Hey Everyone, I recently just started Vaping and I already have upgraded from my starter Vape (the Aspire Nautlius Mini with an Eleaf D16 Battery) to the Atlantis V2 Tank with the Smok Xpro M65... Now I am very impressed with the tank and the overall performance of this Vape Combo is AMAZING and just what I expected... However, the Smok Xpro M65 has some major defects... To start off with, it is very annoying to swap the batteries in and out (I do prefer USB charging, so I do not do this often, however it is a pain in the ass and it sparks) more importantly though, the battery drains VERY fast, and I mean VERY! I use the .3 ohm coils, I chain Vape between 30-50 watts generally but my battery drains in about 1 hour from a full charge and about 20 minutes or less from a half charge... I don't think that is normal even for sub Ohming! So basicialy I went and did some research and I found the IPV V2 Mini (70 watt box mod by pioneer4you) and that seems like my best option to still get up to 70 watts of power if I choose (I will probably never need any more than that, I do not want to go to RDAs) the battery removability seems WAY easier if I choose to charge the batteries externally, which I might in the future, but not right away since I don't have that kind of equipment, but anyways it apperantly it has USB passthrough which would be really nice for me in the car and in general... Now what I'm looking for is people's thoughts on this mod, it is affordable and seems like the perfect mod for me, but I wanna know especially about the battery life... From personal experiences or just knowledge in general, can Anyone tell me if it at least lasts a few hours from a full charge? Literally my mod dies within 1 hour and it's pissing me off! Also, general advice on it is nice too but I am mostly focused on the battery life... Another thing, does the passthrough actually work and does it work well? This mod said passthrough but it dosent do that and that's annoying as well... And lastly, how long does it take to charge up? Because my Smok takes about 4 hours to charge fully and with it dying so quickly I'm sitting around waiting for it to charge more than I'm Vaping! Side Note: I am pretty sure that it is the mod that is fucking up and not my batteries, I got a nice red 18650 from my local Vape Shop (not sure the exact name of it) and also a Blue Samsung from them as well and both drain at the same horrible rate... If anyone thinks it could be the battery I'm using, or has any advice for what kind of batteries to use, that would be helpful as well... But yeah, I think that the mod has something to do with the battery charge holding and the charging rate, and I have heard from many sources that the Smok M65 (as well as the M50) are defective models, but I wanna make sure I am not wasting $60 on the IPV V2 Mini for it to drain at the same rate, and also any suggestions for other mods that could be good for me would be awesome! I'm open to consider all of my options and I want a mod that will last me a hopefully a year or more, while providing at least a few hours of battery life consistently... I am not expecting a whole days worth of battery life for it, especially when I chain Vape, but it would be nice to know it dosent die within an hour or 2 because that would be dissapointing and obviously bring me right back where I started... If it means anything I use Mt Baker Vapor 80 VG 20 PG 3 Nic Juice... But yeah let me know what you think about the IPV I mentioned and if I should get that or if something else would be better and anything you know about the battery life and how I can make the most of that would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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