... about airflow and quality of hit

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sanman969

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One thing I noticed with both tanks and other attachments is that you can, somewhat, control the amount of airflow by how hard the device is screwed on to the battery. If you loosen it one-half turn I notice less resistance on the pull. If the pull is too light then a one turn tighter seems to pull more juice. It kind of acts like a carb on a water pipe.

Just an observation after reading many posts about the difficulties some people have when starting out.

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Glad to have ya aboard SanMan

As a newbie myself, I'm not too sure about doing that as it might have a negative effect on the battery and atomiser. I have certainly noticed that using different carts and atomisers (1.5, 2.0,2.5 and LR etc) and also dripping make a massive difference to the quality of the vapour and throat hit.


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I don't think twisting out the atomizer/cartomizer a touch is going to cause any issue with the battery. Worst case scenario I can think of is you'll lose contact and it just won't work.
 

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I'm sure your right, I don't exactly know how these things work, I suppose being brought up to tighten loose connections, particularly were batteries are concerned, might not be the best way forward! :confused:

Technically your not doing anything to the battery...your ecig is unchanged its the atty/cartos that is changing. Like said before the worst thing you can do is stop contact with the postitive on the carto which can be fixed by tightening...but I do recommend tightening all the way when you put it into your pocket/case
 

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I'm sure your right, I don't exactly know how these things work, I suppose being brought up to tighten loose connections, particularly were batteries are concerned, might not be the best way forward! :confused:

I see a lot of tips to not over-tighten, so I just twist until I get even the slightest resistance and stop. So far I haven't had any twist out or anything.

I'm of the same mind set, like to keep things tight and in place.
 

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It's all very confusing, I was reading that some of these ecigs have a suction operated switch, I don't understand how that suction is achieved if you loosen the atty, wouldn't this affect the switching process? Sorry for being such a Dwayne Dibley!

Most of us don't use automatic batteries, so it's not a concern. Man of us who have been around a while warn people away from automatics, or atleast point people towards the few semi-sealed ones available. Most of them tend to die early and often because of juice leaking down into the electronics.
 

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In my experience, yes you can play around with the airflow and depending on the device/setup it can make a big difference. Of course it really is all about what suits you and meets your needs. As far as auto batteries go, those sell really well with first time e-cig users, why? they look and act like a real cigarette usually. They are close to the same size, usually have a light on the end that lights up when you take a drag, and are simple to use. I am not knocking them at all, I have a few and sometimes I pull them out and use them still to this day. Typically, not always though, people tend to decide that they want to trade up to a "better" device. But "better" is subjective as for some better is more vapor, others it is stronger taste, still others it is the ability to use tanks/clearomizers/etc. To be honest I "upgraded" to a Boge Bud becasue I wanted better battery life and to use a tank, otherwise my cheapie auto did all I needed. Then I upgraded again to a lavatube. But not for the variable voltage as that is just not something I need, I upgraded to a longer lasting battery by getting the lavatube. My primary reason to trade up was all about not swapping batteries as much, thats it. Some people really like the other features and want to be able to control their device and that's great. My point is try anything you want to and see what works for you. You will hear many people tell you want the best device is, but in truth only you can decide what you like and what works the best. And for some people it will be a small auto cigarette style device, vape on!
 
Most of us don't use automatic batteries, so it's not a concern. Man of us who have been around a while warn people away from automatics, or atleast point people towards the few semi-sealed ones available. Most of them tend to die early and often because of juice leaking down into the electronics.

I get that, I started vaping on the 5th April with an Indulgence, have to say I absolutely love it, after about 5 days cut out cigarettes altogether without even thinking about it, have been 7 days cig free after smoking 30 a day for 45 years. The thing is, after reading the forums for about 2 weeks, I thought it was important to keep connections fairly solid to stop leaks, battery probs etc. so when someone posts about unscrewing an atty to get a better vape, I can't help thinking that that's probably not the nub of the problem. Not that it's particularly important, as what I have learned in a very short space of time is that if it works for you (ie.me) then carry on.

By the way, is there an easy way of finding your way back to forums which you have been posting in or flagging up what you've been reading/posting.... getting seriously lost. Anyhow thanks for the comments.
 
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