Silicon cases for the IPVD2

smacksy · Sep 4, 2015

Was looking at the after market type silicon cases available from SweetVapes in 1O different colors..
Has anybody tried these yet?
At only $5 apiece I might order a couple as my stock case has stretched out and fitting rather loosely ..thx

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James Lanfranc · Sep 6, 2015

Yes, the material is thicker and the display window is smaller but does not hide the active part of the display. Note they are marked with IPV logo.
The original sleeve is on the far right

smacksy · Sep 6, 2015

James Lanfranc said:
Yes, the material is thicker and the display window is smaller but does not hide the active part of the display. Note they are marked with IPV logo.
The original sleeve is on the far rightView attachment 28475

Thx for posting this..

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DevAuto · Sep 7, 2015

Looks good! If I ever decide to use a silicone case on mine, I know where to find one now. At the moment, I prefer the carbon fiber wrap that came with it, it just looks sexy. Thanks for posting!

smacksy · Sep 7, 2015

I wonder if those replacement sleeves are as "grippy" as the one that came with it...

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James Lanfranc · Sep 7, 2015

I find them to be more "grippy" than the one that came with it and they don't slide around on the mod.

smacksy · Sep 7, 2015

James Lanfranc said:
I find them to be more "grippy" than the one that came with it and they don't slide around on the mod.

Thx! I'll place an order for a couple as soon as I'm done typing this! Thx again

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Rhyno636 · Sep 7, 2015

Where do you get that yellow?

smacksy · Sep 7, 2015

Rhyno636 said:
Where do you get that yellow?

I'm not sure where the OP ordered his but I just ordered two from SweetVapes, they had them in 10 different colors, including Yellow I believe..I ordered one in Frost Transparent and the other one in Black, for like $5 apiece..be here later this week...

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James Lanfranc · Sep 8, 2015

It's not yellow it's hunter orange, sorry bad lighting when I took the pic. I ordered them from SweetVapes also.

smacksy · Sep 8, 2015

Vapemail just delivered my two cases from SweetVapes..
This is the black one..I like the button icons and the embossed IPV emblem... No slippery feel to it either..thx @ James!

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Ruben · Sep 10, 2015

smacksy said:
Vapemail just delivered my two cases from SweetVapes..
This is the black one..I like the button icons and the embossed IPV emblem... No slippery feel to it either..thx @ James!

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What does the frost look like I was thinking of ordering that one.

smacksy · Sep 10, 2015

Ruben said:
What does the frost look like I was thinking of ordering that one.

Actually I didn't like the frost that much

Shown here next to the black one installed on the D2...

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Ruben · Sep 10, 2015

smacksy said:
Actually I didn't like the frost that much

Shown here next to the black one installed on the D2...

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Thanks for taking the pic

buzzkill657 · Sep 11, 2015

smacksy said:
Vapemail just delivered my two cases from SweetVapes..
This is the black one..I like the button icons and the embossed IPV emblem... No slippery feel to it either..thx @ James!

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How hard are they to put on and take off?

smacksy · Sep 11, 2015

buzzkill657 said:
How hard are they to put on and take off?

Not too hard but taking them on and off stretched them out and don't fit as tight as they were new ..So now after installing this new case from SweetVapes I'm in-mod charging via 5v USB and supplied charging cord..working good so far..

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buzzkill657 · Sep 11, 2015

I was wondering if it would stretch like an otter box phones case? Guess I'll pay it by ear. Thanks for the reply

buzzkill657 · Sep 11, 2015

I feel your pain Jim. That's why I'm using the purple efest 3100 so it's longer span for peel back

buzzkill657 · Sep 11, 2015

Jim_MDP said:
Yeah, I have a couple of the HG2s in the rotation for that reason.

However... 75 watts is pushing a single 20A 18650, even considering the headroom that the separation of regulation affords. That high mAh Efest tests out as a 10A continuous/20A pulse cell.

http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Efest IMR18650 3100mAh (Purple) 2014 UK.html

I know Steam Engine has a tab for checking loads on both sides of the reg divide, and quite a few mod presets. I'd have a look just for peace of mind.

Oh boy. Guess I'll back the watts down a little

buzzkill657 · Sep 11, 2015

Lol well I will plead the 5th. Mostly though around 50 watts. On a .25 crown tank. But I only take about 10 puffs an hour.

buzzkill657 · Sep 11, 2015

Jim_MDP said:
You might be fine there, or at least not bad. That's about 14-15A at the tank. At the battery is different though (I need to try to find a relevant post).
Obviously the newer low res/high power TC tank heads can really put a battery to the test. And the low limit on the D2 is 0.05. So RDA builds could just hammer a top shelf cell.

Go play with the Battery and Range tabs at www.steam-engine.org. It's not their job to police the preset's data, so they still show that Efest as 20A. I just quickly grabbed that test data, so you should read through those data graphs as well to verify. Just to play it safe.

The separation of the battery from the atty by a regulating chip makes it a different ball o'wax from a mechanical mod. But I can't say where that extra "safety headroom" ends. If you learn that, or one of our experts comes in and explains... great, tell me too.
Until then... safety, eh?

Thanks for the link. I'll just stay under 60 watts. I don't quite understand the headroom but at 1% headroom I should be OK.

I'm not a chain vapor and only rake like 3 second pulls so I'll just move forward and monitor

Firestorm · Sep 12, 2015

FastTech has a bunch of IPV D2 silicone cases for $1.54 each.

Silicon cases for the IPVD2

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