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As you may have heard, the NY Senate, Assembly, and Governor Cuomo can’t agree on how to tax vapor products in the state’s budget. But, vapor regulations are still in the bill.

Advocates on the ground in Albany are very close to getting “vapor” completely out of the budget bill, but your help is needed.

Please take two minutes TODAY and CALL GOVERNOR CUOMO!

518-474-8390

Your message is simple: “Remove all vapor language from the budget proposal.”

 

Thank you,

CASAA Legislative Team

Bottom Line: This Turnigy Graphene is a great performing, low internal resistance pack but it is overrated.

Vaping at its 117A (65C) rating, which I am presuming is a useless “pulse” rating and not a continuous current rating, would quickly bring the pack voltage down to about 10V and quickly heat the pack up past Turnigy’s max temperature rating unless vaping slowly. This cannot even be considered a 65C (117A) pulse-rated pack unless the pulses are short and far between and you don’t mind the huge voltage sag at 117A.

This is a great performing pack though, easily beating out packs with higher internal resistances which causes greater voltage sag and higher temperatures.

But, as is always the case, there are tradeoffs for this better performance. This Turnigy Graphene pack is thicker than many other poorer performing packs, 27mm versus about 21mm. It is also heavier, 188gms versus the 145-160gms of other packs. But if this pack’s larger size and greater weight isn’t a problem then it’s a great choice for higher current applications.

CAUTION: LiPo’s use the most volatile of the Li-Ion battery chemistries and can cause extreme injury if abused. Never use a LiPo unless the cells, wraps, wiring, and connector are in perfect condition. Never exceed the CDR of the LiPo unless you understand and accept the risks involved. You are responsible for your own safety, be careful!

My Ratings:
Capacity = 1800mAh
Continuous Discharge Rating (CDR) = 50A (28C)
Average Pack IR = 13.65mOhms
Average Cell IR = 3.1mOhms
Dimensions/Weight = 106 x 35 x 27mm / 188gms

IR = Internal Resistance
mOhms = milliohms
Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/turnigy-graphene-65c-1800mah-3s-lipo-pack-bench-test-results-only-a-28c-39c-pack-but-a-great-one.794599/

LiPo ratings table: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/lipo-pack-safety-grades-and-performance-table.7807/

All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/

A PBusardo Video & Interview – Mike (Zen) Morgan & Antonio Notarpasquale (Bellavita Mods)

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Phil Busardo and/or TasteYourJuice.com.   🙂

Part 1:
In part 1 we primarily discus the Bellavita… a beautiful mod made right here in Rochester, NY.  You also get to meet the creator… Antonio Notarpasquale.

Part 2:
In part 2, the topic gets a little more political and controversial… please read the disclaimer above. We discuss “Made In America”, Politics, FDA regulations, vaping today, and a very interesting and telling discussion about Provape.  Mike pretty much takes over at this point. 🙂

Part 3:
In part 3, things get even more controversial and there is some wording used here that I don’t agree with so again, please read the disclaimer above. We discuss the industry today and some of the behaviors within the community, teen nicotine use, Zen’s proudest (and not) moments and his foray into the medical marijuana market.

Some notes:

• If you’re just interested in the Bellavita, Part 1 is for you.
• There is some adult language contained and is not beeped out.
• Volume levels between the three of us are very different and I did my best to normalize the levels so it may jump around a bit.
• This is a long video series and may not be for everyone, but I thought some of the topics of conversation interesting and importing so I just let the camera roll and brought it all to you.

Thanks very much Mike and Antonio!

The Links:
Bellavita Website
Bellavita Facebook Group
House Of Hybrids
The ZFO (Zen Factory Outlet)

The Video – Part 1:

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WE NEED YOU TO ACT NOW!

As you may know, President Trump’s Administration has made rolling back burdensome federal regulations a cornerstone of its agenda. Limiting the small-business killing impact of the Deeming Regulation must be addressed now.

Working with the other industry groups, we have put together this joint business letter to HHS Secretary Tom Price. Please take a moment and ADD YOUR COMPANY to the list of businesses calling for a delay in all remaining deeming regulation deadlines, which is the first necessary step in the larger effort to reform the way the FDA regulates the vapor industry!

Thank you for all you do to defend our industry!

Tony Abboud
Executive Director
Vapor Technology Association

To see, sign, and send the letter click HERE.

Following the review of the VIVAPPOWER Colt Volt, I notified them about the issue with device when in resistance lock as seen in the review.

I heard back from them and they did acknowledge and confirm the issue:

Phil, Very appreciated your review report, I just watched it. your review report is very professional and give me much guideline.

We checked our software, and find out the old software version has a bug on resistance lock. The chipset actually don’t read the current resistance when the resistance has been locked. We upgrade the firmware, it has been solved.

I followed this up with a question about those who have already purchased the product and what they could do.

If those people want to return it, we can accept it. and we will send the updated software to our distributer, the end-user could send the products back to distribute to updated firmware for them. Our USB port can updated software directly.

So it sounds to me like this DOES have updatable firmware and I’m trying to get more information for you on where to get it and how to do it should you not want to return it. Stay tuned!

Here’s the latest from Dimitris & Smoke Free Radio.  It’s a very interesting discussion with Mark Block regarding the possibility of repealing and replacing the current FDA regulations on electronic cigarettes.

* Guest Mark Block founder and director of the Electronic Vaping Coalition of America joins us to discuss his Regulator Watch appearance. Phone lines will be open for questions or comments.
* New segment, “What’s in the news Bill”
* New York threatens to eliminate vaping while cigarettes are sold at every corner
* Are vape events on the rise again?

Listen to “#smokefreeradio “Repeal and Replace possible?”” on Spreaker.

Bottom Line: This Zippy is a ok performing pack but it is overrated.

Vaping at its 72A (40C) rating, which I am presuming is a useless “pulse” rating and not a continuous current rating, would quickly bring the pack voltage down to about 10V and quickly heat the pack up past the Zippy’s max temperature rating unless vaping slowly. This cannot even be considered a 40C (72A) pulse-rated pack unless the pulses are short and far between and you don’t mind the huge voltage sag at 72A.

CAUTION: LiPo’s use the most volatile of the Li-Ion battery chemistries and can cause extreme injury if abused. Never use a LiPo unless the cells, wraps, wiring, and connector are in perfect condition. Never exceed the CDR of the LiPo unless you understand and accept the risks involved. You are responsible for your own safety, be careful!

My Ratings:
Capacity = 1800mAh
Continuous Discharge Rating (CDR) = 30A (17C)
Average Pack IR = 18.6 mOhms
Average Cell IR = 4.8 mOhms
Dimensions/Weight = 107 x 36 x 21mm / 149gms

IR = Internal Resistance
mOhms = milliohms

Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/zippy-40c-1800mah-3s-lipo-pack-bench-test-results-only-a-17c-28c-pack-but-an-ok-one.794425/

LiPo ratings table: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/lipo-pack-safety-grades-and-performance-table.7807/

All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/

Bottom Line: This Venom is a decent performing pack but it is overrated.

Vaping at its 90A (50C) rating, which I am presuming is a useless “pulse” rating and not a continuous current rating, would quickly bring the pack voltage down to about 10V and quickly heat the pack up past Venom’s max temperature rating unless vaping quite slowly. This cannot even be considered a 50C (90A) pulse-rated pack unless the pulses are short and far between and you don’t mind the huge voltage sag at 90A.

CAUTION: LiPo’s use the most volatile of the Li-Ion battery chemistries and can cause extreme injury if abused. Never use a LiPo unless the cells, wraps, wiring, and connector are in perfect condition. Never exceed the CDR of the LiPo unless you understand and accept the risks involved. You are responsible for your own safety, be careful!

My Ratings:
Capacity = 1800mAh
Continuous Discharge Rating (CDR) = 30A (17C)
Average Pack IR = 16.8 mOhms
Average Cell IR = 4.2 mOhms

IR = Internal Resistance
mOhms = milliohms

Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/venom-fpv-drone-50c-1800mah-3s-lipo-pack-bench-test-results-only-a-17c-28c-pack-but-a-decent-one.794273/

All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/

Bottom Line: This Turnigy is an average performing pack but is overrated. At 36A (20C), Turnigy’s continuous current rating, it reached about 10°C over the pack assembler’s limit and was puffed by a decent amount (temporarily) indicating that the cells were being overstressed. This cannot be considered a 20C continuous-rated pack.

Vaping at its 72A (40C) “pulse” rating would quickly bring the pack voltage down to about 10V and quickly heat the pack up past Turnigy’s max temperature rating unless vaping quite slowly. This cannot be considered a 40C pulse-rated pack.

CAUTION: LiPo’s use the most volatile of the Li-Ion battery chemistries and can cause extreme injury if abused. Never use a LiPo unless the cells, wraps, wiring, and connector are in perfect condition. Never exceed the CDR of the LiPo unless you accept the risks involved. You are responsible for your own safety, be careful!
My Ratings:
– Capacity = 1800mAh
– Continuous Discharge Rating (CDR) = 20A (11C)
– Average Pack IR = 19.6 mOhms
– Average Cell IR = 5.1 mOhms

IR = Internal Resistance
mOhms = milliohms

Test results, discharge graph, photos: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/threads/turnigy-20c-40c-1800mah-3s-lipo-pack-bench-test-results-only-an-11c-22c-pack.794103/

All my test results to date: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/