Armour Max and Armour S By Vaporesso

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Thanks, Mark!

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Thanks for describing them my friend. As mentioned before: I am one who does voiceovers and editing.

I just don’t feel that you are in anyway engaged in reviewing the kits in question. As my years as a teacher are creeping into 15 - the slight bit of bullshitting entailed in creating a positive mask when presenting information would help.

Obviously, This is in no way intended to be an insult - I just want another in the forum to do better.

I am happy to schedule a Zoom chat with me to share some tips (A very rare offer).

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Nicely done @EatMaBB.

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@whthek @SquirrelSmash @SessionDrummer Thanks for youe comments.

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My Armour Max is a goner.
It was using up my new Vapcell K30 batteries in 3.5 hours at 30w on a 0.2ohm resistance coil.
I thought is was my old batteries that wasn’t making them last for me to get home from work, until I got the new batteries and tried them in it and the batteries still weren’t lasting me until I got home.
After a week of using the new batteries I know it was the mod that had giving up the ghost to make batteries last long enough and using to much power.

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That definitely doesn’t sound right, although three and a half hours alone doesn’t tell us much without knowing the puff count. The important part is the sudden change from what the same setup used to deliver — and the fact that new batteries didn’t cure it.

My ARMOUR Max runs a Recoil R3 on dual 21700s, and I normally get roughly two days from a charge. Your result at 30W is miles away from my experience.

I’d give it one controlled investigation before holding the funeral:

  1. Make sure the two K30s are a properly married pair — same model, age and history.
  2. Charge them together in a decent external charger.
  3. If you’re using the 18650 adapters, inspect those and the battery-door contacts for looseness, dirt or damage.
  4. Use the mod until it reports empty, then check each cell separately in the charger.
  5. If one cell is substantially lower, suspect a contact or cell-imbalance problem.
  6. If both cells still carry healthy voltage but the mod reports them empty, its battery reading or cutoff may be failing.
  7. Check whether the cells drain while the mod is sitting unused.

If the mod becomes warm without firing, smells unusual or continues draining cells while idle, stop using it and remove the batteries. That is warranty or replacement territory, not something to keep nursing along.

I wouldn’t condemn the new batteries yet, but I wouldn’t trust the mod until those checks are done either. Burning through a fresh matched pair at 30W that quickly is bloody ridiculous unless you’re vaping through a snorkel.

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I have always marry my batteries when I get them, number and a/b/c/d, like 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b and so on, if its 3 batteries or more then I add the number of married batteries after the letter, 1a3, 1b3, 1c3 ect.
Always use the same number together and charge at same time and store in the same battery box.
I have been using a different mod and I’m getting the usual usage out of the batteries, so it isn’t the tank. When I get time I will clean the mod contacts again and may use a bit sandpaper to make sure there isn’t any gunk on them and try the mod again for a day to see.

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That battery system sounds properly disciplined, and the fact that the same pair gives normal service in another mod removes quite a few suspects. The evidence is pointing increasingly toward the ARMOUR Max rather than the batteries or tank.

One caution: I would not use sandpaper on the contacts unless you have confirmed actual corrosion and are prepared to treat the mod as a repair job. The contacts may be plated, and an abrasive can remove that plating, roughen the surface and leave conductive grit behind.

Remove the batteries and switch the mod off, then clean the contacts and adapters with a lint-free swab lightly dampened with high-purity isopropyl alcohol. Let everything dry completely before reinstalling the cells.

When it next reports empty, check the voltage of each battery separately in the external charger. If one is much lower, the problem may be uneven contact or one battery bay. If both still have plenty of voltage left, the mod’s battery reading or cutoff is probably lying to you.

Given that the batteries behave normally elsewhere, I would be reluctant to keep forcing full-day tests through that mod. If it drains while idle or becomes warm without firing, retire it immediately.

Sometimes the funeral is justified—we just want the correct corpse in the coffin.

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