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PROVAPE ANNOUNCES ONLINE SALES OF THE PROVARI P3
From ProVape:
The time has finally arrived. After more than a year in development, the ProVari P3 is finally unleashed; creating buzz and excitement across 60 countries, thousands of vape shops and in every vaping forum online. What a response! It’s been amazing!
Starting November 17th at 12 Noon PST, the ProVari P3 and P3 Starter Kits go on sale for all of our customers online.
Now you can join the revolution by purchasing the most technologically advanced personal vaporizer on the market directly from ProVape.com; and we’ll have it conveniently shipped to your doorstep.
Join us as we get ready to unleash the beast globally…the Clock Starts NOW!
Click HERE to find out more.
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 11/7/14 – THE GOD 180 BY SIMEIYUE
LET THE WATT WARS CONTINUE! THE GOD 180 IS HERE!
Ok, this this is MA MA MASSIVE. I mean, if you don’t have batteries in it, you can use it as luggage. See the size comparisons in the photos below.
I noticed a few instant thumbs down with it. 1) Size… obviously, 2) No on-board charger and a battery cover that requires screws. It should really implement magnets if you’re going to need to get in and out of there. 3) A horrendous delay between button push and the device firing. I’m seeing .360s on the scope. May not sound like a lot, but that’s gonna get tiresome after a while. 4) Comparing it to a DNA side by side on the same setting, it feels WAY overpowered. How over powered? At 20 watts it should be hitting a .6 at 3.3 volts. It’s hitting it at 5.8V. I guess when you’re STACKING 3 18650s you need some serious step-down capabilities and it doesn’t appear to have it.
Looking forward to getting the rest of the number for you on this one.
NEW IN THE QUEUE – 11/7/14 – THE ASPIRE ATLANTIS
Tha Aspire Atlantis just showed up (Thanks Mohammad!). I didn’t waste any time breaking the box open, filling it up, and doing some vaping.
The head on this is enormous compared to the original which you can see in the photos. It’s reading .6 ohms on the Solara and I’m running it full out at 30 watts. So far, I’m pretty impressed.
Look for a review on this one soon!
AN INTERESTING NEW TANK COMING FROM KANGER – THE SUB TANK
It is a clearo? Is it a RTA? Looks like a little of both! Looking forward to taking this one for a spin…
THE FOGGER V5 FIRST (SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH) ATTEMPT
So I spent (wasted) about 2 hours of my life last night with the new Fogger V5.
The posts in mine were bent and the holes were not parallel.
The spring loaded, push button captures suck giant monkey balls. 1) they don’t hold the wires tight enough, 2) the shafts on them spin freely so unless they’re perfectly aligned, you don’t see the hole when you push them down.
I made the switch to the to the screw captures and finally got a couple coils sitting nicely (well, at least sitting) in it.
I wicked it, held the cotton up, put on the first section of the chimney, trimmed it, then tried to push the cotton down from the top similar to a Kayfun build. There is VERY little room to work in there.
The fill method is weak. I think they tried to go tool-less, but failed. There’s an o-ring at the top you need to pry off to expose the fill holes. My nails didn’t cut it, so I needed to use a screwdriver anyway.
I filled it, but forgot to close the airflow first, so liquid just came pouring out.
The second time I filled it, I closed the air flow first, then filled, then opened it. It didn’t pour out that time, but the airflow controller was and is still a little bit juicy, and it’s slightly gurgley, even fully opened.
The vape I’m getting from it, although full of flavor is harsh. And It’s not currently making a lot of vapor.
I’m going to try another build with much smaller coils and less cotton. Currently running two 28 gauge coils off a 2.25mm bit, around 9 wraps, totaling out at 1 ohm.
I’m sure there are builders out there superior to me who can make this work well, but I’ll give it one more shot then out the window it goes.
Update:
So I tried another re-fill. Closed down the airflow, popped the top cap, pried out the o-ring, filled it, put the o-ring back in place, screwed the top back on, and opened the airflow. I now have a lovely river of e-liquids streaming down my Solara… and it’s as gurgly as a $5 street whore. Ok… carry on.
THE INNOKIN SVD 2.0 & CONTEST!
A PBusardo Review & Contest – The Innokin SVD 2.0
In this video we kick off the Christmas Stocking contest, do a show and tell on the Mega Stand from J-Wraps, take a full look at the Innokin SVD 2.0, announce the winner from the “video game contest”, reveal the mystery gaming system, and wrap it up with a new contest.
The Links:
House Of Hybrids (ZEN)
J-Wraps
Innokin
The Post Review Follow-up:
- 11/6/14 – Some folks were asking me about the wattage the device will supply using the 18350 tube and battery. I tested the device with a new, fully charged AW-IMR 18350. I was able to reproduce the output seen with the Sony VTC 5 18650.
The Video:
The Photos:
THIS SATURDAY AT VAPOR RISING!
I’ll be at the Vapor Rising Shoppe in Canandaigua, NY this Saturday from 5PM-8PM. Come on out and have a vape!!
INSIDE THE SOLARA
As promised, here’s an inside look of the Solara. It will be added to the original review post photos…
WINNER WINNER SOLARA DINNER!!
After 1532 guesses, someone finally got it right! The Solara contest is now closed. The winner (and video game system) will be announced in the next video!
Announcing the Launch of the E-Research Foundation
Lou Ritter, president of AEMSA, has announced the creation of the E-Research Foundation:
The E-Research Foundation (ERF) is a non-profit foundation designed to be a collective funding portal. As such, ERF will provide financial assistance to researchers seeking to advance independent peer-reviewed and published scientific research focused on electronic vapor products (electronic cigarettes) and their use. ERF is seeking 501(c)(3) status.
Global concerns over the safety of e-vapor products, including e-liquids, mandates a clear need to further advance scientific data to satisfy potential regulatory requirements. Continuing to identify and evaluate any health implications will remain important to ongoing consumer education as well. ERF’s mission is to foster independent research focused on understanding the potential health benefits, and potential consequences, related to these products. As a non-profit foundation seeking 501(c)(3) status, the ERF operates in accordance with all rules and regulations applicable to 501(c)(3) organizations and will not participate in inappropriate advocacy (e.g., lobbying) efforts.
Unlike other industries, which have the financial ability to fund their own research, most Electronic Vapor Products (EVPs) industry stakeholders are smaller entrepreneurial vendors and manufacturers. Smaller businesses do not have the ability to individually fund independent scientific research; thus, in the spirit of a professionally guided crowd-funding equivalent tool, ERF was formed to help raise the necessary funds.
The ERF Board of Directors assembled recognized leaders from all categories of the e-vapor products market place, including consumer advocates, to participate on the Grant Committee. The committee members include leading representatives from: e-vapor device manufacturing, e-liquid manufacturing, non-manufacturing vendors, leading advocacy association senior executives, knowledgeable consumers, the leading international vapor forum, and public policy.
Independent researchers, seeking funding for their e-vapor product studies, will be able to request grants from the ERF. The ERF Grant Committee will determine which research endeavors receive funding.All potential grant recipients, as a prerequisite to receiving ERF funds, must commit to submitting their research for peer-reviewed publication. This requirement ensures all ERF-funded research will receive transparent scrutiny by the professional medical and scientific communities. In its capacity as a funding portal, ERF will not be involved in the design of study protocols or the performance of the research itself. From time to time, ERF may initiate Requests for Proposals on specific research topics of interest.
The ERF website provides an extensive list of existing peer-reviewed and published studies as well as a wide variety of video presentations by globally recognized experts speaking at leading industry conferences.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed “Deeming Regulation,” which seeks to regulate nicotine-containing e-vapor products as tobacco products, is already being considered by the Agency and could be finalized in the next 1-2 years. Research to understand the public health impact of these products, to help industry stakeholders prepare premarket authorization applications, and to provide consumers with information to make informed decisions is needed immediately.
The ERF is in the process for filing for recognition as an Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The E-Research Foundation encourages all donors to consult their tax advisors regarding the making of donations to the foundation pending recognition of its IRC Section 501(c)(3) status. International (non-U.S.) donors should likewise consult their tax advisors about making donations to an organization located in the United States.
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