Booster Blues

[johncellario]

Have been using my Booster for about a week now and just feel, somehow...a little disappointed. After all the great reviews I'd read...'can't live without it' etc... I just expected, I don't know, something more from it.

The 3.3 setting does nothing, in the middle at 12 o'clock gives a fractional boost, quarter past setting is a little more noticeable and the full 4.7 setting just tastes burnt. I suppose I thought I'd get 3/4 different kinds of vape depending on my mood but it doesn't happen. Is it working correctly...I suppose it is, as there is a slight difference, though it does get very hot, (presumably this is heat transference from the atty, especially the Tanks). I can't put it into words really...just feel a bit let down.

[ean33]

right mate where to start

ive had my booster for 2 weeks and i love it, i use it at about 2 o-clock (if you look at a clock face) so thats about 4.2 4.3 ish volts
and depending on my flavour its great, it increases my flavour throat hit and vape production enough to really enjoy my juice
now going up to 4.7 volts i find its burns unless i have a heavy flow of juice. i normally draw a few times with out pressing the button
first then take a normal draw and hey presto enough vape and flavour to kill a horse
my advice would be clean your attie (blow it out) make sure you have a decent flow of juice (i could be teaching my granny to suck eggs)
and set the dial on your booster at 12 o-clock then turn it up a little until you find your sweet spot (thats when you get the best hit to suit your taste buds)

i have to admit the booster isnt magic but its pretty good its turned my all day vape into a champ
but vaping at a higher voltage doesn't suit all flavours, i still like tobacco flavours and they seem to suit my taste and the booster
i have tried fruits in it and it wasn't to y taste but i know other will swear to what i have said but the other way round

its all about finding what suits you, most people i speak to love a higher voltage as it increases the vaping experience but other dont rate or need it
its all about personal taste im afraid but experiment
i use my booster on tornado tanks, on my screw driver, dripping and with smokies and clearos, swapping and changing flavours banging in the odd mage attie and carto
so good luck but with a bit of trial and error im sure you will find you sweet spot with or with out the booster

[Horsemen]

One of the problems with the booster is not being able to dial in the exact voltage (without a meter on it).  In this case less can be more.

If it's tasting burnt at full throttle then back it off a bit.  And by a bit I mean just a fraction.  Just the slightest movement of the dial can make a big difference.

It also depends on the condition of your atty.  If the atty is really old it is going to take a lot more power to improve it.

[lordy]

Best thing I can say about the booster is that it allows me to use CE3's with confidence due to the short circuit protection. The other great thing about it is that when an atty starts to tale off in performance, you just up the voltage and you've got a great performing atty again.

It allows you to get far more life out of your average atty and in that way it definitely pays for itself over time. Regardless of a clear readout of voltage, you can tweak the dial so that any atty vapes just the way you want it. No more worrying about weak vapes from dying attys - and better than that, EVERY atty has a slightly different character. The only thing I can put this down to (as a non electrical techie) is slight differences in the coils.

The booster removes the inconsistencies and gives you exactly the vape you want. I don't know how long you've been vaping for, but if you've been spending money on fresh tank atomisers for over a year, you'd realise just how big a benefit this is.

Just reading back it sounds like I'm being a bit tetchy! Certainly not intended

[ean33]

Best thing I can say about the booster is that it allows me to use CE3's with confidence due to the short circuit protection. The other great thing about it is that when an atty starts to tale off in performance, you just up the voltage and you've got a great performing atty again.

It allows you to get far more life out of your average atty and in that way it definitely pays for itself over time. Regardless of a clear readout of voltage, you can tweak the dial so that any atty vapes just the way you want it. No more worrying about weak vapes from dying attys - and better than that, EVERY atty has a slightly different character. The only thing I can put this down to (as a non electrical techie) is slight differences in the coils.

The booster removes the inconsistencies and gives you exactly the vape you want. I don't know how long you've been vaping for, but if you've been spending money on fresh tank atomisers for over a year, you'd realise just how big a benefit this is.

Just reading back it sounds like I'm being a bit tetchy! Certainly not intended

to tetchy write it again   

[terrier]

Hi All,

must admit I love ce3 smokeys which is why I just bought a booster, however when the new Ego C bats become available I shall have a couple of them for my smokeys and use the booster on my tanks.

I have tried it with a number of flavours that I just couldn't taste and have to say for the 1st time I can taste tiramasu ( about 4,4v) and it is nice.

I have a about 25 flavours which I am grading to favourites downwards (trying to get to 10), but have a feeling some of the grade 2 might become 1(b) ie 1 booster.

terrier

[8Ball]

One of the problems with the booster is not being able to dial in the exact voltage (without a meter on it).  In this case less can be more.

If it's tasting burnt at full throttle then back it off a bit.  And by a bit I mean just a fraction.  Just the slightest movement of the dial can make a big difference.

It also depends on the condition of your atty.  If the atty is really old it is going to take a lot more power to improve it.

I don't really agree with you on this Tony (and I'm sure that comes as no surprise to you, lol).  I don't really care about the precise voltage I'm vaping at.  I care about the flavor and the performance.  So I just crank around on the dial until I hit the sweet-spot and vape.  I do agree with you about the condition of the atty making a big difference though.

And I agree with the other posters.  Personally, I don't generally go past the 2 o'clock position on the dial unless I'm working with a very poor preforming atty.  I usually find the sweet-spot for any juice/atty combo somewhere between the 10 and 1 o'clock positions.  But to each their own.  Me?  I can't even imagine going without a VV device now that I know how much better VV vaping is, at least for me.  Sure, I still vape at straight Tornado voltage.  But usually only with a new atty.  And some juice flavors just need that extra few tenths of a volt to bring out their best.

johncellario, the lowest setting shouldn't make any difference.  That's the same voltage as a regular, unboosted Tornado.  But somewhere between that and the burnt taste you should be able to find a setting that brings you juice flavor to life.  That said, I suppose VV vaping isn't for everyone.  After all, if we all had the same taste in flavors and PVs, there would be no need for any more than one choice (vape or not).   I just know that for me it's made a big difference.  I can't go so far as to say I wouldn't still be vaping w/o a VV device, but I sure wouldn't be enjoying it as much.

[auntiekim]

Having one only a few days, I was dissapointed the first day, I left it untill the next day and then realised I wasn't getting enough liquid through to the coil, I now prime the tank atty by sucking on it with the battery end in the palm of my hand before putting it on the booster and draw slowly, -I have a tendancy to draw very hard - I think I want more flavour, but as long as I control myself the booster is great!

[johncellario]

Thanks for the replies... I suppose I expected around 20% more vapour and taste and it is more subtle than that. Been vaping for over a year now and do have to admit my taste buds have been shredded by s*****g for 40 years! Is the booster meant to get quite hot though?

[blindsoup]

I mainly use my booster on a regular SR Atty and DDing. Glorious!

[kaisernine]

Hiya folks,just bought myself a booster in the yoyo at 30% discount .
In anticipation of it's arrival I rummaged through my bits and pieces box and found 48 old atties gathering dust.
Anyway I was wondering if it would be a good idea to give them a bath in boiling water before using the booster with them,in my early vaping days I tried this 'cleaning method' and found it didn't really make any difference in extending the atties life so haven't bothered with cleaning and since then I've always just binned an atty at the first hint of reduced performance.

[ean33]

if they are old and out or warranty i would give em a spuce up

and give em a blast on the booster, ive reused over 70% of my old ones again

[lordy]

Thanks for the replies... I suppose I expected around 20% more vapour and taste and it is more subtle than that. Been vaping for over a year now and do have to admit my taste buds have been shredded by s*****g for 40 years! Is the booster meant to get quite hot though?

Are you able to put a volt meter on it? You should definitely notice an increase in throat hit and vapour production... if not then maybe there's a problem with the dial? The volt meter should help identify if there's an issue or not. My booster rarely gets warm - and if it does, it's never warmer than the atty I'm using.

[ean33]

Thanks for the replies... I suppose I expected around 20% more vapour and taste and it is more subtle than that. Been vaping for over a year now and do have to admit my taste buds have been shredded by s*****g for 40 years! Is the booster meant to get quite hot though?

Are you able to put a volt meter on it? You should definitely notice an increase in throat hit and vapour production... if not then maybe there's a problem with the dial? The volt meter should help identify if there's an issue or not. My booster rarely gets warm - and if it does, it's never warmer than the atty I'm using.

my booster gets warm about the same as the attie, i was told it draws heat away from the attie and thats the reason why
it works well so im not looking at it as a problem

[MasterofChaos]

My experience with the Booster (and I have considerable experience) and an eGo-T (as opposed to cartos or anything else) is that above about 4.3 or so volts (3 o'clock or so on the dial) you do start to get a burnt taste.  This is particularly true the older the age of the atomizer.  Best to keep it below that point.  It really has nothing to do with the Booster, its the wick on the atty which is the first thing to burn  particularly when it gets old.  Once that happens its pretty much time to start with a fresh atty (in my opinion, anyway).  If you want to get the maximum use of your eGo-T atties without getting the burnt taste, try to stay away from the "burning threshold" - as was said earlier jist dial it up until it tastes a little burnt, then just dial it back a tiny bit. 

Remember, all the Booster does is increase the voltage and the power going into the atty, however we all know that your experience can vary quite a bit with different atties/cartos, and even between different atties/cartos of the same type.  This goes not only for burnt taste, but vapor production, overall flavour, and pretty much everything else.