Sigelei V5 won't go past 11w! Help!

[SHOUTCAST]

I got my new Nautilus mini. I usually vape at 4 volts. Anyway i was reading and read that the BVC coils vape better at higher volts or wattage. I read vaping at lower voltage while will work but will gunk up the coil. Anyway I switched over my device to watts for the first time ever and set it to 13 watts. But when I fire it says it is only pushing 11.1 watts. So I went back to voltage and set it at 5volts and and I fire it says only 4.8 volts.. Ok switch out the battery.. yup same problem. I have 5 batteries total and they all have the same problem.. they won't go above either 4.8 volts or 11.1 watts. I use AW IMR batteries and charger that stops charging when complete. So whats going on here is my V5 broken or are my batteries going bad..

 

[Freeloader]

What device are you using (vamo?) and what is the resistance of the BVC coil?

 

[SHOUTCAST]

I have a Sigelei telescope v5 with a nautilus mini at 1.8ohms

 

[Freeloader]

OK. Well ... your batteries are fine since you're getting a vape. 13 watts with a 1.8 should give you 4.84 volts and 2.69 amps. You're getting 4.47 volts and 2.48 amps with a 1.8 if the V5 is only producing 11.1 watts. The V5 is supposed to have a 4 amp limit so that shouldn't be a problem. If you set the V5 lower, say at 4 volts or 9 watts, do you have the same problem?

 

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No I don't have the problem if I set to 11 watts or below and fire it stays at that setting.. Same with volts if I set to 4.8 volts or below and fire it stays at the volts I set.. Seems to only be a problem if I try to set above those numbers of 11w and 4.8v.. Though I pulled out a battery I haven't really used yet and charged it and at 13 watts it will Vape at 12 watts.. Dont know what is going on here. I never tried to Vape that high until today

 

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I checked my current at 4.8 and it is 2.5

 

[Freeloader]

I am looking at a post on that 'other' forum and someone there had the same problem as you. A poster there thinks the amp limit with a single 18650 is only 2.5-2.8 amps and that the only way to achieve 4 amps is to stack 18350s. I am on Tapatalk so I don't know if this link will come through ....

www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/variable-voltage-apv-discussion/408649-sigelei-zmax-v3-v5-telescopic-users-group-103.html

 

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I am on tapatalk too and link is coming in fine.. That is interesting. Gonna read it right now.. Was told never to stack batteries for it is dangerous. I do have 350 laying around I could do it

 

[Freeloader]

Good luck!

 

[SHOUTCAST]

Thanks for all your help.. At worst I will retire this thing.. I ordered a nemesis, kick module, magma and Kayfun so I will probably just use the nemesis with the kick from now on when I want to use my nautilus. But thanks for looking out.

 

[Zamazam]

I am on tapatalk too and link is coming in fine.. That is interesting. Gonna read it right now.. Was told never to stack batteries for it is dangerous. I do have 350 laying around I could do it

You can stack 2 18350's in your vamo, I've been doing it for a while. Less vape time, but you're safe doing that in the vamo.

If that does not solve the problem going above 11 watts, you have a bad vamo.