Back to the Dark Side - 808 cigalikes

[_Lee]

I am still looking for the right "clearo" which is why I ordered the T4s, should be here today or tomorrow. The Vision Nanos are OK but the resistance is not accurate - it says 2.8 on them but they measure 3.5 with an ohm meter - maybe I am measuring them wrong but I don't think so. The little black manual batteries I bought put out a solid 3.7 volts and seem to last long enough, but the flavor from the nanos is not as good as from the protank or evods (go figure huh). I am hoping the 2.5 ohm T4s will vape a little better, if not I will keep searching for the right combo. Maybe an eroll will be next, Ill post once I try the T4s to let everyone know how those work with a cigalike setup.

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I tried the Nano's with a 510 cig a like from Panda when i first started. I was very disappointed. Hardly any vapor, flavor or throat hit at all. Cartos (Boge and Smok) mute the flavor to me. Even with Halo Freedom at 24MG, it was barely tasty. In an EVOD or PT, i can't vape Freedom straight. I have to water it down a little with Lizard Juice Outlaw.

An EVOD micro would be great! GL with the T4s! Let us know...

 

[_Lee]

I have 2 auto and 1 manual G6 battery. I prefer the auto batteries with the cartos (just seems more natural for a cigalike, I guess) and the manual with my mini-tank (it's like a little miniature Triton!)

So flavor and throat hit are up there with the G6 and mini tank?

 

[CKCalmer]

Yes, there's a noticeable difference between the G6 cartos and the mini-tank. If I had to quantify it, I'd say I get about 25% more throat hit and vapor with the mini-tank than I do with cartos (considering equal duration pulls). The cartos are sufficient for when I'm out - I just have to pull a bit longer to get a good hit.

For reference, I'd say the difference between the cartos and the Triton is more like 100% (i.e., I get about twice the throat hit and vapor with the Triton than I do from cartos with equal pull durations).

A note about the G6 to keep it performing at the top of its game: Whenever a G6 battery becomes expended, and just before you put it on the charger, use the bristles of a brush to clean out the two holes on the battery threads. I took one of the brushes from my mustache/beard trimming kit and keep it in my Halo box for this very purpose. Simply press the brush bristles vertically down on each hole 8 or 10 times. A few of the bristles (depending on how fine the bristles are) will go through the hole and clean out anything that might be blocking it.

For anyone who doesn't already know, these holes are what allow air to enter at the base of the carto or tank in order to activate the battery (for automatic batteries), which allows the inhalation of vapor. I found after about a week or so that it was becoming harder to get a decent pull with my G6. I cleaned out the holes on the battery, and it was immediately back to performing like new.

 

[webrx]

GL with the T4s! Let us know...

Well, I got the T4s in and I have to say I am not overly impressed, Plastic taste and quite a few dry hits on the manual batteries, and just passable on the auto batteries. Maybe the one I tried was not a good one, so, I will try another, but, like I said so far not impressed. The resistance measures out correct, but they dont seem to wick well.

The vision nanos don't have the plastic taste, but the measured resistance on every one I have is higher than the 2.8 that is written on them, most of them are around 3.5.

Neither of these have a real strong TH - but then again, I was an ultralite smoker and I currently use 6mg/ml nic so TH is not something I am really in need of.

I really like the flavor out of my protanks and evods (though the evods sometimes sputter and I get a taste of juice), sure would be nice to be able to get a good small clearo for my 510s, but have not found that perfect solution yet.

Dave

 

[glointhedark]

We just - 2 weeks ago today - switched from 808 setups to Kanger Evods. We had been using the 808s for about a year and a half, and were pretty happy with them. Major drawback for us was some juices that we really like clogged the cartos horribly, and battery life. We are so far very happy with the Evods - love the battery life (no more having one in use and two on the charger), and the fact that we can clean the heads to get a little more life out of them. We did keep my 808 setup and a few extra empty cartos for emergencies. We gave my daughter's 808 setup to a friend, another former smoker. He just wanted something simple to use when he is out with friends who still smoke, and so far seems to be enjoying it. The 808s were a great investment for us, and they kept us from going back to smoking. We had both quit analogs 7-8 years ago because we could not afford to smoke anymore, but the desire never left. Stress really started getting to us a couple of years ago, daughter found out about vaping, we got some Blus, switched to the 808s, and we have been happy as clams and still smoke free.