Author: pbusardo
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 3/8/15 – THE DOVPO MINI 50W
Cute little 50W box mod capable of firing down to .2 ohms. No spring loaded pin on this one, but it is adjustable. Easy to get to battery with a magnetic battery door. Could use one of those cloth strips under the battery to make removal a little easier.
Advertised Specification:
- Size: 83mm X39mm X24mm
- Material : Aluminum
- Operating Wattage: 7W-50W
- Resistance Range: 0.2ohm- 4.9ohm
- Maximum Output Current:17 Amperages
- Battery Working Voltage: 3.2V-4.2V
- Variable Wattage:Wattage can be adjusted from 7.0W to 50W in 0.1 watts increments
- ON/ OFF Battery Switch
- OLED Display
- Short Circuit Protection
- Low Voltage Protection
- Overheat Protection
- Battery Reversal Protection
- Overtime Vaping Warning
- Overcurrent Protection
- Power-off memory function
- Using 18650 External battery
- Charger Required: DC5V, 800mA
- Charging Time: 3-5 Hours
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 3/8/15 – THE DOVPO E-LVT MINI
This one appears to be build like a tank. It’s a rugged 35 watt “box” style mod that fires down to a .2 ohm load. Appears to be a fixed 510 pin and no USB charging on this one, it’s an eGo style charger.
It’s supposed to be water proof, shock proof, and pressure resistant. Unfortunately, with water proof comes no venting. (I’ve checked). Not sure if there’s some kind of pressure relief on it in the event a battery vents, so I’ll have to ask.
Specifications:
- Variable Voltage:Voltage can be adjusted from 1.0V to 9.5V in .1 volts increments
- Variable Wattage:Wattage can be adjusted from 2.0W to 35W in .1 watts increments
- Adjustable 510 connection
- Resistance Range:0.2-3.0ohm
- Operating Wattage:2.0W-35W
- Opearting Valtage:1.0V-9.5V
- OLED Display
- Short Circuit Protection
- Low Voltage Protection
- Overheat Protection
- Battery Reversal Protection
- Overtime Vaping Warning
- Battery Safety Protection
- Overcurrent Protection
- Power-off memory function
- Using 18650 External battery
- Resistive Load Detection
- Charger Required: DC5V,600mA
- Charging Time:3-5 Hours
- Maximum Output Current:14A
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 3/8/15 – THE ARCTIC TANK
The Arctic is a YASOT (Yet Another Sub Ohm Tank) 🙂
This one looks pretty slick and does come apart for proper cleaning. The BTDC (Bottom Turbine Dual Coil) means the heads are dual coils wired vertically with quad air intakes in the base.
Features:
* 100% USA Made Kanthal Wire
* 100% organic cotton (Do I dare advertise that before I break it open? LOL)
* BTDC (Bottom Turbine Dual Coil)
* 30 To 100 Watts
* 3ml Capacity
* Wide Bore Stainless Steel Drip tip
* Adjustable Quad Airtake Intake System
* 304 stainless steel + Pyrex glass
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 3/8/15 – THE HOLMEZ
They are calling this the Holmez, “The Smoking Pipe of the 21st Century”. First, let’s ditch the word “smoking”. Next, I’m not sure if I want to call it the Saxophone or the Elbow Joint. 🙂
- 7-15 Watts
- 18350, 850 mAh battery
- Automatic air sensing switch
- Tank capacity 3ml
- Included coil resistance 1.8 Ohms
THE EVOLV DNA-40
A PBusardo Review – The Evolv DNA-40
In this ridiculously long 2 part video we take a full look at the DNA-40. Part 1 takes a look at the board from a variable wattage perspective. We talk about it’s performance, some issues, some numbers, and some signals.
In Part 2 we talk about temperature limiting, some of it’s challenges, I attempt to answer, in a general way, the numerous emails I’ve received about the product, and we do some thumbs up and down.
The Links:
Evolv
NI200 Info Sheet PDF
The Email Response from Evolv Regarding NI200 Safety:
We agree Nickel Carbonyl is truly evil crap. Fortunately, there isn’t any here.
Point 1: We aren’t generating carbon monoxide. The whole point of temperature protection is to, well, protect from elevated temperatures. Heating doesn’t generate carbon monoxide. You have to be getting combustion or pyrolysis. And you have to be combusting in a fuel-rich (less oxygen that stoichiometric) environment. Like a cigarette. We never get anywhere near combustion temperature, and even if we did (say, one turned the temperature limit up to 2000 degrees) the environment in an atomizer is oxygen rich, not fuel rich. So you would get carbon dioxide, not monoxide. To get pyrolytic decomposition of the fluid into carbon monoxide and hydrogen, we would want a coil temperature of about 1500F and you’d need to have it sealed off from air completely.
Point 2: If this was a problem, we would have already seen it. The Mond process you describe (nickel ore to nickel carbonyl to nickel metal) is how one refines nickel from ore. The commercial coils are already 80% nickel and run at higher temperatures when they dry out. If we were getting nickel carbonyl production, that would refine the nickel out and we would end up with a porous wire with only 20% chromium left. That’s not what happens.
Point 3: Given that all the real research, vapor analysis and long term studies that have been done to this point have been done with commercial cigalikes, all of which use Nichrome coils (80% nickel and not at all protected from overheating) if there was a substance as toxic as nickel carbonyl in the vapor, the anti-ecig forces would be screaming that from every rooftop. Nobody has found any, even in devices that aren’t temperature controlled. One study did find some metallic nickel and metallic chromium from pitting in the vapor steam, so they were obviously looking for metallic compounds.
I’m attaching the Goniewicz research paper which is one often cited by those on both sides of the e-cigarette safety debate. The study looked at products using nichrome heating coils. And yes, they measured nickel. The study also looked for carbon monoxide in the vapor stream and found none. Zero. The following excerpt is from the study:
“The amounts of toxic metals and aldehydes in e-cigarettes are trace amounts and are comparable with amounts contained in an examined therapeutic product.”
Dr. Michael Siegel said of the Goniewicz paper:
“The most important finding in this study (that the authors failed to acknowledge) was that all of the trace levels of metals they found in e-cigarette aerosol were within permissible exposure limits for FDA approved inhalable drugs and devices (e.g. nicotine inhaler, asthma inhalers) per Pharmacopeial Convention.”
Basically it boils down to anything a Nickel 200 coil would do, a nichrome coil would already be doing (and worse due to higher temperatures) and nichrome coils are the only ones that have been studied in any meaningful detail by the real scientists, labs and MDs.
What Kanthal is or is not doing, we cannot say as we haven’t really studied it.
What is a problem with the commercially available nickel 200 wire is they use a particularly nasty tasting oil in the drawing process. So if you roll a new coil without degreasing the wire first, you initially get a nasty taste from that oil. A good washing with acetone or simple green, followed by rinsing in water, solves that problem. But that is something to point out if people are reporting weird chemical tastes when they first try it.
Thanks,
Brandon Ward
Evolv, Inc.
The Video – Part 1:
The Video – Part 2:
The Photos:
MORE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
As many of you know during our trip to China we had a rare opportunity to talk to manufacturers at a conference held by the newly formed SEVIA (Shenzhen Electronic Vaporizer Industry Association). What I’m most proud as a result of this trip was being able to get manufacturers involved in further research on the products currently used by vapers.
Dimitris played a paramount role in this with an outstanding presentation given to SEVIA.
We received commitments from various SEVIA members to help fund such research and today the Tennessee Smoke Free Association, a non for profit dedicated to tobacco harm reduction, announced a new study evaluating the consistency, repeatability and magnitude of nicotine delivery from the liquid to the aerosol using new-generation atomizers and devices compared to 1st generation electronic cigarettes.
More research is always needed. We need the information to make better decisions as vapers and we also need the information to combat those who want to regulate us out of existence. My sincerest appreciation to those who contributed…
ShenZhen Innokin Technology Co.,Ltd
ShenZhen Kanger Technology Co.,Ltd
Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd – (Aspire)
Boomer Tech
Shenzhen Hangsen Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Shenzhen SMOK Technology Co.,Ltd
Shenzhen Elego Technology Co. Ltd.
Shanghai heavengifts Technology Co.,Ltd
From Amy
Hey Phil!
Just wanted to let you know that your reviews are great! I was a 1-2 PAD smoker for
around 15 years. Bought a Blu e-cig in 2013 when I went out of town out of laziness
– I didn’t want to go outside in the cold to smoke in front of my hotel. I used
that off and on while still smoking until I got an eGo, but still smoked with that
for another month or two. I started watching some of your videos, and ended up
upgrading to an iStick 20w and Kanger GeniTank. I quit analogs 2 weeks later, right
after my college graduation! I even started using RDAs (even though I never build
below 1 Ohm). I’ve been considering a Mech Mod (I don’t care if kids are going to
laugh about a 1.2 Ohm build on it…I’m 35, what do I care? lol) to try since I
want to eventually ‘reward’ myself with a Reo when I finally find a job related to
the degree I finished in December. Your site has provided me with enough
information to feel more confident about a purchase. Thank you for everything you
do!
~A
From Jeremy
Hey Phil I am not sure if you will see this was hoping yo see you in Florida for vcct but I know you were in Indiana but I just wanted to give you a thanks for everything that you do for this community means a lot that there are people out there who truly care about this community and helping us fellow vapors !
HANA MODZ AWARDED $300,000 FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Does it set a new precedence? (could be)
Will this cool the replica market? (doubt it 🙂 )
Will it make vendors think twice about carrying replicas? (perhaps)
Could it make carrying, selling, and openly displaying replicas very expensive for vendors? (potentially)
Will it change anything at all? (TBD)
You be the judge!
Like with all things vaping, there are those who will cheer this judgement and those who will condemn it.
Here is an excerpt from the judgement…
CONCLUSION
For the reasons stated above, the Court:
(1) GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment.
(2) GRANTS Plaintiff’s request for a permanent injunction. Defendant and each
of its agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and those persons in active concert or
participation with any of them are HEREBY ENJOINED from:
(a) using the HANA MODZ mark, or any colorable imitation thereof or
confusingly similar term, in the electronic cigarette market, without
authorization from Plaintiff;
(b) using the Hana Modz logo, or any colorable imitation thereof or
confusingly similar logo, in the electronic cigarette market, without
authorization from Plaintiff;
(c) advertising, marketing, promoting, selling, distributing, or otherwise
commercially using the designation “clone,” “1:1 clone,” “copy,” or
similar phrase in connection with the use of the HANA MODZ mark,
Hana Modz logo, and Hana Modz copyrighted content.
(3) GRANTS Plaintiff’s request for statutory fees in the amount of $300,000.
(4) GRANTS Plaintiff’s request for $7,974 in costs and attorney’s fees.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Read the full judgement HERE (PDF file).
VAPING FOR A GOOD CAUSE…
Just found out about this today. I think it’s terrific and thought I’d share…
Ok guys we have a huge raffle about to go down. This one is for charity.
On behalf of Vape Mafia Inc., its members and vapers everywhere, we are going to help raise money for The Autism Society.
Marty Crumm came to us and asked if we can do this being he has a loved one affected by autism. So we agreed. Mafia has full control over the funds and its going to some thing that can change a child’s or persons life. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to The Autism Society. We are very honored to be able to do this.
All the prizes for the raffle can be found on the GoFundMe site HERE.
Here is how its going to work:
- A $5 donation gives you a single chance to win the e-liquids
- A $10 donation gives you a single chance to win the mods and two chances to win the e-liquids
Additional participation will gain you additional entries. So for example…
- A $100 donation gives you 20 chances to win the e-liquid and 10 chances to win the mods
if you want to donate mods or juice or anything please contact me (John Perry Burris) or “The Don” Robert Cervantes and we will put you on the list
This raffle will go for 2 weeks and will end on March 8th, 2015.
The GoFundMe page can be found HERE.
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