I bought one cart to test and have absolutely fallen in love (4 grams of iso hash later).
Should I just buy more batteries for my T1, and continue using 4 ohm carts? Would an Omicron last longer / charge easier? Is the Persei my better option? SORRY AGAIN!!!
First off, there are lots of options. For openers a couple of minor corrections, it's 510 thread (not 501) and the T1 runs at six volts (two times 3.0), Persei runs at 7.4 (two times 3.7) or a single 3.7. The 3.0 and 3.7 are two entirely different chemistries, although aside from the 25% or so difference in in voltage, they both perform the same.
One option is to stick with what you know and like. A set of batteries should give you a lot of hits. About 20 minutes of total heating time. You could also get the same sort of performance (9 Watts, give or take) with a 1.5 Ohm cart on a 3.7 Volt system. This brings up two routes, the easier, lower cost one is to by a couple of the 17650 batteries:
http://www.lighthound.com/AW-17670-Protected-Rechargeable-Lithium-Battery_p_101.html
TV sells them too, of course. You'll need a charger for them, of course, but there are a lot of compact low cost chargers made for 18650 batteries (a very common type) that will charge them just fine.
Persei uses that same 18650 for 3.7 Volt operation, either system will give you about twice the run time using 1.5 Ohm carts (still getting 9 Watts or so). Also as an option with Persei is two 18350 batteries (7.4 Volt total) and a shift to 5 Ohm carts (11 Watts), the most expensive of the lot as you basically use nothing you now have.
Your call. IMO they run (a) buy more RCR123As, (b) buy 17670s, charger and carts or (c) buy Persei kit with carts. You should get say 75 or 80 twenty second hits from (a) and maybe 150 or so from (b) or (c).
Thanks OF. You're always quick to help out and break things down. One last question. If I did choose to try and use all 7.4v with the HVD, is the 5ohm the only cart strong enough to hang? I'm looking at the chart on
http://www.planetvape.ca/vaporizer-extract-cartridge-combi-pak-5-pack.html and the 5ohm cart seems to be the only one recommended for use with 7.4v. Since the voltage is being changed, how would the outcome be effected? Thanks for being patient with me because math and science were never my strong points.
You're welcome, glad to help when I can.
I'm sorry, I don't follow. "Since the voltage is being changed" makes no sense since 7.4 never was an Omicron voltage??? I haven't ever run 7.4 Volts for any length of time, but for sure 4 Ohms (which I tried) doesn't work without pulsing the switch. I'm not even really sure five is enough to let you key it on and go like you do with 3.7 Volt stuff. OTOH, there are guys out there running 2.4 Ohm carts at 7.4.....pulsing all the way no doubt.
Not to worry, us nerds need something to do you know?
To add on to Zing,
If you're able to get PureGold capsules, those you can throw in a pill bottle of fish oil or vitamin E pretty safely and bring an empty cart to fill when you get there.
To put my two cents in, it's my understanding you're OK if staying in the same Med State (like SF to LA) since cops on both ends are cool. However, (isn't there always a however?) planes are
Federal territory. TSA is Feds, and they don't recognize MM. It's contraband to them should they choose to do so. And has been said, have done so in some few cases. In at least one I read about the fool brought it on himself.
Another option is to bring a 'throw away vape' (say VG or Ubie?), gets herb on the other end and abandon it for the return?
Like OF, I'm also noticing that the slightest bump will unlock the device.
This is really incontinent/worrying and bizarre at the same time because the springs in the endcaps are really strong. I think it might have something to do with the fact that it uses flat face contacts instead of a tapering coiled spring like in a flashlight...
It does 'fail safe' which in this case saves the day, IMO. I think I understand why this top behaves the way it does (keeps it from coming on on because of 'contact bounce'). The old style definitely stores longer, you can 'lock it' (five presses), take out the battery and put it back and still be locked off if you're quick enough, can't do that on the new one. The original will just 'slide past' battery bounce for this reason.
OF
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