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Post by tpat591 on Apr 18, 2015 11:35:26 GMT
Willie had the right idea in sticking a proper floating pin from a FDV into it. Waidea said when they tried a floating pin they weren't happy with the results but you would probably get a better connection with the floating pin & a proper ground.
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 18, 2015 11:15:06 GMT
is there any way to give that fixed center pin a tap or two to raise it high enough to contact your kf4?
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 18, 2015 10:46:00 GMT
Certainly explains the early feedback reports of connectivity issues that were posted on 3fvape & reports of units dying. If that hand tighted cener pin cap comes loose, you lose the ground/earth & the whole unit shuts down. Good news is its an easy fix.
Croak said it is exactly the way they did it on the early original Vapor Flask 2.1 & Waidea must have gotten one of these & duplicated it exactly. No, it's not exactly how VF did it on the original 2.1, it's just that Waidea copied the original's ground scheme in general, which wasn't up to Evolv spec for a DNA40 (though just fine for a DNA30). Same basic problem the early runs of the HCigar HB40 had. Sorry, misunderstood what you said before on ECF & I never had an original. |
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 18, 2015 10:35:25 GMT
Certainly explains the early feedback reports of connectivity issues that were posted on 3fvape & early reports of units dying. If that hand tighted cener pin cap comes loose, you lose the ground/earth & the whole unit shuts down. Good news is its an easy fix.
Croak said it is exactly the way they did it on the early original Vapor Flask 2.1 & Waidea must have gotten one of these & duplicated it exactly. |
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 18, 2015 10:14:06 GMT
Also if you check out Dwcraigs pic, the ChiNA40 board has the top of the on board fire button removed but socket is still in place and the up down switch contacts in place as well as same solder pads as DNA40. I'm guessing it is a dedicated use board.
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 18, 2015 7:31:29 GMT
Agreed, but it seems both companies are buying the chips from the same supplier who is just modifying easily changeable parameters in the chips firmware as needed and requested by each company when the order is placed so they can each appear to have their own unique characteristics which include splash screen, delay from sleep to fire, sleep mode1, sleep mode 2, etc......
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 18, 2015 7:22:11 GMT
You are going to have to help me out here, what does that prove tpat591?. What is that chip designed to do? Which chip holds the firmware? It is the ChiNA 40 Chip that runs the Vapor Flask V3. In the top pic of what was torn out of the Kangxinn, the Board on the left is the USB charger Balance Board & the one on the right is the DNA40 Clone chip. Apparently the only difference between the flasks electronically is the firmware versions. |
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 18, 2015 7:16:59 GMT
Willie also posted a pic of the underside of the 510 assembly - Notice the ground wire!   Willie was able to install the spring loaded centerpin core from a Fat Daddy Vapes V4 into the 510. His pics are here WierdWillie Pics |
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 18, 2015 6:39:09 GMT
It has been determined by disassembly that Kangxin and Waidea use the same ChiNA40 Board / Chip - RAYN V3  The Pic above was taken by Dwcraig1 of the Chip he removed from a failed Kangxin.  The Pic above was taken by WierdWillie of the Waidea he recently disassembled. |
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 14, 2015 21:06:28 GMT
Rushed home just to check out the Waidea & I gotta give them credit. They did a great job on it! The finish is spot on and the body appears to be milled & not cast. The larger Buttons are way better than on kangin
Damped's extreme close-up of the battery tube had really thrown me off because I had expected to see the positive pin on a flat board mounted on the Sled but it did not appear that way to me when I looked at the pic, but now that I have the unit in my hand it is exactly the way I thought it would have been. The lighting reflection in the pic had thrown me off, but he did a great job nonetheless because that was an impossible pic to take.
I haven't timed delays or anything but from general use, I'm thinking it provides a warmer, more consistent vape than kangxin at same temp setting & is definitely not hitting TP as quickly.
Subtank is definitely sitting high on the 510, but it is working very well. The flask did read the resistance at 0.16 instead of 0.15 and has not refined down to 0.15 like my kangxin would have by now, but that doesn't concern me. Still playing with it so haven't let it cool down to room temp to do a new coil read & see if it gets it right then.
Works on a single battery from each tube & caps definitely line up, but do protrude from flush slightly.
So far, I'm very pleased!
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 14, 2015 20:17:22 GMT
I`ve just got one of the Waidea ones, haven`t raced it yet though  Will be posting a review tomorrow  Look forward to your thoughts & pics! |
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 14, 2015 9:01:01 GMT
My new Waid*a VF V3 1:1 ChiNA40TC Clone. Gave pics a try with my iphone but played with incandescent lighting to try & accent grain so color in some may appear off a bit.     You can clearly see the sealant Nicole spoke of in her review at the top plate seam in these but it is not as noticeable in person. Best I can do for now. |
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 7, 2015 23:52:05 GMT
LOL! It was never worth $299US IMO but I'm a poor man. Even if the chip in this is garbage it is in a cradle & can probably be swapped pretty easy. Like the build on this thing but that fixed 510 center pin & the 1 second fire delay are both kind of disappointing.
Can't go wrong on the price point. I've got one Silver & one Black in Shenzhen EMS now. |
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 7, 2015 21:47:48 GMT
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Post by tpat591 on Apr 7, 2015 4:28:09 GMT
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Will be posting a review tomorrow 
