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  1. Arkayne

    Quality of 401 PT's

    Is it just me or has anyone else noticed a marked decline in the quality of the M401 PT's lately? The last three I've gotten (from three different vendors) have all been marginal at best. I know this isn't something our regional suppliers can help, since they don't produce them, only resell...
  2. Arkayne

    Removed the retractable wheel in the passthru.

    Does anyone know of anyone that actually sells an M401 pass through that DOESN'T have that stupid retractable wheel? I could swear I saw one once, but now I can't find it again.
  3. Arkayne

    The Dragon M401 Passthrough?

    My 401 pt doesn't have a battery. I pulls power directly from the USB port. It's definitely my preferred way of vaping. The no battery pt should be providing closer to 5V to your atty. A pt with a battery will only provide the standard 3.7V as your regular batteries, but is just being constantly...
  4. Arkayne

    To an incredible person and American

    I'd like to set up something here for our troops who are interested in vaping. Have them tell us what they need and we'll see what we can do. I have a hard enough time keeping an acceptable vape going throughout the day just sitting at work, I can't imagine keeping it going under field...
  5. Arkayne

    Johnson Creek Review

    Another vote for the pork flavor. It does have a distinctly smokey flavor, but for me, it wasn't smokey as in tobacco smoke, but rather like liquid smoke, as in burnt BBQ. Not a fan, but to be fair, I prefer very sweet vapes and am not a huge fan of "tobacco" flavors. I much preferred vtvapor's...
  6. Arkayne

    The Man That Invented E-Cigs...

    I think that was a rather different case. Also, patents aren't good forever (or shouldn't be at least). And we need to consider the difference between "concept" and "design". If someone is granted a patent that prevents anyone else from adding to or improving on, their design forever, we'd have...
  7. Arkayne

    The Man That Invented E-Cigs...

    I'm quite surprised at all the confusion surrounding this issue. Clearly Herbert A. Gilbert filed a patent for a non-combustion based alternative to smoking back in 1963. It clearly never caught on, which could have been for any number of reasons. I remember batteries sucking when I was a kid...
  8. Arkayne

    Propylene Glycol, and the Seasonal Flu/ H1N1 Virus

    Personally, I feel that any reliable info is good info. I want results, not propaganda. I would be very interested in any positive or negative results in regards to vaping. I mean, come on people, as far as health concerns go, vaping is up against *SMOKING*. I don't think we would need or even...
  9. Arkayne

    TFNG... yah, and it's my turn!

    I like the rant man, but FYI, the FDA never approved Thalidomide. Of course, that was back when people actually did their jobs.
  10. Arkayne

    Best technique for throat hit on 510 manual batt.

    I too have noticed that a cold atty makes for better throat/lung hit.
  11. Arkayne

    Best technique for throat hit on 510 manual batt.

    I've done this and yes, my best 510 vaping experience has been with this mod. I'm still working on getting the consistency down. Some days the vaping is good, some days, I get flooded attys and no vapor.
  12. Arkayne

    Best technique for throat hit on 510 manual batt.

    I'm having trouble getting the kind of throat hit everyone seems to be talking about on my Joy 510. I've got the manual batts and a manual switch PT. I'm using 35mg/ml e-juice (dark tobacco, blackberry, and unflavored) and the throat hit is a little elusive. It happens once in a while, but I...
  13. Arkayne

    Is this normal? I hate regular cigs after one day

    I feel the same way. I haven't had an analog since I got my PT, and I am almost repulsed by the thought of smoking a real cig now. But I really wanted to stop smoking them. To me, vaping is infinitely preferable to smoking. It's been 3 weeks and I'm still a little giddy about how great it is.
  14. Arkayne

    100th Post Contest!!!

    so I'll go with the largest prime < 100...which would be 97.
  15. Arkayne

    Why is the 401 ignored?

    I've only been vaping a short while, and so far, the only e-cigs I've tried are the 401 on a passthrough and my joy 510 w/ it's battery-in-place passthrough. While not a truely fair comparison since my experience with the 510 is still limited to 3.7V, I much prefer my 401 for throat/lung hit...
  16. Arkayne

    Custom-built PTC Ceramic heating elements

    12V appears to be the min. input voltage. Almost anything would be an improvement over the NiChrome coils, but with current batteries, I'm not sure a 12V PV would be feasible.
  17. Arkayne

    In class!

    Vapped in my Data Structures class for the first time yesterday. My Prof is a smoker and thinks it's cool, but it was a bit distracting on some of the bigger draws, so I toned it down. I think the distraction of the vapor is the only legit complaint anyone could really have.
  18. Arkayne

    Reservoir Straw & Plug Mod (RSP Mod)

    This mod is as much a boon to my vaping as my PT was! I did both my current 501's and my m401 (on a reduced scale of course) and today was my most satisfying day of vaping ever! Just wanted to say thanks!
  19. Arkayne

    OMG........Vaping Gelatin!

    Looks like Dynalene PG is what you'd want....Check the safety sheet 'dynalene.com/pdf/msdspg.pdf' ...looks good. $125 for a gallon...they might even send you a sample. 'glycolguy.com'...sorry for the non-links...not enough posts yet
  20. Arkayne

    E-Cig Success Rate?

    2 pks of Marlboro Med /day (3 if I was bored) and have been smoking for 20 yrs. From the time I got my first e-cig, I only smoked when the battery was recharging and haven't had one since I got my USB passthrough. Today is my 8th day analog free. Got my first 510 kit on Fri. I know I'll never...