The Don has landed :D

[rog]

Got my Don today and very pleased to have it

Have polished it up (sad eh!) and got the batteries on charge and can't wait to try it.

The kit came with batteries, a charger, a nice chrome drip tip and atomiser which I immediately discovered didn't screw in properly - is that a known issue with Don threads? It's not that much of a problem because I probably won't use it much apart from for dripping occasionally. I'm presuming the issue is a dodgy atomiser to be honest because I've tried some old ones on and they fit fine as well as a smokymizer, a Boge cart and a dual coil cart. Anyone else had dodgy threads on atties like this? I guess a solution would be to get a 510 to 510 adaptor and see if that works but for the price of one atty not sure if I'll bother unless there is a known issue with Don threads with some 510 attachments.

The batteries that came with it are IMR18650s (1400mAH, 3.7v) and the big question is what to attach to it once the batteries are charged, I'm presuming it's gonna be dodgy using and LR carts and atties so should I just stick with SR? In which case I guess the dual I have and the spare atties will be fine for now but not the LR Boges and Smokymizers or am I speaking complete tosh?

Any other advice re The Don?

[blakey]

Oct 5, 2011 17:25:23 GMT rog said:

Got my Don today and very pleased to have it

Have polished it up (sad eh!) and got the batteries on charge and can't wait to try it.

The kit came with batteries, a charger, a nice chrome drip tip and atomiser which I immediately discovered didn't screw in properly - is that a known issue with Don threads? It's not that much of a problem because I probably won't use it much apart from for dripping occasionally. I'm presuming the issue is a dodgy atomiser to be honest because I've tried some old ones on and they fit fine as well as a smokymizer, a Boge cart and a dual coil cart. Anyone else had dodgy threads on atties like this? I guess a solution would be to get a 510 to 510 adaptor and see if that works but for the price of one atty not sure if I'll bother unless there is a known issue with Don threads with some 510 attachments.

The batteries that came with it are IMR18650s (1400mAH, 3.7v) and the big question is what to attach to it once the batteries are charged, I'm presuming it's gonna be dodgy using and LR carts and atties so should I just stick with SR? In which case I guess the dual I have and the spare atties will be fine for now but not the LR Boges and Smokymizers or am I speaking complete tosh?

Any other advice re The Don?

What ever you do - do not try and over tighten an attie or a carto in order to get it to fit, in answer to your Q, yes, there is a gap on the don between the attie connector and the base.
You can use whatever cart's or atties you like rog, that's what the high drain batteries are all about, they'll handle anything you throw at em

[River]

get yourself the 5v batteries and charger
DCs LR STD anything you wana throw at it......it will handle it all
you will love it

[rog]

Thanks blakey and river, yes I was aware there might be a gap and not to overtighten but that one attie won't screw in very far at all - everything else goes right in no probs. Was very careful with it not to force it so no worries there. In fact have just tried it on a Riva and it won't screw into that either, must be a dodgy attie thread surely?

5v eh, sounds like fun - LRs okay with them too?

[blakey]

Oct 5, 2011 17:35:54 GMT rog said:

Thanks blakey and river, yes I was aware there might be a gap and not to overtighten but that one attie won't screw in very far at all - everything else goes right in no probs. Was very careful with it not to force it so no worries there. In fact have just tried it on a Riva and it won't screw into that either, must be a dodgy attie thread surely?

5v eh, sounds like fun - LRs okay with them too?

They are but make sure you are sitting down cos they have quite a kick at 5v

[Jemima]

Don't forget to post the pics of you in action with it Rog

[VE Jason]

Glad to hear you got it Rog.

As has been said, whatever you decide to stick on it will work great.

[Chrissie]

As Blakey & River have said, LR atties & cartos are more than fine with any 18650 3.7v batteries never tried them with 5v batteries myself though

Does sound like you have got an attie with a dodgy thread there - I had a 901 like that a while back & the only thing it would screw onto properly was a GG 501-901 rethreader.

[Gordy]

congrats on a great new mod Rog

[bluemagnum]

Did you get a 18350 for mini mode rog, they're very good for stealth vaping.

[rog]

Oct 5, 2011 17:39:21 GMT blakey said:

They are but make sure you are sitting down cos they have quite a kick at 5v

LOL, will do!

Oct 5, 2011 17:52:24 GMT Jemima said:

Don't forget to post the pics of you in action with it Rog

I'll try to remember to post a piccie

Oct 5, 2011 19:16:50 GMT VE Jason said:

Glad to hear you got it Rog.

As has been said, whatever you decide to stick on it will work great.

Great stuff, thanks for confirming that Jason.

Oct 5, 2011 19:19:37 GMT Chrissie said:

As Blakey & River have said, LR atties & cartos are more than fine with any 18650 3.7v batteries never tried them with 5v batteries myself though

Does sound like you have got an attie with a dodgy thread there - I had a 901 like that a while back & the only thing it would screw onto properly was a GG 501-901 rethreader.

Yeah I reckon it's a dodgy one, probably best to bin it!

Oct 5, 2011 19:26:56 GMT Gordy said:

congrats on a great new mod Rog

Thanks tyefighter, it's vaping well so far and I'm looking forward to trying different carts and batteries in it ...

Oct 5, 2011 19:39:40 GMT bluemagnum said:

Did you get a 18350 for mini mode rog, they're very good for stealth vaping.

I haven't actually but I think I'd better because I really fancy trying it in mini mode!

Thanks for the comments guys

[Perpetua]

Delighted you're pleased with your Don, hope it's still going well Rog.

[rav]

Saw the Don, at work, with Roger.
Looks like an awesome vaping beast - can't wait to take a blast on it , next time we're in the pub Rog.

[rog]

Well the Don is still going strong and I'm still enjoying it.

I've now got myself some mini batteries in addition to the full sized ones and they're a great solution for times when you want it in your pocket, the Mini Don is so portable it's great and the rest of the time the full sized batteries are great.

One thing I've added is a 510 to 510 adaptor, for some reason using the adaptor seems to make it vape better, maybe more airflow?

rav, I hope when you've recovered from your vaping 'disaster' you can have a go

[rog]

For the last week I've had my Don on mini mode and have to say I haven't missed the larger size and batteries at all, although of course I have them in reserve and can switch back any time I want. In fact I really love the mini Don for it's size and ease of use.

I guess because I don't vape that much during the day the smaller batteries last me from morning until bed time and I can keep one on charge overnight for the following day so there's always a spare. Still at 800Mah they still have a decent amount of power in them so are hardly undersized.

With this combination the Don becomes the perfect mod for dropping in a pocket and stealth vaping wherever you go, it's really a great little mod and I'm appreciating it all the more day by day for it's convenience and ease of use. One thing I would suggest though is make sure when you drop it in your pocket that you turn the button to the off position - have to admit I burnt out a Boge cart a few days ago when I forgot to do that

I guess I really ought to try 5v batteries too but have to say the 3.7v ones I've tried so far (large and small) have been doing the job nicely but I certainly might be tempted once the promised VV attachment comes available.

The only thing I guess that I'd highlight so far as a potential negative is the slight tendency for the brass button housing at the bottom of the Don to loosen itself over time and come unscrewed. Easy enough to sort that out by screwing it tightly back in (although because it's smooth it can be difficult to get a proper hold on it to screw it in as tightly as you might want) but if you didn't realise it was loosening you might think there was a problem with the button itself which isn't the case - just watch out for that one. Other that minute niggle it's all good especially with the 510 to 510 adaptor which makes connecting carts and whatever else you screw on nice and secure and allows for a good air flow at the screw end of the cart. I guess the slightly home made nature of the standard Don connection is another tiny negative but when it's easily fixed for a couple of quid I don't personally see it as a problem.

I'll need to get some photos of my Don up sometime as I was asked to do ages ago but sufficce to say it's not much different from all the others you might have seen piccies of lol!