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Have you ever built it at around 1.5ohms?

I don't have a Serpent Mini yet. Maybe one day in the next few months. :) I tend to build between .4 ohm and 1. ohm most often these days depending on which tank or rda I'm building for and which of my mods I'm planning on using it most often.
 

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    Serious question... Do DNA's not last as long as normal devices? I see more people saying they lost those and they haven't even been out that long. Do the boards really brick often like you all were talking about some hundreds of pages ago?

    I'm not done stocking, and waiting for labor day sales trying to find ways to free up funds. I'm done with nic, have enough tanks, saw Griffin 22 clones for like $12 on ebay, may have to add a few of those. @kross8 which clones did you have?

    Need devices and I'm at such a weird place with devices. Most of you all have seen my list, (2) Kbox Mini, (1) Encom Voidray, (1) RX200, (1) Vaporesso Tarot 200. I know I'll probably get at least 2 more Encom Voidrays, but I'm not sure what to do about the rest of my stockpile. It's all over the place. At this point I might just get one more of each, and then start ordering Picos.

    So my to buy by 12/31 list looks like:
    (2) Encom Voidray
    (4) Griffin 22 clones
    (1) Vapesso Tarot 200
    (1) RX200 or similar. (Would I want to get another RX200 exactly for interchangeable parts?)
    (3-4) Picos

    And then re-evaluate. I'd like to say I want to buy nothing more because I have plenty but I don't feel THAT good about the court case. If I end up having stockpiles of old gear at least I'll have you all to console me.
     

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    Yeah man. Bloody expensive. Everytime I go on the site it's still sold out. The guy from Gus told me it was produced for 12 very special vapers. I'm special number 4. He better not have lied to me...
    Yeah I've got the phenomenon lite rta, the core, the kiss and that ryu Jin so far. I plan on the Lord and g22 in two weeks.
    Woooo!!! Gus is good man.
    Hey, side question; this gold mod is only 2 microns. It will inevitably fade :cry:, when it does. How much you reckon getting this mod plated with 2 microns would cost?

    No clue on the gold plating but I bet it is more durable than you think!

    Just looked man. Congrats. Beautiful piece. Did you see that €340 delight version. Mmm
    Don't tell me you got that? Cheaped out?
    The standard looking nice though. Imo, I prefer the Lord
    Super similar though except the Lord has 3 parts instead of 2, right?

    €340 is very hard for me to justify for any mod, so I won't be even looking at the delight stuff even though it looks delightful. :facepalm:

    My first Gus will be my approx 24th mech, so I wanted to make my first relatively inexpensive. The Warrior of Light in 18650 was in the Specials section for €100, so I grabbed it to try. If the switch and fuse work out for me, I will likely grab a Kiss or Lord but I am watching what I buy as have dropped a pantload of $$$ in the last few months!
     

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    Serious question... Do DNA's not last as long as normal devices? I see more people saying they lost those and they haven't even been out that long. Do the boards really brick often like you all were talking about some hundreds of pages ago?

    I'm not done stocking, and waiting for labor day sales trying to find ways to free up funds. I'm done with nic, have enough tanks, saw Griffin 22 clones for like $12 on ebay, may have to add a few of those. @kross8 which clones did you have?

    Need devices and I'm at such a weird place with devices. Most of you all have seen my list, (2) Kbox Mini, (1) Encom Voidray, (1) RX200, (1) Vaporesso Tarot 200. I know I'll probably get at least 2 more Encom Voidrays, but I'm not sure what to do about the rest of my stockpile. It's all over the place. At this point I might just get one more of each, and then start ordering Picos.

    So my to buy by 12/31 list looks like:
    (2) Encom Voidray
    (4) Griffin 22 clones
    (1) Vapesso Tarot 200
    (1) RX200 or similar. (Would I want to get another RX200 exactly for interchangeable parts?)
    (3-4) Picos

    And then re-evaluate. I'd like to say I want to buy nothing more because I have plenty but I don't feel THAT good about the court case. If I end up having stockpiles of old gear at least I'll have you all to console me.

    Sounding good I haven't got anything in your to do list :eek:
    Got the Gemini and I've heard it's as good as the griffin

    Bout the dna boards. I've only got/had one, but I bought it from eBay with 2 subtanks, 2 packs of cotton and 2 reels of ni200. All for £35 so I was happy and got what I paid for.
    Nearly mint when I got it but it couldn't have been. Who knows. I don't know if I'd feel comfortable paying a lot for a reg ever now though. Why bother? I'm super careful and loving the mechs. I build fine so the only thing the reg can do is help me out if I'm out drinking. I'll know when the batts gone and it has a cutoff. Nothing else to offer. I don't get why people pay £200 for a qclass or Dna 200 tho.
     
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    No clue on the gold plating but I bet it is more durable than you think!



    €340 is very hard for me to justify for any mod, so I won't be even looking at the delight stuff even though it looks delightful. :facepalm:

    My first Gus will be my approx 24th mech, so I wanted to make my first relatively inexpensive. The Warrior of Light in 18650 was in the Specials section for €100, so I grabbed it to try. If the switch and fuse work out for me, I will likely grab a Kiss or Lord but I am watching what I buy as have dropped a pantload of $$$ in the last few months!

    Me too man. 2 weeks. I'll count the days. Bloody car tax though :-x

    I can see slight blemishes and fading already :eek:
    I suppose you notice these things when you fork out so much.
    Oh no. I'm only on mech number 3 so far (authentic Gus) i think 8 altogether.
    About the fuse though. I have the 12 amps in mine but they will last to 17-18 slow blow and I think 20 amps instant!!! That's what the guy from Gus told me
    Crazy. I rock a .3 in my vector on that gold mod. No problem whatsoever. seems a bit weird but...
    Good luck with em
     

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    Where can I buy some nic test strips? For some reason the new bottle I opened and mixed seems a lot stronger.

    I didn't know there was such a thing as nic test strips. But...then again, I've only been DIY since last January. I just bought the separate supplies (normally sold in a more expensive kit online) needed to test my nic.

    Was this bottle of nic from a different manufacturer maybe? Possibly it's just alittle more peppery than you're used to?
     

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    I didn't know there was such a thing as nic test strips. But...then again, I've only been DIY since last January. I just bought the separate supplies (normally sold in a more expensive kit online) needed to test my nic.

    Was this bottle of nic from a different manufacturer maybe? Possibly it's just alittle more peppery than you're used to?
    No same brand but something is not right. I lowered my nic take 2 weeks ago, anyway needed to make more since I went through that batch quick. Opened a new bottle of 100mg made the same recipe for 16mg and I don't know how to explain it but I'm not even going through a 2ml tank aday and I've been vaping at least 3 1/2 ml since last October and was at 18mg up until 2 weeks ago. I feel like I'm going crazy, I don't know if it's stress or what.
     

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    No same brand but something is not right. I lowered my nic take 2 weeks ago, anyway needed to make more since I went through that batch quick. Opened a new bottle of 100mg made the same recipe for 16mg and I don't know how to explain it but I'm not even going through a 2ml tank aday and I've been vaping at least 3 1/2 ml since last October and was at 18mg up until 2 weeks ago. I feel like I'm going crazy, I don't know if it's stress or what.
    Wizard labs has a test kit. It was on sale for around $8, but that was a couple months ago. You usually know if/when you have over done it on the nicotine. You can feel it, at least I can. Little light headed and maybe chest feels heavier. And taking a toke of nic is not in your immediate plans. LOL

    Good luck to you. Maybe if you have other nic you can open and put this one away until you can test it?
    Let us know. Sometimes vendors do make mistakes, or their equipment messes up. Just take care of you till you get some hard facts.
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    Thank you!
    You should be able to tell if a juice is stronger than you are used to pretty quickly. If I vape 6mg with a mech with a subohm tank, I get woozy after a few pulls as. Am down to 2mg with that setup. In my Kayfun/Provari at 12-18w, 6mg is perfect.

    Get a kit though. As easy as checking the chemicals in a pool.
     

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    Maybe your body has just adjusted to only "needing" the 16mg, and less of it...to get you to your same "happy place" with your nic intake?

    Only other thing I could think of is...you maybe were off alittle on your measuring when you made this batch. Put a touch more nic in it than you thought?

    Edit: You did say it just "seemed" like it might be stronger...because you were having to use less of it? Right? Not that you had any bad symptoms to make you think it was stronger? It's just you're using less now?
     

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    Wizard labs has a test kit. It was on sale for around $8, but that was a couple months ago. You usually know if/when you have over done it on the nicotine. You can feel it, at least I can. Little light headed and maybe chest feels heavier. And taking a toke of nic is not in your immediate plans. LOL

    Good luck to you. Maybe if you have other nic you can open and put this one away until you can test it?
    Let us know. Sometimes vendors do make mistakes, or their equipment messes up. Just take care of you till you get some hard facts.
    :)
    That's why I want to test it, maybe it was me that messed up. I don't know... I do feel like I've smoked a lot cigarettes (nicotine). I made it Thursday night and started using it Friday morning. I will add vg to this bottle and order the test strips.
     

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    Maybe your body has just adjusted to only "needing" the 16mg, and less of it...to get you to your same "happy place" with your nic intake?

    Only other thing I could think of is...you maybe were off alittle on your measuring when you made this batch. Put a touch more nic in it than you thought?

    Edit: You did say it just "seemed" like it might be stronger...because you were having to use less of it? Right? Not that you had any bad symptoms to make you think it was stronger? It's just you're using less now?
    I feel like I'm getting alot more nicotine. I just starting using 16mg after being on 18mg for 10 1/2 months, and this batch that was made at 16mg seems stronger than the 18mg. I don't know I'm tired and stressed so maybe I screwed up. Just to play it safe I will order and test.
     

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    That's why I want to test it, maybe it was me that messed up. I don't know... I do feel like I've smoked a lot cigarettes (nicotine). I made it Thursday night and started using it Friday morning. I will add vg to this bottle and order the test strips.
    That's a good idea. In fact, I just spent the last 2 hours re-doing my mixes that I had @12mg since I am using more and more of the sub ohm devices. I had one of my reg mixes I just put in the Ultimo tank and had to stop vaping because of the same reasons you are talking about. Just now feeling more normal. LOL
    :)
     

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    That's why I want to test it, maybe it was me that messed up. I don't know... I do feel like I've smoked a lot cigarettes (nicotine). I made it Thursday night and started using it Friday morning. I will add vg to this bottle and order the test strips.
    They're not strips though, I think that type is for testing urine. But please someone correct me if I'm wrong.
    This explains the process, and I think you can pick up what you need locally.

    http://wizardlabs.us/index.php?route=product/product&path=84&product_id=243
     

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