Hi, I was wondering if there is any procedure that should be followed after receiving a new first ecig? It would be my first time as well. I don't want to kill the battery right away by using it wrong, or damage any cartomizers. Thanks alot!
Any special procedure when getting first new ecig?
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I'd say it's a bad idea to hook the atomizer up to the battery and push the button (assuming it's a manual battery) just to see the pretty glow down in the atomizer. Firing up a dry atty is really tough on the coil.
Other than that, enjoy and learn!
You can use the battery as soon as the charger shows green - no need for the 8 hour wait.
As Dvap says when you fire it up make sure there's juice in the cart. And when you do that if you get a real nasty taste - don't inhale, unscrew the atty (atomizer) from the battery, take the cart off the atty and from the battery end of the atty - the end with the threads - blow with your mouth through the hole in the bottom into a paper towel which you hold at the other (cart) end and you can keep that up until you're not getting any more fluid (that's shipping fluid) on the paper towel. The shipping fluid is a form of PG not harmful but not tasty either. It is used to keep the atomizer wet - dry attys die.
Now put it all together and try again. The nastiness should be gone or almost gone. My advise here rather than try to clean it anymore is to just 'vape through it'. If it is still abit strong just puff it out - it will eventually go away, but any attempt to 'clean the atomizer' may be even worse result. Another thing is unless it is obvious that the filler has stuck to the atomizer bridge - usually just pulling it away and replacing it in the cart - tap it down a bit perhaps - any other fiber that you might see in the atomizer - don't mess with it - there is a fiber that is part of the atomizer that was intended to be there and not to be removed.
None of this - other than perhaps the shipping fluid - is likely to happen and you should do fine but those are a few things to keep in mind when starting.
And read the stickies and the faqs if you haven't already.
Peruse the forum. Read as much as you can about vaping. Start with the first two stickies at the very top of the New members forum. The more you know the better your vaping experience will be. Enjoy.
Thanks a lot for all the great responses. I guess I don't have to wait a long time for the battery to fully charge. Would you say it is best to discharge batteries completely before charging or only part-way? I want to try to maximize the actual battery life-time.
Li Ion batteries have no memory, so you can charge them anytime you want, with no ill effects. Putting it on the charger when it's partly discharged, or when the e-cig tells you it's dead, makes no difference. Even if you've been using it for only a little while, and just want to top it off, that's ok too.
So all the batteries are Li Ion? I have seen some warnings stating that it is neccessary to full charge and discharge when first receiving the unit.
Those warnings and the instruction to recharge 8 hours are left over from NiCad instructions. Read these:
Charging lithium-ion batteries
Do and don't battery table
Note that you can extend the life of the battery by charging it before it is fully discharged and along with a tip from trog (battery expert.. well, its his job to be in on evey battery thread ;-) to change batteries as soon as the one in the charger goes green - that way you are 'enforcing' the charge it before you need it rule so as to lengthen the life of your battery. I also pull all batts out of chargers before I hit the sack. There's little need to do so because both the charger and the batt have protection circuits... but...
Lithium-ion safety concerns
Lithium polymer - some ecig batts are so designated:
Is lithium-ion the ideal battery?
Yes, all stock e-cig batteries are Li Ion. As for having to fully charge, and then discharge the unit from the start. I remember reading something about that with one of the Janty models. Some people swore it made a difference, while others said they didn't see any difference at all. Bottom line, if it makes you feel better, just follow whatever the manufacturers instructions are for the first charge. It may or may not make a difference, but it certainly won't do any harm. Some of those instructions were left over from the nicad days.
Here's a link for a good read on Li Ion batteries. Just ignore the idiot a few posts down in the thread. Seems, there's always some know-it-all douche-bag wanting to argue. Anyway, enjoy the thread. Some real good info.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/battery-mods/19698-abcs-batteries.html
Here's the model specific discussion forum. Whatever e-cig you're getting, you will find other users here to help with specific questions about that particular e-cig.
Model Specific Discussion - e-cigarette-forum.com • The place for electronic cigarette reviews, news and chat
EDIT- So I'm about to submit my reply, and my phone rings. Finish my call, then hit submit, and sonofagun, Kent sneaks in to beat me..........again. Quit doing that, just cut it out.
Here's a link for a good read on Li Ion batteries. Just ignore the idiot a few posts down in the thread. Seems, there's always some know-it-all douche-bag wanting to argue. Anyway, enjoy the thread. Some real good info.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/battery-mods/19698-abcs-batteries.html
Here's the model specific discussion forum. Whatever e-cig you're getting, you will find other users here to help with specific questions about that particular e-cig.
Model Specific Discussion - e-cigarette-forum.com • The place for electronic cigarette reviews, news and chat
EDIT- So I'm about to submit my reply, and my phone rings. Finish my call, then hit submit, and sonofagun, Kent sneaks in to beat me..........again. Quit doing that, just cut it out.
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Yes, all stock e-cig batteries are Li Ion.
EDIT- So I'm about to submit my reply, and my phone rings. Finish my call, then hit submit, and sonofagun, Kent sneaks in to beat me..........again. Quit doing that, just cut it out.
Hehe..
...btw, many of the supermini's are lithium polymer now - Blu, SE, some of the 4xx/4xxx models.
Yup e-cig tech is changing almost to fast to keep up. Been reading about the Li Po's and know some modders use em, but didn't realize they're already being used in standard e-cigs. Thanks for the info.
I read one article that said 'all ecigs are LiPo and that simply isn't true. I don't know if it's a trend or just an alternative like Apple ;-) But as far as the practical aspect, it really doesn't matter much.
If you have a JOYE 510, you might want to look here:
My ECF Extension Blog Archive ::Suggested startup supplies/instructions for the JOYE 510
HTH,
Dave
My ECF Extension Blog Archive ::Suggested startup supplies/instructions for the JOYE 510
HTH,
Dave
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