coil or not.

on the authentic, atty lock was introduced when enough people complained about the dna40 atty resistence refinement feature which pulses the atty every 5 mins for an hour of sitting idle. this somtimes resulted in lower or higher resistance readings compared to when you screwed the atty on initially. the user could hold down the up and down button together for 3 seconds and it would lock in the atty resistance and not use refinement feature. older dna40's only had power lock, locking wattage adjustment, by holding up and down buttons.

 

[Katdarling]

how do you atty lock? when i press my up and down together, i get power lock, but not atty lock?!

My fingers are now majorly sore from trying to repeat the process, jmark. It did work earlier, and I had it working comparably to the authie.

The last 5 or so minutes, nothing.

So I unscrewed the topper (you know, when it doubt, unscrew?), then tried again, and it worked.

So my process was:

• detach then reattached the topper
• hit fire button to check wattage
• change wattage
• hit both up and down adjustment buttons simultaneously and watch for the message "power locked hold up down"
• release both buttons
• vape

This worked, but can I repeat it again? I have no klue.

 

[jmarkus]

My fingers are now majorly sore from trying to repeat the process, jmark. It did work earlier, and I had it working comparably to the authie.

The last 5 or so minutes, nothing.

So I unscrewed the topper (you know, when it doubt, unscrew?), then tried again, and it worked.

So my process was:

• detach then reattached the topper
• hit fire button to check wattage
• change wattage
• hit both up and down adjustment buttons simultaneously and watch for the message "power locked hold up down"
• release both buttons
• vape

This worked, but can I repeat it again? I have no klue.

exactly the same as mine, power lock, but no atty lock! so all youre doing kat is locking the wattage adjustment, not locking in atty resistance, see my edited post above

 

[Katdarling]

thats not atty lock, thats just setting a new coil or not.

on the authentic, atty lock was introduced when enough people complained about the dna40 atty resistence refinement feature which pulses the atty every 5 mins for an hour of sitting idle. this somtimes resulted in lower or higher resistance readings compared to when you screwed the atty on initially. the user could hold down the up and down button together for 3 seconds and it would lock in the atty resistance and not use refinement feature. older dna40's only had power lock, locking wattage adjustment, by holding up and down buttons.

After reading this, I must say, I think I've misunderstood.

I did not understand the "resistance refinement feature", but I think I'm getting it now. What you're talking about is actually locking in the atomizer resistance.

Got it, but to be honest, I've really no experience with that, so disregard my Kat Manual.


Yes, I was locking in the wattage.

 

[Katdarling]

Hold please....... editing my post above.

 

[jmarkus]

After reading this, I must say, I think I've misunderstood.

I do not fully understand the "resistance refinement feature", and what I did was lock in the wattage. Perhaps we are talking about two different functions, jm?

yes, power lock vs atty lock. atty lock would mean they cloned a later version of the dna40, which they obviously didnt.

 

[Katdarling]

Understood, jm.

So then, if I'm locking the wattage with the simultaneous button press, how does one lock the atty?

 

[jmarkus]

you simply cant unless you have a later version authentic board AND are using tc mode. atty lock only works in tc mode, when in vw mode it still uses the power lock mode when holding up and down.

this may help explain:
https://m.facebook.com/vaporshark/p...9.1073741826.183804708334168/868917466489552/

 

[Katdarling]

OOOOOOOOOOOH! Ok, got it.

Since the very first thing I did with both the clownsticks and the authies was to turn OFF Temp Control, I did not know that.

Thank you, jm!

 

[Flt Simulation]

Well, today I see that fasttech has added a new version of the XvoStick. The first version that has been available for awhile is $46.25, but now there is a version that costs $45.28.

Of course, both of these versions are available in blue or black, and both have Temp control.

I wonder what the difference is between these 2 separate versions? .... Photos look the same, but they must be from a different manufacturer and they have different SKUs.

Older black version ($46.25): https://www.fasttech.com/products/3574401

New black version ($45.28): https://www.fasttech.com/products/3032/10017477/3708700

 

[BoomerFZ1]

Man I ordered mineses from 3fvape!!! I absolutely LOVE the form factor of this device and I definitely plan to buy an authentic in the near future (meaning peg it for a xmas/b-day present). I might not mind dragging my Triton out of the house now, shoot. After toting around a GS Air M for a time, trying to drag that boat anchor around is a killer.

 

[Pieman6987]

I've been creeping on this post for a while now and I am ready to pull the trigger. I own two authentic microsticks and have known about the xvo for a while. I can't afford an original so I think this clown stick will be my next mod for sure. Maybe if I like it as much as you guys do I'll have to put one of my microsticks up for sale to fund the purchase of an original. But for now clownstick it is

 

[BoomerFZ1]

I've been creeping on this post for a while now and I am ready to pull the trigger. I own two authentic microsticks and have known about the xvo for a while. I can't afford an original so I think this clown stick will be my next mod for sure. Maybe if I like it as much as you guys do I'll have to put one of my microsticks up for sale to fund the purchase of an original. But for now clownstick it is

Another tight little sucker with an amazing form factor. Liking the direction these mods are going!

 

[BoomerFZ1]

thats not atty lock, thats just setting a new coil or not.

on the authentic, atty lock was introduced when enough people complained about the dna40 atty resistence refinement feature which pulses the atty every 5 mins for an hour of sitting idle. this somtimes resulted in lower or higher resistance readings compared to when you screwed the atty on initially. the user could hold down the up and down button together for 3 seconds and it would lock in the atty resistance and not use refinement feature. older dna40's only had power lock, locking wattage adjustment, by holding up and down buttons.

Well this concerns me a bit but I guess for a $50 spot, I can't expect perfection. Can you all explain the practical issues when using a mod in TC mode WITHOUT the resistance lock function for those of us new to TC? What type of issues will this cause and what should we keep an eye our for? Thanks all!

 

[jmarkus]

Well this concerns me a bit but I guess for a $50 spot, I can't expect perfection. Can you all explain the practical issues when using a mod in TC mode WITHOUT the resistance lock function for those of us new to TC? What type of issues will this cause and what should we keep an eye our for? Thanks all!

no issues really, since atty lock isnt needed on a chip that doesnt do refinement. basically, when you screw on the atty for the first time, or unscrew and rescrew and asks "new coil?" and you say yes, it locks in that resistance and will never change. so you can manually change the res to your liking by pressing the fire button for a half second, unscrew and screw the battery cap, check the res, do that until you find a res you like and that doesnt burn the wick, and youre all set!

 

[fishwater]

Well this concerns me a bit but I guess for a $50 spot, I can't expect perfection. Can you all explain the practical issues when using a mod in TC mode WITHOUT the resistance lock function for those of us new to TC? What type of issues will this cause and what should we keep an eye our for? Thanks all!

I have a SMY Mini 60 TC & a Snow Wolf 200, I use both in TC only. The SMY doesn't lock the resistance while the Snow Wolf does. There's no difference, they both perform the same way, in fact I prefer the SMY that doesn't lock the resistance, its a little smoother overall. Ni200 wire will change resistance as it heats up, that's how temp control work's. As long as the atty is installed at room temp the mod will recognize that resistance, I.e. lock then adjust accordingly during your hit.

So for me at least I don't have a preference if the atty will lock on the mod or not as long as it adjust to resistance in use.

 

[illitirit]

Does anyone that own the device, do you get any kind of low battery warning?

My battery bar seems wonky as hell and cant be trusted. My bar went empty really fast and I thought it was a bit odd, so i used a DMM to check the voltage of the battery that was inside. It was still at around 4.0v.

Can anyone confirm that if I do decide not to trust the battery bar, and just vape and vape until I get a low battery, will the device actually turn off or not allow me to not fire it below a certain point?

 

[jmarkus]

yes, it will say "low voltage" and not fire.

 

[funkyrudi]

and when you fire again, it will fire with less than 10W.

 

[illitirit]

yes, it will say "low voltage" and not fire.

thanks for that! I guess I have nothing to worry about then