Jeffb Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 http://www.smoktek.com/VAMO-Variable-Power-VV-APV-Rev2--Chrome_p_534.html dcx119 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 I ordered the gun metal one and just received it in the mail. This thing is beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacy Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 That looks really nice. I am looking for a new mod myself dcx119 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rixter Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Gotta love the variable power, huh? (Have you tried to get the 15 watts out of a LR clearo yet?) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soso Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I have mine on order. Should be here tomorrow. I'm ready to retire my I-Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill45005 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 the Vamoo sells under the name bamboo on health cabin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill45005 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I have used the viva nova 1.8 3.5 ml on this at as hi as 15 w but it is best for me at 11.5w. very smothe using joytech 24 mg juice (pal-mal with a lil vanilla) fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blucavvy Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 what is this vp I keep hearing about? I knew about vv and vw but vp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 what is this vp I keep hearing about? I knew about vv and vw but vp? Where have you seen this designation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mse12 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 If I had to guess they would be referring to variable power. Better known as variable wattage. Just my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blucavvy Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 gotcha, so variable power is just another way of saying variable wattage then? Uma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alekos557 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Recieved mine today, no bueno. After over a hour of fighting with it I have actually got it activate about 4 times. Freshly charged AW IMRs and IMRs read 2v or lower. No matter what the resistance on the atty or carto, get error code for short. As I have basically tried everything possible, I think I got the "Dud". I will have to wait till after Xmas to hear back from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blucavvy Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robv1978 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 It sounds like just the bad egg in the bunch. I received mine love it. Rob helped me resolve the spring issue and it's even better now. Smoktek has great customer service so I'm sure he'll be able to help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danpio1217 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 You might be experiencing the same issue i did with the battery jiggle breaking the connection. Check out these 2 threads for some more info and the solution i used of getting some cheap spacers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill45005 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 alekos: some of units had a bad spring inthe tube carefully stretch spring ( I broke the solder connection on mine when I tried it ) but even if you break solder connection you can still streach spring and it will make good connection . that is prolly your units problem , fix that and enjoy, I set mime on rms at 12 watts . Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alekos557 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Mine came with a extra spring, so I installed. After putting in a fresh battery I could get maybe 2 or 3 activations. Then the unit would not fire, Check battery level....1.2v or similar. Check battery with multimeter 4.2v. Then no matter what battery you installed it would read low voltage. Give it a hour or so with no battery and you could put in a battery and get a couple puffs. If you checked resistance with Vamo it would read correctly, then the next activation or maybe 2 the unit would show atty as being too low. Same thing...give it some time with no battery, and it would act normal for a minute. I think I just got the dud. The vendor had me send it back, (now I just hope it will act up for them.) There is always going to be some small failure rate with equipment, so it is no reflection on the vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAYVAPE Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I ordered the gun metal one and just received it in the mail. This thing is beautiful. I'm going to order one myself... Just curious though... is the gunmetal really as bad as everyone says when it comes to fingerprints?? Other than that... you're liking it thus far, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Ive been using it everyday since I got it. No complaints. I dont notice fingerprints on it that much. I wipe it down now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAYVAPE Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks. I certainly like the looks of the 'black chrome' finish vs. the chrome online.... I suppose it will be like any other shiny mod as far as fingerprints. Uma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rixter Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Vision? Variable Voltage/Wattage PV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rixter Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 eGo Bamboo? Variable Voltage/Wattage PV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rixter Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 VAMO? Variable Voltage/Wattage PV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rixter Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) I just read a very informative review about the Vamo/eGo Bamboo/Vision APV by Steve K here. He mentions some major differences between single and stacked battery operation. (Excerpts from the review) "To be honest, this device is at its best with two batteries... ...With dual batteries, the Vamo has to pulse everything to bring the voltage down which means my rudimentary test gear can’t pick up readings, so I’m going with how everything feels to me. Still, I’m pretty confident this device is working as it should... ...Running dual coil cartomizers at high voltage is no problem with this device, which seems to be the case with many dual battery devices. The thing didn’t really even break a sweat pushing a 1.5 ohm dual coil at 5 volts... ...In short, it’s a night and day difference between single and dual battery modes on this device... ...The Vamo has a number of battery configurations it can use, but unfortunately, only one of those configurations actually works well. Still, it performs quite good if you are comfortable with dual battery devices" It isn't really clear to me if he's referring to a single 18650 vs stacked 18350s, or if he means a single 18350 vs stacked 18350s. Has anybody here tried one of these with stacked 18350s yet, and if so, did you notice any substantial performance difference? Edited December 29, 2012 by Rixter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyrocker58 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thanks. I certainly like the looks of the 'black chrome' finish vs. the chrome online.... I suppose it will be like any other shiny mod as far as fingerprints. The chrome models coating comes off after a few weeks,get the new stainless steel one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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