SX350J

[VapingBad]

Sept 15, 2015 9:02:19 GMT Bob said:

Sept 15, 2015 8:31:08 GMT VapingBad said:

Reading the thread on ECF it looks looks they are not going to release any more firmware updates for the V1 SX350J Mini M Class. There is also mention of a new dual 18650 at the end of the year.

That is going to upset a lot of M class owners, I've already noticed a few going up in the classies - I think the ML will not sell as well as the M did. Got my new VT200 yesterday to go with the one that @windows made for me, and I'm thinking that the evolv chipset is much better.

Maybe they will change their mind if customers make enough noise, the info came from a skype conversation that was posted on the thread, but YiHi got the poster to remove it.

[Bob]

Sept 15, 2015 9:08:39 GMT VapingBad said:

Sept 15, 2015 9:02:19 GMT Bob said:

That is going to upset a lot of M class owners, I've already noticed a few going up in the classies - I think the ML will not sell as well as the M did. Got my new VT200 yesterday to go with the one that @windows made for me, and I'm thinking that the evolv chipset is much better.

Maybe they will change their mind if customers make enough noise, the info came from a skype conversation that was posted on the thread, but YiHi got the poster to remove it.

Well they can't stifle us everywhere, just been on ECF in the FastTech Veterans thread and posted about how I've noticed a few peeps offloading M class mods in the classies recently, and that i think they are making a big mistake, maybe they will listen if the mods & chipsets don't sell so well.

[VapingBad]

They seem to have a loyal following so will sell a good few Bob, but with DNA200s going for £120 it is going to be a very hard sell to charge even £100 let alone £169 IMO.

[Bob]

Sept 15, 2015 9:35:02 GMT VapingBad said:

They seem to have a loyal following so will sell a good few Bob, but with DNA200s going for £120 it is going to be a very hard sell to charge even £100 let alone £169 IMO.

VapingBad Exactly, I have the HotCig one on order from FT only $149 (approx £103) and the VT200 only cost me £108 (got 10% discount ), and the nice thing is you can use the Triton with normal steel coils in temp mode on the DNA200. Can't find anywhere that does SS316L/SS304 wire yet though, and that crap SS317L from VAM doesn't seem to work, not going to get any more wire from them, still wondering whether to try NiFe30 or not, trouble is most of them need thinner wires/more wraps than Ti for the same resistance.

[VapingBad]

So the software is not going to be YiScribe according to Cloudmaker
(I have emphasised the interesting bits)

While I was visiting YiHi, I also managed to score some insider SX350J-V2 info for everyone! We had a long car ride from the airport to talk about the SX350J-V2 in private. Obviously, everyone wants to know the scoop, and I’ve even heard some people online calling the SX350J “obsolete” already, so I decided to find out directly from YiHi. I was told the V1 & V2 PCB boards are basically identical, with a firmware upgrade for a new “computer control” feature which sounded like some kind of enhanced presets. This feature is likely related to the new SX-iQ version of YiHi’s SXmini ‘SX-i’ firmware upgrade software, but I confirmed that it will be nothing like eScribe.

Basically, according to YiHi themselves, the SX350J-V2 doesn’t have a whole lot going on that’s substantially different than V1. Plus, YiHi made this chip specifically for the SXmini ML device, and they’re just beginning production on the PCBs intended for eventual use in those units now. I was told they have no immediate plans to make the SX350J-V2 available for purchase to 3rd -party chip vendors, so there’s no rush to plan a Build Kit for these chips, even if the community requests one in the future.

So, don’t fret, soon-to-be Whiteout SX owners — you don’t need to swap to the DNA200 or start worrying about V2 build kits! However, if you know anyone who likes the idea of vaping off their grandma’s jewelery, or builds their own bling, YiHi hinted that the SXmini ML and a roll of gold wire would be the perfect Christmas present… As long as you don’t need a guarantee your pre-order will be delivered by a specific date, like Christmas morning! =P

[VapingBad]

Someone on ECF just pointed out this little gem from Cloudmaker's Blog that may explain why they prefix wires to the boards bought separately and soldering the board voids the warranty.

First and foremost, we received a message from our Yihi representative on Wednesday stating that the chips they were producing for us had a 25% defect rate. That’s right, twenty-five percent. Obviously, this was a huge concern and we had an “all hands on deck” moment trying to figure out the issue. As it turned out, Yihi was unsoldering the wires to replace with our custom wire lengths. In the process of doing so, they were melting the surface mount capacitors on the circuit board at an alarming rate. Because they are having a sourcing issue with their current screen, they had no choice but to utilize this method.

[Bob]

Latest Firmware for the SX Mini M Class - they have reduced the wattage but have included TCR option for other wires than Ni & Ti, it's the last one in the list on this page: www.yihisxmini.com/Upgrade-Firmware-page18.html

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Cheers Bob off to check it out.

[Bob]

Should have said that the wattage reduction is from other upgrades - the original spec was 60w and the latest firmware is 75w rather than the 120w/150w versions they put out for Ti wire