Are you done stocking up?
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Immediately after I've wrapped any coil, before I wick and juice up, I always check my coils glow inside to out (hotspots), scratching, spreading out, pushing in (playing with them) to rid of bad hot spots. Then, I just wick accordingly per atomizer. I haven't used torches to burn coils in years, people have done that I heard to soften/loosen them up for whatever reason you need, atomizer out right now are pretty much easy to install coils now.
But, there's nothing wrong with having a "MacGyver" moment, looking cool with a torch in your hand..
I'm changing my strategy. I've been testing my mod stash before putting back away in boxes for the long haul. Then I started thinking about it. I've decided to instead rotate 3 mods every month and use them all as I go. Use determines life more than age but in the back of my mind I also think that letting mods sit untouched for years has no benefit. Maybe it's similar to a car where it's better to drive your extra car once a week instead of letting it sit for month. Not a good analogy but the idea is the same.
I just sat down and did a perfect build/wick on 2 of my tanks. It was nice and relaxing. It improved my mood...and my vape. lol
I just sat down and did a perfect build/wick on 2 of my tanks. It was nice and relaxing. It improved my mood...and my vape. lol
Torching b4 installing not only makes it easier to roll and have the wire hold it's shape
it also helps a lot when you roll micro coils if you torch while you squeeze.
Sure you can do it after it's in the Atty but you risk shorting the contacts.
Regawds,
Hazy
Yup. I cycle through all my stuff periodically.
As long as you remember to take out the batteries it's a good idea to stash one or two
mods for just in case, but your car analogy is a very good one, really.
Just pulled the trigger on a large order of wire, guess I'm still going. Probably going to get another liter or two of nic also.
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I made the battery mistake once and pretty much trashed a vamo. Won't ever happen again. I probably could have cleaned the contacts but didn't bother and tossed it. Probably should have cleaned it...lol
I only keep two mods with batts at any given time. Good advice for sure.
A couple other pieces of my strategy is if any mod dies in the next 2 years I'm going to replace it with 2 more. I'm also going to use a pico and vtc daily to test longevity. If each mod can last 2+ years them I'm good for a long time...and I'm going to buy more regardless to keep my sanity as the days tick away...haha
IMO It's always good to start up and power off devices like you said, sometimes even brand new things in boxes can not work if you wait and let it sit forever, than things you use normally everyday, even cars. I remember when I was in the USAF stationed in Elemendorf AFB, AK 10 years ago, those winters are very brrrrrr. If you drove a car rarely, always run once or twice every month in the coldest months. It helped maintain your vehicle as well as keep the fluids flowing normally. When I left that middle of the winter, came back from Iraq, my car wouldn't start, I was gone, nobody drove it, mechanic said to run it more often. I suppose devices would be slightly different as there's no fluids in them but I know sometimes old batteries that haven't been use for a while may discharge a little fluid. I'm guessing it can't hurt to power on periodically; making sure your device/mods work properly, check for battery acid residue or black carbon marks around contacts too.
I had the same experience with 2 VAMOs, a 5 and a 10
I almost tossed them but put them in a drawer while I waited for FT to get the boards in stock. (which still hasn't happened) Then one day out of curiosity I put batteries in 'em
and they worked!
What happened is that juice leaked from the tanks
since I hadn't used them in a quite a while, this shorted the switches on
so the batteries got wasted. Since the juice was still shorting things
they wouldn't work even with fresh batteries until all the juice evaporated.
Yea, I've taken to buying two of everything. I have 4 eVic VTC minis now
'cause I bought 2 v1's which I updated to 75 watts
but when I saw the new v2's with the nifty clock on the display
(I understand you can put a color bmp pic in there also) I had to have 'em.
So I bought two more..LOL
My Kabuki clone arrived from China, it is really cute, when I get my last MHM tip I'll post a pic they will be cute together 
Is it wrong that at night, I take my batteries out and my tank off of my provari? Been doing it since January.
I don't keep batteries in any mod I'm not using for a while for exactly that reason. I'd rather rotate my batteries so eventually they all get through a charge/discharge cycle every so often (obviously "married pairs" are treated as one). I also don't bother stockpiling batteries as I can always buy more whenever these no longer hold a charge.
My longer term "stockpile" mods get used for about a week to make sure all was well, then returned to their original packaging. Tanks were built out at least once to make sure no funky o ring leaks or whatnot, then cleaned up and stored the same. That's about the best i can think of to keep stuff for the long haul (oh, and silica packs to keep things dry too).
Good habit infact anytime I am not vaping I take off the tank and remove batts.
thanks Hazyshades. I've been wrapping contact and spaced coils for ages with 22s upto 28 guage and always heat them once I have installed them. What is the risk of a contact short?
Thanks
I like LS mixed but don't like it straight, it is interesting how our taste buds differ
I'm fond of different people, new things in life, and people that I have nothing in common with actually. I'm more attracted to that than someone who's just like me, who likes everything I like.. BOORRAANGGG, lol.
Different is the spice of life Just unscrewing the tank a few turns without completely removing it works too. Just need to break the electrical contact.
You are making me further regret tossing the old vamo...lol.
I spread risk for my wife and myself. Bought multiples of different mods. Ended up with 6 Picos, 4 VTC's, 1 sigelei 90w, and 2 Cloupor Minis. My wife likes the Picos the best so most of those will be hers. I like them all. Especially the cloupor. Something about the solid feel and clicky buttons works with me.
Of course I'm now growing fond of the sig 90 I got on Sat so I'm considering adding a couple more of those. We have 4 istick internal batts as well. We're just going to keep using those until they stop charging or button/board fries. Looks like we're good to go for a while with mods and stuff even with the regs. I'll just add things when I feel like burning through some cash. I've gotten used to it. And thankfully did the entire mod/tank/nic stockpile out of pocket and not on credit. It wasn't easy. I have 2 kids in college. Ack.
I've mentioned this multiple times in this thread but I really do feel a little insane at times.
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