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[Saturnalia]

It's here!

I wasn't expecting anything until late morning, when our Saturday post normally arrives. So I'd set the alarm for 9 and was sent running dressing-gowned and bleary-eyed to the door at 8:10. Thankfully our loud doorbell didn't wake the rest of the house up - I wouldn't have been too popular for that! I had a good natter with the postie as he hasn't seen me in ages, before I started this job in December I was often home in the mornings and I became the street's parcel-signer. Poor neighbours, me resigning as Post Mistress right before Christmas!

(I was thinking of sticking a note on the door asking the postie to knock my window instead of using the bell, but I thought "no, I'll have been up hours by then!" and it was so windy and rainy last night there probably wouldn't have been a legible note left by now.)

So the MVP is on charge, it came charged up to green and the light is out now so it looks as if it is fully done. Arrived very nicely packaged in a solid plastic storage box, with the charger and an iClear30 and plinth. That's a big tank! I thought my Mini Protank might look a bit small and silly on the MVP, but the device isn't as big as it looks in the pictures, it's about the size of a packet of 10 superkings, so pocket shape and size. It's satisfyingly solidly heavy though. And the button needs firm presses. Bit of a difference from what I am used to vaping on, but feels like it will be good to use.

Off to have a look for any user guides - I've sussed out the volts/watts settings, but the little instruction leaflet doesn't say how the ohmsmeter works. I know I'll need that for getting the vape spot-on.

Quick question - I ordered Dekang Spearmint juice but I see the iClear is a plastic tank. Do you think that juice will crack the tank? I've tried googling around and it doesn't seem to be on any lists of known tank-destroyers, seems to be more the menthols than mints that do that. The only other one I have at home is Joose Juice Gingerbread and that is a very spicy one so I don't fancy risking that one in plastic. Though if anyone has tried either, please let me know.

[Roscopecotrain]

Mar 1, 2014 9:57:26 GMT Saturnalia said:

It's here!

I wasn't expecting anything until late morning, when our Saturday post normally arrives. So I'd set the alarm for 9 and was sent running dressing-gowned and bleary-eyed to the door at 8:10. Thankfully our loud doorbell didn't wake the rest of the house up - I wouldn't have been too popular for that! I had a good natter with the postie as he hasn't seen me in ages, before I started this job in December I was often home in the mornings and I became the street's parcel-signer. Poor neighbours, me resigning as Post Mistress right before Christmas!

(I was thinking of sticking a note on the door asking the postie to knock my window instead of using the bell, but I thought "no, I'll have been up hours by then!" and it was so windy and rainy last night there probably wouldn't have been a legible note left by now.)

So the MVP is on charge, it came charged up to green and the light is out now so it looks as if it is fully done. Arrived very nicely packaged in a solid plastic storage box, with the charger and an iClear30 and plinth. That's a big tank! I thought my Mini Protank might look a bit small and silly on the MVP, but the device isn't as big as it looks in the pictures, it's about the size of a packet of 10 superkings, so pocket shape and size. It's satisfyingly solidly heavy though. And the button needs firm presses. Bit of a difference from what I am used to vaping on, but feels like it will be good to use.

Off to have a look for any user guides - I've sussed out the volts/watts settings, but the little instruction leaflet doesn't say how the ohmsmeter works. I know I'll need that for getting the vape spot-on.

Quick question - I ordered Dekang Spearmint juice but I see the iClear is a plastic tank. Do you think that juice will crack the tank? I've tried googling around and it doesn't seem to be on any lists of known tank-destroyers, seems to be more the menthols than mints that do that. The only other one I have at home is Joose Juice Gingerbread and that is a very spicy one so I don't fancy risking that one in plastic. Though if anyone has tried either, please let me know.

The spearmint should be fine. I use menthol and mint in my plastic tanks all the time.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

[dinamic22]

Ooh nice morning wake up for you Saturnalia, that fire button eases off with use i'm sure i have read on here that the iclear 30 withstands most juices but best to err on the cautious side, i gave mine away as i'm not keen on the big clearos & as i only vape approx 1.5ml each day i don't need it, i use the Davide mini on my MVP & love the vape i get.
The ohms is just a reader that tells you what your atty resistance is just press both buttons at the same time, its handy when you are recoiling yourself as its easier than a multimeter.
Before i got my MVP i would have 3 batteries on me when i went out just in case of failures but now i only ever take the MVP as i know it lasts me 4 days in between charges so won't die on me. ENJOY!!

[Saturnalia]

The MVP user I was talking to at work said he drains his smartphone long before his MVP so he uses most of its power to recharge the phone instead, and still has plenty of electricity for his vaping needs. Sounds like a brilliant machine!

For me, it's my MP3 player that regularly runs out of battery power on the Tube, and the MVP cable has an attachment that fits it, so I think that will come in very handy for me.

I found an online guide to the MVP functions and it's as simple as anything to set it all up! I used vapertrain's volts/watts/ohms graph and had a few puffs, and yes, I am impressed! Although my protank needs a clean out and a fresh coil, and I've been on the ginger flavour for so long I don't think I'm tasting it properly any more, touch of the vapertongue going on, but even so first impressions are very good!

I have a couple of pics but no idea how to insert them. Today really is a schoolday!

[BrenD]

I'm coming to the end of a 24 month contract and the battery life of my phone isn't what it once was, so having the MVP with me each day can be a lifesaver. As long as I remember to charge it, but having to go back to one of my eGos for an hour or so last night having forgotten to charge the MVP was a good reminder not to be so slack!

But fingers crossed that won't be the case for much longer, the new HTC and Samsung phones should come with batteries that I would struggle to kill in a day

[Saturnalia]

Ok, I'll try with pics!



Just arrived, in its box


What's in the box


Ready to go, with blue Mini Protank


And very importantly, which nail polish goes best with it?

[Saturnalia]

Her I am a day and half in, and my new kit is performing very well.

The fire button has slackened off slightly but is still pretty stiff, but I've worked out that holding it back-to-front and using my thumb to press it works best for me.

It seems to be a powerful vape, I'm getting a lot of nicotine out of it. A couple of times I've felt slightly light-headed so I think I might be able to reduce the nicotine levels. Mind you, I always vape more at weekends than in the week so I just need to learn to go lightly on it now.

Only slight niggle is that when the output switch on the bottom is switched to off, it isn't quite flush with the base so the MVP wobbles when standing up. Switched on it is a bit more stable, but the switch could do with being a fraction of a mm shorter. Also the charging ports are open with no covers on so I'll need to be careful where I set it down. Hmm, it would be great if I could get a sort of rubber skin like the covers for phones, that just covers the base of the MVP. I'll have a google, someone probably already makes them.

But yep, that's the only flaw in an otherwise brilliant device.


My only other gripe is that spearmint juice isn't my thing. Funny as it's my favourite sort of mint in gum & sweets, but vaping it just doesn't do it for me in the same way. And aren't those Dekang bottles tricky to squeeze! What with that and the fire button, my hands are getting a workout. I think I need to look up grip-strengthening exercises.

[dinamic22]

Saturnalia someone posted on here that using a flat head screwdriver & put pressure on the on/off switch pushes it in slightly i did it with mine & the button is mure flush now so it does not wobble, oh & if you find a cover for the bottom of the mvp let me know please.