The following letter was originality sent to the mother of a friend of mine who wanted badly to quit smoking analogs. She was stumbling around like a newbie like I did and this is what I told her when she asked about my "elite e-cig"
Oooooook. Here is what I have learned regarding electric cigarettes (get comfy cause this is gonna take a min): In any electric cigarette, there is two parts. A power supply and “end hardware.” The power source is just that, where the power comes from, and the end hardware is where the heating element is that turns the e-liquid or “juice” into vapor.
First, I will discuss thread pattern (bare with me, I promise, this is all relevant information that you’ll need to know to understand the rest of what I have to say). The thread pattern refers to the connection between the battery and the end hardware. These units screw together and some of them have different screw threads, so the battery and the end hardware need to be “threaded” the same in order to use them together. There are only about 4 main thread types, so it’s not hard to find end hardware to go with any battery unit you may have. Plus, now-a-days there are adaptors available so that you can use equipment threaded differently together anyway. For example: one of the most popular thread patterns is 510. Let’s say you have a 510 threaded battery, but you have KR808 threaded cartomisers laying around. If you got a 510-808 adaptor, you could screw it in to the battery then screw the cartomiser in to the adaptor and BAM, you’re making vapor.
Next I’ll discuss end hardware. As stated before, this is where the heating element is housed. They will last differing amounts of time, but basically, these are disposable and need to be replaced every so often depending on how hard they are used, and their basic design. There are basically 2 different types of end hardware. The first is called an atomizer and it is the oldest type of heating element and they last the longest, possibly up to 2 months. Basically, it has a heating element, connected to a bridge that wicks the juice to the element as it turns juice in to vapor. By itself, it doesn’t really hold much liquid, maybe 3 or 4 drags worth. That means that you have to find means of feeding the atomizer, and there is more than one way to do this. The atomizer can be fed with a cartridge that plugs in to the atomizer and has cottony stuff that holds a decent amount of liquid and contacts the bridge. You can feed the atomizer by directly dripping juice down in to the atomizer every couple of drags (this is called “dripping” in vaping communities). You can also feed the atomizer by any number of different “feeder” mods (more on this later). The second type of end hardware is called cartomisers (or atomized cartridges). These little babies house the heating element surrounded by cottony stuff that holds a decent amount of liquid, making it more simple to use. Cartomisers usually last up to a week with of usage. People either prefer one type or the other. They both have their advantages. End hardware of both types are sold with different resistance ratings or ohms. The different resistance ratings are meant to be used with the different voltages produced by different power supplies.
Now I will discuss the different power supplies. Basically there are four different types of electric cigarettes differentiated by their power sources. Let’s call the different types of electric cigarettes: pen-style, big-battery models, pass-throughs, and mods. Pen-style e-cigs are made to look like analog (“real”) cigarettes. The part that looks like the part of the cigarette that is rolled up tobacco is the battery and the part that looks like the filter is the end hardware. The heating element in the end hardware may be activated automatically (auto) or by the push of a button (manual). They vary in length and thread pattern, but they all basically look for the most part, like a cigarette. This is what most people including yours truly starts out with when they decide to try to convert from being a smoker to a “vapist.” They are sold as either “2 piece units” or “3 piece units.” Basically what that means is the 2 piece units have a battery and a cartomiser, while the 3 piece units have a battery, an atomizer, and a cartridge. People have varying degrees of success trying to use these models because basically, if you aren’t willing to mess around with carrying multiple batteries and maybe even modifying them, they just won’t work for most smokers with even a moderate addiction. The batteries don’t last for a long at all, regardless of what people will tell you when they are trying to sell you one. You’ll get maybe 20-30 quality drags out of them before the performance drops off dramatically. Then at the end of the day, you’ll have a handful of batteries that each need to be recharged….and that is if you are lucky enough to actually make it through the entire day and still have a working unit by the time you get back to the house. While you will find a billion different brands of these at all varying prices, they are all practically the same. In fact, 95% of them are all made in the same 4 manufacturing facilities in China all of them using the same batteries with different stickers or finish on the unit (this practice is called “rebranding”). A lot of people (most in fact) pay WAY too much for these essentially cheap units. I know I did…….twice. It stings when you get ripped off. And if getting ripped off on your hardware isn’t enough, they also want you to buy their overpriced end hardware with either prefilled cartridges, or their prefilled cartomisers. Prefilled anything is always a rip off. The juice is always cheap Chinese made crap. You’re always better filling your end hardware yourself, that way you will get way better end hardware and way better juice all for a fraction of the price. All in all, if you want to give e-cigs a go, and you have to have one that looks like a cigarette, buy a Joye 510 (the 510 part refers to the thread pattern) and some LR (low resistance) 510 cartomisers. They are available at a lot of different websites, you won’t pay a lot of money, and it is a tried and true manual system that actually has a pretty good track record converting smokers. Most of the others are still trying to make a pen style e-cig that works as well as a Joye 510, OR they really ARE Joye 510’s, only rebranded and marked up to a ridiculous price.
Oooooook. Here is what I have learned regarding electric cigarettes (get comfy cause this is gonna take a min): In any electric cigarette, there is two parts. A power supply and “end hardware.” The power source is just that, where the power comes from, and the end hardware is where the heating element is that turns the e-liquid or “juice” into vapor.
First, I will discuss thread pattern (bare with me, I promise, this is all relevant information that you’ll need to know to understand the rest of what I have to say). The thread pattern refers to the connection between the battery and the end hardware. These units screw together and some of them have different screw threads, so the battery and the end hardware need to be “threaded” the same in order to use them together. There are only about 4 main thread types, so it’s not hard to find end hardware to go with any battery unit you may have. Plus, now-a-days there are adaptors available so that you can use equipment threaded differently together anyway. For example: one of the most popular thread patterns is 510. Let’s say you have a 510 threaded battery, but you have KR808 threaded cartomisers laying around. If you got a 510-808 adaptor, you could screw it in to the battery then screw the cartomiser in to the adaptor and BAM, you’re making vapor.
Next I’ll discuss end hardware. As stated before, this is where the heating element is housed. They will last differing amounts of time, but basically, these are disposable and need to be replaced every so often depending on how hard they are used, and their basic design. There are basically 2 different types of end hardware. The first is called an atomizer and it is the oldest type of heating element and they last the longest, possibly up to 2 months. Basically, it has a heating element, connected to a bridge that wicks the juice to the element as it turns juice in to vapor. By itself, it doesn’t really hold much liquid, maybe 3 or 4 drags worth. That means that you have to find means of feeding the atomizer, and there is more than one way to do this. The atomizer can be fed with a cartridge that plugs in to the atomizer and has cottony stuff that holds a decent amount of liquid and contacts the bridge. You can feed the atomizer by directly dripping juice down in to the atomizer every couple of drags (this is called “dripping” in vaping communities). You can also feed the atomizer by any number of different “feeder” mods (more on this later). The second type of end hardware is called cartomisers (or atomized cartridges). These little babies house the heating element surrounded by cottony stuff that holds a decent amount of liquid, making it more simple to use. Cartomisers usually last up to a week with of usage. People either prefer one type or the other. They both have their advantages. End hardware of both types are sold with different resistance ratings or ohms. The different resistance ratings are meant to be used with the different voltages produced by different power supplies.
Now I will discuss the different power supplies. Basically there are four different types of electric cigarettes differentiated by their power sources. Let’s call the different types of electric cigarettes: pen-style, big-battery models, pass-throughs, and mods. Pen-style e-cigs are made to look like analog (“real”) cigarettes. The part that looks like the part of the cigarette that is rolled up tobacco is the battery and the part that looks like the filter is the end hardware. The heating element in the end hardware may be activated automatically (auto) or by the push of a button (manual). They vary in length and thread pattern, but they all basically look for the most part, like a cigarette. This is what most people including yours truly starts out with when they decide to try to convert from being a smoker to a “vapist.” They are sold as either “2 piece units” or “3 piece units.” Basically what that means is the 2 piece units have a battery and a cartomiser, while the 3 piece units have a battery, an atomizer, and a cartridge. People have varying degrees of success trying to use these models because basically, if you aren’t willing to mess around with carrying multiple batteries and maybe even modifying them, they just won’t work for most smokers with even a moderate addiction. The batteries don’t last for a long at all, regardless of what people will tell you when they are trying to sell you one. You’ll get maybe 20-30 quality drags out of them before the performance drops off dramatically. Then at the end of the day, you’ll have a handful of batteries that each need to be recharged….and that is if you are lucky enough to actually make it through the entire day and still have a working unit by the time you get back to the house. While you will find a billion different brands of these at all varying prices, they are all practically the same. In fact, 95% of them are all made in the same 4 manufacturing facilities in China all of them using the same batteries with different stickers or finish on the unit (this practice is called “rebranding”). A lot of people (most in fact) pay WAY too much for these essentially cheap units. I know I did…….twice. It stings when you get ripped off. And if getting ripped off on your hardware isn’t enough, they also want you to buy their overpriced end hardware with either prefilled cartridges, or their prefilled cartomisers. Prefilled anything is always a rip off. The juice is always cheap Chinese made crap. You’re always better filling your end hardware yourself, that way you will get way better end hardware and way better juice all for a fraction of the price. All in all, if you want to give e-cigs a go, and you have to have one that looks like a cigarette, buy a Joye 510 (the 510 part refers to the thread pattern) and some LR (low resistance) 510 cartomisers. They are available at a lot of different websites, you won’t pay a lot of money, and it is a tried and true manual system that actually has a pretty good track record converting smokers. Most of the others are still trying to make a pen style e-cig that works as well as a Joye 510, OR they really ARE Joye 510’s, only rebranded and marked up to a ridiculous price.
