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It was a radio/cassete player that was relatively small and portable from yesteryear. Here's a link.
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Here's a waterproof one
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it does look like a kooper 300w mod with 80s headphones.

which came first? the kooper or the Walkman?
 

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I saw a tape once, I thought it was something the aliens left behind
 

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I think I still have one of their first walkman disc players...I remember the ol' days of CD's and using only 9-13 songs per disc...now you can have folders and folders burned into the disc and compress it and the players read through the folders...

I think I still have a Blues Brothers Tape somewhere here..
 

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I just got 2 200 watt mods, and I still wonder why I never take them over 50 watt. I'm considering dropping back to smaller mods to tell the truth.
Two things to consider before doing that:
1. Running a single 18650 mod at 50 watts or above will result in terrible runtimes.
2. A lot of 25mm tanks are hitting the market that can easily be run over what a single 18650 mod can comfortably supply. On top of that I don't consider having more power available (along with runtime) if needed a bad thing. I don't like to push mods to their limit.

Just my 2 cents.

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Steve
 

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yeah but 200 watt mods are not as pocket-able as the single 18650 mods.
2 battery mods that claim 200 watts are not 200 watt mods.
 

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yeah but 200 watt mods are not as pocket-able as the single 18650 mods.
2 battery mods that claim 200 watts are not 200 watt mods.
My 200 watt mods are DNA200's and they really aren't bad for pocketing (Reuleaux excluded). I hear what you are saying about the 2 x 18650 mods and I agree with them not really being true 200 watt mods (most pulse over 150 watts). Longer battery life and more headroom still applies though.

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A single battery mod with an HG2 in it does pretty well on battery life.
 

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As long as its not a sig75tc. xD
Don't have one of those but the HG2's last pretty well in my VTC Mini.
Yep some Sigelli's seem to like batteries. The old Zmax V3's I have seem to like batteries a lot at 12 watts.
 

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yeah but 200 watt mods are not as pocket-able as the single 18650 mods.
2 battery mods that claim 200 watts are not 200 watt mods.
ummm my vaporshark dna 200 fits in my shirt pocket just fine. Some do; but, most don't.
its not MINIvolt size; but, its not much bugger than the vsdna40,which for its time was TINY.
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My favorite pocket friendly mod is my VF Classic. I like it so much I'm going to pull the trigger on a Stout real soon.

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My favorite pocket friendly mod is my VF Classic. I like it so much I'm going to pull the trigger on a Stout real soon.

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the wismec variation of the vaporflask?
 

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My fav pocket mod is the Istick basic. No worry about tank breakage or stressing the 510 connection, very compact and not a bad vape out of the little GS Air2 tank with the .75 coils.
 

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Oh boy!! More sketchy Chinese 'beta' electronics unleashed on unsuspecting customers. Personally , I would never buy it but it will be interesting to see how many people regret spending their money on this thing.
 

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Oh boy!! More sketchy Chinese 'beta' electronics unleashed on unsuspecting customers. Personally , I would never buy it but it will be interesting to see how many people regret spending their money on this thing.
Which thing?
I have had the 2 Istick Basic's for about 3 months. No glitch whatsoever, battery lasts all day and the little GS Air2 tank is nice.
The I am only on my second .75 coil and I go thru about 10-15 ml/day thru it.
It is my out and about setup.
I use bigger stuff at home.
 

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There is a new pocket star in town, the iStick Pico, can not beat it for the size, the fact that the battery is replaceable and the features with one of the best three TC boards in the market right now, the Joyetech board, along with the Yihi and the DNA 200, the only thing that is stopping me from placing an order is that i worry about the run-time, still wrapping my head around the idea of carrying spare batteries around and replacing them on the go, and having a mod that won't even last me half a day ...
 

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The most power I have used is 17.5 watts on a 1.5 ohm clapton, but I'm a tootle puffer...

;)

And I just restarted listening to vinyl using a 1990 Denon class A amplifier with a moving coil cartridge at 100 watts per channel (Boston Acoustics speakers -> new)

Vinyl is coming back!!!!

:D
 

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The most power I have used is 17.5 watts on a 1.5 ohm clapton, but I'm a tootle puffer...

;)

And I just restarted listening to vinyl using a 1990 Denon class A amplifier with a moving coil cartridge at 100 watts per channel (Boston Acoustics speakers -> new)

Vinyl is coming back!!!!

:D
Yes it is, I was quite surprised when a friend of mine sent me a Coheed and Cambria record. Got a decent collection of old stuff though, including Steely Dan Asia, Lynyrd Skynyrd Gold and Platinum, and Crosby Still and Nash just to name a few of my favorite of the old collection.
 

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It's on ...

Spartans 300w TC Box Mod $58.99

Efun has placed the Spartans 300 Watt Temp Control Box Mod on sale (as a pre-sale) for $59.99. Yup… 300 watts. I was wondering why anyone would ever need a 300 watt box mod before today. But, since I just posted a deal for the iJoy Tornado (a 300 watt RDTA)… I guess there’s a need. What a coincidence. =) Just keep in mind that this is a pre-sale with an estimated shipping date of 4/15.

Spartans 300w Specs:
  • Thread: 510 thread
  • Size: 104*62.2*25.1mm
  • Mode: VW,Ni200/Ti/SS316L TC,TCR mode
  • Output power: 5-300W
  • Resistance: 0.05-3ohm
  • Output voltage: 12.6V(max)
  • Output current: 40A(max)
  • Temperature: 100-300C/200-600F
  • Kanthal VW mode(0.15ohm-3.0ohm)
  • Ni200&Ti TC mode(0.05ohm-1.0ohm)
  • SS316L TC mode(0.15ohm-3.0ohm)
  • TCR(Temperature Control Mode Reseted By Self)
  • Material: Zinc Alloy
  • Battery: 3*18650 batteries
IJOY Tornado RDTA Features:
  • Material: 304 Stainless steel, glass
  • Diameter: 24mm
  • Capacity: 5mL
  • 17.8mm two post build deck
  • Peek insulator
  • Direct to contact 24K gold plated 510
  • Wide surface area cool entire sub-deck and deck of RDTA
  • Convenient sliding and lock gasket sealed top side RDTA
  • Delrin wide drip tip
  • With Tornado T6 deck (sold separately), builds driven up to 300W can be achieved
  • Designed by AW in Southern California
 

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