The ECF Basics
Threading? Numbers?
Numbers like 510, 808 or words like eGo refer to the spiral threads (like what's on a screw) that you screw into/onto your battery (a.k.a. "mod"). Most modern "mods"as well as the devices that fit them and get the most chatter on here are 510 and eGo threaded. Some batteries (a.k.a. "mods")have both. How did that happen? Think about a hollow metal tube. Some have threading on the inside of the hollow metal tube and on the outside; so you can use an attachment (topper/atomizer = the same thing) of your choice.
Mizers?
They are all atomizers; but different names are used to give an exact representation of what they are.
An atomizer heats the liquid and turns it into steam/vapor. When someone "drips" they are putting a few drops directly into an atomizer designed just for "dripping."Other atomizers have been named different things for the way they hold liquid or vaporize the liquid.
Clearomizers/Glassomizers are the same thing except some people get fancy and call them glassomizers when they are made of ... you guessed it, glass. This glass or plastic"tank" that holds the liquid is transparent and this is where the name "clearomizer" comes from. "Clearomizers"have a "wick" inside of them (to absorb the liquid) wrapped in a metal wire (the "coil") that the battery heats to make vapor. The vapor travels up a hollow tube visible inside the "tank"to be inhaled. A "Clearomizer" is not to be confused with a
Cartomizer- a "tank" that holds liquid and also has a tube inside of it. The tube inside of the"tank" of a "cartomizer" has holes punched in the bottom of it that lets the liquid into the cartridge. The cartridge inside the tube inside of the "tank" soaks up the liquid and is really just a big "wick." It soaks up the liquid into cotton or another material inside the tube and gets heated with a "coil" also. Cigalikes use "cartos." Some nicer"cartos" look like "clearos."
You should also take note that there is another variable involved in picking an atomizer.
They come in 3 different varieties.
Types of Coils?
Top Coil- The coil is at the top and provides a warmer vape (but can give "dry hits" a.k.a. no hit).
Bottom Coil- The coil is at the bottom and gives a cooler vape and never has a "dry hit" (as long as you have juice that is). and
Dual Coils- They are exactly what they sound like. Double the coil = double the vape = double the juice used.
Mods?
The thing that holds your battery and powers your -mizer is a mod. There are 2 ways to group mods.
The 1st grouping:
Disposable mods- Some mods have a sealed battery inside of them. After so many charges the battery power runs out faster and won't hold a charge as long. Then it's time to recycle the old one and buy a new one.
Replaceable battery mods- The name says it all. When the batteries die you pull them out, recharge them and put them back in. After those batteries won't hold a charge anymore you recycle them and buy new batteries instead of buying a whole new mod.
The 2nd grouping is by shape:
cigalikes - They look like cigarettes
eGo/Tube mods - They look like a tube with a button on them.
Box mods - A box that holds the battery and juice inside of it with a mouthpiece attached to the outside of the box.
*Special side note* Bottomfeeders - A bottom feeder is a box mod that holds the juice in a squeezable bottle exposed to the user so they may squeeze (a.k.a. "squonk")the juice directly into the atomizer above it through a tube attached to the bottle. It's basically dripping with a box mod.
Variable Voltage/Variable Wattage
Ok I've already said enough but for now I'll just say that they do the same thing in the end. "V.V."and "V.W." allow the user to change the amount of power going through the "coil", thus changing the amount of liquid vaporized and the temperature at which it is vaporized. Why do this? Because it changes the flavor of the juice. Some juices change so dramatically that you can turn the "V.V." or "V.W."up or down to the point that you can drown out one flavor with another that's already in the juice.
They are also commonly written as "vv"and "vw".
Vape on!
Threading? Numbers?
Numbers like 510, 808 or words like eGo refer to the spiral threads (like what's on a screw) that you screw into/onto your battery (a.k.a. "mod"). Most modern "mods"as well as the devices that fit them and get the most chatter on here are 510 and eGo threaded. Some batteries (a.k.a. "mods")have both. How did that happen? Think about a hollow metal tube. Some have threading on the inside of the hollow metal tube and on the outside; so you can use an attachment (topper/atomizer = the same thing) of your choice.
Mizers?
They are all atomizers; but different names are used to give an exact representation of what they are.
An atomizer heats the liquid and turns it into steam/vapor. When someone "drips" they are putting a few drops directly into an atomizer designed just for "dripping."Other atomizers have been named different things for the way they hold liquid or vaporize the liquid.
Clearomizers/Glassomizers are the same thing except some people get fancy and call them glassomizers when they are made of ... you guessed it, glass. This glass or plastic"tank" that holds the liquid is transparent and this is where the name "clearomizer" comes from. "Clearomizers"have a "wick" inside of them (to absorb the liquid) wrapped in a metal wire (the "coil") that the battery heats to make vapor. The vapor travels up a hollow tube visible inside the "tank"to be inhaled. A "Clearomizer" is not to be confused with a
Cartomizer- a "tank" that holds liquid and also has a tube inside of it. The tube inside of the"tank" of a "cartomizer" has holes punched in the bottom of it that lets the liquid into the cartridge. The cartridge inside the tube inside of the "tank" soaks up the liquid and is really just a big "wick." It soaks up the liquid into cotton or another material inside the tube and gets heated with a "coil" also. Cigalikes use "cartos." Some nicer"cartos" look like "clearos."
You should also take note that there is another variable involved in picking an atomizer.
They come in 3 different varieties.
Types of Coils?
Top Coil- The coil is at the top and provides a warmer vape (but can give "dry hits" a.k.a. no hit).
Bottom Coil- The coil is at the bottom and gives a cooler vape and never has a "dry hit" (as long as you have juice that is). and
Dual Coils- They are exactly what they sound like. Double the coil = double the vape = double the juice used.
Mods?
The thing that holds your battery and powers your -mizer is a mod. There are 2 ways to group mods.
The 1st grouping:
Disposable mods- Some mods have a sealed battery inside of them. After so many charges the battery power runs out faster and won't hold a charge as long. Then it's time to recycle the old one and buy a new one.
Replaceable battery mods- The name says it all. When the batteries die you pull them out, recharge them and put them back in. After those batteries won't hold a charge anymore you recycle them and buy new batteries instead of buying a whole new mod.
The 2nd grouping is by shape:
cigalikes - They look like cigarettes
eGo/Tube mods - They look like a tube with a button on them.
Box mods - A box that holds the battery and juice inside of it with a mouthpiece attached to the outside of the box.
*Special side note* Bottomfeeders - A bottom feeder is a box mod that holds the juice in a squeezable bottle exposed to the user so they may squeeze (a.k.a. "squonk")the juice directly into the atomizer above it through a tube attached to the bottle. It's basically dripping with a box mod.
Variable Voltage/Variable Wattage
Ok I've already said enough but for now I'll just say that they do the same thing in the end. "V.V."and "V.W." allow the user to change the amount of power going through the "coil", thus changing the amount of liquid vaporized and the temperature at which it is vaporized. Why do this? Because it changes the flavor of the juice. Some juices change so dramatically that you can turn the "V.V." or "V.W."up or down to the point that you can drown out one flavor with another that's already in the juice.
They are also commonly written as "vv"and "vw".
Vape on!
