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  1. Fernand

    My son's analog cigs.

    It helps to keep a separate super-strong one for emergencies. Even one of those disposables like the BarFly (they're pretty nice). We usually vape 8mg juice. My wife occasionally breaks down if there's a very stressful situation, and has a cig. If I leave a ready to go super-nicotine loaded unit...
  2. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    Hi, y'all. Been a while. How's the XL fan club doin'? Just wanted to report that I'm on month 6 of my HH.357 atomizer. It's been getting a bit spitty of late. Maybe an alcohol soak is due. My AW protected 2600 mAh black beauties are starting to not hold as much of a charge, that makes a...
  3. Fernand

    Vodka and DIY ejuice

    Nicotine gives throat hit. Flavorings try to fake it. Vodka doesn't do anything good above a few drops per 10ml.
  4. Fernand

    anyone feeling this?

    Maybe too much flavoring in the juice? Those food flavors were never meant to be inhaled.
  5. Fernand

    All VG liquid DIY...carry over from Vinegar thread

    I've tried adding various amounts of ethanol, and above a few drops per 10ml it makes the juice unpleasant, hard to describe, but not nice. Try it, it won't kill you, but you'll see. Adding more than a few drops of water also makes the juice worse, it loses flavor and vapor. I use like 5 little...
  6. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    Gorilla Glue expands as it sets so it fills cracks well. Super glue doesn't. Gorilla Glue may be worth a try.
  7. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    Low budget suggestion: $24 Ego Twist battery and some EMDCC 4 ml cartos? They're dual coil 1.5 ohm, last a good week if not two, and the adjustable voltage gives you a lot of range. When the battery gets exhausted, cannibalize it for the voltage regulator to put in the next Vmod?
  8. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    A reminder to all, and a nu point for nubies to the Vmod. Clean yer contacts. Get a freshly charged battery. Take a QTip, dip in strong ethanol or isopropanol, i.e. PGA or 90%+ Isopropyl alcohol, or even 151 Proof alcohol. If you have it, use contact cleaner. Vigorously clean...
  9. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    Kat will be taken out back and vaped to death for her indiscretion ....
  10. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    BTW, something that seems self-evident, but might not be to everyone. If you're using tilt feeding, the bottle should ideally stay between about 2/3 full and 1/3 full. This is because: 1) you need some air space on top of the liquid to be able to reverse-squirsh juice back down into the bottle...
  11. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    @StartEnd, you know the VMod itself is kind of like a battery -- it's not what determines the hit, vapor and flavor, it's the atomizer that does that. The feed and battery are remarkably uneventful on the Vmod once you get the hang of it, it just works. But do get a 1.5 ohm atty (or several...
  12. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    What happened with mine was that it went through cycles like yours until it had built up a thin hard crust. The dry burns really helped with that, I think. Now it just goes, haven't cleaned it or anything in almost 2 months. If it slacks off, it's because it's flooded. Help the juice settle down...
  13. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    Gives a new meaning to "invest in some good atomizers" ;-)
  14. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    If you really flood it, squirsh/blow it back down into the bottle, then start over tilting. The cleaning HH recommends is PGA or high proof alcohol. He discourages dry-burning. I've done both. But very infrequently, like maybe once every two weeks for the alcohol, and every two months for the...
  15. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    You know, with how much I got into it, with the extra adapter for 18650, I forget what else, it was costly. I can't imagine getting back enough on a used sale, and it's my humble way of appreciating what a work of art that you can run over with a truck is like. I may as well keep it. It's also...
  16. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    Try this HH.357 feeding technique. Get all the juice back down into the bottle by sucking it back down with the squirsh and gently blowing into mouthpiece. Now tilt the Vmod about 90 degrees, i.e. level, and take a couple of healthy "dry" pulls, no power yet. Now start pulsing power as you draw...
  17. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    Yeah, you just have to develop you own rhythm and method, you'll arrive at the best balance. The 357 is a little tricky, and with just the standard feeding it swings from too wet to too dry (and vice versa) easily. Once you add the tilt feeding mode, it all falls into place. I don't even think...
  18. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    Chief, just remember it needs a few days to build up a carbon shell on the coil, and it doesn't work as well in intermittent squirshing mode as it does continuous feeding tilted, something about that space beneath the coil I think. Once you find the rhythm, you should be good to go.
  19. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    FWIW, I'm past 16 weeks on my HH357. It went into service in February. Four months, it's almost boring. Hiss, aaaah. It's earned its keep at $25, with that kind of longevity, vapor and flavor, the price isn't even an issue. Methinks it's a winner. With that kind of flavor, the hardest part is...
  20. Fernand

    The Vmod XL 18650 Bottom Feeding Mod from Vapage - Part 2

    The bridge in a bottom feeder just acts as a "buffer" that stores some extra juice. Depending on whether you tend to run over dry or over wet you can decide. But frankly the idea of de-bridging (and then there was even a fad in the days of the 510 carts of ripping out the wick, some guy came up...
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