Smok M65 (upgrade) experiences

[RoRy13]

Hi guys

Can I get some feedback from guys who have the Smok M50 (65watt upgrade)

Is there still issues such as incorrect ohm reading, power drop as battery goes down, or any other issues which where experienced with the M50 prior to the upgrade.

Your feedback would be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[shaunnadan]

where did you guys get the upgrade done ?

 

[RoRy13]

Some local vendors where selling the already upgraded models from SMOK, but I see non have them in stock at the moment

 

[Ashley A]

I'm also curious about the ohms reading thing. It seemed like it was a rare occurrence but it happened to more than one person so a bit skeptical. Although I have seen a lot more reviews were people don't have that problem.

The 5W drop in power as the battery drains was not an error. It was programmed intentionally by Smok when the battery level drops as lower voltage can't push out the maximum wattage so they're showing you what your current charge can actually put out. A faulty or low power battery will cause that. I think it's actually good instead of you setting 50W on a dying battery and it shows 50W on the screen but you can feel nearly nothing while puffing.

 

[RoRy13]

I'm also curious about the ohms reading thing. It seemed like it was a rare occurrence but it happened to more than one person so a bit skeptical. Although I have seen a lot more reviews were people don't have that problem.

The 5W drop in power as the battery drains was not an error. It was programmed intentionally by Smok when the battery level drops as lower voltage can't push out the maximum wattage so they're showing you what your current charge can actually put out. A faulty or low power battery will cause that. I think it's actually good instead of you setting 50W on a dying battery and it shows 50W on the screen but you can feel nearly nothing while puffing.

I've read power drop from 50W to 40W on 80% or 90% battery charge

 

[VandaL]

Ohm reader is still kak, The only thing they did with the 65w is change the number it displays for watts and allow passthrough. It's not a true passthrough either, when charging and you take a hit it pauses the charge until you finish then goes back into charge mode

 

[free3dom]

Ohm reader is fine, always has been, except for on a few faulty devices - it does however work differently than what some are used to. Because it only has one decimal digit it displays the value truncated (not rounded up/down) but uses the full two decimals internally to calculate voltage - so if you have a .49 coil on it shows as .4 but uses .49 to calculate voltage

Love it or hate it, it is not kak - just different

And AFAIK most devices will use trickle charge instead of "true" passthrough because the amp draw is way too high for most chargers to handle, so for safety sake they use the battery (which should have decent amps)

All in all the M50 is near perfect for me, and I'm sure the upgraded one is just an improvement - so very very almost perfect

 

[Ashley A]

@free3dom : I take it, you actually have the device an are happy with it?

Any other owners to give their experience? Tired of these conflicting youtube reviews now so lets get a poll from actual owners here

 

[free3dom]

@free3dom : I take it, you actually have the device an are happy with it?

Any other owners to give their experience? Tired of these conflicting youtube reviews now so lets get a poll from actual owners here

I've had mine M50 (no upgrade) for more than a month now and it has not given me a single problem...and even if it does it is covered by a 6 month guarantee - and SkyBlue who I bought it from has guaranteed me they will honour this

All in all, with the 65W upgrade this is a very solid mod and at the cost it is just perfect IMO

 

[shaunnadan]

ive got one, but is doesnt have the 65W upgrade.

its a really nice device and i use it for my daily vape with a goblin tank.

cons :
18650 battery is locked in the device with an allen key so no swapping batteries and only can be charged with the usb

no pass through on my device. so if its on charge i have to disconnect and then fiddle to get the usb back in again, rather annoying during the evening

power reduced mode - device will only fire at the wattage output the battery can handle. so after 75% battery life and you can fire at 50W. 50% battery life and you cant fire about 30w.... for me this isnt so bad because i get a days usage at 20w

the menu interface is kak. to switch off the device you need to enter in a nuclear launch code with your id number and facebook password, lol

other than that the device is awesome !

 

[free3dom]

ive got one, but is doesnt have the 65W upgrade.

its a really nice device and i use it for my daily vape with a goblin tank.

cons :
18650 battery is locked in the device with an allen key so no swapping batteries and only can be charged with the usb

no pass through on my device. so if its on charge i have to disconnect and then fiddle to get the usb back in again, rather annoying during the evening

power reduced mode - device will only fire at the wattage output the battery can handle. so after 75% battery life and you can fire at 50W. 50% battery life and you cant fire about 30w.... for me this isnt so bad because i get a days usage at 20w

the menu interface is kak. to switch off the device you need to enter in a nuclear launch code with your id number and facebook password, lol

other than that the device is awesome !

The menu is indeed a pain in the ass, I just never turn it off so I forgot about that

 

[shaunnadan]

i need to turn off all devices when i work in the data centre.

 

[Ashley A]

ive got one, but is doesnt have the 65W upgrade.

its a really nice device and i use it for my daily vape with a goblin tank.

cons :
18650 battery is locked in the device with an allen key so no swapping batteries and only can be charged with the usb

no pass through on my device. so if its on charge i have to disconnect and then fiddle to get the usb back in again, rather annoying during the evening

power reduced mode - device will only fire at the wattage output the battery can handle. so after 75% battery life and you can fire at 50W. 50% battery life and you cant fire about 30w.... for me this isnt so bad because i get a days usage at 20w

the menu interface is kak. to switch off the device you need to enter in a nuclear launch code with your id number and facebook password, lol

other than that the device is awesome !

I think the battery thing is a preference and a pro for some. I see the lack of a removable battery with USB charging like on my MVP as an advantage since I don't have to spend more on a charger and won't be tempted to buy untold amounts of spare batteries like I do with my phones and remotes. I also don't have to fiddle and open it out to charge, especially at work.

The passthrough thing is fixed with the upgrade if you do it. Although, as mush like it and still want it, I do have it but never use it as I just use another device while one is on charge, even if it's next to me. 95% of the time, I charge at night when I'm at asleep anyway so it won't help me. On the odd occasion that I charge in the day, I actually change atomisers to the device I'm carrying around with me at the time.

The fact is that wattage is a result of voltage and resistance. the resistance will b set by the coil so if the battery voltage isn't high enough, you will never see high wattage, no matter what you set it to or what the display says. Smok is just being honest here by showing what you can really push out with your battery level and coil combination.

Hmm, this launch code power up could be an issue. I prefer a simple 3 or 5 click but I suppose nothing is perfect and you can't have it all.

 

[free3dom]

I think the battery thing is a preference and a pro for some. I see the lack of a removable battery with USB charging like on my MVP as an advantage since I don't have to spend more on a charger and won't be tempted to buy untold amounts of spare batteries like I do with my phones and remotes. I also don't have to fiddle and open it out to charge, especially at work.

The passthrough thing is fixed with the upgrade if you do it. Although, as mush like it and still want it, I do have it but never use it as I just use another device while one is on charge, even if it's next to me. 95% of the time, I charge at night when I'm at asleep anyway so it won't help me. On the odd occasion that I charge in the day, I actually change atomisers to the device I'm carrying around with me at the time.

The fact is that wattage is a result of voltage and resistance. the resistance will b set by the coil so if the battery voltage isn't high enough, you will never see high wattage, no matter what you set it to or what the display says. Smok is just being honest here by showing what you can really push out with your battery level and coil combination.

Hmm, this launch code power up could be an issue. I prefer a simple 3 or 5 click but I suppose nothing is perfect and you can't have it all.

You can still 5 click to lock the fire button though....and unless you are unlucky like @shaunnadan who has to turn it off entirely it really is no bother to just lock it for "in your pocket" - quick and painless

 

[Ashley A]

You can still 5 click to lock the fire button though....and unless you are unlucky like @shaunnadan who has to turn it off entirely it really is no bother to just lock it for "in your pocket" - quick and painless

Ah, I see. well that is good enough for me.

 

[Humbolt]

I really like the form factor of this device but it still seems too hit and miss for me.

 

[Silver]

So far the M50 has treated me well

I got mine from SkyBlue. Was their first batch

It has worked reliably for me and I have not had any problems

Then again, I have mainly used it on my Lemo with a fairly tame 0.9 ohm coil and below 20 Watts

I get about a full Lemo tank (4.5 ml) of juice without any noticeable power drop. To me that is quite acceptable. On the Reo at about that same resistance with the same Efest battery I also get about 4 ml or so. So I would say its all good

What I really like about the m50 is the finish and the way that finish feels in the hand. Slightly grainy. Feels good.

 

[shaunnadan]

So something weird has started to happen with my smok.

While driving (hasnt happened anywhere else oddly enough) I'm busy vaping, chilling in traffic and then when I put my mod down I can hear it still firing!!!

Panic I look at the screen and then menu option is activated. So if it's firing and you manage to goto the menu it will fire non stop until your out of the menu .

Anyone else experience this phenomenon?

 

[free3dom]

So something weird has started to happen with my smok.

While driving (hasnt happened anywhere else oddly enough) I'm busy vaping, chilling in traffic and then when I put my mod down I can hear it still firing!!!

Panic I look at the screen and then menu option is activated. So if it's firing and you manage to goto the menu it will fire non stop until your out of the menu .

Anyone else experience this phenomenon?

Never had this happen, and not even sure how to get that going (I just tried, and failed).
Could it be the button getting stuck and it then registers the three clicks to enter the menu? Or maybe a short of sorts?
I recently replaced the button with the rubber one (thanks to your earlier instructions ) and it definitely sits a lot tighter.

 

[Ashley A]

Weird. I heard that some mods have an auto fire option where you can touch the button once and leave it. It will stop firing when you hit the fire button again or it hits the 10/12s cutoff.

This was provided so you don't have to hold the fire button if you don't want to. Don't know if it's a malfunction or a function of the Smok. Let us know how it progresses?

 

[shaunnadan]

I need to get the rubber button for mine from Philip. I'm still using the metal button

It's only when driving though... was considering perhaps the moving around was registering it as the 3 clicks.

 

[free3dom]

I need to get the rubber button for mine from Philip. I'm still using the metal button

It's only when driving though... was considering perhaps the moving around was registering it as the 3 clicks.

Maybe it gets carsick

But seriously, I had the steel button get stuck once (I tend to play with it) and decided to use the rubber one instead...just to be safe

 

[shaunnadan]

Not in my car... I can't even say it's because of bumpy roads or rough driving .

Maybe it's just acting up because I've been giving the nemesis a lot more attention recently

 

[Dassie]

So something weird has started to happen with my smok.

While driving (hasnt happened anywhere else oddly enough) I'm busy vaping, chilling in traffic and then when I put my mod down I can hear it still firing!!!

Panic I look at the screen and then menu option is activated. So if it's firing and you manage to goto the menu it will fire non stop until your out of the menu .

Anyone else experience this phenomenon?

@shaunnadan , as much as I love my Dragon, this happens to me from time to time. Normally when I can't tell immediately if it fired, and I try again. Three clicks and you are in the menu. Sometimes, this coincides with it actually firing. Every time this has happened, I had to hastily remove the atty to make it stop. Not great, but once you're aware of it, easy to avoid

 

[shaunnadan]

I've never had to remove my tank. I just launch the buttons onto option 1 and then hit wattage mode and then it stops.