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  2. Looking for anybody's advice and experience with SS in TC

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    Indeed, the Cubis Stainlees Steel "316" prebuilt coils work ok on an Eleaf Pico and Evic VTC Mini, in their own SS preset, but NO vapor when used at the known TCR of 0092. Same behavior on my DNA200. Using a TCR of 0102, gets close to their SS preset. Therefore we can deduce that the coils are NOT 316 SS, and the higher TCR matches more closely that of SS 304. This kind of false product information on things we breath should not be tolerated at all. I have written them, with no response. Another reason to build your own coils, but using prebuilts is convenient at times and should be a viable option!

  4. Sweet Spot Vapors Titanium Wire - question

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    Johan said:

    Oh yeah, I fully agree. All attys get the hot water/dish soap soak and toothbrush treatment before they get used. Domestic or foreign (especially those), authentic or clone . But this Ti wire was on another level, and I'm kinda low on elbow grease :)

    edit - looked at your post again and did a double take, $130 for an RTA? Squape R? Just got a couple Kayfun clones, 3.1 for $5.99 and Lite Plus V2 for $9.99. I'm thinking you need to touch base with DJaquith and go in on an order of that platinum wire ;)

    Actually was an RDA. An original "Stumpy RDA", modified by Catfish Attys, for bottom fed. I already own a clone version of the Stumpy for dripping. Buy originals when I can afford to, and clones to test ones I'm not sure of. My Chalice 3, is a $140 original, most I've ever paid for an Atty. Then you have your $15 Cubis tanks, that offset the occasional pricy purchase, called "cost averaging"!

  5. Sweet Spot Vapors Titanium Wire - question

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    Johan said:

    The stuff I got was really dirty. Iso alcohol on a paper towel came out black on the first pass. The surface was rough to the touch. Took some scrubbing to get it clean, and I would prefer to not put that kind of exertion into a piece of wire [nono]. That's what prompted my communication with the owner. 

    I can be lazy too, but if you don't attempt to do an alcohol wipe at least once on any new batch of wire, you wouldn't know. Even if my first sample seemed clean, I would still take the few minutes to clean every piece before I wrap my coil. Most titanium builds can last for months, with some manual or pulse cleanings and new wicks so you save a lot of time there. I just got a $130 RTA, it did not appear to have anything on it when I cleaned it. Later I wanted to install the included chuff tip, took a q-tip with 99% ISO, and was shocked at the crap that came off from inside. This was some kind of black coated gun metal used on this Stainlees steel Atty. It's just common sense these days to take the time to CLEAN EVERYTHING. IMHO

  6. Sweet Spot Vapors Titanium Wire - question

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    Johan said:

    Will be interested to see how you like it. I emailed with the owner of Unkamen and he said his product will be shiny bright and clean as of his next wholesale order, so perhaps you got the new stuff.

    On the Unkaman site they explain that the titanium is "acid washed", that's why the wire is dull, not shiny. Then these jewelry folks tumble their creations SHINY! Does not make a performance difference to us, but some were confused when it was not shiny like some other Ti wire. I don't know how the Temco Ti wire is going to look, they deliver slow for some reason.

  7. Sweet Spot Vapors Titanium Wire - question

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    Johan said:

    Have not personally had any issues with Ti. Temco looks like good stuff, and comparatively inexpensive. Have been using Ti from Lightning Vapes (bit pricey), and Unkamen (dirty). Their wires are a little springy, but certainly usable. I'll get some Temco wire, been making coaxial (clapton) wire with stainless steel core and Ti wrap, some 30-32g that is annealed would make that easier. 

    I didn't find the Unkaman too dirty at all, barely anything wiped off on a vaportowel after a 99% alcohol scrub, but wire can vary from batch to batch. It's sold for jewelry so I assume folks use an ultrasonic cleaner anyways, been meaning to buy one. Main problem is I had to slow pulse anneal it, as is springy. Then I found Rio Grande, another jewelry site that folks recommended, and their 24 gauge was much softer, problem there is they did not sell it in 26,28 gauge. Now that Temco, a trusted vendor is selling annealed titanium in all the gauges I use, it will be a one stop shop. Should get my first batch from them this week, used them before for all my old Kanthal needs.

  8. Sweet Spot Vapors Titanium Wire - question

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    blueridgedog said:

    [QUOTE=Johan][QUOTE=blueridgedog]I like the SSV wire.  Yes it is an alloy, but with the right profile, it is a great vape, easy to work with and durable.  If I could find annealed Ti that I could bend and have it stay that way, I might switch, but having used pure Ti and having four Ti ignitions (the Ti burns) in my atomizers, I have been reluctant to go back to it.



    Could you describe the circumstances of these ignitions? That is a scenario that I would like to avoid replicating. Thanks[/QUOTE]

    Taking non-annealed ti and annealing it manually so it is not springy.  The end result may be uneven, and a hot spot may form when vaping...pop.[/QUOTE] That's your experience, NOT a fact. Been annealing wire and vaping on it with none of the issues you state, for a long time, as well as many, many others. And to Johan, now with Temco.com offering all grades of Titanium that is already annealed (soft), you should have no concerns.

  9. Early Firmware and EScribe Suite Discussion Thread

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    darth vaper said:

    Hi guys. Well got my efusion dna 200 a couple of weeks ago from evolution vaper. And it's absolutely brilliant. It came with all the wires updated on to it aswel. Very impressed. Just wondering when this latest update will be an auto update on escribe. As I don't want to down load the early version because knowing me I will get a bug and get stressed lol. Thanks

    There is no hard schedule release. If you don't want to run the latest beta version, the one before it was solid. To get the latest features you obviously need to run the latest, and so far it's working fine. Just remember you can always roll it back if you encounter a problem. Not much to lose.

  13. Sweet Spot Vapors Titanium Wire - question

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    Doing ones homework should be mandatory or at least logical. The SSV wire has been discussed and beaten to death, do a search on the ECF site. It's NOT grade #1 titanium, hence its own special TCR profiles. You pay more and get less, but folks simply ignore the facts. However, the news that Tempco is finally carrying G1 Titanium is great news, even better that's it's ANNEALED (soft)! The Rio Grande titanium (soft) has only been available in 24 gauge, which works great, but now there are more choices in gauge with Tempco. Breath whatever you like, if I'm doing Titanium, then I want GRADE #1, nothing less, especially a hyped grade 2, with whatever else is included. Finding the proper TCR for G1 titanium on SteamEngine is quick and easy.

  15. When in Device Monitor, No temp is showing.

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    dc601 said:

    Temp set to 350F and only reaching 250F.  Noticed your wattage set at 20 watts... Try turning up the wattage and see how it responds on the graph.

    Exactly, folks keep thinking the "temp protect" message is a warning, better to think of it as CONFIRMATION that you achieved the temperature you set your device to! If you like a cooler vape, lower your temp, but set your wattage to at least obtain it. I can't speak toward the possible connection issues, as I would correct one issue at a time.

  17. Which is more accurate a TCR number or CSV file?

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    Agreed, a CSV file should be more accurate, but that's the contention here, that in this reviewers findings, they are not. I do know the difference between both types. I've watched a few of his review videos, he seems quite knowledgeable, and handy with his mod breakdowns. On his website,, he lists his temperture results (I'll paste them below for easy access), and while I do not know what temp sensor he uses, or its accuracy, if one assumes he does each test exactly the same, with the only difference being a CSV or TCR input, that's what makes the theory interesting. Sure, the atomizers and builds would have to be stable etc. But this guy is no dummy in my opinion. Without a sensor, I can't duplicate his tests, one could only try making two presets in Escribe, and then try and feel if one can detect a temperature difference in the vape, switching between the two. I mostly use Titanium wire, he claims a 26 degree higher temperature in the CSV file over the TCR, that's quite a bit higher, should be noticeable by feel, if true. When I get some free time I'll attempt it myself, on my Vaporshark DNA200. But I don't think this guy is just making things up, would serve no purpose, he seems pretty serious about his reviews, which why not quite as detailed as PBusardo's, they are certainly more technical then most other reviewers. ------------------------------------------------------------- PASTED FROM REVIWERS WEB PAGE: Here are my findings on the DNA200: Regarding the temperature, in my opinion if you setup your Temperature Control profiles with the TCR of each type of wire, you will have an more accurate temperature and more stable vape as you can see on my testing below: DNA 200 TC Tests: (TCR is using each wire TCR added on the "Special" Button under each profile on Escribe Software) (CSV is using the CSV files downloaded from Steam Engine) All tests where conducted with the temperature of 400ºF NI200: TCR: 397ºF CSV: 389ºF Titanium: TCR: 403ºF CSV: 429ºF 304SS: TCR: 401ºF CSV: 395ºF 316LSS: TCR: 404ºF (0.00100 instead of 0.00092 DNA200 doesn’t allow that TCR) CSV: 387ºF

  18. Which is more accurate a TCR number or CSV file?

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    jazzvaper said:

    @mactavish I did watched the entire video. And had watched his video on the Hotcig, which after mine died I returned for a COMPLETE refund.

    I was asking "watcher64". Assuming he tests exactly the same with his temperature probe, he does publish different temperature results with TCR Versus CSV inputs. Guess I'm going to have to write and bother the SteamEngine author again, maybe it's the holidays, but surprised no official response from Evolv, they really need to either hire more help, or get some product experienced moderators here to help out. This entire forum is getting like the Apple site, just end users helping each other if they can, and little input from the source!

  19. Early Firmware and EScribe Suite Discussion Thread

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    RoofMonkey911 said:

    [QUOTE=bernmed2005]how are we notified of a new update?

    When a new update is made public, it will show up when you start EScribe. Should show up on the bottom left corner in a new box.[/QUOTE] Waiting for approved, tested firmware updates in the Escribe software is the "approved" method, but if you want to try the latest BETA versions then you will have to follow the first post in this thread, and download and install manually. The last beta has been out for a LONG time, and works well, giving many more advanced settings, not sure why it has not been made available via Escribe. While I like the DNA200, and supporting a USA company, I get the feeling their overall company budget does not allow them to hire as many software developers as let's say a Chinese company like Joytech that has pumped out firmware updates, every few weeks, now adding manual TCR input on a $40 mod, vaping right now on both my Vaporshark DNA200, and EVic VTC Mini, very comparable, other then the huge price difference. It seems so far since I've owned my first Evolv product, that they are short, personal wise, the programmers to keep up, and I hope they get it together! My example is the overwhelming demand for the simple swapping of being able to set temperature on the main screen instead of the fairly useless wattage mode for TC vaping. This has been requested for a long time, both on this site, and made a bit of a joke, by almost every online reviewer. Joyetech updated its mods firmware in a few short weeks, with some complicated programming, but we still can't easily change the temperature setting, on our advantced temperature controlled DNA200 devices. Evolv, please hire some more experienced programmers, or lose potential sales to these far less expensive Chinese boards that other then extra software options, still deliver a high quality vape!

  21. Vaporshark DNA 200 Case Thermals and Battery Setting

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    kraze6548 said:

    they used 10.22 because they claim thats what they got after running anylyser. i think that value is the best case scenario . i also found that the .007 mod resistance they have is a little high. when i tested my pack i got 9.8 wh and the mod resistance came out as .005 so im now using those values. i also found that i needed to raise the cutoff to 3.2 or 3,3 because the cells become unbalnced with the stock 3.09 cutoff. since i made these changes my pack has been alot closer in voltage when im promted with weak battery .

    Yeah, I got 005, as well, have not done the full battery test yet. How can you tell your cells are NOT balanced with the 3.09 cutoff, that's the stock setting I'm still using? EDIT: Just looked, Actually, the VS setting that it came set to is 3.05

  25. Vaporshark DNA 200 Case Thermals and Battery Setting

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    dusk1911 said:

    Thanks ,, the battery WH is kinda strange 

    Anyone ever hear from VaporShark on why they use 10.22 for watt hours, when most use 9.99? Maybe that's what they got when testing a brand new battery, which is supposedly a "FullyMax FB900HP-3S, 11.1V Lipo pack", same ones sold on Evolv site. I have not tried to pry mine out of the case yet. Not a huge difference, but can effect battery readout. I usually only see a 98% when my battery is finished charging, only once did it ever show 100%. Way back in August, someone posted on ECF, that VS responded to their question on buying a replacement battery from them, and they said "coming soon". I just looked at their website and see no such battery for sale, only a send in program to replace a DNA40 battery, odd?
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