Well I got my TV after a bit of frustration with the mail but everything settled now. First impressions were that this thing looks awesome and feels great in the hand. After draining all my batteries and barely getting any vapor I was quite disappointed. The first bowl I loaded up got me two decent hits, then nothing else really. Put in the second set of batteries and got a few more measly hits. Loaded up a second bowl with the third set of batteries and same thing, I seem to only get about 6 hits off a set of batteries and the first two being the only good ones. I was also stirring/shaking after every hit.
Next frustration that occurred to me in the charging time. Always make sure to have your batteries charge after a use if you can. Its a pain to have to keep them in line and charge them all up when you want to use the device, lol. I want to test this thing from the ground up and right now the only thing thats holding me back is these batteries. I may grab another charger and set of batteries just to keep in the car/be able to charge two sets at a time.
Finally after I got the batteries charged up some more and could test this again I found that loading it half way works best. Also a really fine grind works great, and gets you much more vapor throughout. I do get some material coming through when I inhale faster/harder which sucks and I would like to see in a future version a better screen. I have started to dial in my technique though and I feel that a 5 second warmup time is needed before each hit and I start off my inhale slow and gradually speed up. Still not sure which works better (faster draw vs slower draw) but as the batteries die I tend to start to take a slower hit or pause for a short second while hitting. I need to continue to work on this, but as of right now its not working as good as I would like it to. It works better than my MFLB as in quickness, but I find the MFLB to be much more efficient with a battery. This thing just sucks the life out fast. I do not get anywhere near the 10 hits people are saying.
A nice little thing people may also be interested in are these battery cases. I am pretty sure they will fit the batteries and I have some ordered and on the way. They have some other ones available where you can pick the color, but they are a little more expensive. I figured get the random colored ones cheaper and then you can easily distinguish between which batteries are used and which are fresh. I am not a fan of the battery case that is supplied mainly for the fact that I cant easily fit it in my pocket with the vape, its more bulky then the vape itself. Therefore I ordered these cases and I assume others will be interested in them too.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire-2-18650-4-cr123a-battery-protective-case-2-pack-18074
Started to browse the internet to see if I could find batteries cheaper and in bulk, or even a charger that could charge 4 batteries at once, not much luck yet, seems like they tend to be about 10 bucks a set of 2 batteries. Anyone link me to something good or is my best bet to go directly through TV?
I am most excited for the Revolution, I think that will make me Love this device, as of right now its a nice vape, but it just hasnt been perfected yet. I know I have not mastered the device yet, and I am sure I will enjoy it much much more once I do. I have both my Omicron and TV in my pocket on the go now but hope that will change once the Revolution comes out. For the most part though, I do think I enjoy it better than my MFLB or I-Olite. I just wish my ABV was darker as I do not think I am getting everything out of it yet.
(With a long cable!!!!)
