Lifespan of a MVP V2

[mart166]

I thought I’d post this for anyone thinking of buying a MVP, I’ve had mine since mid sept last year and very pleased with it. When new the life of the battery was 48 hours (moderate to heavy vapor 5ml day), its used 24/7. Now the life is down to just about 24 hours and as I have had plenty of experience with batteries I expect that now to drop off quicker, so this one has had a 5-6 month lifespan.

This is not a criticism of the unit, it’ll get replaced with another if nothing better comes out, but worth remembering that they have to be treated as disposable, although when it’s replaced it will still serve as a good pass-through, thus saving a bit more life in its replacement.

Hope this is of help to someone.


MP

[barrynorton]

This is a problem with building in batteries. Like in Apple's computing devices.

[DiscoDes]

I'd expect it to last for 18 months to 2 years as a primary vaping device.

[barrynorton]

You mean you'd want it to? My experience with laptops is that (Li-ion) battery performance is noticably poorer after 6 months and predictably dodgy after 12 months.

[Yorkshireman]

Is it possible to open one up,i know it's sealed but so are laptop batteries.

[keepitgoin]

mart166 Yep you are about right. I bought my MVP2 in October 2013, it has been my Primary, and only Device til about 4 weeks ago, when I decided to purchase another device, a VTR, as Back up. Yes, my MVP2 is a Genuine Innokin product, I am a Heavy Vaper, 10ml++ a day.
I noticed a drop off in performance of my MVP after about a month, and the performance has continued to decline. A Full charge only lasted a round 10 hours for the last week or so, and last night my MVP shorted/fizzed, and failed.
I knew the Battery life was not infinite, and expected a drop off in performance, to last for 10 hours of Vaping on a single Battery charge is fine, BUT I am surprised at how quickly any Batteries deteriorate. I purchased 4 Efest Batteries 2000mAh, from a Reputable Vendor, with my VTR. I have had my VTR for around 4 weeks, and have cycled my Efest Batteries carefully. I have charged them in pairs and have, to date, put them through 20 cycles of Charge/Discharge in my VTR. The drop off in performace of these is noticeable too, they are lasting between1 and 2 hours, when used exclusively.
I shall buy another MVP2,as I think they are great, but the Battery drop of is a concern. If they last 6 months, at a current price of £36+Delivery, it's still cheaper than Smoking, and DEFINATELY better for my health, but still quite pricey!

[mart166]

Jan 31, 2014 11:11:06 GMT keepitgoin said:

mart166 Yep you are about right. I bought my MVP2 in October 2013, it has been my Primary, and only Device til about 4 weeks ago, when I decided to purchase another device, a VTR, as Back up. Yes, my MVP2 is a Genuine Innokin product, I am a Heavy Vaper, 10ml++ a day.
I noticed a drop off in performance of my MVP after about a month, and the performance has continued to decline. A Full charge only lasted a round 10 hours for the last week or so, and last night my MVP shorted/fizzed, and failed.
I knew the Battery life was not infinite, and expected a drop off in performance, to last for 10 hours of Vaping on a single Battery charge is fine, BUT I am surprised at how quickly any Batteries deteriorate. I purchased 4 Efest Batteries 2000mAh, from a Reputable Vendor, with my VTR. I have had my VTR for around 4 weeks, and have cycled my Efest Batteries carefully. I have charged them in pairs and have, to date, put them through 20 cycles of Charge/Discharge in my VTR. The drop off in performace of these is noticeable too, they are lasting between1 and 2 hours, when used exclusively.
I shall buy another MVP2,as I think they are great, but the Battery drop of is a concern. If they last 6 months, at a current price of £36+Delivery, it's still cheaper than Smoking, and DEFINATELY better for my health, but still quite pricey!

Agree with all you have said, but just worked it out, if it lasts another month its cost me £0.23 a day, or half a ciggie lol, and its still a passthrough. But your info on yours dieing has made me paranoid, off on a trip for few days next week, so the trusty vamo backup going to get slung in, my last mod died 1 day before a holiday thats how I ended up with the MVP.



MP

[keepitgoin]

mart166 I think my MVP dying was coincedental, I had been having to "Lift" the firing pin occasionally and think something may have shorted! I will be taking it apart and Fixing/Killing it totally on Sunday

[Phoenixflame (Julie)]

Yorkshireman here's a link to a thread of one stripped down which piper did.
allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/16289/itaste-mvp-charging-problem-repair

[DiscoDes]

The battery in a MVP is a Li-Po not a Li-ion I believe?

[barrynorton]

Is it? That would be interesting in itself.

I wrecked by 510 connector altogether, so I have to pull it apart at some point (right now it's my mobile phone's back-up battery on long walks)

[DiscoDes]

Jan 31, 2014 12:51:58 GMT barrynorton said:

Is it? That would be interesting in itself.

I think so, but not 100% sure that's why I put the ? on my statement.

Have a look at it in the breakdown here : allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/16289/itaste-mvp-charging-problem-repair

[keepitgoin]

Hi barrynorton, my MVP has died so I'll be butchering it and trying (I hope) to repair it at the weekend. Might do pics (might cry though!)

[geordie_vaper]

Jan 31, 2014 11:11:06 GMT keepitgoin said:

mart166 Yep you are about right. I bought my MVP2 in October 2013, it has been my Primary, and only Device til about 4 weeks ago, when I decided to purchase another device, a VTR, as Back up. Yes, my MVP2 is a Genuine Innokin product, I am a Heavy Vaper, 10ml++ a day.
I noticed a drop off in performance of my MVP after about a month, and the performance has continued to decline. A Full charge only lasted a round 10 hours for the last week or so, and last night my MVP shorted/fizzed, and failed.
I knew the Battery life was not infinite, and expected a drop off in performance, to last for 10 hours of Vaping on a single Battery charge is fine, BUT I am surprised at how quickly any Batteries deteriorate. I purchased 4 Efest Batteries 2000mAh, from a Reputable Vendor, with my VTR. I have had my VTR for around 4 weeks, and have cycled my Efest Batteries carefully. I have charged them in pairs and have, to date, put them through 20 cycles of Charge/Discharge in my VTR. The drop off in performace of these is noticeable too, they are lasting between1 and 2 hours, when used exclusively.
I shall buy another MVP2,as I think they are great, but the Battery drop of is a concern. If they last 6 months, at a current price of £36+Delivery, it's still cheaper than Smoking, and DEFINATELY better for my health, but still quite pricey!

i had a vtr with the same batteries would go through 3 of them a day light vaping through day, heavy on a night time, ended up biting the bullet and got some panasonic batterys wich workd a treat

[DiscoDes]

barrynorton

Yes it IS a Li-Po here's the Spec from the Innokin website :-

Main Features:
Variable Voltage:
voltage can be adjusted from 3.3 – 5.0 volts in .1 volt increments.
VariableWattage:
Wattage can be adjusted from 6.0 – 11.0 W in .5 watts increments.
Ohmsmeter :
Reads resistance of your atomizer/cartomizer/clearomizer.
Puff Counter:
Short Circuit/Atomizer Protection:
Over-Discharge Protection:
Battery Level Indicator:
Large battery capacity:
iTaste MVP e-cigarette built-in 2600 mAh polymer Li-Ion rechargeable battery.
High compatibility 510 connector:
Thread fit iClear10,iClear16 ,iClear30 etc
ON/OFF battery switch:
10 seconds cutoff:
Passthrough:
Remembers last set voltage or wattage :
Remembers last set voltage or wattage when the battery is turned off and then back on.
Built-in 3 digit display :
Digital display shows Ohms meter, Voltage /Wattage setting, number of puffs taken since last time the
battery was turned off.