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Not sure if you're asking about your own DSE-905 or how the Spade or VP2 idicates a low battery. With my VP2, if the battery is completely dead, the LEDs just don't light up and no sizzle, no vapor. I am a heavy vaper, I mean this thing is like a pacifier to me, and at about the 3rd or 4th hour (for example, I'm at my computer doing school work, or writing paper, and constantly using it; 3 drops, about 3 or 4 hits, put it down, 2 or 3 minutes pass, 3 more hits then 1 more drop, 2 more hits then put it down, 5 minutes pass, 2 drops, about 5 or 6 hits, put it down, 4 minutes...you sorta see the routine) the vapor drops significantly but the LED are still lighting-i change the battery. If I were to use it like a regular analog and take 10 drags every hour, ummm i think it would last like a day and a half on one battery to the point where I WOULD want to change it out anyways. When I'm not at my desk, and moving around, I pick it up only when I think about it and take a few vapes off it. I don't take a smoke break anymore because, well, I don't have to. Many times I don't even inhale-I think it's just the HABIT, and as much as I always hated the smell, hated the taste, hated everything about smoking I couldn't quit. It took 18 years of smoking those nasty analogs for this godsent device to appear. Bah, I'm rambling. I bought an old 901 kit from a friend who gave up on it for 20 bucks. I'm using his old 901 attys from like a year ago. They work fine. I like it because the vapor is not as warm, and, to me, the flavor comes out more. Last night I switched back to my 510s and after about 30 minutes and 4 different flavors, I went back to the 901 to see if it was just my imagination. I've switched, for now. Just my observations...

haft2doit, It appears you may be having the same issues as I do with that 510 passthrough. I don't know how to put the link up here, but you might want to go to the "Help, It Broke" subforum and look for the thread titled the "Finicky Five-Ten Passthrough" I believe it's the model as yours, and mine won't work in the car either. I have a fix in the works. As soon as I receive the part in the mail, I'll add a follow up post and let everyone know if it fixed my problem.

That's the solution I was looking for, something to use while driving. I'm going to re-visit this idea on payday! Thanks for all the advice/ responses. I've learned so much from all your expert opinions!

I know! crazy mod people! Why can't we just be happy with what we have?

can't go wrong with a VP2 unless you can't get over the fact that it's about as thick as a dime and weighs 2.6 ounces. If that's the case, go with a VP1. My two cents.

That's it! You've called it! The 510 seems rougher/stronger. It does that to Dulcis (i've heard is is like RY4) and Midnight. I didn't know this until I used a 901. Now I wanna try the 801 and see what it does.......That will be on my shopping list for the 15th! Thanks, and buy the way, I love the way you write! I can "hear" you in your words! Especially when you rant and rave. It's so cool!

I totally see what you mean! There are so many different variables out there that I'm trying to formulate my own constants. My half-broken 510 passthrough (see "the finiky 510 pt") gives me constant 4.6 volts (wish it were 5) so I can see what my juices taste like a higher voltage. I might get a 3.6 cheapy passthrough to get the same consistency. Im thinking about this all the time because I notice that even with the same atomizer, a single juice's taste will change as a battery runs down, it's not that much of a difference, but it's there.

Hmmmmm. from what you just said, I may not need another 901 to 808 adapter with a hole, because my 801 to 910 adapter already has a hole.... Like I said earlier, two adapters together seems silly. Thanks for the info!

You're not the only one. Before I bought my VP2, I did a lot of reading. I was looking for a PV at 3.7 volts that would let me do the same thing you are trying to do. I ordered mine with just the 510 adapter. My last order from Vaprlife included a 901 adapter. My frind was selling his OEM 901, so I am using his attys. There's definitely a difference between 510 and 901 attys. I can't yet pinpoint the description, but there's something different. Maybe it feels like the 901 is a slightly cooler vape. I know that Midnight and Dulcis (less than 5mL left now!) both taste different on the same voltage but different attys. I've been suing 510s from the start, but now I think I'm preferring the sweeter flavors on the 901, and the tobaccos on the 510. I also notice that the 901 attys does not flood as easily, but that may just be me getting better at regulating drips. Each paycheck, I order more stuff. maybe this time it will be two 801 attys. Back to my KR808 quandary; Since you have a VP2, you probably notice that the 901 adapter (I got mine from Vaprlife) already has a hole in the side. Putting a 901 atty-which also has a hole- gives you two holes for airflow. Curious, but if you say that the KR808 carto is already mate-able with the 901 adapter for our VP2, then it would work, but at a reduced airflow due to only one hole? Bah, I'm just gonna get the darn things and see for myself. Was hoping that someone here has already used an 808 with their VP2. Thanks for your advice.

Nice find! So vapor country has those special adapters with the hole....Hmmmm Thanks!

Yeah, I see what you mean, but I have a feeling there might be something more to it. I remember seeing somewhere-i can't remember where- that even though the thread pitch is the same, and the 901 atty has a female end, i can't know for sure without actually seeing a KR808D cartomizer up close. I think somewhere someone mentioned something about the draw being a little stiff. I think there might be an adapter so the 808 will fit on a 901, but for me that would be like having an adapter for an adapter for the 808! Two adapters at the same time? I might just have to break down and buy some empty 808 cartomizers just to please my curiousity.

Thanks Nana, for sharing your experiences. I don't feel I need to exchange it. It's only 15 bucks and it still works. I intended to get this one to hold me over until I they make more of those VP-PTs, and I guess I expected too much for a cheap chinese model. My friend down in florida got one and his works in both configurations like one of yours does. One thing I really like about the passthrough is the consistency. I guess I'll leave it hooked up to my computer for now, until it decides to finally quit on me. I've been very satisfied with Jason at Electro Nic Stix and I don't want to be a bother over 15 bucks. Up to now, I'm torn between getting a better passthrough and a Joker when it comes out. I'll be able to get either one, but not both.

Now that Brandon got his answer, would someone care to help me figure out how I can use a cartomizer on my VP2? I now have both adapters: the 801-to-901, and the 801-to-510. Is the KR808D-1 cartomizer larger than the KR-510 that Brandon is looking for? More importantly, How can I attach it to my VP2? Is there another adapter that I'm going to need?

This is the Passthrough without the battery. It won't work properly with my iPod charger, which is 5 volts, 1000Mah. The Other wall adapter was what I ordered from Vaprlife, it's the same one that is used by the VP-PT, I figured it would work for this little 510 pt, but I was wrong.

Say what? I'm down to one quarter of a bottle myself. Was going to order more on the 15th!

Sadly, all of my attys are Joye. I don't have one of those. So I need to buy a special atty just to make this work at the wall? Now that's super finicky! I have this to hold me over until I get an american made one. Still contemplating in 5volt portable. I'd like to know if it's really THAT much better than 3.7.

This 510 passthrough I got from Electronicstix.com is wierd. It works fine when attached to my computer's USB. It works fine when attached to my computer at work. It doesn't like wall adapters anymore. When I first got it, I was able to use my iPod wall adapter with it. The white iPod adapter outputs 5 volts with 1 amp. For some strange reason it doesn't like it anymore. I ordered a wall adapter from vaprlife, thinking that it would work because that particular one outputs 5 volts at 2 amps. I got it in the mail today, and guess what? the PT doesn't like it either! I plug it back into the computer and it works fine. With a multimeter and measurements taken at the battery contacts: Computer usb= 4.68 volts Wall adapter from vaprlife= 5.06 volts Normal operation (observed): When you first plug it in to the comp. usb, the LED flashes five times, when you press the button, the led illuminates. There's a 5 second timoeut (flashes 5 times)if you hold the button too long. Sometimes, when you first plug it in, the LED stays lit, and it doesn't work. disconnect and re-connect until it works. Plug into the wall, and something totally different happens: If you plug the adapter into the wall first, then connect the usb cables together,the LED stays lit and won't work. If you were to connect the pt to the wall adapter first and then plug it into the wall, the LED flashes 5 times, BUT when you press the button it flashes 5 times again, and does not light the atomizer. Now, if you were to take the atomizer off the PT and press the button, the led stays lit as if its working. re-attach the atomizer, press the button, and again with the 5 flashes. I'm an avionics technician by trade. I've been troubleshooting electronics for years. I wish I knew what the flashes mean, it might help, but the atomizer does not come with instructions or error codes. Am I missing something here? I hope I was as clear as possible in my observations. Please let me know if I need to clarify. Can anyone see something I'm not? Please help folks!!

Wow, that ECF forum is crazy! There's like thousands of people on it, all with something to say. After reading that thread, I took off the battery cap and blew through my VP2 as well. If pressure were to build up, I'm sure it would come through those holes in the top, and possibly blow out the bottom cap because the threads are thin. While it all seems like the safety features are all in place, it's still a shaped charge. At least I now know where not to put my fingers in case something like this happens and throw it like a grenade at the first clue of venting. This makes me consider not using a mod or carrying it with me when I'm on a plane. That's all we need is some really bad press about a PV going off while travelling across the country. I'll probably carry just an OEM with me when I'm travelling. I just bought a Spade and sent it to my father in law in California. Brian's observation about it being very well vented has put me at ease, thanks for that. Is the Prodigy V2 vented as well? What about that Silver Bullet?

I suppose I'll stay away from Logitech speakers the next time around. Either that or move.... Thanks fellas!

You know, that roboplow reminds me of something I saw in a recent movie. That roboplow looks like a miniature version of an extremely large yellow bulldozer that was controlled remotely until a nimble blue alien smashed the cameras with a rock. Can you guess the movie?

I have a good home theater system, and all of my cables are well shielded. The way I see it, with all those wires behind the tv all so close together, they should be well shielded from each other as well as from outside interferance. Maybe I construct a large EMI cage around my desk and crawl in it! Your inputs were much appeciated.

Ok, check this out: Green minijack of speakers not plugged into anything= Rusty Humphries speaking about the democracy of early Greece faintly Minijack plugged into computer= Rusty Humphries ranting off energetically and arguing with a caller loud enough to distract me from creating powerpoint slides for my online class Minijack plugged into Ipod= Soothing Trance music from the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain and No Rusty Humphries! The iPod is not plugged into power source and is running off its own batteries. Minijack plugged into Ipod and Ipod plugged into white data cable which is plugged into usb port= Balearic Trance with Rusty Humphries talking to Brad from Nevada about the growing conservative movement in northern Nevada. It's like there's two sources here. The logitech speakers picking up the AM radio, plus the computer picking up the same station and increasing the volume when the two are combined. This is why i'm so annoyed. My wife's iMac in the other room has a pair of creative speakers that are also powered. They don't pump out talk radio at all!

No,it doesn't. I guess the whole thing is like a powered antenna for that ONE radio station! It comes in perfectly clear. Guess I'm stuck with it. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks FTJoe, looked at your search results. Something about a mains filter. Everything is already plugged into a battery backup. I just tried plugging the speakers directly to the wall and I get the same thing. One thing I did notice, my speakers does not have one of those cylindrical magnets like many wired devices have on them. Maybe that might help if I can find one that you can buy and attach yourself.

I tried plugging in earphones directly into the computer, and I hear nothing even when I play music. It must have something to do with the speakers themselves; they are powered, so the amplifier in it must be picking up the station, and maybe the soundcard is just making it louder! There must be some way to cancel the noise somehow...