A warning to all of you lung hitters....

[Kevin littell]

2 weeks ago I went to Stormys Vapor cellar and came home with 2 new tanks....

I bought an Ithaka clone and aErlkönigin clone.

I got them home....set them up and had them both blowing some really pretty vapes.....


I was a happy Camper.


The "Erl" is very close to being a dripper tank and I played with it for a week to see if it was going to dry hit or flood. It didnt!


This past Saturday I decided to try a Different setup in both clones....


I'm almost positive I know what I did wrong with the Erl and Thus the reason for the post... So I'm out on the front porch hitting it like mad, went for a first lung hit and pulled in very very big hit and then I exhaled. What I exhaled was pure burned cotton. Upon dis-assembly I discovered the wick was burnt in half. I had packed in WAY too much cotton.


By Monday morning I was stoved up with bronchitis and an upper respiratory infection.

Be careful lung hitting on an unproven rig.

 

[VapinMark]

Bad news, get well soon.

 

[Nibs91]

Ouch, that must have sucked. Not sure what's worse the burnt taste or the bronchitis Hope you get better soon!

 

[Gummy Bare]

Good old cotton lung. That's cottons one downside, it needs to be wet all the time. With the cellucotton and some of the Japanese cotton pads you can take at least one pretty dry hit be accident and it won't burn.... But cotton balls seem to fry pretty easily.

Hope you feel better soon.. I got onto the cotton bandwagon a little later than most did, at least for the city I live in which is cotton crazy. I was a diehard ekowool guy and a SS mesh genny guy for a long time. First few times I tried cotton I got a bad taste from it by doing the same thing you did.... Took me a wile before trying it again. But now cotton is all I use. I love the stuff. Even though it needs to be wet all the time, I feel it's "safer" than silica. I don't have anything to prove that of course.... But I just remember using silica and seeing flakes and "dust" coming off the stuff when working with it. It's part glass or similar, and I couldn't help but think "man, it's like inhaling fiberglass dust". I know once it's wet it doesn't do that anymore, but it will gave me a weird feeling in my mind.

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[Wolfenstark]

On the rayon or japanese organic when I get a stronger than normal vape I know things are getting dry so its time to refill.

 

[Steamer861]

This is were the new DNA40's temp control is going to come in real handy

 

[RandyF]

Insert the DNA40 One of the things I love most is the ability to vape my Magma completely dry and just change liquids, no re-wicking.

 

[crxess]

Never have this problem with Orchid and Rayon.

Also Never attempt Lung hitting any of my Ithaka Tanks.

 

[Gummy Bare]

Were you guys getting your rayon? What kind you liking the best?

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[roxynoodle]

Were you guys getting your rayon? What kind you liking the best?

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Sally's Beauty Supply. 500' box for $11.49.

 

[Sgt.Rock]

This is were the new DNA40's temp control is going to come in real handy

To be honest, I don't see how temp control would change anything ..in this case the cotton was dry..gonna fry no matter what.

 

[RandyF]

To be honest, I don't see how temp control would change anything ..in this case the cotton was dry..gonna fry no matter what.

As long as you have the DNA 40 set below the char point, approx. 450F, nothing will happen to completely dry cotton.

 

[Kevin littell]

Never have this problem with Orchid and Rayon.

Also Never attempt Lung hitting any of my Ithaka Tanks.

I hear ya on that!

 

[WharfRat1976]

Kevin littell Be careful lung hitting on an unproven rig.

Soooo was it user error or an unproven rig?

Cannot have both...

Sorry you had to learn this "harsh" lesson.

 

[Lilvapie]

I bet even if you took a mouth to lung it would have been bad. I have a nautilus and have tried lung hitting to get an even smaller harsher drag. I get clouds with mouth to lung, no reason for lung hits. Maybe it's better with rda's

 

[Kevin littell]

Soooo was it user error or an unproven rig?

Cannot have both...

Sorry you had to learn this "harsh" lesson.

As I was packing the cotton I was thinking "ya know, this might be alittle too much....Oh, WTH, I'll try it anyway.


Mistake number 1.


As I filled it I forgot to close the air control off....after cleaning up the mess I counted off MISTAKE number 2.


Less then 10 good hits later I lung hit it.


Mistake 3.


I think even the Kayfuns would have dry hit on that much cotton.


MISTAKE NUMBER 4 was the 4 fingers or bourbon sitting in a refilled glass while doing all of this.


User error is the conclusion I draw

 

[Jimi D.]

I'm skeptical on temp control. Just seems that the coil wouldn't get hot enough to lung hit. I'm all about surface heating area. I build 7/6 wrap duals with .6 ribbon with German silica. I run it at 30 watts. The vapor does not burn. In fact it's very cool. The flavor is amazing as well. I use the Sigelei 100W box. Amazing battery life. I've pretty much found my holy grail.

 

[Steam Turbine]

To be honest, I don't see how temp control would change anything ..in this case the cotton was dry..gonna fry no matter what.

In temp mode set at 400 degrees and 40 watts, I get a warm vape and when my cotton gets dry the mod fires so weak that my cotton never burns.... Can cape it COMPLETELY dry, doesn't burn... Ever.

That will be the futur of vaping I am 99.999% sure of it.

 

[Steamer861]

It sure will be You need control of your temperature for a perfect vape every time, with out burning up your wick As more people try it they will want it

In temp mode set at 400 degrees and 40 watts, I get a warm vape and when my cotton gets dry the mod fires so weak that my cotton never burns.... Can cape it COMPLETELY dry, doesn't burn... Ever.

That will be the futur of vaping I am 99.999% sure of it.

 

[WharfRat1976]

I'm skeptical on temp control. Just seems that the coil wouldn't get hot enough to lung hit. I'm all about surface heating area. I build 7/6 wrap duals with .6 ribbon with German silica. I run it at 30 watts. The vapor does not burn. In fact it's very cool. The flavor is amazing as well. I use the Sigelei 100W box. Amazing battery life. I've pretty much found my holy grail.

Well, 430 degrees Farenheit...That has to be hot nuff, no? I bought the chip and am in process with a woody...