Vivid Clearomiser

Big Nasty

Bought one of the above three weeks back and within about ten days I couldn't get a drag from it. Returned it and got another which was initially fine but is now heading the same way.

Is this typical of a cheap e-cigg or are these just sh1t?

Didihno

Big Nasty wrote: »

Bought one of the above three weeks back and within about ten days I couldn't get a drag from it. Returned it and got another which was initially fine but is now heading the same way.

Is this typical of a cheap e-cigg or are these just sh1t?

You nailed it.
Honestly if I had a vape store I would not stock anything less than the trusty Kanger protank 3 mini as a starter device. I've been through all of the cheapo claromisers in my early days and almost to a brand they are rubbish, or at least very very inconsistant.

I get that vendors need to stock the cheapest possible options for people and thats fine, but I'd rather recommend something like the above which has never failed me (unless I broke it myself because its glass!).

Big Nasty

Cheers. Any recommended suppliers you'd care to share?

moonboy52

Big Nasty wrote: »

Cheers. Any recommended suppliers you'd care to share?

For me personally:

~€7 - Aspire ET-S

~€22 - Aspire Nautilus Mini

I always recommend e-smokeireland.eu but there are other great online and B&M stores in Ireland

EGriff

Remember you have to change the coils, no clearo is going to last much more than 10 days with the same coil. I did get 2 weeks from a new aspire BVC coil though.

Big Nasty

What do I have to change?

moonboy52

Big Nasty wrote: »

What do I have to change?

Watch this guys video. It will explain the basics:

Big Nasty

Half an hour? Ain't nobody got time for that! Any chance of a shorter version?

moonboy52

Big Nasty wrote: »

Half an hour? Ain't nobody got time for that! Any chance of a shorter version?

I assume the vivid clearo is the throw-away type. If so once you get a burned taste you thow it away and buy a new one.

The clearo's listed mentioned come with a replaceable coil. You replace the coil when you get a burned taste etc. but keep the clearo

EGriff

For this clearo: http://www.e-smokeireland.eu/product-p/etsbdc.htm

You would change this coil: http://www.e-smokeireland.eu/product-p/bvccoil.htm

They're all different though, I haven't heard of the one you're using but from google it looks like a CE4. Those are pretty old, If you get the one above you'll notice a world of difference.

Big Nasty

Ok, so I had bought the vivid clearo which came with a tub of juice. I bought two more tubs but never got to use them. Never noticed a burnt taste but after a week it started getting hard to get a drag and after ten days there was no fizzing sound when you press the button.

If I understand correctly the coil was gone and that's why it stopped burning? Secondly you're saying the coil can't be replaced in these old units and the whole clearomiser bit at the top needs to be replaced? Why doesn't it tell you any of this on the box?

EGriff

Yeah most clearos have a little coil you can replace after a week or two, they get burnt or gunked up with juice. From looking on the vivid website they only seem to sell clearos and no coils, a pure rip off tbh.

The battery you have will work with most other clearos.

Big Nasty

That's nuts. The clearo didn't even last long enough for a full tub of juice.

Anyhow I brought it back (local Centra) and took the VIP starter pack instead. Funnily enough they give two clearos in the starter pack.

You know if the coils can be changed in them or are the clearos disposable too?

EGriff

Is it this thing? http://www.vipelectroniccigarette.ie/photon-express-kit-p-20.html

Looks like they are the same clearos, plus it says underneath they are disposable.

Again I would recommend you to get an aspire maxi or et-s from the link I posted in post #10, they're only €5 - €7 and are the coils are €2.

Or you can pay VIP €19 for a clearo and 2 spare coils (rip off again): http://www.vipelectroniccigarette.ie/aspire-ets-bdc-glassomizer-kit-p-51.html

Big Nasty

Yeah that's the one. Cost me nothing as I returned the Vivid one which I guess wasn't faulty but they should explain on the box that sh1t needs to be changed. Staff in shop had no idea either. Anyhow it'll do until I get a proper set up.

Thanks for all the help and your patience explainig things to me.

Penny Tration

The vip clearos work the same as the vivid clearos, they need to be replaced. When they're burned out, get yourself an aspire ets. Vip also sell the ets clearos, but they are much more expensive than the aspire ones - 20 euro in-store.

Big Nasty

Ok, thanks. The aspire will work with the VIP battery, right? And I can use any juice not just VIP?

Penny Tration

Big Nasty wrote: »

Ok, thanks. The aspire will work with the VIP battery, right? And I can use any juice not just VIP?

yes and yes one thing - I've noticed a lot of my customers breaking their clearos this way - if it's in your pocket, separate the clearo from the battery. As you bend, if they're joined, they can snap.

Didihno

As some have posted above mate try any of the Irish based online stores and the good B&M's.
Shop around.

Big Nasty

How many clearos do people generally keep? Is two enough?

Also if I understand right the only thing I need to replace is the coil. Presume they come in packs of five?

moonboy52

Big Nasty wrote: »

How many clearos do people generally keep? Is two enough?

Also if I understand right the only thing I need to replace is the coil. Presume they come in packs of five?

If you like different flavours, it is good to have seperate clearo's i think. If you are happy with one flavour, then one would be fine too.

I personally have two Nautilus mini's, a large Nautilus & 2 ET-S.

My original ce-4 clearo, 2x iClear 16's & 2x protank mini's are sat up in the press as i consider them garbage.

You can buy the coils in whatever combination you want. I like to get the pack of 5 so they come in the box and i can their authenticity on the Aspire website

EGriff

Big Nasty wrote: »

How many clearos do people generally keep? Is two enough?

Also if I understand right the only thing I need to replace is the coil. Presume they come in packs of five?

I keep an aspire maxi and a davide (bit bigger 3ml and made of glass) going, just so I can have 2 flavours.

Yeah you only need to change the coil and give the clearo a wash out once in a while. The coils come in 5 packs but you can order as few or as many as you want, they'll split them for you.

Big Nasty

Coolio. Much better informed now!

Dubba

moonboy52 wrote: »

For me personally:

~€7 - Aspire ET-S

~€22 - Aspire Nautilus Mini

I always recommend e-smokeireland.eu but there are other great online and B&M stores in Ireland

How does the Nautilus Mini compare to the ET-S, is the Mini worth the extra?

I have the Kanger - protank, t3d and t2... I still prefer the t2 for flavour and the warmer vape. But am hearing good things about Aspires kit.

moonboy52

Dubba wrote: »

How does the Nautilus Mini compare to the ET-S, is the Mini worth the extra?

I have the Kanger - protank, t3d and t2... I still prefer the t2 for flavour and the warmer vape. But am hearing good things about Aspires kit.

I personally think it is Dubba. The adjustable airlow and the BVC coils make it the best vaping experience, flavour and cloud wise for me so far.

I have not got into dripping yet though .

I have 2 protank 3 mini's and for me i find the draw to be very airy. The ET-S is what i bought after the protank (nice tight draw with more vapour than the PT3 at least for me). I then stepped up to the Nautilus and it is a much improved experience over the PT3 and the ET-S.

Dubba

moonboy52 wrote: »

I personally think it is Dubba. The adjustable airlow and the BVC coils make it the best vaping experience, flavour and cloud wise for me so far.

I have not got into dripping yet though .

I have 2 protank 3 mini's and for me i find the draw to be very airy. The ET-S is what i bought after the protank (nice tight draw with more vapour than the PT3 at least for me). I then stepped up to the Nautilus and it is a much improved experience over the PT3 and the ET-S.

Cheers moonboy52, think I'll go with the Nautilus alright.

Haven't tried dripping myself yet either, even tho I'm off the smokes and vaping for a few years now... not to pushed to be honest.

moonboy52

Dubba wrote: »

not to pushed to be honest.

Not too pushed either Dubba as of yet anyway. The new Aspire Atlantis could be the answer for us non-drippers who are looking for a bit more. No solid reviews of it out yet though.

Big Nasty

Got my Aspire glasomiser today and my God I'm in love. It's better than a real smoke IMO.

On a side my VIP battery stopped charging and I found some moisture between the connections. Cleaned same and it's been working fine since.

Is that normal or a sign of a fading battery?

Penny Tration

Big Nasty wrote: »

Got my Aspire glasomiser today and my God I'm in love. It's better than a real smoke IMO.

On a side my VIP battery stopped charging and I found some moisture between the connections. Cleaned same and it's been working fine since.

Is that normal or a sign of a fading battery?

Fairly normal.

Give your battery a clean with some tissue around the threads and inside the connection hole each day.

I'm using aspire ETS on a vip battery and I clean my battery 3 times a day, and the ets itself.

No harm in cleaning the usb charger too. Stops any moisture from drying into the battery/charger and wrecking them.

And nah, your battery ain't dying yet. Vip batteries tend to last about 8+ months once you've been cleaning them and not dropping them.

I've had one for two years that's withstood a hell of a lot of abuse, and still going strong

Big Nasty

Cheers dude.

Penny Tration

Big Nasty wrote: »

Cheers dudette.

Fyp

Big Nasty

Jingle_Balls wrote: »

Fyp

Oops!

pueblo

Big Nasty wrote: »

Got my Aspire glasomiser today and my God I'm in love. It's better than a real smoke IMO.

On a side my VIP battery stopped charging and I found some moisture between the connections. Cleaned same and it's been working fine since.

Is that normal or a sign of a fading battery?

That's the great thing about vaping...I think it's a much better experience than smoking!

Big Nasty

Having trouble charging again.

Battery and charger connections are clean.

Any ideas?

Penny Tration

Big Nasty wrote: »

Having trouble charging again.

Battery and charger connections are clean.

Any ideas?

Has the 'join' on your battery come loose?

What's happening when you charge it?

Are you using a mains charger? If you are, what brand (please don't say Apple)?

Big Nasty

I'm charging it via a laptop USB port. The charger is getting power and the green light is on. When you twist on the battery nothing happens. No flashing on battery and charger light stays green even though battery needs a charge. Connections are clean.

Thanks for the quick and helpful responses BTW.

Penny Tration

Big Nasty wrote: »

I'm charging it via a laptop USB port. The charger is getting power and the green light is on. When you twist on the battery nothing happens. No flashing on battery and charger light stays green even though battery needs a charge. Connections are clean.

Thanks for the quick and helpful responses BTW.

Hmm, that's odd. Does your battery have a 'sticky out' button, or a flat one?

Sorry for the questions, just trying to figure out what's wrong with it!

Big Nasty

Jingle_Balls wrote: »

Hmm, that's odd. Does your battery have a 'sticky out' button, or a flat one?

Sorry for the questions, just trying to figure out what's wrong with it!

No worries. It's the flat one.

Didihno

If you have a second ego battery try that charger on it too, those usb chargers are utter rubbish in terms of quality control. I think I've owned 6, 2 were doa and one failed after a week.

Penny Tration

Big Nasty wrote: »

No worries. It's the flat one.

Okay. Is it working as normal when you're actually using it?

If it is, it's faulty, and the shop should replace it because they have a 28 day warranty on them.

If they won't replace, drop me a PM. if you're anywhere near Clondalkin (I work there), I'll see what I can do

Penny Tration

Didihno wrote: »

If you have a second ego battery try that charger on it too, those usb chargers are utter rubbish in terms of quality control. I think I've owned 6, 2 were doa and one failed after a week.

The vip usbs aren't bad tbh, never had any issues with them either personally, or from customers. Based on what op has said, i think his battery is fecked.

Didihno

Jingle_Balls wrote: »

(please don't say Apple)?

Why would this be an issue?
I've used my apple plug top adapter (obviously in this case powering the Ego usb charger) with no issues whatsoever, I also use my samsung, HTC and sony plug top adapters too.

Big Nasty

Didihno wrote: »

If you have a second ego battery try that charger on it too, those usb chargers are utter rubbish in terms of quality control. I think I've owned 6, 2 were doa and one failed after a week.

No spare battery or charger. Guess it's time I got both. Anyone recommend a reasonable batt / chrg set I could get from E Smoke that will work with the Aspire ETS?

Big Nasty

Jingle_Balls wrote: »

Okay. Is it working as normal when you're actually using it?

If it is, it's faulty, and the shop should replace it because they have a 28 day warranty on them.

If they won't replace, drop me a PM. if you're anywhere near Clondalkin (I work there), I'll see what I can do

Thanks JB! I didn't keep the box or receipt.

Penny Tration

Big Nasty wrote: »

Thanks JB! I didn't keep the box or receipt.

You don't need packaging anyway. If you don't have a receipt, try the shop for a replacement. If they refuse, and if you're near clondalkin, drop me a pm, I'll tell you what days I'm working, and if you wanna drop into me, I'll sort you out.

Penny Tration

Didihno wrote: »

Why would this be an issue?
I've used my apple plug top adapter (obviously in this case powering the Ego usb charger) with no issues whatsoever, I also use my samsung, HTC and sony plug top adapters too.

Apple mains plugs are too powerful, and can cause a surge of electricity, which will burn out your battery. I've seen it a few times. I'm always using my OH's htc one with no issue.

All those stories you read about them blowing up are usually because they're using an Apple charger.

Big Nasty

Jingle_Balls wrote: »

You don't need packaging anyway. If you don't have a receipt, try the shop for a replacement. If they refuse, and if you're near clondalkin, drop me a pm, I'll tell you what days I'm working, and if you wanna drop into me, I'll sort you out.

Many thanks

Didihno

Big Nasty wrote: »

No spare battery or charger. Guess it's time I got both. Anyone recommend a reasonable batt / chrg set I could get from E Smoke that will work with the Aspire ETS?

Honestly mate, the ego is now irrelevant with the arrival of the iStick.
You just would not regret getting one of them. Fabulous and tiny device.

But if you want to stick with ego style stuff the VS2 you have is probably the best out there IMO, though any variable ego 'spinner' type battery will do the job.

Again though, get an iStick!

Didihno

Jingle_Balls wrote: »

Apple mains plugs are too powerful, and can cause a surge of electricity, which will burn out your battery. I've seen it a few times. I'm always using my OH's htc one with no issue.

All those stories you read about them blowing up are usually because they're using an Apple charger.

Wow, I did not know that. Luckily i haven't had cause to use any for that purpose since I found the mod world, but I have told plenty of people in the past it was fine to use any major brand phone plug top (because I had done so).
Must tell the in-laws to stop using the apple plug.
Or, not......

Big Nasty

Didihno wrote: »

Honestly mate, the ego is now irrelevant with the arrival of the iStick.
You just would not regret getting one of them. Fabulous and tiny device.

But if you want to stick with ego style stuff the VS2 you have is probably the best out there IMO, though any variable ego 'spinner' type battery will do the job.

Again though, get an iStick!

Thanks but I don't know what any of that means!

EGriff

Get a tiny screwdriver or anything small and metal and gently pull up the connector on top of the battery. Work it around the side pulling it up a small bit at a time.

The Center Pin issue! - Fixing a non firing eGo b…: http://youtu.be/kBbqaEMgesc