kr808 questions

[allen227]

Ok her we go, I am looking to get an kr808 starter kit for my wife as she is set against larger batteries and filling her own carts or cartos. I MIGHT get her to try the larger types here in the house, and if so could hopefully evolve into more of a full time thing, because I am sure to be herding about how frequent she is having to charge her batteries regardless of which kr808 she gets. That being said I am looking to get may a starter kit or a combo of items which would include 2 batteries she could go Mobil with that could be charged in a pcc while on the go, the longest lasting batts that would fit into a pcc and the pcc wouldn't have to come in the kit. It could be from any where as long as it would be compatible and not overcharge the batts. Also 1 XL or Mega or elite, etc. I think these are somewhere around 380 mAh which what I've found so far don't seem to fit into any of the pcc's. If I am mistaken please inform me of where I could find a pcc to charge the 380 mAh kr808's as I would not need the smaller ones in that case. So with all that in mind are all these vendors and batts pretty much equal? If so or if not what are the best kr808d batts and what makes them better than another? V4l, v2, bloog, volt and so many more. I have seen an elite 808, a kr808 dm1, which claims to have a 480 mAh battery, are these also compatible with any 808 prefilled cartomizer? And are the much longer and thicker as I am sure she will not want a strange looking staggered size difference between the prefilled cartos and the batt. I would want them to all be compatible. I have another question about the larger style batts but will open a new thread so I can keep my topics seperared.
Thanks to you all, this is truley a great forum.
Allen

 

[luvinit]

Allen,,, I started with a V2 Ultimate starter kit a little over a month ago. It has absolutely everything your wife would want. I've been very happy with mine. You wouldn't need to go with that big of a kit, but I figured the big kit had everything in it I would have ended up ordering anyway. Take a really good look at the new Elite at EasyCigs. There's a wonderful video review of it on their website.. so good, in fact, that I ordered one for myself last night! I think that Elite is the way to go for someone new to this whole thing. I plan to use my liquid to fill the carts but any 808 cartomizer will fit the thing if she doesn't want to mess with refilling. Like I said,,, I'm very, very happy with my V2,, I've used it at my local casino and nobody,,, NOBODY has ever even asked me about it. It's very discreet. And I'm so looking forward to the Elite... good luck to you.. I hope you find what you're looking for!

 

[allen227]

Will there be a size difference as far as diameter? Is there going to be a step down in diameter where the battery screws on to the cartos? Or will it be smooth?

 

[Hosedragger]

I'm not sure if I am just doing something wrong but my Batt last me all day and if I vape a lot then my second batt is there to keep going and they charge quickly

 

[tasteofflames]

I picked up an 808 starter kit as an early Christmas present for myself. Came with your basic starter kit stuff: 2 batteries, 15 cartos, a usb charger, and a usb-ac adapter. It's great, but I've discovered that I'm a chain-vaper (which is funny, since I wasn't really a chain-smoker), and the 808D-1 batteries I have don't last long enough. I kind of wish that I'd have just anted up, and gone with an Ego. That said, the 808 is great, it's just a small battery (though loads better than my RN4081 gas station model I started with). I will tell ya that I quickly snagged a couple of 808-510 adapters and a 510 5v pass-through, since 510 parts seem to be cheaper/easier to find

I've only been vaping for around 1.5 months or so, but in my experience, the various 808 models all seem to be the same width and thread style, only with different lengths. Based on that, I'd think it would be just fine to use any 808 cartomizer with any 808 battery.
Here's a pic I yoinked from another forum to give you an idea.


I've seen 808 pccs around, but I think you'd want to find one specific to your battery model. The case generally form fits the battery, so the difference in length could be an issue.

 

[KeysBum]

Don't buy from V2. They are way overpriced. If you are set on kr808's wait for dormouse to pop in or search her posts.

 

[allen227]

I'm not sure if I am just doing something wrong but my Batt last me all day and if I vape a lot then my second batt is there to keep going and they charge quickly

Hosedragger what are you using?

 

[swedishfish]

Take a look at Smokeless Image Volt, Vapor 4 Life, Halo, Bloog. All are registered suppliers and offer a nice warranty on the pv they sell. I wouldn't spend a huge amount. If she likes vaping she'll probably want to get something with a bigger battery just for the convenience of not changing batteries and getting a better vape with LR cartomizers.

They all sell nice KR808s with a variety of prefilled cartomizers. At some people she'll probably want to purchase juice because it's less expensive and they taste better.

 

[allen227]

Don't buy from V2. They are way overpriced. If you are set on kr808's wait for dormouse to pop in or search her posts.

Thanksgiving keysbum, I was hoping to here from doormouse on this one. He popped in on another thread and was pretty helpful, a bit more technicle than I could understand but still probably the most helpful response. By the way, I am from your neck of the woods. I grew up in Boca Raton, furthest city south in Palm Beach County.

 

[swedishfish]

You get about an hour of continous vaping per 100 mah. That's not going to change regardless of the type of pv you purchase.

 

[chaos-7]

You could go to the Halo site Electronic Cigarette by Halo they have vary good batteries, cartomizers and juice. You can get the carto`s pre filled or empty. I hope this helps

 

[KeysBum]

Thanksgiving keysbum, I was hoping to here from doormouse on this one. He popped in on another thread and was pretty helpful, a bit more technicle than I could understand but still probably the most helpful response. By the way, I am from your neck of the woods. I grew up in Boca Raton, furthest city south in Palm Beach County.

My daughter lives in Boca. Back to 808's. There are lots of places to get good deals on them, and dormouse knows where they are. If you search her threads, the advice has already been given to many others. She loves to help. I'd help you if I could, but I outgrew 808's quite a while back. I think they are crib toys and I don't play there anymore. But if that's what it takes to get your wife to quit stinkies, you do whatever you need to do.

 

[KeysBum]

I just PM'd dormouse. She's offline now, but I'll bet the farm it won't be long before she pops in. Good luck!!!

 

[allen227]

I just PM'd dormouse. She's offline now, but I'll bet the farm it won't be long before she pops in. Good luck!!!

Oops, I called doormouse a HE! And i spelled it door! I am truely a noob. Sorry dormouse when you see this.

 

[SirVette]

... I have seen an elite 808, a kr808 dm1 ... are these also compatible with any 808 prefilled cartomizer? And are the much longer and thicker as I am sure she will not want a strange looking staggered size difference between the prefilled cartos and the batt. I would want them to all be compatible. I have another question about the larger style batts but will open a new thread so I can keep my topics seperared.
Thanks to you all, this is truley a great forum.
Allen

Yes the Elite 808 is compatible w/ KR808D-1 & there is a PCC available.
The new Elite 808 is only about 1/16" thicker than the normally used KR808 280/300mAh batteries & runs about 2x as long!

Elite 808 & kr808-dm1 are similar & may be same.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/kr808d-1/218493-808-elite-versus-kr808-dm1-4.html#post4171243
Mmc "I have both the elite and the 808dm- the draw is the same, and I saw very little difference in battery length of usage."

 

[dormouse]

SmokelessImage Volt, Bloogplanet and Halocigs G6 are IDENTICAL rubberized finish KR8-threaded models so you can mix and match from those three. Like if one has PCC in stocks or you want cartos from another - that works. V4L is more like the original manufacturer style KR808D-1, not rubberized and with a custom 10 second cutoff allowing longer drags. The standard manufacturer KR808D-1 has the usual 5-second cutoff.

If you have to get the short batteries to get her to use it, go ahead. But I have done that with every slim ecig I have used and within weeks upgraded to the longer batteries. I recommend the standard/78mm batteries which make 120mm ecig with the cartomizer attached. Most people (including me) use and recommend manual batteries (harder to damage/kill with juice leaks, easier to get a good drag) but if you feel you have to then you could start with autos. However for testing new juices you want a manual w/ a standard resistance dse901 atomizer and drip tip - do not dirty cartos trying new juices because people often have to try a lot of juices/samples to find their favorites that make a suitable replacement for them. The standard/78mm batteries should fit in the PCC - read the full description of the PCC and it should say that.

These models are the strongest and least complex slim models you can buy. As with all decent slim models, they are a bit fatter than a cigarette (like 9.2-9.4mm diameter versus the 8-8.5mm of a cigarette). The cartomizers are the same diameter as the battery. Try more than one nicotine level so she can find what she prefers. KR808D-1 can use cartomizers from V4L (where I get my batteries for their long safety cutoff which allows longer drags), smokelessImage, Bloogplanet, Halocigs G6, I think Cigeasy has some for their Elite 808, plus any third party 2.5 to 3ohm KR808D-1 cartomizers. And besides a PCC I recommend a charger for at work and I like to have a second charger at home to charge 2 batteries at once. If she likes the model then buy spares of everything.

We keep everything damp with eliquid. A cartomizers does NOT last as long as 1-2 packs of cigarettes. For most a cartomizer is more like 8-12 cigarettes and when the liquid gets too low it will singe. Instead of that we keep them damp with suitable juice (and the juice that works best are juices around 80PG/20VG that are clear and light color because many dark/opaque or cloudy juices drop flavoring sediment which shortens the life of a cartomizer). Many use a plastic or delrin drip tip as an easy-to-remove mouthpiece in place of the end-cap of the cartomizer. It can be removed to look at the stuffing (if the stuffing has gone white it could use more juice) and removed (with carto off the battery) to add more juice. I carry a tissue and use bit of it to clean up in case of leaves when adding juice. You need to make sure a carto will not leak because putting it back on the battery.

SmokelessImage has some prefilled carto flavor samplers. V4L does too but theirs can get hot on the lips (mouthpiece is useful) and some of their flavors are overdone but I found my 2 favorites there. I think the cooler mouth end of the SmokelessImage and Bloogplanet (and I think Halocigs G6) cartos will be better for a beginner. And if you get her a plain tobacco juice and a plain vanilla then she should be able to top off any of the cartos she gets (the flavors will blend). I can get 7+ days use out of a KR8 cartomizer.

 

[KeysBum]

What she said.

SmokelessImage Volt, Bloogplanet and Halocigs G6 are IDENTICAL rubberized finish KR8-threaded models so you can mix and match from those three. Like if one has PCC in stocks or you want cartos from another - that works. V4L is more like the original manufacturer style KR808D-1, not rubberized and with a custom 10 second cutoff allowing longer drags. The standard manufacturer KR808D-1 has the usual 5-second cutoff.

If you have to get the short batteries to get her to use it, go ahead. But I have done that with every slim ecig I have used and within weeks upgraded to the longer batteries. I recommend the standard/78mm batteries which make 120mm ecig with the cartomizer attached. Most people (including me) use and recommend manual batteries (harder to damage/kill with juice leaks, easier to get a good drag) but if you feel you have to then you could start with autos. However for testing new juices you want a manual w/ a standard resistance dse901 atomizer and drip tip - do not dirty cartos trying new juices because people often have to try a lot of juices/samples to find their favorites that make a suitable replacement for them. The standard/78mm batteries should fit in the PCC - read the full description of the PCC and it should say that.

These models are the strongest and least complex slim models you can buy. As with all decent slim models, they are a bit fatter than a cigarette (like 9.2-9.4mm diameter versus the 8-8.5mm of a cigarette). The cartomizers are the same diameter as the battery. Try more than one nicotine level so she can find what she prefers. KR808D-1 can use cartomizers from V4L (where I get my batteries for their long safety cutoff which allows longer drags), smokelessImage, Bloogplanet, Halocigs G6, I think Cigeasy has some for their Elite 808, plus any third party 2.5 to 3ohm KR808D-1 cartomizers. And besides a PCC I recommend a charger for at work and I like to have a second charger at home to charge 2 batteries at once. If she likes the model then buy spares of everything.

We keep everything damp with eliquid. A cartomizers does NOT last as long as 1-2 packs of cigarettes. For most a cartomizer is more like 8-12 cigarettes and when the liquid gets too low it will singe. Instead of that we keep them damp with suitable juice (and the juice that works best are juices around 80PG/20VG that are clear and light color because many dark/opaque or cloudy juices drop flavoring sediment which shortens the life of a cartomizer). Many use a plastic or delrin drip tip as an easy-to-remove mouthpiece in place of the end-cap of the cartomizer. It can be removed to look at the stuffing (if the stuffing has gone white it could use more juice) and removed (with carto off the battery) to add more juice. I carry a tissue and use bit of it to clean up in case of leaves when adding juice. You need to make sure a carto will not leak because putting it back on the battery.

SmokelessImage has some prefilled carto flavor samplers. V4L does too but theirs can get hot on the lips (mouthpiece is useful) and some of their flavors are overdone but I found my 2 favorites there. I think the cooler mouth end of the SmokelessImage and Bloogplanet (and I think Halocigs G6) cartos will be better for a beginner. And if you get her a plain tobacco juice and a plain vanilla then she should be able to top off any of the cartos she gets (the flavors will blend). I can get 7+ days use out of a KR8 cartomizer.