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[Cuando]

Hello, all, brand new to the vaping scene here. I've been a smoker for 20 years, at an average of a pack a day. I've only been on the e-cig for about 4 days now, opting for a classic pen-style while I waited on an EVO.

I have to say, these things leave my throat a dried out wreck. At least last night and somewhat this morning. I'm also not really enjoying the liquid like I did the first day or two, and have had around 8 analogs over the last couple days, much to my dismay.

I also find that the carts do NOT give me a ton of hits, either. I seem to have to poke the wadding back down into the carts to bring liquid up, and then pull the wadding flush for it to make contact with the atomizer. I don't know if this is a sign my atomizer is weak, or if I'm simply doing something wrong.

Still, I do have to say I have hope for this technology. Nothing has ever worked half as well at keeping me off analogs, and I'm hoping to find an e-cig that will perform a little better. My plan is to gradually move down to zero nic liquid and eventually quit altogether.

Anyhow, glad to have found a board that seems to be well populated and chock full of good info and intelligent members. Sorry if I sort of rambled there, but I'm still getting my head around these fascinating electronic cigarettes.

[Steph2323]

I missed the part of your post that referred to the juice so my post makes no sense. Sorry. At the beginning, I got a sore throat too and I just sipped on more water and it went away.

[e-pipeman]

A sore throat is normal at the beginning. It's partly due too the e-liquid's humectant properties but alsoa symptom of smoking cessation for some. Plenty of fluids will sort this. Don't forget to add a little glycerine to your carts if you want plenty of vapour! Stick with it - penstyles are great, and I'm sure that you'll love your Evo!

[Cuando]

I actually used some Luden's lozenges yesterday, that seemed to help a bit. Today my throat has felt much better, though, but I seem to be getting some really harsh/dry vapor hits that honestly have little to no flavor. And I've been drinking tons of water anyway just to stay hydrated, but also in hopes of cleansing my system of as many toxins as I can.

I have to say that, overall, I feel much better the past few days, but it's hard to NOT vape all the time because it's so easy and new. I think I need to keep the pen somewhere else in the house versus in my pocket or right in front of me.

[ZambucaLu]

Did you say you topped off the carts? Did you try dripping? Might give you some relief from the cart problem and maybe it'll taste better....maybe.

BTW...the carts won't give you "a ton of hits". They'll dry out well before that.

Lu

[nicowolf]

In all my years smoking analogs I never once got that dry, hacking, nagging smoker's cough. My penstyle gives me that cough. After a few minutes vaping with my penstyle, I am coughing, then noticing just how much mucous I have been carrying around in my throat all this time. My 901 does not do this to me at all - it also does not have the same punch that the pen has. That pen can really hit good and hard with little effort from me. I have noticed that the hacking and coughing is better immediately after topping up, then reappears and worsens as the cart dries. Do not give up Cuando. There is a chance that your EVO will not have this effect.

Also, do not give yourself too much grief for the analogs, it took a long time to develop the size habit you had upon starting the ecig and it may take a while to adapt, replace, then wean yourself off. We did not start off smoking like chimneys or counting how many we smoked, it increased naturally, without our paying attention. It will decrease much the same way. Something will divert your attention away from many of your cravings - and you will find that the ecig becomes preferable to the analog quickly and naturally.

The answer to the question implied by your name is "en el momento en que crees que se puede"

[Cuando]

Lu-

What I've noticed, and this is on two separate atomizers, is that when a brand new cart starts to hit weakly, there is still plenty of juice in the cart. If I push the wool back down into the cart with some tweezers, a good amount will pool to the top. I can pull the wool back up and get more hits, but it seems pretty inefficient.

Am I just preaching to the choir or is there something faulty with my pen?

[TribbleTrouble]

Where did you get your penstyle?

[Cuando]

Hey, Tribble, my fellow New Mexican.

I got a black classic from Puresmoker.

[TribbleTrouble]

What Up!!! Well, as far as penstyles are concerned, you picked a good place to get it from. From the way you described how yours is working, it reminded me of the way my first NJoy pen worked. It was never efficient with the carts. You might have a poor batt/atomizer connection. Try a direct inhail to see if you get a good throat kick that way, on second thought, strike that. Let your sore throat recover first before you try that.