... as a Newby I find getting into vaping very confusing. Wonder why it's been made so complicated, all these settings and issues, makes me understand why so many people I know that tried it gave up without giving it a chance.
To answer your question, we must discuss the history of vaping. For the most part, vaping has only been around for about 10 years so the industry is still in its infancy. We owe the progression of e-cigarette technology to the type of batteries that are available to the industry.
The first products came exclusively from China. The only thing available at that time were ciga-likes, those cigarette-sized batteries that you can still find in convenience stores and gas stations.
Because of ciga-likes' horrid battery time, some innovative folks decided to "mod" flashlights and other tube-shaped pipes in order to use larger removeable, rechargeable batteries like 18650's. eGo batteries, in between the size of a cigalike and the typical mod, came on the scene there after.
With better batteries came better vaping technology. More powerful batteries allowed for better vaping experiences and longer use between charges. Fixed voltage batteries gave way to variable voltage and variable wattage battery devices, a huge improvement to be able to adjust your vape. Just a couple of years ago the most powerful mods were capable of 15 watts; today we have mods capable of nearly 250 watts.
Atomizers, the part that hold the e-liquid and vaporizes it, progressively became better along with better batteries. We have gone from cartridges to cartomizers to clearomizers to rebuildable atomizers. We've come a LONG way in just the last few years.
Things may seem more complicated today, but with that we get more options to be able to adjust our vape to our individual preferences. The below video shows a history of vape products.
Advancing Up the Vaping Ladder
- From cigalike batteries, to eGo's, to mods. Another picture dictionary of terminology and form factors for beginning vapers. Includes videos.
I've written a blog of numerous vaping topics for the beginner to intermediate vaper. You may find some helpful info there:
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