Vision Stardust/Vision Ego

Bubba9

Different names, same product. Got two yesterday and been using the 2.9 resistance one last night and a bit of today. It takes a while for the flavour to kick in, maybe two refills but now it's performing very well. Used it with a 510 adaptor on a Provari...started off at 4.6 volts but as the flavour began to appear gradually reduced to 4.2 which is a really nice vape now. Takes 1.6ml and you don't need a syringe or needle cap to fill it, just tilt at an angle and fill from the bottle. It absolutely gobbles juice so you'd really need to be mixing your own or have deep pockets to use it regularly. Very good seal on both ends and no leaks. Time will tell whether it's worth the 6 Euro but if I can clean it, rewick it when I need to I'll give it the thumbs up. I'll keep using this to see how long it lasts before trying the 2.1 resistance.

stevenmu

Got my stardusts this morning. I've had a quick go with it and it seems decent so far. Not as much vapour/TH as the imist, though to be fair when I was done my battery was just about dead and they are reported to need a little breaking in. The flavour seemed a bit muted, though possibly smoother would be a better word, if that stays the case it may be a good device for fruity flavours.

Very easy to fill which is great. I'd taken the nipple off my bottle this morning to fill it and forgot to put it back on, but was easily able to just pour from the bottle into the stardust. That would be tricky even with a filler carto.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

im still debating whether or not to order 2 of these
be nice to have as an option sure but.. ugh, money

stevenmu

Yeah, it adds up pretty quick. It seems like an ok device so far, not a 'must have' yet, will have to see how well it breaks in.

mrplop

Where do you get them - Safercigs?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

think safercigs is the only place that has em this side of the pond atm

stevenmu

Yep, I got them from safercigs anyway.

Bubba9

After six or seven...don't remember which...fills the flavour on mine dropped off a bit so rinsed it under the tap and did a dry burn. It's completely fogged up now so I put it in the hot press and hopefully it's good to go in the morning.

stevenmu

I'm mostly enjoying this, it's quite good. But I do seem to be getting a burnt tasting hit quite often and I can't figure out why. It happens even when I've filled it and there's a tons of juice soaking through the wick. I can get a burnt hit, and then take another straight away and it will be perfect.

I'm wondering if either too much juice can leave some stuck in the coil and it gets burnt, or possibly if the LR version is too low for an eGo battery.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

http://www.uk-eliquid.co.uk/collections/cartomisers/products/vision-ego-single

also being sold on uk eliquid now

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

pbusardo reviewed this, overall not terribly impressed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNlzdkifihQ

stevenmu

That's interesting, my experience matches his pretty closely. I haven't had that filling issue, but I've been using pure PG juice. Interesting that he thinks thicker juices vape better, I think I have some that's high in VG, must give it a try. When it vapes right I think it's really decent, but for me at least too many of the hits are dry and scratchy or else outright burnt.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

the perils of ecig life

he reviewed the imist recently too, he ****ing *hated* it

stevenmu

Ha, must look that one up.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

the perils of ecig life

he reviewed the imist recently too, he ****ing *hated* it

yeah saw that - he got a sh1t one for sure. it's worked for me anyways - asides from sortable niggles.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

aye, i'd say if the vendor sent him a new one he'd be grand. he's normally one of the fairest and thorough reviewers on YT

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

ordered one of these today
unfortunately I used slow delivery from healthcabin, so it might be a month or two before I get to use it
looking forward to it all the same

stevenmu

I've kind of given up on mine, I cleaned it and tried it a few times again today, but lots of burnt tasting hits. I've read a bit about them since, and some people are suggesting that there may have been quality control issues, especially with the rush to fill orders after the chinese new year's break. So hopefully you'll get a good one. They have the potential to be fantastic devices.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

well i only ordered the one for 4 dollars 50, so even if it is terrible it's not a huge investment
and if they are good, i can order a couple from safercigs

stevenmu

Definitely worth a try at that price. I'm guessing you went for the higher res version? I've wondered if some of my issue is from having the lower res version.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

oh
****, now that you mention it no I didn't.
that was the reason I originally wasn't going to get it from healthcabin.. they only have the 2.1-2.4 ohm version. i just now remembered that
lol, damn. well i can just throw the LT down to 4-4.5V and vape, no biggie

ah well it was only a side order anyway, i got 40 stainless steel boge 3ohms and i have a carto puncher coming from safercigs too so i'm prettyy much set for vaping for the next 5-6 months
well I might need another bottle of 32mg nicotine, but ill play that by ear.

flids.utd

Maybe you were just unlucky Stevenmu
I got 2 of these last week low res and have been using 1 since without cleaning just to see how it went and I've had no probblems with it, no burnt taste, no dry hits but it discolours the juice pretty bad now time to clean.
I even ordered more yesterday, safercigs had no low res left so I ordered from ukliquids
Got some pre punched carts today and they have way better vapour but I like the vision/stardust
but then again I like the ce3s!!

Bubba9

I've been using the 2.8 version for 9 days and for the last few days the flavour has started to disappear...still loads of vapour, though. The wick is a bit discoloured and no amount of cleaning will shift it. Cleaned it again today and if there's no improvement tomorrow I'll either bin it or see if I can take it apart. It eats juice. I'd normally go through 4ml/day and could double that with the Vision so I reckon it's gone through over 60ml so maybe I'm being too critical.

Bubba9

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

oh

ah well it was only a side order anyway, i got 40 stainless steel boge 3ohms and i have a carto puncher coming from safercigs too so i'm prettyy much set for vaping for the next 5-6 months
well I might need another bottle of 32mg nicotine, but ill play that by ear.

I was looking at the site last night and saw they have 110ml of different flavours for 8 dollars. Seems great value if they're any good. It will be a couple of months before I need to order anything from them but if they're still there I'll chance one or two.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

aye but being serious.. how much diy would you be doing if you wanted 110ml of flavouring, lol

i made 20-25ml of gold ducat with only about 10-20 drops.. i shudder to think of the litres of ejuice you'd have all of the same flavour if you got 110ml flavouring

Bubba9

If it were 110mls of RY4 and good stuff I'd make a fair hole in it.

Bubba9

Cleaned the hell out of it, left it behind the computer fan to dry overnight, dry burned it this evening and it's like new again. Well impressed now.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

how did you clean it? finger over the battery connection.. pour in warm water and shake?

Bubba9

Rinsed it under the tap a few times, then squired warm water into it with a syringe, then gave it 12 minutes in a jewellery cleaner and dry burned it the next day....it worked.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonic-Jewellery-Cleaner-jewellery-dentures/dp/B001EVD92A

something like this? i've read people use them to clean atomisers alright

Bubba9

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonic-Jewellery-Cleaner-jewellery-dentures/dp/B001EVD92A

something like this? i've read people use them to clean atomisers alright

Judging by the single one-star review I wouldn't go near it but, yeah, that looks similar to what I have. Bought in the States 10 years ago and I doubt if it was cheap. Not sure I'd buy one just for cleaning e-cig stuff, though but it does save a lot of time and does a good job.

stevenmu

flids.utd wrote: »

Maybe you were just unlucky Stevenmu
I got 2 of these last week low res and have been using 1 since without cleaning just to see how it went and I've had no probblems with it, no burnt taste, no dry hits but it discolours the juice pretty bad now time to clean.
I even ordered more yesterday, safercigs had no low res left so I ordered from ukliquids
Got some pre punched carts today and they have way better vapour but I like the vision/stardust
but then again I like the ce3s!!

I hope you're right, I really like the idea of these, they're so close to being amazing. In fact I was putting an order into healthcabin anyway so I added one on. I probably should have waited to how Sir Digby's worked out, but hopefully they'll be much better than the ones I got previously.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i went for the slow shipping option so if you waited for me you'd be waiting until april (possibly may!)

stevenmu

That's what I went for too, is it really that bad?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i dont actually know, i went for the faster shipping the other time I ordered from them

"USA,Canada,UK 80% 15~40 business days" is what it says on their site, so I'd imagine Ireland is roughly in the same timeframe.
although 15-40 days is a pretty huge timeframe.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWOlpiA1h0s

showing how to open the new version of the stardusts that weren't as easy to open

so once yuou have it open you can just use the methods in his other videos to clean or rewick I guess

flids.utd

The first time I ordered from health cabin was slow delivery, took just over 2 and a half weeks, everytime since use the quick and it takes 8-9days. Got 600ml of dekang and a few bits and bobs a few weeks ago but they had no punched cartos or visions at that time,they got them in the next week..typical
I'm starting to wonder what shelf live is on juice just in case any of the bans or duty comes into any other country because Ireland will just jump on the bandwagon and nail us to the wall overnight. Might be worth stocking up anytime I've a spare few quid

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i think it's around 2 years for juices

Bubba9

There's no killing this thing. Coming close to 100ml through it now and still going although I have to clean it every second day now and had to up to voltage to 4.5. I'd say taking it apart won't do much good unless I recoil it and don't want to bother with that. It's good value as it lasts so long, easy to fill but it drinks juice and the throat hit can be a bit harsh.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

everyone says it drinks juice.. how much are we talking about here, how often do you fill it a day and.. roughly how much do you vape?

Bubba9

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

everyone says it drinks juice.. how much are we talking about here, how often do you fill it a day and.. roughly how much do you vape?

I usually alternate between several devices but since I got the Stardust I've been mainly using it just to see how long it would last. I'd say I fill it four or five times a day...maybe more. Normally I'd vape between 3 and 4mls/day but with this thing it's closer to 10....you'd definitely want to be mixing your own juice.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

jesus christ 10mls a day?

if it's goodI'll definitely use one but.. I think only in pretty rare circumstances

mother of god that's some serious juice eating

stevenmu

It wasn't quite as bad for me, I'd normally use about 2ml a day and was going through maybe 3.5ml to 4ml with the stardust. Maybe that's why I kept getting the dry burnt taste

Bubba9

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

jesus christ 10mls a day?

if it's goodI'll definitely use one but.. I think only in pretty rare circumstances

mother of god that's some serious juice eating

There's a chap on Vapourtrails.tv who goes through around 20mls of 36mg per day. 10mls/day on an Ego,iMist or similar would kill me and probably be impossible...as I said 3/4mls would be normal, but this Stardust eats juice...I think most of it goes on vapour

Green Hornet

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

jesus christ 10mls a day?

if it's goodI'll definitely use one but.. I think only in pretty rare circumstances

mother of god that's some serious juice eating

That juice consumption also correlates to more vapour and hence more nic. You'd want to be using lower nic at that level of juice consumption I'd imagine.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i thnk i might just use the stardust for store bought juices rather than the diy abortions I concoct myself. so a vape here and there, try to make 5ml of a particularly loved juice last a week

Bubba9

Green Hornet wrote: »

That juice consumption also correlates to more vapour and hence more nic. You'd want to be using lower nic at that level of juice consumption I'd imagine.

Well, I feel the same, no shakes, ticker isn't racing, bp is grand. People on other forums are saying the same about the Stardust...their juice consumption has doubled since they started to use it. I won't be buying another...will keep the LR one I have as a spare.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

just got one of these day, 2.1-2.4 ohm
rockin it on the lavatube at 4.3V
so far vapour is pretty incredible but flavour isn't great, but I've heard you have to run through a tank or two before it really starts to shine

the wicks on mine are a lot shorter than the videos I originally saw, guess I have the v2.

ive also only take like.. 5-6 drags and it's gone down a notch on the juice ml counter.. jesus christ

--edit
lol, down another notch. my god.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

im having to tip this thing over every drag or two to rewet the wicks. im not sure if it's because of how short they are, even when the juice is filled tro the 1.6 line the wicks are barely in the juice.
flavour is beginning to improve but having to pay constant attention to the wick to avoid that scratchy feeling in the back of my throat is pretty annoying.

used about 1.2-1.4ml since my last post, so definitely not an all day device or I'll be on 10+ ml's a day

-edit
just dropped the lavatube down to 3.7 and weirdly the vape has improved. bit more flavour, more throat hit.. but more importantly no scratchy/burning taste.

also not crazy about the draw.. very very tight

derra

Got one of these today from Health Cabin.
http://www.healthcabin.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1076_1125&products_id=8028
I hope to get a decent amount of time out of it which would depend on how much i use it etc.
Few people are asking me for suggestions on what to get starting off and i think this might be ideal with Joyetech batteries. Also wanted something for when playing golf instead of dripping into the Bulli.
I got the 1.8 Ohm - 2 Ohm and it's measuring at 2 Ohms.
The flavour is decent enough, no leaking so far and as mentioned there is a tight draw with it.
Simple and easy to fill letting new users to see what's going on, big improvement to when i last used tanks which was the eGo type A.
I read before using it that it takes 1ml of juice to fill up to the 1.6ml mark and so it did.

Had one of those days earlier and needed a higher nic juice to which i put into this, wicking fine etc but did'nt seem to eat the juice as mentioned in some of the posts earlier about it.

Then i put some low nic juice in and it seems to be taking that alot quicker unless it's just the atty itself breaking in.

Decent atty taht looks great for $3:90 (€3:00)
A weeks use would be fantastic value, anything more would be a bonus.

Green Hornet

I had one of the short wick ones and the draw was just way too tight for me on the eGo batteries. I filed a couple of grooves into the base and it improved the draw a lot.

They are well built in fairness and pretty easy to rebuild too cos the coil is not soldered but I cracked the tank trying to get it off.

No leaks from it though prior to that.