New XL batteries?

[Vini]

Hello,
I'm going to get some XLs, on V4L web there are NEW XL batteries.
Are they different than old ones?
Something improved?
Cut off time?
Led colors?

 

[Mary Kay]

They are improved..longer cutoff times. LED's vary, but if you like a certain color, request it with your order. You will have better luck if you you give them 2 choices..like green or blue. I just say "anything but orange!"
The up date thread will tell you the LED colors when new ones come in. (No new Extra longs for a while though)

 

[MachoKing]

I have four of the XL batteries and they are awesome. I've bought a few of the regs and shortys in the last few weeks but I still always carry around the XL's. I have one of the old style Xl batts and it's good too but the new ones have a better draw so you get more vapor and a more fulfilling hit. Unless the extra buck matters to you, I'd highly reccomend the newer ones over the older ones.

Most of the time I rock my extra long purple because I'm macho enough to get away with it.

 

[HippyJonny]

Funny, I just ordered an XL automatic this afternoon. I didn't notice that it said "NEW".

The batteries I use are both manual and regular length. I'm hoping to get more life by using an XL. Also, I went with automatic because after trying my girlfriends auto, I noticed a more smooth hit. Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[SnowDragon]

I remember reading something about air hole size and cut-off times, perhaps "Improved" might be a more appropriate descriptor than "New". In any case I can never pass up a sale and just ordered some juice and a Copper XL Manual. I mention the color, because the colors dictate the best performance and the Copper lasts 96 hours.....joking, joking!

 

[jeffree]

The smoother draw is the main plus for me. Liked it so much I bought 15 more.

 

[dEEzPuffs]

I for one do not like the airy draw. I miss the tight draw of the previous New Autos

 

[poisonette]

I ordered 3 of these, all auto. The cool-carts may or may not fit on each battery. No cool-carts fit on my blue batt, only 1 cool-cart fit on my purple batt, & the black one stripped 3 cool-carts threading. I didn't notice much of a charge-life difference than my 180mAh batt and they were too heavy & long for my preference.

But V4L's excellent customer service is letting me return them.

 

[JustMeAgain]

I ordered 3 of these, all auto. The cool-carts may or may not fit on each battery. No cool-carts fit on my blue batt, only 1 cool-cart fit on my purple batt, & the black one stripped 3 cool-carts threading. I didn't notice much of a charge-life difference than my 180mAh batt and they were too heavy & long for my preference.

But V4L's excellent customer service is letting me return them.

Poisonette, you mean they're letting you return the batteries, not the cartos, right?

I just ordered three of these, too, and now I'm concerned about the cool carts fitting.

Anybody else having problems with threads on these batteries with cool carts?

 

[poisonette]

I'm just returning the batteries mainly because of the size. I tend to hold the cigs in my mouth like I did analogs and they're too heavy. I love the coolcarts because of the cooler hit and the amount of juice they hold and they fit the regular and short batteries just fine.

 

[JustMeAgain]

My batteries should be here tomorrow and I'm gonna be sad if I can't use cool carts.

 

[TrashcanCandy]

There were problems with threads on batteries working with threads on cartos because of different manufacturers or something like that. It's not that big a deal. Just use some fine grained sandpaper to smooth the threads on the batteries a bit, and keep trying to screw the carto on until you've sanded the threads down enough.

 

[jtcaseyjr]

There were problems with threads on batteries working with threads on cartos because of different manufacturers or something like that. It's not that big a deal. Just use some fine grained sandpaper to smooth the threads on the batteries a bit, and keep trying to screw the carto on until you've sanded the threads down enough.

Steel Wool works well too. I used it on a battery once and it worked. So now I keep it wround just in case

 

[JustMeAgain]

There were problems with threads on batteries working with threads on cartos because of different manufacturers or something like that. It's not that big a deal. Just use some fine grained sandpaper to smooth the threads on the batteries a bit, and keep trying to screw the carto on until you've sanded the threads down enough.

Steel Wool works well too. I used it on a battery once and it worked. So now I keep it wround just in case

Whew, that's a relief...I've had the odd carto that just didn't want to screw on easily, and kept working it until it went on. Using a bit sandpaper or steel wool is no biggie. I was under the impression they wouldn't fit at all.

Thanks, you guys, for putting my mind at ease.

 

[poisonette]

Seriously? Sandpaper or steelwool fix this problem?

 

[jtcaseyjr]

Seriously? Sandpaper or steelwool fix this problem?

I can't speak for everyone, But it did work for me. As a matter of fact there is a video on youtube about it, by Bornagainst. That's how I found out. Here is the Link YouTube - CARTOMIZERS NOT FITTING YOUR BATTERY?

 

[Gravity]

Sandpaper worked for me. Took maybe 3 seconds and only a couple twists around the threads.

 

[poisonette]

Thank you, I think I might try this on one of my batts.

 

[HippyJonny]

Yeah, we had this problem with a battery about a month ago. Found the video and thirty seconds later the battery worked fine.