General Discussion on Vendors, Devices etc.

roast

Anyone know the procedure to get something returned to thebestshop.eu?
I emailed them on Monday about a dodgy battery I got, and then again yesterday, but I haven't received any response from them yet.

jamie72

just tried my first bottom coil clearo,T3s. Very disapointed compared to the T2. Real lack in warmth of the vapour compared to the T2, I was expecting a difference, but not this much. While they let me down recently, I'll be ordering more T2's when ESI is back in stock.

BeansBeans

Righto, has anyone got a a Sigelei 19B and have they used a kick with it?
I have tried it in every possibly combination of positioning with the kick and battery with and without the top spring. No joy, will not fire. Asked on ECF got a few answers saying it just works for them :P (thanks) but the Todd had the same issue as me, but there was a comment on his video saying he got it working with some fiddling.

If i put the kick facing down on the bottom cap, the delrin pushes it to an angle and the mod continuously fires so think i might try shaving off some of the delrin ring.

Its driving me nuts!

The mod is absolutely bloody gorgeous though for €35 i kind of want to order more just to look at them.

Ionised

I have the Sigelei 19 (not the b) and also had problems with the kick not firing. Turning the tube the other way around has made quite a bit of difference. Not quite sure why though. My 19 has been modified though with the top magnet removed and a longer brass bolt installed. Also shortened the throw on the switch.

BeansBeans

Unfortunately the B has a glued bottom cap, so no joy there, although its firing fine without the kick so seems the issue with that isnt as bad as the A. There is a spring at the top instead of the magnet as well.

I had another look at it and there seems to be no issue with contact, i am baffled.

Ionised

BeansBeans wrote: »

Unfortunately the B has a glued bottom cap, so no joy there, although its firing fine without the kick so seems the issue with that isnt as bad as the A. There is a spring at the top instead of the magnet as well.

I had another look at it and there seems to be no issue with contact, i am baffled.

My 19 also had a glued bottom switch but a little hot/cold treatment had it loosened up fairly easily.

scamalert

Qick rant wanted to give thumps up for Vaperus,was smoking for many years,and couple people in my family,basically went over two cartons a week between us,Now time again came to buy a carton of smokes and i said F it cant be wasting so much money weekly,and smoking almost 20 a day,so had this idea for a while to get e-cig but weekend was on.So Found out these great people live not to far and have small shop set up at home,made a call and was welcome on Saturday to buy my first kit,as was struggling with most online retailers not accepting debit or having poor choice.So made a switch and am happy to say the least,even if it wont work out,after a week its already more then payed of for me,and so far experience is quite good,hopeffuly all family soon will convert to vaping,as cant stand that coughing and wheezing lungs every time i have my first smoke in the morning.

rickyjb

BeansBeans wrote: »

Unfortunately the B has a glued bottom cap, so no joy there, although its firing fine without the kick so seems the issue with that isnt as bad as the A. There is a spring at the top instead of the magnet as well.

I had another look at it and there seems to be no issue with contact, i am baffled.

Would you recommend the 19b? They're out of stock on celtic vapes at the moment but I'm thinking of getting one if they come back in after watching Todd's review. Set up my clockworks RDA with dual coils only to realise that there was no possible way to get enough power through it using either the evic or Zmax (Zmax won't fire at 1.2 ohms and evic only goes to 5V) so looking out for a mech mod now. Also have a chimbus and chorge on the way so I guess that's another reason...

Am I right in thinking that a mech mod will solve that problem or am I missing something?

They have a brass version available for pre-order (19e it's called) but don't fancy being a guinea pig in case it has problems.

BeansBeans

Ya it is a lovely mod, its really good quality considering the price.
The threading on mine isnt as smooth as the one todd had, but you can get around that after all. Its a nice solid weighty mod and it seems to have less of a misfiring issue as opposed to the A. There are plenty of videos on fixes if you have any issues, although if you dont feel comfortable having a fiddle with the mod it might not be the best idea.
But really it is quite simplistic, the best way i saw was to cut part of a hot spring and lay it around the pin, apparently removes misfires.
The throw on my 19B does not seem to be as long as others. Or at least it doesnt bother me.

Realy the bottom line is, its a bloody solid little mod, looks fantastic and its only €35. If youre after perfection the Nzonic which its based on or an Electric Angel or Roller might be better choices.
You should be fine with that mod, I am not sure really about the dual coils in RDAs. But I am sure someone else here will give you a definite answer on that.

The brass one is a flashy little bugger, i like it. You're probably right to wait to get some opinions on the E if you dont have any other mech mods to use.

Anyone

Got some I-Clear 30's recently after my Kanger T3 disasters. I have two setups, work is usually a twist+kanger, home is usually evic+Vivi Nova.

Anyway, Evic+I-Clear is just a lovely vape, pretty much the best vape I have had. Been using it since Friday evening, no dry hits, no change in quality. Its hungry on juice though(or maybe I am vaping more).

Heres the thing, bringing the evic to work isnt something I want to do. Can any of you recomend a battery setup to go with the I-Clear 30's?

BeansBeans

Theres a new itaste battery by Innokin out fairly recently with both VV and VW on the small square battery. Might suit you if you want to stick with VW apparently its a great little thing. The iTaste V3 i think.

I think The Vaping Greek or Field of Vapor did reviews on it on youtube if you want to take a look.

The whole Itaste V3 kit is only €30 at the moment on Fasttech

Green Hornet

Saw that on ESI alright and it looks pretty impressive. Has an 800mAh battery, passthru, ohm checker, vv and VW. 5 stupid leako's, sorry, burno's, sorry clearo's in the pack too.

I like the mvp but just can't take to the form factor of box mods. Innokin are really becoming a player!

Edit: Fastech are fast becoming a major player too. Much, much cheaper than other vendors so how are they doing that?

jamie72

I actually need to replace an ego twist battery that has gone faulty. Might give the invokin a shot.

Edit:
Oh wow! Only 30 euro for the battery, charger, 4 attys and free worldwide shipping!

http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10004594/1383905-itaste-vw-v30-7-in-1-variable-voltage-rechargeable

Green Hornet

Yeah, I would too if I needed one.

jamie72

A VV, VW, 800mah battery, with an LCD screen, pass through, and three colour indicator to show how much battery is left. Along with 4 free clearos.

For €30.

I find it hard to believe that it's genuine.

Mr. Chrome

See how cagey gets on with them, he is waiting on a vamo v3 from them.

grindle

Green Hornet wrote: »

Edit: Fastech are fast becoming a major player too. Much, much cheaper than other vendors so how are they doing that?

Low margin, high volume and sneaking their way around having to pay attention to the MSRPs by setting up front companies that buy in bulk from the manufacturers (under the auspices of selling at MSRP), then sell their stock to FastTech.

That's what Vapor Joe says anyway.

Enforcing MSRPs is illegal in the EU supposedly (exemptions are probably made for companies with the biggest bribe-fund), so our main downfall is our stupid-high cost of living.

BeansBeans

Ya vapour joe is right. It happens in other industries too. But Innokin have gotten very pissy over all of that, which i can understand. They had the Innokin tube mod really cheap too.

Rattleshakes

Those prices are crazy.I can imagine waiting 2-3wks for your order but who the hell would care?We'll have to see if Cageys face blows off(hopefully not) and even if it does.....those prices!

BeansBeans

They have some of the Kamry mods on there and Panasonic batteries at great prices too.

Gryzor

I took a punt on the Itaste V3 kit :eek:. Probably just threw 30 quid away, we'll see...

Going Forward

scamalert wrote: »

Qick rant wanted to give thumps up for Vaperus,was smoking for many years,and couple people in my family,basically went over two cartons a week between us,Now time again came to buy a carton of smokes and i said F it cant be wasting so much money weekly,and smoking almost 20 a day,so had this idea for a while to get e-cig but weekend was on.So Found out these great people live not to far and have small shop set up at home,made a call and was welcome on Saturday to buy my first kit,as was struggling with most online retailers not accepting debit or having poor choice.So made a switch and am happy to say the least,even if it wont work out,after a week its already more then payed of for me,and so far experience is quite good,hopeffuly all family soon will convert to vaping,as cant stand that coughing and wheezing lungs every time i have my first smoke in the morning.

Well done, much the same story as myself.

TBH I couldnt be bothered having a regular smoke now after being on 20+ a day for nearly 30yrs, and am feeling the financial benefits. Happy!!

artyeva

Gryzor wrote: »

I took a punt on the Itaste V3 kit :eek:. Probably just threw 30 quid away, we'll see...

why would you think that? personally i've only ever waited 10 working days for anything from fasttech. all their innokin stuff is the real deal, as are the vamos, brand name batteries, memory cards, loads of stuff. mr artyeva even bought some gillette razor blades from them and comparing the pack he had from tesco we can't find any difference. the iclear 16s and iclear 30s they have are the real deal. they had kanger protanks too but seems like the americans went crazy and bought them ALL, so now they also have a kamry clone of it as well as the original.

some other stuff are clones - the evods for instance. but they tell you that clearly anyway - it's not called a kanger evod in the title, just 'evod'. similarly the ce-whatever-clearos. they're not labelled visions so you know their made in a different factory. it's not like they're tryin to hide anything.

just like any vendor [irish included] caveat emptor. they've tapped into certain markets - chinese androids, torches and e-cigs and they seem to be taking customer suggestions on board - you can see that from their replies to product suggestions and in the forums. if they see a big enough interest in certain things they'll go and procure them, like any sensible retailer - give people what they want.

Gryzor

Fair enough, I'd never heard of the vendor before, and it's almost a too good to be true price. Hopefully you're right, and it's the real deal...

Mr. Chrome

I wonder can they deliver liquids, and should orders be kept under 25euros to keep customs off your back? Its free delivery after all.

jamie72

I get away with an Post constantly, DHL on the other hand have nabbed me before, so check and see who'll be handling the shipment in Ireland.

artyeva

i put a 10ml bottle onto one order, arrived no problem. it was a liqua - and genuine. they send via singapore post, then an post registered. i always chose the free registered delivery and the padded envelope options on checkout. they take a photo of your package [ :eek: ] when it's picked and ready to ship.

Mr. Chrome

I wonder would you get 100ml with each order past Chinese customs? Reason I ask is, I ordered a litre of juice from vapour break last Christmas and after much to and fro I had to cancel the order because the vendor couldnt get it past Chinese customs. He was using China post.

artyeva

Mr. Chrome wrote: »

I wonder would you get 100ml with each order past Chinese customs? Reason I ask is, I ordered a litre of juice from vapour break last Christmas and after much to and fro I had to cancel the order because the vendor couldnt get it past Chinese customs. He was using China post.

i've dug an envelope out of the recycling just to make sure. so the 'postmark' says singapore post. the return address is c/o changi airfreight centre at a singapore address. the customs declaration says 'hongkong post', marked as a gift, 'replacement parts', then an post has it's delivery stickers on the back. i'd say you'd be safe enough as it never touches the mainland? maybe?

Mr. Chrome

Thanks, think ill give it a punt so. Sooo many things on the site, think I might lose control of my finances :-)

Fratton Fred

This may sound daft, but do all egos have the same thread? So an evod, t3 CE4 etc will all fit any ego battery.

Just looking at that fastech site and I may get an assortment to see what suits me best.

Mr. Chrome

They should have, unless there really really bad copies :-)

Mr. Chrome

Just got an IGO S, I knew it would be small but not this feckin small. It looks cool with a 650mah. Top cap is very lose, gonna have to use some dental floss or thread under the o ring to tighten it up.
I dont like how low the post holes are, was wondering if anyone has used the top of the post for catching the wire, like with the IGO L?

rickyjb

BeansBeans wrote: »

Ya it is a lovely mod, its really good quality considering the price.
The threading on mine isnt as smooth as the one todd had, but you can get around that after all. Its a nice solid weighty mod and it seems to have less of a misfiring issue as opposed to the A. There are plenty of videos on fixes if you have any issues, although if you dont feel comfortable having a fiddle with the mod it might not be the best idea.
But really it is quite simplistic, the best way i saw was to cut part of a hot spring and lay it around the pin, apparently removes misfires.
The throw on my 19B does not seem to be as long as others. Or at least it doesnt bother me.

Realy the bottom line is, its a bloody solid little mod, looks fantastic and its only €35. If youre after perfection the Nzonic which its based on or an Electric Angel or Roller might be better choices.
You should be fine with that mod, I am not sure really about the dual coils in RDAs. But I am sure someone else here will give you a definite answer on that.

The brass one is a flashy little bugger, i like it. You're probably right to wait to get some opinions on the E if you dont have any other mech mods to use.

Has anyone else managed to get dual coils working using an evic or Zmax, it seems to me like once the resistance is above 1.2 neither can supply enough power but will a mech mod really solve that? Bit confused about the whole thing, I could feel heat from the coils but they weren't glowing. Maybe it still would've worked? I can't remember how much battery I had left, that could've been the problem...

jamie72

I tried a dual coil IGO-L on an evic and at 11W I had to hold it for a few seconds before I could even start to hear a fizzle.

rickyjb

That's what I thought. In that case if you have a dual coil at 1.5 ohms on a mech mod how does it put out enough power to give you a proper vape, I thought they only give 3.7-4 V? Confused

jamie72

rickyjb wrote: »

That's what I thought. In that case if you have a dual coil at 1.5 ohms on a mech mod how does it put out enough power to give you a proper vape, I thought they only give 3.7-4 V? Confused

Think of it in terms of power (watts). The Evic, due to it's electronic circuitry has to be limited to 11W output to prevent damage to itself.

Some of the mech mods can do around 30W.

Mr. Chrome

I havent done a dual coil but with a mech mod I imagine you would need 2 x 2ohm coils or even lower. That would be a 1ohm dual coil and about 8 watts from each coil at 4v.
A 1.5ohm dual coil at would be 2 x 3ohm coils and only give about 5 watts per coil at 4v.
Only a mech mod will handle ohms that low unless you get a vv with a dna chip or something.
But you should be able to get the same effect with higher volts and higher ohms, really high volts :-)

grindle

Every vaper should have this bookmarked. Cerealously.

The Evic is truly far beyond pointless for a dual coil.
For a Zmax you need to build a 1.5ohm dual coil (two 3ohm coils in parallel) and fire at 4.8v or set to 15watts to get the most you'll get out of a single 18650 setup.
If you have paired 18350s to stack with the Zmax you can hit higher watts in voltage mode (25w+)

Sweet spot for duals (for me) is the 16-20watt range (sweets lower, tobaccos higher).

Rattleshakes

Anyone any experience or opinions on the Sigelei #19/#20 mods?
Some reviews haven't been the best and certain vendors won't even stock the #19 due to constant misfiring,although I think that's been addressed with the B version?
Would the Smok Natural or Smok telescope be a better bet?

BeansBeans

My thoughts on the 19b are on page 104. I love the thing. If you want to be absolutely sure the mods works out of the box, spend the extra 15 or so for the natural.

The 20 as far as I know is just a matter of putting in a new spring and youre all good.

rickyjb

Mr. Chrome wrote: »

I havent done a dual coil but with a mech mod I imagine you would need 2 x 2ohm coils or even lower. That would be a 1ohm dual coil and about 8 watts from each coil at 4v.
A 1.5ohm dual coil at would be 2 x 3ohm coils and only give about 5 watts per coil at 4v.
Only a mech mod will handle ohms that low unless you get a vv with a dna chip or something.
But you should be able to get the same effect with higher volts and higher ohms, really high volts :-)

grindle wrote: »

Every vaper should have this bookmarked. Cerealously.

The Evic is truly far beyond pointless for a dual coil.
For a Zmax you need to build a 1.5ohm dual coil (two 3ohm coils in parallel) and fire at 4.8v or set to 15watts to get the most you'll get out of a single 18650 setup.
If you have paired 18350s to stack with the Zmax you can hit higher watts in voltage mode (25w+)

Sweet spot for duals (for me) is the 16-20watt range (sweets lower, tobaccos higher).

Why 4.8v, why not set it to 6? So I had a 1.3 ohm dual coil on the Zmax, set it to 6V and could only barely get a glow after 4 or 5 seconds.

If I'm after more power (up towards 30W as mentioned above) what's the best way to get it, would the Sig 19b do the job?

How do you power your dual coil set ups grindle/mr chrome?

Mr. Chrome

I dont, havent made a dual coil yet, only dc cartos.Im sure their great but i never felt the need to smoke 2 fags at once :-) pretty happy with single coils for now, but if I did I would use a mech mod.


A 1.3ohm dc at 6v would be 27watts. No way the zmax can handle that so it must be regulating the power down, way down.

What Grindle said..1.5ohm and 4.8v =15watts, because 15 watts is the limit of the zmax or stack 2 350 batteries.

jamie72

El Toro are offering sample sizes from there website, I knew few people have asked for this before as ESI is currently only stocking large bottles.

http://www.houseofliquid.com/product-p/samples3.htm

heliguyheliguy

Does anybody offer an 18/19mm SS short/normal carto tank?

Ionised

heliguyheliguy wrote: »

Does anybody offer an 18/19mm SS short/normal carto tank?

I don't have figures but I'm wondering if the Prive tank is around that size. If you look at the photos here --> http://www.vapistsvapourizers.co.uk/-Prive_Tank_by_Kir_fanis/p1436124_7653631.aspx it appears to be maybe 3 or 4mm narrower that a Provari (which I am assuming is 22mm or thereabouts).

heliguyheliguy

Ionised wrote: »

I don't have figures but I'm wondering if the Prive tank is around that size. If you look at the photos here --> http://www.vapistsvapourizers.co.uk/-Prive_Tank_by_Kir_fanis/p1436124_7653631.aspx it appears to be maybe 3 or 4mm narrower that a Provari (which I am assuming is 22mm or thereabouts).

Looks about right but really wanted just a straight tank. It must be out there?

rui1000

Ibtanked can make you one its in the us but the shipping is low priced

rui1000

Fastech has italian cheese flavoured eliquid, the perfect partner for theyre wine flavoured eliquid a favourite for the discerning gastrovaper

heliguyheliguy

rui1000 wrote: »

Ibtanked can make you one its in the us but the shipping is low priced

nice one