Author: pbusardo
THE CUBIS RBA…
You know I’m pretty keen on the performance of the Cubis even with it’s thumbs down.
Joyetech has announced a RBA head for it coming soon…
You asked for it and we provided! We have the #Cubis #RBA available for pre-order. It can be built either horizontally or vertically, based on your preferences.
Get it here: http://goo.gl/oqH2qq
THE SEVIA USA SITE IS UP
Feeling very proud about this today to have played even a small roll in the organization’s creation. Congratulations to Dimitri Agrafiotis and all those manufacturers involved.
WEBSITEProudly announcing the official launch ceremony of the Shenzhen Electronic Vaporizer Industry Association – SEVIA(USA), a strong new voice for the vaping industry!
SEVIA(USA) is a newly registered American vaping association that will act as the representative in the United States of America for top China e-cig and vaporizer manufacturers including Aspire, Innokin, Kanger, & SMOK and more.
On January 20th 2016 over 100 ecig manufacturers came together at a conference in Shenzhen China to commit their resources and financial support in the fight against unfair and burdensome FDA regulations.
SEVIA USA was created and looking forward to assisting various advocacy and litigation groups in the US.
Mission Statement :
1) Congress SHOULD NOT regulate vapor products as tobacco products, considering these products DO NOT actually contain tobacco leaf.
2) The FDA should modify the grandfather date to allow products currently on the market in order to avoid the Pre Market Tobacco Application (PMTA) process.
3) The FDA should create a streamlined process that allows companies to submit more reasonable applications for the vapor market.
We have formed a coalition of responsible Chinese electronic cigarette manufacturers concentrating our financial efforts and resources to keep vapor products affordable, accessible and with the variety needed in order to help smokers transition to a less harmful alternative.
Moreover looking forward to a regulatory path we want to enforce industry standards to assure consumers safety and confidence in Chinese manufacturing.
A QUICKIE REVIEW DOUBLE PLAY – THE JOYETECH CUBIS TANK & THE INNOKIN COOLFIRE IV PLUS
A PBusardo Review – The Joyetech Cubis Tank & The Innokin Cool Fire IV Plus
In this video we talk briefly about the China trip & the Vaporesso CCell coil, take an almost full look at the Joyetech Cubis tank and the Innokin CoolFire IV Plus, find out who won the last contest and kick off a new one.
The Links:
Joyetech
Innokin
My Vapor Store
Arctic Dolphin
The Video:
The Photos – Joyetech Cubis:
The Photos – Innokin Cool Fire IV Plus:
WANTING TO SHARE…
Several months ago, I had the privilege of meeting Jason Wahl online. We spoke several times via Facebook about vaping. He wanted to attend VCC Tulsa, but expressed concern about fitting in. Dimitris and I both convinced him to attend, assuring him that vaping events are attended by all kinds of people and we would do our best to make him feel comfortable. He attended and I’m glad he did.
We spent some time with Jason and got to know him as best we could. He seemed like a really warm, friendly person.
Jason wound up sending me a Christmas card which really meant a lot to me. I thought I would share it with you here:
Knowing I was a Star Trek fan, he even included a little metal model for me:
Things like this mean the world to me folks and far outweigh the value of any mod, tank, or vaping accessory I could own.
I was saddened to find out that Jason passed away Thursday January 21st. He suffered an aneurysm and fell from a ladder while working to support his family. He is leaving behind his wife Michelle and his 5 children. He is 33 years old and too young for this to happen.
Jason, it was my privileged getting to know you, even if for only a short period of time. You’ve left an impression. I will build your model and it be a very special addition to my collection. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
If you’re interested in helping out, Jason’s family has set up a fund to assist with his burial. You can find it HERE.
TWO EVENTS COMING SOON…
I’ll be attending the both of these and look forward to seeing you there!!
Let’s get together and have a vape!!
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VAPORESSO CCELL TESTING IS NOW IN!
The third party testing has been completed on the CCell by Vaporesso.
The results appear to be good, but please keep in mind that I’m not a materials guy so I just pass the information along to you as I get it. There are times when some of these reports are as Greek to me as Dimitris.
The vendor responsible for the third party test was VaporShark.
It appears what VaporShark/Enthalpy has done was to vape the CCell coil through a filter and then had that filter tested for particulate matter, or in layman’s terms… bad shit on the filter. Nothing was found.
From Brandon (VaporShark):
Hi Phil,
I sent this in on 12/3 but they didn’t start the testing until 12/29. I think there is more to do but Enthalpy has eased my skepticism by saying that if the filter is completely empty, as shown in the report, then there would be very negligible trace elements in the vapor and definitely no particulate. Looks like there may not be an issue according to them. I think more testing should be done on the vapor using HPLC or GCMS but this should help for now.
Brandon
Here are the results from Enthalpy:
1215-5922016 – THE YEAR OF NOT WIRE?
We’ve already seen the Vaporesso CCell and the Altus Tank (have you heard about the Altus tank?) and I’ve been hammered by numerous companies asking me to take a look at their ceramic technology as well. Now we have something new coming from Yihi.
It’s shaping up to be an interesting year when it comes to heating our liquids…
ARE YOU SAYING WTF TO TCR?
Hey everyone! I’m digging through a breathtaking pile of emails following the return from our China trip and the email I’ve answered the most are those around questions about new firmwares that support TCR values for your mods.
So rather than continuing answering more emails with the same information, let me see if I can help here.
First, what does TCR stand for? It’s the Temperature Coefficient of Resistance. It’s basically a number that describes how the resistance of a material (in our case, the wire we use to build or the wire contained in coil heads) changes as it’s temperature changes.
Yeah, we’ve managed to make temperature control as complex as possible, I understand, so let’s ignore the tech and see what the number really does.
In a nutshell, the value allows you to tune your mod to be as accurate in temperature control as possible when using materials not inherently supported by your device.
You see your mod or device is tuned for specific alloys when it comes to temperature control. So on your screen you may see a setting for SS. That’s stainless steel right? Simple as that right? Well, if you’re using a stainless steel temperature control coil from the SAME manufacturer as your mod then yes, it’s probably that simple, but if you’re not… then no, not really.
This is what I mean when I say, “inherently supported by your device”. So on your screen you may see just SS, TI, and NI, but in reality, it’s tuned for (for example) :
- SS = SS 316
- TI = TI1
- NI = NI200
There are many different versions or alloys of metals. This trips temperature control up, but it can solved by the implementation of a TCR value.
The big offender here and a good metal to look at for example is stainless steel. There are many different alloys:
- 302
- 304
- 316
- 316L
- 317L
- 430
- Etc.
So when you see SS on your device, it’s typically “tuned” for the same SS alloy used by that manufacturer’s coil heads. So you put a Kanger SS TC coil head on your Kanger device set for SS and you’re good to go, no worries about the alloy or TCR value.
BUT… what if you’re using a material that the device is NOT tuned for? Let’s say the SS setting on your device is actually tuned for 316 SS, but you’re using a 304 SS in your rebuildable dripper or tank. Or what if you want to use another manufacturer’s tank on your device and they use 316L in their heads. Can you still get temperature control as accurately as possible even though your device doesn’t inherently support the material you’re using. YES… this is where the TCR value comes in.
The TCR value allows you to tune your device for the material you’re using even though that material may not be inherently supported under the material settings to get temperature control as accurate as possible.
So your device has settings for SS, TI, & NI. And you know the SS setting is tuned for 316 SS, but you want to use 316L SS. You would use the TCR setting NOT the SS setting, and enter the TCR value for 316L SS.
Another example is TI. Most devices are tuned for TI1, but you want to use TI2 or perhaps another TI on the market such as Sweet Spot’s. You would not use the TI setting, but rather the TCR setting and dial in the TCR value for the type of TI you are using.
How do you know what your device is tuned for? Watch reviews, ask your vendor, take a look at the manufacturers website.
Side note: Seeing just SS on your screen is unacceptable at this point IMHO. I’m pushing hard for the screen to display the actual alloy that the device is tuned for (how the SX-Mini ML Class does things) AND for that information to be clearly defined in the manual as well. So, for example, on your screen you should not just see SS, you should see SS316. Knowledge is power. 🙂
Where do you get the TCR values? You’re going to find a lot of information in forums from people who have fine tuned TCR values. You can also ask your TC wire vendor. At this point they SHOULD know what the TCR values should be for their wires.
Side note: Here too we should have the alloy listed on the tank and tank coil packaging. I even think a suggested TCR value should come with temperature control coils and wire and perhaps even a link back to a .csv file for the DNA-200 crowd.
However, one of the best places to start is the Steam Engine Wire Wizard page. This is an excellent source for not only TRC values, but also for .csv files used by the DNA-200 board.
Hope some of this helps. Feel free to send questions if you still have them!
THE KANGER TOPBOX MINI KIT
A PBusardo Review – The Kanger Topbox
In this video we take a look at the Kanger Topbox Platinum Edition, and potentially clear up some confusion.
At the end, I do something I don’t typically do, give you some initial impressions on the Altus. It’s more of a “heads up” for the Mouth-To-Lung crowd ready to dish out $100 for this device.
The Links:
Kanger
My Vapor Store
Origin Vape – Supplying vendor for the Altus
The Video:
The Photos:
A QUESTION TO DAVID FROM GUOVAPE REGARDING THE ALTUS
I was playing devil’s advocate a bit today and posed a question to David from Guo Vape regarding the Altus. He’s been very forthright in answering my questions, which I certainly appreciate, and has allowed me to share this with you.
I invite you to draw your own conclusions…
Hate to play devil’s advocate David, but how is it that you can claim it’s safer without MSDS sheets, inhalations studies, and side by side comparisons between this and how we vape today.
I ask, because people will ask me.
I know you continue to speak about “pharmaceutical companies for medical applications” but that’s not our application. For example, in the medical world there are titanium implants, but we don’t want to over heat titanium wire in our application and breath it in.
David’s Response…
Hi Phil,
I respect you more because you do that. I mention pharmaceutical companies because
they are using it in medical applications.
I believe that it really doesn’t take testing for people to understand why we say what
we say.All coils oxidize and degrade at a lower temperature than our material, which is
formed at over 2000C. At that temperature, all impurities are burnt off. The
tungsten is completely sealed off inside in a thin layer in the very middle, which
is protected by ~0.5 mm of high quality ceramic on each side. Anything below that
temperature will not even damage the surface, because tungsten has even a higher
melting point at 3422C. Tests were done with this technology in which 100C to 400C
transitions were achieved in 2 seconds and the part held for hundreds of thousands
of cycles. Now our CVU design is more robust than this part that I’m talking about.You can’t say that about coils. Steel melts at 1510C, nickel at 1455C, and titanium
at 1668C. This means they oxidize at much lower temperatures. People are smoking in
rust and have been doing it for years and are ok with it. Finally we have something
far superior. I don’t need tests to tell me these things, because I know the
stringent process in which the CVU is made and the common data available to all of
us about coils.Sometimes, I understand and explain things at a theoretical level (still based on
facts I know), so I seem to be making claims to people. Having said that, we care
about our customers and their concern is my concern. That’s why I chose to disclose
so much information, even if by doing so I am diminishing our business returns in
the future. That’s ok with us, because money is not everything. We are dealing with
people’s lives here.Best regards,
David Guo
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