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THE INNOKIN EZ.WATT & NEW “NOT A” CONTEST – Invite a smoker to watch this one!
A PBusardo Review – The Innokin EZ.WATT
In this video we take a look at the Innokin EZ.WATT. A great, satisfying, an easy to work with kit for a smoker, so I tried to gear the video to a beginner. I invite you to invite a smoker to watch it.
We also give one away at the end.
The Links:
The Video:
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The Photos:
NHS Health Scotland: E-cigs ‘definitely’ less harmful than smoking
Dear FDA,
Please take note of the word “definitely”.
“We would encourage people to consider them and we would encourage people providing smoking cessation serves to offer them as an option to people who are willing to pay for them,”
Dr Fraser said vaping was definitely safer than smoking tobacco
See the entire article HERE.
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: AWT Red 40A 3000mAh 18650…enough is enough, just don’t buy it.
This “40A” cell is the exact same one as AWT’s “35A” 3000mAh, a rewrapped Samsung 30Q. Enough is enough, just don’t buy this cell.
I am rating this AWT at 19A and 3000mAh.
The two cells that were tested were purchased for that purpose by me.
Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/bench-retest-results-awt-red-40a-3000mah-18650-enough-is-enough-just-don’t-buy-it.830103/
All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: AWT Red 35A 3000mAh 18650…ridiculously overrated, not IMR
This cell has “35A” on the wrap, a useless overrating. It’s not even close to its true rating and can’t be a “pulse” rating because we don’t know the pulse length, the time between pulses, or the criteria used to set the rating. This means we can’t use the rating to compare this battery to any other…it’s useless.
The wrap has “IMR 18650” on it but this cell does not use the battery chemistry often associated with the IMR model number prefix. It uses the chemistry associated with the INR prefix.
This AWT performs identically, and appears identical to, the Samsung 30Q. I am rating this AWT cell at 15A and 3000mAh.
The two cells that were tested were purchased for that purpose by me.
Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/bench-test-results-awt-red-35a-3000mah-18650-ridiculously-overrated-not-imr.829827/
All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/
SEE YOU IN PARIS!
Looking forward to attending the VapExpo the 24th & 25th of September in Paris!
Should be a very romantic time with Dimitris. Maybe this time we’ll kidnap Daniel DJLsb for a Facebook live. Mark Todd… you might be off the hook this time… MIGHT BE. 🙂
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THE CTHULHU MRDA
A PBusardo Review – The Cthulhu MRDA
This is kinda a cranky Phil video. We talk about some Sigelei product that came in, do a follow-up on the HCigar Towis T180, take a look at the Cthulhu MRDA a (not a) mouth to lung rebuildable dripping atomizer, and wrap it up with a new “Not A” Contest.
The Links:
Sigelei
The Sigelei Kaos Spectrum Review
HCigar
CThulhu Mods
Heaven Gifts Video Mentioned
VooPoo
OBS
eFest
The Post Review Follow-up:
- 9/19/17 – Around the 8:50 mark, I mention that the HCigar is the only dual 18650 in parallel and thought that Lost Vape may have one. Of course they do!! That was one of the devices that Brandon brought with him when he introduced the 75C. It’s the Lost Vape Therion 75C which also runs dual 18650s in parallel. The HCigar is much more compact though. Thanks Luke!
- 9/19/17 – Around the 24:30 mark, I mention MTLs building with 18 & 16 gauge wire. That’s a big LOL and Oops! Meant to say 28 and 26 gauge. Thanks JF!
The Video:
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The Photos:
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: AWT Red-Black 50A 2600mAh 18650…preposterously overrated, now lower grade
This cell has “50A” on the wrap, an insane overrating. Even if we consider the 50A rating to be a “pulse” rating, which is useless, it’s still overrated.
This was a retest. The previous testing was done in October, 2016 and this cell was found to be an overrated rewrap that was identical in performance and appearance to the Sony VTC5. It is still a VTC5 rewrap but the performance of the two AWT’s I tested was a bit worse this time. They appear to be lower grade cells.
I am rating this AWT cell at 20A and 2600mAh.
With all the other cells that are available to us, without this degree of overrating and without being lower grade cells, this one is a terrible choice and earns a Do Not Buy recommendation from me.
The two cells that were tested were purchased for that purpose by me.
Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/bench-retest-results-awt-red-black-50a-2600mah-18650-preposterously-overrated-now-lower-grade.829543/
All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/
CAN I SQUONK NOW? THE CTHULHU MRDA
Mouth To Lung (MTL) – we’re hearing a lot about it lately and we now have another offering.
One of the reasons I don’t drip or squonk a lot is because we have so few choices for MTL dripping and squonking.
I heard about this one and it just came in… The Cthulhu MRDA… a 22mm “MTL” dripping atomizer with side and top airflow adjustments that comes complete with a bottom feeding pin option.
I’m as curious about this design as some of you maybe and eager to build it to see if it delivers a proper mouth to lung vape.
Stay tuned. In the meantime, here are some photos for you…
THE HCIGAR TOWIS T180 & LAST “NOT A” CONTEST WINNERS
A PBusardo Review – The HCigar Towis T180 & “Not A” Contest Winners
In this video we take a full look at the HCigar Towis T180 and then announce the last two “Not A” Contest winners.
The Links:
HCigar
3FVape
Element Vape
Komge
GeekVape
MyVPro
FogWorx
The Video:
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The Photos:
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: iJoy 40A 3750mAh 21700…hugely overrated but better than NCR20700B
This cell has “40A” on the wrap which is far, far above its true rating of 24A. It’s capacity is also exaggerated and averages only 3650mAh for the three cells I tested.
I have spoken to iJoy though and they have agreed to rewrap the cell using more realistic ratings. I will retest when the new wrap is available.
There was a greater than typical variation in the capacities of the three cells I tested. It almost appears that there is no grading by capacity for the cells coming off the assembly line. It would take several days of testing to determine the true capacity rating of this cell but the 3650mAh rating I am giving it is close to its true rating.
This cell is outperformed by the 40A 3000mAh iJoy/Ampking/EBAT/Efest 20700 which hits harder and runs just as long at moderate to high power levels. I recommend using this cell at power levels of 50W or less to help prevent voltage sag from giving you early weak/low battery alerts in a regulated mod.
This iJoy cell does outperform the 15A 4000mAh Sanyo NCR20700B cell though.
While I am extremely disappointed with the degree of overrating of this cell by iJoy I am glad that they are willing to rewrap it with more realistic ratings.
This cell is not a rewrap of any other 21700 that I am aware of. I am rating this iJoy cell at 24A and 3650mAh.
The two cells that were tested were purchased for that purpose by me.
Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/bench-test-results-ijoy-40a-3750mah-21700-hugely-overrated-but-better-than-ncr20700b.827513/
All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/
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