Gear recomendation from me..

[andy800]

Yesterday I bought an eGo style pass thru from Jason and I'm sitting here now with it coupled to a dual coil LR www.vapeescape.co.uk/dual%2Dcoil%2Dclear%2Dor%2Dstainless%2D%5B5%2Dpack%5D%7E121
and all I can say is BRILLIANT

Vapes great at the lowest volts setting (blue LED) - not too hot, not too cool, no crackling and tonnes of vapour.

I'm not trying to do a review here, just letting everyone know that if you've got a few spare 'squids' it's really worth a punt on this combo.

[Scylla]

Thanks for the recommendation, Andy, but your link leads to the cartos and I can't find the blummin passthru anywhere >

Please give me a red face by posting a link

I love passthrus and will be getting (yet) another when Graeme's Thai multi-mod finally bites the dust, so I'd like a good one to put in my faves.

scylla

[andy800]

Oct 18, 2011 11:52:52 GMT Scylla said:

Thanks for the recommendation, Andy, but your link leads to the cartos and I can't find the blummin passthru anywhere >

Please give me a red face by posting a link ....................

scylla

Sorry Scylla, it's here www.vapeescape.co.uk/ego%2F510%2Dusb%2Dpassthrough%2D%2A%2Avariable%2Dvoltage%2A%2A%7E241

It's in the wrong section on Jasons website if you ask me ???

BTW - I seem to remember a thread about a pic of Jason somewhere too - let me say that breaking a camera isn't on my list of things to do in a hurry.

To be honest you are best looking at his reflection in a polished shield, rather like his name-sake of Argonauts fame did when Hydra-hunting.

Mind you I'm no oil painting myself

Jason - don't fret matey, I'll get me coat!!

[VE Jason]

??? Where else would I put it other than in the new Batteries and Passthroughs section

And next time your brew will have more than sugar in it

[andy800]

Oct 18, 2011 14:24:40 GMT VE Jason said:

??? Where else would I put it other than in the new Batteries and Passthroughs section

And next time your brew will have more than sugar in it

Yeah yeah yeah

I'd swear that the Batteries & Passthroughs section used to be called just Batteries until very recently Jase!

But then again my memory ain't what it used to be...

[flimflam]

Hi,
Got quick question on the passthru, on the Vapeescape site it says:

"Please note: This is a Passthrough only and will only provide power when connected to your USB PC Port. It should not be used with any other Mains powered USB Hub or adapter)"

However I seem to recall on a different thread that peeps recommended that you should use a separate usb hub or mains adapter ???

I only ask because I have a basic 510 passthru like this:
www.cloud9vaping.co.uk/epages/yxve46fvrnud.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/yxve46fvrnud/Products/51059-S

And I've been avoiding using it till I picked up a hub or mains adapter.

Any info appreciated,
John

[VE Jason]

The manufacturers of the VV Passthrough recommend it for PC use, but not for AC USB Adapters. Why? I'm not sure.

I think the 'HUB' should be fine for the one you've linked to John.

[andy800]

As I understand it you need to be careful about where you plug a pass thru in because any USB socket is connected to either a bus or bus segment, and you need to consider the total load on each bus.

The Cloud 9 pass thru needs a minimum of 1300mA current draw - if you have other peripherals attached to the same bus or bus segment then a bus overload may ensue - and PC World may well be your next stop.

I have my pass tru stuck in the front of a Dell Dimension 9200 - the two front USB2 ports are on an isolated bus separate from the other 4 ports on the motherboard back panel and the other 8 on 2x 4 port PCI cards.

I wouldn't dream of pluging it in anywhere else but the front panel because it doesn't have to share bus load.

A USB external hub will still form part of an internal bus - so be careful.

If you have front USB ports pop the cover off your machine and follow the cable from the back of the port to the motherboard and check that they are on a separate board connector - your motherboard spec sheet would be even better.

If you have a monitor with spare USB ports and they are active my suggestion would be NOT to use them for a pass thru.

If you have a spare port on the back then personally I wouldn't risk using that either.

There's a lot of info about USB voltages and loads on Wikipedia.

The fact is that I lost batteries due to a shorting CE3, a short which developed apparently for no reason, on what had been a perfectly serviceable clearo. If that same short had developed on a pass thru there's no telling what would have happened.

But I've taken both front ports out on this Dell machine over the years just through hot-swapping external hard disks and such - they go for weeks without working then they suddenly spring back to life - whether or not they'd stand a dead short I don't know; but if they did blow completely I'm sure the PC as a whole would survive.

And as sure as eggs is eggs I'll never plug this or any other pass thru into my Mac!

I'm no expert but please don't plug a pass thru into a computer 'willy-nilly'and please be carefull what you stick on it - Yes I was vaping from an LR carto but it was on low volts and very gingerly - you'd be safer using a standard resistance carto.

Just my to'penorth for what it's worth

[Scylla]

It's nutty putting it under "Vaping Spares", IMO >

As for Jason's fiz breaking a camera, that's how I imagined it so I voted his way, knowing what it's like to have a camera-breaking face

scylla

[flimflam]

@ Jason & Andy,

Ta for the info. I only used my passthru for a couple of days while waiting for my Riva delivery, but in that time my pc did crash a couple of times, which made me a little suspicious (rock solid before and since). Then I started reading around and saw stuff about shorted batts / usb overloads etc, and decided to pick up a hub or mains adapter. I'd thought an independantly powered hub might be ok, but now I think I'll just play safe and go for a mains adapter.

Cheers,
John

[Anne (fuzzy)]

Oct 18, 2011 14:24:40 GMT VE Jason said:

And next time your brew will have more than sugar in it