mattyboy71

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So being a retired computer geek I have to pose this question. I have the app running on a iPhone and I'm wondering how much if any of the battery problems have to do with the app in constant communication with the app. The reason I'm asking this is because last night I put a newly charged battery in my unit that was charged by a charger, did one 10 minute session.This morning it was almost dead. Put a fresh battery in it this morning. Also later on this morning was messing around with my phone and happened to notice that the Davinci app was one of the top 3 last used apps on my phone. Now I know that wasn't true because I hadn't used the app sense last weekend. So I'm thinking that if it happens again there is a option to forget the device within the app, or just delete the app just as a test to see what happens.

I researched the app and the reviews were generally not that good so I never installed it. But, what you just said sounds like a possibility for your issue. To test delete the app , have a fresh battery in IQ and do a 10 min sesh. Test battery afterwards to get a percentage of power left. Add battery back to iq and check battery % in the morning.
 
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cobra505

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I researched the app and the reviews were generally not that good so I never installed it. But, what you just said sounds like a possibility for your issue. To test delete the app , have a fresh battery in IQ and do a 10 min sesh. Test battery afterwards to get a percentage of power left. Add battery back to iq and check battery % in the morning.
Thanks for the advice, I know how to go about testing it, I was just posing the question as to what the community thought about the possibilities of this as being at least part of the problem.
 

Baron23

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Thanks for the advice, I know how to go about testing it, I was just posing the question as to what the community thought about the possibilities of this as being at least part of the problem.
Wow, clearly there is a fault that allows a constant trickle of current when not in use. No telling the origin of this fault, but DaVinci should be able to easily find it if they get the faulty units back in house for analysis.
 

jay87

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So being a retired computer geek I have to pose this question. I have the app running on a iPhone and I'm wondering how much if any of the battery problems have to do with the app in constant communication with the app. The reason I'm asking this is because last night I put a newly charged battery in my unit that was charged by a charger, did one 10 minute session.This morning it was almost dead. Put a fresh battery in it this morning. Also later on this morning was messing around with my phone and happened to notice that the Davinci app was one of the top 3 last used apps on my phone. Now I know that wasn't true because I hadn't used the app sense last weekend. So I'm thinking that if it happens again there is a option to forget the device within the app, or just delete the app just as a test to see what happens.

I really think it's a distinct possibility. For me that seems like the most likely cause of battery drainage.

I'm not an expert on bluetooth which I assume is being used here, but either the device has to broadcast that it's available for connection or the device has to receive a broadcast saying that it is being connected to right?

Either way the device requires power to listen or broadcast. I know that this kind of thing is very low level and is supposed to be low power but when you throw in mobile application programming we're talking about a different level of power consumption and data that needs to be transferred between the app and the device.

I'll also throw this out there that people have seen a very similar overnight battery drainage behavior from the Firefly 2 which also uses bluetooth to connect to a mobile application.

Not sure if the app connection is the power drain issue here but it seems likely and definitely worth a look. :2c:
 

cobra505

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Update on my battery issue. The vape shop confirmed my issue of the IQ draining the battery. I had another issue where the device would not charge via the micro usb. I have since gotten a new IQ from the shop and the issues are gone.
I watched that video from that guy on youtube, that IQ had some messed up issues. He's lucky he got to record that one, there's no way he would have been able to explain that one, LOL.
 
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A friendly warning to anyone that owns the spacers, make sure you set them down on the flat side. My large spacer rolled off the table and broke into 2 pieces, wasn't a high fall(table is 40" tall) but it landed on file floor. Debated on whether to keep using it but decided against it in the end, a few bucks isn't worth the worry of breathing in glass shards however remote the chances are. Pretty disappointed, seems like for $10 you get 2 little pieces of regular delicate glass that's not even shatterproof and that's with another $10 shipping.
 

cobra505

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A friendly warning to anyone that owns the spacers, make sure you set them down on the flat side. My large spacer rolled off the table and broke into 2 pieces
I read a few pages back were someone talked about using small silicon wax dabs to hold them in till they cool down.
Also don't know why Davinci isn't chiming in but the Glass spacers and the NECTAR COLLECTOR® HONEYBIRD COMBO is in on there site.
I'm also going to start my own battery testing tonight.
Full battery charge using charger. 2 4 min sessions @ 410 degrees, usually brings the battery down about 2 about 2 light bars, I'll see were it sits in the morning.

Can anyone tell me if I have the regular 10mm adapter and I want to buy the Nectar Collector if I have to buy the female joint tip also?
 
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tomer

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wanted to order the glass spacers as they weren't available when i ordered my IQ about 2 months ago, and the website calculated 42$ for international shipping. I think that's kinda steep for such a small thing
 
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wanted to order the glass spacers as they weren't available when i ordered my IQ about 2 months ago, and the website calculated 42$ for international shipping. I think that's kinda steep for such a small thing
The Odin stainless steel spacers that they sell at puffitup are suppose to fit the IQ and they are half the price. I went with the glass bc it's from Davinci so I thought it would be better quality and better suited for the IQ. i certainly wasn't expecting that they would be so flimsy and fragile, my sticky brick jr has glass stems that u can drop from the height of your head and it'll survive. It cost $12 for a shatterproof glass stem that's 10x the size and weight from Sticky Brick Labs, DaVinci is charging $10 for 2 little glass cylinders. My spacers arrived chipped, DaVinci was good enough to replace it when I reached out. Unfortunately the replacements came chipped too, either the glass isn't cut well or they aren't sturdy enough to survive the delivery process undamaged.
 
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cobra505

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So 2 things. Did the battery testing last night totally not what I expected. Will look to some users to chime in for some next steps. So did 2 4 min sessions @ 410 last night left the battery 1 bar above 1/2 charge. Woke up this morning turned it on it was the same so I decided to do another 4 min 410 degree session. Got about 3 mins into it got the battery warning and sure enough was down to 1 bar. So last night I was able to do 2 - 4 min sessions @ 410 degrees and it moved the battery indicator 2 bars. And this morning only did 1 4 min session @ 410 degrees and it finished the battery.
 
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kiddvudu2

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So 2 things. Did the battery testing last night totally not what I expected. Will look to some users to chime in for some next steps. So did 2 4 min sessions @ 410 last night left the battery 1 bar above 1/2 charge. Woke up this morning turned it on it was the same so I decided to do another 4 min 410 degree session. Got about 3 mins into it got the battery warning and sure enough was down to 1 bar. So last night I was able to do 2 - 4 min sessions @ 410 degrees and it moved the battery indicator 2 bars. And this morning only did 1 4 min session @ 410 degrees and it finished the battery.


I can still usually get 10 minutes, or close to it, after the low battery warning goes off the 1st time. It usually warns more than once before totally shutting off.
 
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BigJr48

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So 2 things. Did the battery testing last night totally not what I expected. Will look to some users to chime in for some next steps. So did 2 4 min sessions @ 410 last night left the battery 1 bar above 1/2 charge. Woke up this morning turned it on it was the same so I decided to do another 4 min 410 degree session. Got about 3 mins into it got the battery warning and sure enough was down to 1 bar. So last night I was able to do 2 - 4 min sessions @ 410 degrees and it moved the battery indicator 2 bars. And this morning only did 1 4 min session @ 410 degrees and it finished the battery.
May I ask what batteries are you using? Have you tried using a higher amperage battery? The LG HG2 is a 3000 maH 20amp battery that has solved most battery issues with the IQ.
 

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So 2 things. Did the battery testing last night totally not what I expected. Will look to some users to chime in for some next steps. So did 2 4 min sessions @ 410 last night left the battery 1 bar above 1/2 charge. Woke up this morning turned it on it was the same so I decided to do another 4 min 410 degree session. Got about 3 mins into it got the battery warning and sure enough was down to 1 bar. So last night I was able to do 2 - 4 min sessions @ 410 degrees and it moved the battery indicator 2 bars. And this morning only did 1 4 min session @ 410 degrees and it finished the battery.
When u are using your IQ at 410 do u monitor the display at all? My original unit dropped 15-20 degrees after each inhalation if I set the temp above 400. The battery would die real fast bc the oven is constantly reheating. It got to a point where I couldn't enjoy my IQ at all bc I'd be so concerned about each inhalation.
 
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cobra505

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When u are using your IQ at 410 do u monitor the display at all? My original unit dropped 15-20 degrees after each inhalation if I set the temp above 400. The battery would die real fast bc the oven is constantly reheating. It got to a point where I couldn't enjoy my IQ at all bc I'd be so concerned about each inhalation.
I'm using Smartpaths. I have mild COPD so 410 is my max on temp. When I first got it all I used was the precision mode. But something is still wrong somewhere. Either what the device is reporting for actual battery usage, I just don't know. I'll check out what your stating never noticed it, like I said haven't done precision mode in a while.

May I ask what batteries are you using? Have you tried using a higher amperage battery? The LG HG2 is a 3000 maH 20amp battery that has solved most battery issues with the IQ.
So are you right on the amps here? 20? You are right on about the batteries about this. Looked up all my batteries, they are for the most part all different but 2.
3.7 volt @ 2,500 maH, then 3.6 volt @ 3450 maH got 2 of these, 4.2 volt @ 3200 maH got 2 of these also.

I can still usually get 10 minutes, or close to it, after the low battery warning goes off the 1st time. It usually warns more than once before totally shutting off.

Probably true usually when I get the warning tone I just take it as gospel and shut it down.
 

Donla94

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Hello All-

I was thinking the other day during a session, while using the IOS app, that when changing smart paths, the time lapse of the 10 mins is not equally dispersed between each path. For example, if you look at the chart in the app, each time you increase temperature, the time of use starts at 0 mins again.

Also, just had a huge upset while cleaning my device today. I was done swabbing around the loose pearl and while turning it to secure it on the post, the pearl detached and was hanging onto the base of where the post should be by a thread. I'll also have to mention the battery twitch problem that turns off the unit when you set it down.

Looks like the process of opening an RMA is clear. I am hoping that the @Davinci_vaporizer CS team will be superb after the recent post about increased staff and a new telephone provider.
 

cobra505

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I was thinking the other day during a session, while using the IOS app, that when changing smart paths, the time lapse of the 10 mins is not equally dispersed between each path. For example, if you look at the chart in the app, each time you increase temperature, the time of use starts at 0 mins again.
If I'm understanding this correctly wouldn't that make sense. If your changing to a different path then that's like a totally different "program" to the unit so to the device it's going to start from zero not from were you left of from the last path. As far as the unit shutting down when you set it down a lot of us including myself had luck by adjusting the tang at the bottom of the battery housing. Quick fix.

May I ask what batteries are you using? Have you tried using a higher amperage battery? The LG HG2 is a 3000 maH 20amp battery that has solved most battery issues with the IQ.

Thanks for the Advice everyone on the Batteries. Right after the posts got on Amazon started doing the research sure enough got a bunch of crap batteries, got a few good ones. Ain't trowing them out by any means but at least I know.
 
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Donla94

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If I'm understanding this correctly wouldn't that make sense. If your changing to a different path then that's like a totally different "program" to the unit so to the device it's going to start from zero not from were you left of from the last path. As far as the unit shutting down when you set it down a lot of us including myself had luck by adjusting the tang at the bottom of the battery housing. Quick fix.

Technically, yes the way it's programmed is most likely to account 10 mins each time a new path is selected. I guess my two-sense is that it would be cool to have more oversight on timing and how the customer uses different paths to help making unique smartpaths. It's just an idea and I am not sure if the tech is there in the unit to measure these progressions to different levels.
 

BigJr48

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Thanks for the Advice everyone on the Batteries. Right after the posts got on Amazon started doing the research sure enough got a bunch of crap batteries, got a few good ones. Ain't trowing them out by any means but at least I know.

IMRbatteries.com has a better selection.
 
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Thanks for the Advice everyone on the Batteries. Right after the posts got on Amazon started doing the research sure enough got a bunch of crap batteries, got a few good ones. Ain't trowing them out by any means but at least I know.

IMRbatteries.com is a better selection.

I've gotten 3 Sanyo NCR18650GA 3500mAh 10A Flat Top Battery from IMR and they work perfect.
 

Donla94

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It's what I use too, it's the IQ stock battery. Lots of folks has had issues with it though.

Yeah I was pretty surprised to hear about people having issues with them. They have worked as intended for my unit pretty well. Might give the LG something something battery a checkout down the road.
 
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You know it's like that with everything. You just get a bad batch of shit sometimes, can't be helped. So on a different note. Now that the spacers are in. The 2 biggest selling points of the IQ for me was bowl size and no damn pods. Whats the groups take on actually using a spacer at the very bottom of the chamber as more of a screen? I'm a nut for keeping my device clean. Every 2 uses it gets the full ISO, with Q-tips. You'd be amazed the crap at the bottom of the bowl even after 2 uses.

I've gotten 3 Sanyo NCR18650GA 3500mAh 10A Flat Top Battery from IMR and they work perfect.

I actually have 1 of these.
 
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I recently read your battery problems. Do you think this was propagating that drainage issue?
More than likely, Only way to figure it out is to get 2 batteries and verify they are the same and re-test. But at this point I'm willing to say that it's just crappy batteries. The others that were having major issues, their batteries were totally drained the next day, this is not the case here.
 
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