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eGo Variable Voltage Battery

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  • 11-04-2012 4:00pm
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    Green Hornet
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    Just thought I'd start a thread on this as there doesn't appear to be one already here.

    Received mine today from Bestcig.ie.

    3.2v, 4.7v & 4.2v. Out of box setting is 3.2v and 5 clicks brings it to 3.7v and another 5 brings it to 4.2v.

    It has a battery indicator and the voltage is indicated by a little collar close to the button.

    I like it. It's my first experience of variable voltage (as limited as it is). I can feel the difference in each voltage mainly through the heat and also sense small differences in flavour. I wouldnt say the differences are collosal or anything but definitely there. I'm using Liqua Citrus Mix on a DCT with a new pre punched carto.

    Threw my eGo-C on and I can feel a bigger difference. The eGo-C LR works pretty well normally but if you vape any way frequently, you get a rotten taste (wit Liqua anyway). Interestingly, the 3.2v stays lovely all the time but as soon as I used the 4.2v setting, I got one puff and the next puff was that stinking taste. Somebody suggested here before that the Liqua dont tend to work too well at any kind of higher voltage so that coule be it.

    The only thing I dont like is all of the fecking lights on the battery - it's like a Christmas tree when you activate it. Not a bad little investment if somebody just wanted to experience a fraction of the effects of different voltages.


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    there is a thread on it
    somewhere
    god knows what it's called though

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056345621&page=2 i think...


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    Green Hornet
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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    there is a thread on it
    somewhere
    god knows what it's called though

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056345621&page=2 i think...

    Heh, reading through your posts in there and they pretty much mirror image mine. I get some effect using the carto but a more pronounced effect using other stuff.


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    heh, reading it atm myself

    i can still remember the excitement waiting for that first lavatube in the post :)


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    eeloe
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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    heh, reading it atm myself

    i can still remember the excitement waiting for that first lavatube in the post :)

    Was considering one of these batts a while ago to make the VV jump.

    Good to see its working for you!


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    Green Hornet
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    Well it works okay but I suppose the range is still on the low side compared to the likes of the lavatube and stuff though so although I can feel the effects they're not massive or anything.

    As I said above, the effect doesn't seem as noticeable on the carto. It's more noticeable on the eGo-C.


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    had one of these until it broke. wasn't that good really.
    is it this one? (the one that I had)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p31nBZFn2M

    apparently under load the 4.2v is 3.7v - same as a lot of ego batteries.

    I also found that it didn't work with things like the imist without pulling the battery post inside it up with a screwdriver (eventually the reason it broke) so it would make contact.


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    arent the ego batteries closer to 3.4v under load?


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    Green Hornet
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    glasso wrote: »
    had one of these until it broke. wasn't that good really.
    is it this one? (the one that I had)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p31nBZFn2M

    apparently under load the 4.2v is 3.7v - same as a lot of ego batteries.

    I also found that it didn't work with things like the imist without pulling the battery post inside it up with a screwdriver (eventually the reason it broke) so it would make contact.

    Seemingly most of the kinks have been worked out since the early versions. Seems well built enough to be fair and I can feel differences at the different voltages so I guess that's all I wanted to get a taste of really.

    Why is 3.7v the standard anyway? Why not say, 4.0v or 4.5v or something? Where did this 3.7 come from to start with?


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    well isn't that the standard voltage for those kind of batteries? doubt they wanted to put a booster circuit into an ego as standard on its first run


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    Green Hornet
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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    well isn't that the standard voltage for those kind of batteries? doubt they wanted to put a booster circuit into an ego as standard on its first run

    Ah right, I see.


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    arent the ego batteries closer to 3.4v under load?

    some are 3.7 under load - look at PB's review.


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    eeloe
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    From using the LT, @ 3.7v, all of my ego batteries are definately below 3.7, maybe 3.4-3.5 at best :)


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    mrplop
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    There are generic Ego batteries that are close to 4.2 but they're not regulated so the voltage drops as the battery drains.

    I think the LCD batteries that Bestshop sell are 4.2.


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