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Hunter Mahan

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

i got mine from irishvapers in december, had to get other batteries too as every supplier got shafted with knockoff chinese batteries with the first order so I just ordered some aw imr's online.

so bloody hard to know with batteries

That's where I got my spares...

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

knockoff doesn't neccesarily mean **** the lavatube was meant to come with aw imr 18650's, they came with 18650's that were branded aw but were fakes.

the word on the volcano-ecig forums was that they were decent enough batteries, just at the time I'd never bought a large battery mod before and I had freaked myself out reading about them so I wanted the safest of the safe and I got some aw imr's online.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

**** you hunter
now im buying an arry tank
guess its a good thing im trying to lose a bit of weight as Il hardly be able to afford food

lee_baby_simms

I got a lavatube today and absolutely love it.

I'm using boge 510 dccs 2.0 ohm and vaping at around the 4.5 mark.

Is there any risk associated with going higher? Burning out the dcc's.

Whats the best ohm dcc to use with the lavatube generally?

Thanks.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

the lavatube has a safety feature where it won't push any carto/atomiser past 2.5amps
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlZnGjZRjO_UdGo3VVlnVHY0VExZLVd5aDkwUEJEZXc#gid=1
should held finding out what voltages you can use with what ohm cartos

if you go higher than the carto can support the lavatube auto adjusts down without telling you, so the screen will read 5v but might only be running at 4v

a lot of people use boge 3ohms cos they're just great cartos for higher volt vaping, 4-6v they're pretty good. but there is no right carto, it all depends on the vape you want. if you want to use the LT to use a 1.5ohm dual coil at 3.7v away you go

it's mainly about the wattage, which is what a VV mod allows you to experience really. if you like vaping at 8watts, you can vape a 2ohm carto at 4v or a 3ohm carto at 4.9v. time will tell what wattage range you prefer and what cartos/voltage are best for you.


--edit

also are you using dual coil cartos at 2ohms, or boge 2ohms? boges are single coil. nitpicky of me im sure, but handy to know if you're going to be looking at cartos to get in the future

newmark

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

I got a lavatube today and absolutely love it.

I'm using boge 510 dccs 2.0 ohm and vaping at around the 4.5 mark.

Is there any risk associated with going higher? Burning out the dcc's.

Whats the best ohm dcc to use with the lavatube generally?

Thanks.

Thats gas I got my lavatube today too and I'm also using boge 510 2.0ohm, waiting on a mini-sub tank and a chibi tank to arrive also. Im vaping at 4.2 and cant believe how good its vaping to anything else I've tried so far.

Im not an expert and just learning about vv vaping but I do know that if you go too high a voltage with the lavatube that it will automatically set itself to the correct voltage so I don't think you can burn out your dccs.

Ill leave someone more experienced answer your last question as I dont want to misguide you but if you watch a few reviews and read through the full lavatube thread here in this forum and ECF forum you will pick up a lot from it.

newmark

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

I got a lavatube today and absolutely love it.

I'm using boge 510 dccs 2.0 ohm and vaping at around the 4.5 mark.

Is there any risk associated with going higher? Burning out the dcc's.

Whats the best ohm dcc to use with the lavatube generally?

Thanks.

This is a great review of the lavatube on youtube and he gives lots of information on how to use it, voltage wattage, ohms, etc, its well worth a watch if you have a spare 39mins!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn20oQOLEA4

lee_baby_simms

Thanks for the info,

I bought these ones @ 2.0 ohm

http://www.liberty-flights.co.uk/product.asp?id=108

I'm really diggin these things. I was using ego batteries with mega dcc's but the LT with these little yokes beats it hands down.

I've ordered a few dual coil tank carts from solovapores because I like the tank system. I think they're 1.5 ohm.

lee_baby_simms

newmark wrote: »

Thats gas I got my lavatube today too and I'm also using boge 510 2.0ohm, waiting on a mini-sub tank and a chibi tank to arrive also. Im vaping at 4.2 and cant believe how good its vaping to anything else I've tried so far.

Im not an expert and just learning about vv vaping but I do know that if you go too high a voltage with the lavatube that it will automatically set itself to the correct voltage so I don't think you can burn out your dccs.

Ill leave someone more experienced answer your last question as I dont want to misguide you but if you watch a few reviews and read through the full lavatube thread here in this forum and ECF forum you will pick up a lot from it.

Haha yeah I actually copied your order from last week.

I even got the 5 euro batteries from irish vapers too.

newmark

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

Thanks for the info,

I bought these ones @ 2.0 ohm

http://www.liberty-flights.co.uk/product.asp?id=108

I'm really diggin these things. I was using ego batteries with mega dcc's but the LT with these little yokes beats it hands down.

I've ordered a few dual coil tank carts from solovapores because I like the tank system. I think they're 1.5 ohm.

If you want to vape at higher voltages with the lavatube I think you might be better off with the 3.0 ohm boges and something like a chibi or sub-mini tank. I know sir digby is a big fan of those 2 tanks and can tell you more about them.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

if you like tanks

http://momandpopvaporshop.com/tanks/

http://www.parkesvaping.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=60

mini sub or chibi tanks, they take the boge cartos you have atm (stainless steel only, regular size boges not xl or xxl and if you buy the cartos seperately you have to punch a hole in them yourself. not a big deal, carto puncher costs about a tenner)

the DCT will work fine on the LT, but i think 3.7v is the highest youll be able to go.

the boge cartos you have are great alright, i use the same in my LT but the 3ohm versions. the 2ohms can be pushed to 5v, higher than that and the LT just resets down to 5 or so.

--edit

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=77579141&postcount=64

carto punches apparently cost 6.90

Hunter Mahan

If anyone fancies trying out a tank system I have a puff tank 6ml and prepunched dual coil carto 3 ohm going spare...

Just let me know.

Tom123

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

http://www.visionecigar.com/pid10924544/Vision+Tox.htm

seems to be the same thing, and it says they're clearomisers

Has anyone ordered and received anything from this company?

mrplop

I'd love to try out one of those 3ohm cartos - do you still have them?

Hunter Mahan

mrplop wrote: »

I'd love to try out one of those 3ohm cartos - do you still have them?

PM sent, Newmark has taken it, but I have a second one, if my new arry tank is up to scratch which I fully expect it to be, you can have it.

lee_baby_simms

Using one of these on the LT :

http://www.irishvapers.ie/atomizers/153-high-resistance-510-atomizers-3-35-ohm.html

i'm just dripping directly onto the atomizer - fantastic.

Anyone ever use these? How long do they last and how many drops can they take?

Thanks.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i dont think there's any set time for atomisers to last, they just stop working as well as they used to over time. should get a few weeks out of it at least. youll find out for yourself roughtly how many drops they can take, it's generally around 3-4 before they start to leak.

im not a big atomiser users so dont know all the ins and outs

lee_baby_simms

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

the DCT will work fine on the LT, but i think 3.7v is the highest youll be able to go.

You were dead right - the DCT on the LT is the same as when I use an ego battery. It shows as 4.7 v or whatever but it's nowhere near as good as one of those boge at 4.7v.

It suits me to use these dcts on an ego for when i'm in work/out and about.

The lavatube looks like something you could detonate a bomb with so its staying at home on the coffee table.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

you should be ok so long as you don't look arabic

oh wait, we're irish
nevermind

stevenmu

Lavatube arrived today along with batteries, charger, some Boge 3ohms, and some new juices (can't wait to try mojito ). Fair play to an post. Unfortunately stuck in work and have drinks after so won't get a chance to put batteries on to charge till tomorrow, hopefully they'll have come with enough charge that I can play with it a little this evening.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

think they come charged to 3.9 or something, they say it's best to charge it fully before use though for the health of the battery but you could fill up a carto and have a few sneaky vapes im sure

no one at home who could plug it in now for you so its charged when yuou get home?

stevenmu

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

think they come charged to 3.9 or something, they say it's best to charge it fully before use though for the health of the battery but you could fill up a carto and have a few sneaky vapes im sure

no one at home who could plug it in now for you so its charged when yuou get home?

Nope, no one at home unfortunately, and have it here with me now anyway after a mad dash across town at lunch. I could charge it here for 2/3 hours before I go, but I think they're meant to be charged for 6 hours first time out so might just got with a few sneaky vapes, just to make sure it's working ok.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

hrm
im trying to remember back to when I first got mine
iirc I just took one of the batteries and started vaping while i charged the other, which did actually take a fair amount of time

but I dont use those batteries anyway, I got the imr's later on.
*shrug*
vape away

stevenmu

That's good enough for me

stevenmu

Gave it a quick try and pretty impressed so far. Being able to dial in the flavour is really handy, tried it with liberty flights XO mojito juice and the flavour changed quite a bit across different voltages. Also seem to be getting a much strong nic hit from it, I moved to 11/12mg juices a week or two back and they weren't leaving me completely satisfied, but this left my head spinning a little (the mojito is 14mg but I don't think that'd make a huge difference?)

Impressed with the Boge's too, they just ooze quality and there wasn't a single hint of filler taste. I had a quick go of a DCC on the eGo after and it tasted like ass in comparison (though to fair it's a 6 day old DCC that has been flooded quite a few times).

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

youll find you have to top off your cartos a *lot* more often at higher voltages, but that's to be expected I guess.

stevenmu

Yeah, I suspected as much, but it's a fair price to pay I think, and the chibi should hopefully fix that when it arrives.

lee_baby_simms

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

youll find you have to top off your cartos a *lot* more often at higher voltages, but that's to be expected I guess.

This is the only drawback - i'm gonna have to get those tank cartos you mentioned.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

yeah it can be kind of a pain in the arse, especially with the amount I chan-vape I have to top off every hour almost

the chibi or mini-sub's both seem to be great options, i'd love to try the mini-sub but I have an arry tank v4 coming in next weeks post so once I get that I'm sure I'll be sorted for carto tanks

if yyou dont mind spending, the arry tank would be a good option for the LT and boge cartos. holds about 4ml (plus 1ml for a filled carto). has a screw off top for easy refilling, arry has some for sale atm on ukvapers he pm'd me last night after I asked.

ACTv4
£29.99+
£2.52 UK Postage 1st Class recorded .
£7 International Recorded
Delrin-Punch £4.95 + £1.45 P&P or free postage if posted with a ACTv4
Pre-Punched 510 SS Boge Carto £2 ea + £1.50 P&P or free postage if posted with a ACTv4

the arry tank is incredibly well reviewed, food grade stainless steel so it should pretty much last a lifetime. if you get it, I'd reccomend getting the carto punch too.. that way you can just buy ordinary stainless steel boges and make your own holes in them for tanks.

Stefan_Cork

Hi, sorry if i missed it but where can i get a LT + good battery or better who has it in stock?
I'd like to order one for my bday end of march, as i could'nt afford a provari.

thanks guys

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i dont know if irishvapers still have them, site is down so cant check

http://www.ecigwizard.com/shop/en/power-vv-lavatube-mod/309-lavatube-variable-voltage.html for the lavatube body

http://www.ecigwizard.com/shop/en/batteries/403-aw-18650-2000mah-high-drain.html batteries
these are newer more capacity batteries, previous aw imr 18650's were 1600mah. ecigwizard have the 1600mah too, but im pretty sure these ones will still fit the lavatube.. they seem to be the same dimensions. youll want two of these anyway

http://www.ecigwizard.com/shop/en/chargers/144-trustfire-multifunction-charger.html

charger


after that all you'll need is the cartomiser or atomiser

http://www.ezsmoke.ie/boge-cartomizers-p-129.html
boge 3ohm's, probably the best cartomiser for high volt vaping
boge 2ohms are good, if you want to vape around the 3.4-4.5v region, TBS have them

irishvapers have a high volt dripping atomiser, but like I said. site down. think it's 4 euro though.

Stefan_Cork

thanks appreciated !

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

hrm

from http://www.cloudsofvapor.com/store/127-new-at-cov/1055-aw-imr-18650-37v-2000mah-high-drain-li-ion-battery.html

"25% more capacity. They are .7mm longer than the 1,600 mah."

i saw people on ecf saying they fit the lavatube, and ecigwizard are selling them for the lavatube so im assuming they do...
maybe the end cap wont seal 100 but only 99%?
i dont think .7mm is a huge amount anyway, it should still fit. and for an extra 25% vaping time, worth the try.. if it doesn't fit properly I think you could just buy an o ring in a hardware store to cover the gap between the tube and the end cap

Stefan_Cork

if seen on a uk site 2200 ones there any good? i try dig out a link, was posted in this thread few pages earlier

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

the um.. senybor 2200mahs from the uk seller on ebay?

i still dont know. I saw people online saying they worked fine with the LT, they are protection lithium ions so they're safe but i dont think they were high drain

as I understand it, high drain batteries keep performance better over time. so as the charge drops, the power output stays roughly similar.. like the regulated ego batteries which keep the same voltage under load until they need to be recharged (although not as good, you will still notice performance drops with high drain batteries as the charge goes below a certain level) whereas with non high drain batteries.. while they may last longer jbefore needing a charge the performance of the ecig will go down with the charge of the battery.

maybe it's not noticeable, maybe i'm not even right.. *shrug*

Stefan_Cork

oh i meant 2000 ones from:
http://www.liberty-flights.co.uk/product.asp?id=159
below the lavatube.

was just thinking the higher the better, but probably quality can differ i suppose

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

from liberty flights
"AW IMR 18650 3.7v (2000mAh) - Single"

so they appear to be the same battery, just.. i dont know why the picture is different. either way liberty flights dont have any in stock

Stefan_Cork

true,

thanks for your time and links m8

stevenmu

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

http://www.ecigwizard.com/shop/en/batteries/403-aw-18650-2000mah-high-drain.html batteries
these are newer more capacity batteries, previous aw imr 18650's were 1600mah. ecigwizard have the 1600mah too, but im pretty sure these ones will still fit the lavatube..

They do indeed fit, the end cap doesn't screw on 100%, but close enough.


For what it's worth, liberty flights have the chargers cheaper, and they give you a UK plug included in that price, but it does come wired with an EU plug so you'd either have to wire the plug on yourself or use an adapter.

stevenmu

Really loving the lavatube. It's working very well for me so far. Dialing in the exact right voltage is really great. And the vapour is fantastic. If you've used an eGo and DCCs, then you'll know that feeling when you get a freshly charged battery and a brand new carto just filled, you get a really fantastic vape. Well with the lavatube it's like that all the time, except a little better even.

I think a lot of it is the boges as well, they really are fantastic cartos and I'm liking them a lot. They have a cleaner clearer flavour than the LR DCCs, the vapor is a good bit cooler, but I mostly use menthol or fruity flavours so it's perfect for those, and you can always just crank up the voltage if you want it hotter.

I wouldn't say that everybody "needs" to be using these, but I can't imagine anybody being disappointed with them either.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

I remember the first vape I had on my LT when I first got it, with a boge 3ohm
cranked it up to 5v, inhaled.. and coughed like a first time smoker.
excellent stuff

newmark

I'm not over the moon with the batteries I got from IV for my Lavatube so I've gone and ordered these the Panasonic CGR18650CH 2250MAH LI-ION BATTERY from http://www.intl-outdoor.com/panasonic-cgr18650ch-2250mah-liion-battery-p-291.html

I read on some american forums that these were good batteries and that the linked chinese supplier is A1 and that they are genuine batteries etc. It worked out at €13.77 for 2 batteries including free delivery. Only trouble is delivery is 15 to 30 days!

Anyone else here using these particular batteries, I'm curious to here anyone's experience with them.

Hunter Mahan

Let us know how you get on with them..

derra

Freedom Vape does have the Lavatube at low prices, Holiday15 is the current code.

http://freedomvape.co.uk/shop/category_2/Electronic-Cigarettes.html?sessid=DwluJU5hhFGAh2t6VxhZ7aD9TzJXTcaZmDqo84l7U2DARDaUL07ppb43YR8Acax1&shop_param=cid%3D%26

mrplop

Got the 2400mah Senybor 2C's today - great battery that works well with my Lavatube but are so long I can only just slightly get the bottom cap on.

derra

mrplop wrote: »

Got the 2400mah Senybor 2C's today - great battery that works well with my Lavatube but are so long I can only just slightly get the bottom cap on.

Is there not a extension cap ya can get for Lavatube for batteries that bit longer? Nearly sure i read it somewhere ya can get someting.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

http://freedomvape.co.uk/shop/article_1164/O-Ring-for-Lavatube.html?shop_param=cid%3D6%26aid%3D1164%26

this apparently fills the gap

Hunter Mahan

Lads ye can get these O rings in any motor factors for a few cents, just bring your LT with you and you can pick from any number of rings. Halfords would have them too.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

mrplop wrote: »

Got the 2400mah Senybor 2C's today - great battery that works well with my Lavatube but are so long I can only just slightly get the bottom cap on.

post again with a rough idea of how long they last you would you? and if you notice any drop in performance as the battery drains

mrplop

I'll try them out over the next couple of days - batteries are maked 18700's
as opposed to 18650's, a lot fatter too.