choosing an Ego C

[Omego2K]

Hi,

I am very new to ecigarettes. I was recommended by somebody to get the Ego C, but I am not sure what else I can get with it. I was recommended the store: cignot.com but I am not sure if this is a good one so if anybody knows about them or a store they trust could you please let me know.

I was recommended this version:
https://www.cignot.com/product_p/kit-egc-all.htm

However, I am not too sure what all the options mean. For instance they have the option for style/color and the description lists how much mAh it is. Am I to assume the higher the better? If so why is one color of the same mAh cost more than the other? Is it simply style or is there more functionality involved? What is "Head resistence"? What's better choice on there? What is the "tank color/filling"? Is it where the liquid goes? They list different flavors am I to assume that once I use it up I can refill it with different ones?

I would greatly appreciate any help you guys can give.

Thanks!

 

[thinkingaboutit]

That's a higher priced starter than I would suggest. Elitevarporworks has a kgo kit with cartomizers and juice. All you need to vape right away for $35 less.
Elite Vaporworks KGO Starter Kit with Boge LR Cartomizers - KGO

On the options...color is obvious, mah is typycally considered 100mah per hour of vaping before a recharge is needed. For these basic kits, going to a LR or low resistance atomizer or carto will give you better performance.

 

[2GLR]

I would suggest starting with this

 

[C Heise]

The kit price at cignot is extremely high. I would look for another site to order from. With that being said if you choose to order from there- The ego-c is a good kit with replaceable atomizers making an extremely cost friendly device. mAh is milliamp hours. The higher the mAh the longer the battery will last between charges. Stick with the "twist battery's at the bottom of the list. They are variable voltage battery's and well worth the money. Head resistance will depend on the battery you choose and should be chosen based on the battery. If you get a standard battery's (non twist versions), choose the low resistance atomizer. If you get the twist variable voltage battery's then you would want the standard resistance heads. The color is just that, the color of the device and the filling looks like it is a juice option. I would choose "empty" and get your e-juice liquid separate. Other things I would buy would be spare tank caps and a filling syringe.

 

[Hitmetwice]

For the money, I'd have to recommend one of these kits....

eGo Vision Stardust & Extreme Vision Custom Kit 1100mAh Black or Silver

For 1.50-2.00 the Stardust can be "rebuilt" with a new head and you can choose from
different resistance levels for the head.

There is a reason these are "out of stock" at the moment...They're great!!!

This dealer is very good but you if you can't wait look elswhere for the kit...
but you're gonna have to pay more.

And welcome to the forum

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Yep bought one for a convert 8? weeks ago and he's lovin' it. For $50.00 can't be beat.

For the money, I'd have to recommend one of these kits....

eGo Vision Stardust & Extreme Vision Custom Kit 1100mAh Black or Silver

For 1.50-2.00 the Stardust can be "rebuilt" with a new head and you can choose from
different resistance levels for the head.

There is a reason these are "out of stock" at the moment...They're great!!!

This dealer is very good but you if you can't wait look elswhere for the kit...
but you're gonna have to pay more.

And welcome to the forum

 

[C Heise]

For the money, I'd have to recommend one of these kits....

eGo Vision Stardust & Extreme Vision Custom Kit 1100mAh Black or Silver

For 1.50-2.00 the Stardust can be "rebuilt" with a new head and you can choose from
different resistance levels for the head.

There is a reason these are "out of stock" at the moment...They're great!!!

This dealer is very good but you if you can't wait look elswhere for the kit...
but you're gonna have to pay more.

And welcome to the forum

I bought a stardust rebuildable and I liked it for the first few day but I didn't know any better at the time. After a week I wanted to smash it with a brick, rather than use it. Here's what I experianced with the stardusts- muted flavor, went though the juice extremely fast, would flood the air tube easily and/or get dry hits. It would either wick well or barely at all. I have two new ones and nine spare heads that I will never use. I hate the things. I have an open rma with the vendor and can't wait to send them back. I wouldn't recommend them to my worst enemy....lol

 

[towrofstgh]

I bought a stardust rebuildable and I liked it for the first few day but I didn't know any better at the time. After a week I wanted to smash it with a brick, rather than use it. Here's what I experianced with the stardusts- muted flavor, went though the juice extremely fast, would flood the air tube easily and/or get dry hits. It would either wick well or barely at all. I have two new ones and nine spare heads that I will never use. I hate the things. I have an open rma with the vendor and can't wait to send them back. I wouldn't recommend them to my worst enemy....lol

I had a similar problem, so I looked it up on YouTube to see if others may have a solution. It's apparent that when the Stardust ships, some of them come with the wick on the bottom not protruding out enough. I can't recall at this moment who it was, but he suggested going in with tweezers and slightly pulling out the wick on either side. With the wick out, the silica will be able to adequately absorb ejuice more thus less dry hits. I also picked up another tip to put it no it's side and let it "swirl" around by rotating it to get the wick to absorb it. Next hit: *vape cloud*

In terms of it being rebuildable, I figure it'll take a while since I have thick fingers, but even then it'll probably take me 15-20 mins max. I'm sure when it comes to that, you can cut the wick a little longer to avoid as many dry hits.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

New rebuildables you just unscrew old head and screw in new head- 5 secs tops.

I had a similar problem, so I looked it up on YouTube to see if others may have a solution. It's apparent that when the Stardust ships, some of them come with the wick on the bottom not protruding out enough. I can't recall at this moment who it was, but he suggested going in with tweezers and slightly pulling out the wick on either side. With the wick out, the silica will be able to adequately absorb ejuice more thus less dry hits. I also picked up another tip to put it no it's side and let it "swirl" around by rotating it to get the wick to absorb it. Next hit: *vape cloud*

In terms of it being rebuildable, I figure it'll take a while since I have thick fingers, but even then it'll probably take me 15-20 mins max. I'm sure when it comes to that, you can cut the wick a little longer to avoid as many dry hits.

 

[C Heise]

I had a similar problem, so I looked it up on YouTube to see if others may have a solution. It's apparent that when the Stardust ships, some of them come with the wick on the bottom not protruding out enough. I can't recall at this moment who it was, but he suggested going in with tweezers and slightly pulling out the wick on either side. With the wick out, the silica will be able to adequately absorb ejuice more thus less dry hits. I also picked up another tip to put it no it's side and let it "swirl" around by rotating it to get the wick to absorb it. Next hit: *vape cloud*

In terms of it being rebuildable, I figure it'll take a while since I have thick fingers, but even then it'll probably take me 15-20 mins max. I'm sure when it comes to that, you can cut the wick a little longer to avoid as many dry hits.

I would do the same thing. No doubt you'll get clouds of vape when it's wicking correctly but I couldn't get past the muted flavor. When you know what your juices are supposed to taste like, these things fail miserably in comparison. Since I had seem so many others recommend them I figured I would give them a try. Looking a some popular reviewers on youtube they had the same experiance with them having a muted flavor and being very finicky. I'm not saying with some work they can't vape like a dream but I wouldn't recommend them at all to someone starting out.

 

[LoQuid]

when it comes to ordering your first kit, i have one simple piece of advice... keep it simple. Yes the eGo twist batteries are nice, but if you have never vaped before or you dont know what voltage you want to vape at you may get frustrated with either burnt juice and wick, or not enough vapor to be enjoyable. its simple to adjust but could get frustrating to someone who has never vaped before.

The eGo C is a great system, i have never used them myself (still working on using up all of my eGo T atties first). i would suggest to go with the eGo T to start with, its more streamlined in that when the attomizer dies, you just throw the whole thing out and you dont have to worry about if you have put the new atty head in and is seated correctly. the tank feeding system is the same concept between the two though, and the T should be a bit cheaper to start out with as well.

There are other starter systems out there such as the iTaste by innokin (Products / iTaste VV - Best Electronic Cigarette | New Ecig Starter Kit| E Cig Manufacturer), it is variable voltage like the 'twist' and is designed to 'hide' in your shirt pocket by looking like a capped pen. There are also systems that look like a traditional cigarette in size like this one (AltSmoke.com | Personal Vaporizers | Electronic Cigarette | Ecigs | Volt - Standard Starter Kit - Starter Kits) but ones that have this form factor suffer from poor battery life and will need charged much more often than kits such as the iTaste and the eGo

As far as where to get your kit from there are more sites out there offering them than you can shake a used car mega lot at. its truly mind boggling how many vendors there are out there right now. I would say to not take one persons word as gospel and do your own due diligence and google search 'e-cigarette' and go from there finding vendors. they are not all created equal and over time you (and we all have) will have good and bad experiences just like any other online service. If you find a vendor you are thinking about, look in the threads here to see what others think about them and go from there.

The short and dirty rule of battereis is the larger the mAh (milli amp hour) rating is the longer the charge will last. in e-cigs they generally range from ~150mAh all the way up to and beyond 3000mAh. with this larger capacity the battery itself will obviously get much larger...
I dont know what the "Upgrade" model is, but the color is obvious and the twist allows you to twist the bottom of the battery to increase or decrease your vaping voltage (higher voltage shorter battery life... lower, longer)...
the head resistance is how much current the coil allows through the wire that is your 'head'. the lower the Ohm resistance, i.e. 1.8 Ohm, the more current the wire will have passing through it and the hotter it will get. this has a direct effect on how much juice you will go through, the lower the resistance the faster you will go through it and the higher the resistance the longer it will take to go through a tank. ultimately the choice is up to you, but most people i have talked to prefer the lower resistances below 2.0...
the tank color is simply the color of the plastic that makes up the tank, and the filling is your e-liquid or juice. you have the option with the kit you linked to of getting them empty or having them filled with either regular (tobacco) or menthol flavor at 18mg (18mg is the 'average' strength of a full flavor analogue cigarette such as a Marlboro Red or a Camel regular. 12mg is considered a light and 8 and below is considered ultra light. it is important to order the right strength for what you smoked because you dont want to get too much nicotine, its not pleasant to be sick off of. just keep in mind that you will generally get more nic out of an e-cig at the same level as you would an analogue since your e-cig doesn't burn out like an analogue would...
Yes, you can refill your eGo T and C cartridges with whatever flavor or strength of juice you like. you can buy pre-mixed flavors from 0mg up to 36mg. or you can buy your nicotine, dilutent and flavors seperately and mix it yourself. if you mix your own, the initial cost can be daunting but is cheaper than pre-mixed in the long run, and you can mix it up in whatever flavors you have if you decide you dont like the one you just finished instead of going through a full bottle of whatever flavor you ordered. just about every site that offers kits, batteries and atties will sell juice in one way or another.

a bit longer than i was intending. But I hope it helped you out some all the same.

 

[C Heise]

when it comes to ordering your first kit, i have one simple piece of advice... keep it simple. Yes the eGo twist batteries are nice, but if you have never vaped before or you dont know what voltage you want to vape at you may get frustrated with either burnt juice and wick, or not enough vapor to be enjoyable. its simple to adjust but could get frustrating to someone who has never vaped before.

The eGo C is a great system, i have never used them myself (still working on using up all of my eGo T atties first). i would suggest to go with the eGo T to start with, its more streamlined in that when the attomizer dies, you just throw the whole thing out and you dont have to worry about if you have put the new atty head in and is seated correctly. the tank feeding system is the same concept between the two though, and the T should be a bit cheaper to start out with as well.

There are other starter systems out there such as the iTaste by innokin (Products / iTaste VV - Best Electronic Cigarette | New Ecig Starter Kit| E Cig Manufacturer), it is variable voltage like the 'twist' and is designed to 'hide' in your shirt pocket by looking like a capped pen. There are also systems that look like a traditional cigarette in size like this one (AltSmoke.com | Personal Vaporizers | Electronic Cigarette | Ecigs | Volt - Standard Starter Kit - Starter Kits) but ones that have this form factor suffer from poor battery life and will need charged much more often than kits such as the iTaste and the eGo

As far as where to get your kit from there are more sites out there offering them than you can shake a used car mega lot at. its truly mind boggling how many vendors there are out there right now. I would say to not take one persons word as gospel and do your own due diligence and google search 'e-cigarette' and go from there finding vendors. they are not all created equal and over time you (and we all have) will have good and bad experiences just like any other online service. If you find a vendor you are thinking about, look in the threads here to see what others think about them and go from there.

The short and dirty rule of battereis is the larger the mAh (milli amp hour) rating is the longer the charge will last. in e-cigs they generally range from ~150mAh all the way up to and beyond 3000mAh. with this larger capacity the battery itself will obviously get much larger...
I dont know what the "Upgrade" model is, but the color is obvious and the twist allows you to twist the bottom of the battery to increase or decrease your vaping voltage (higher voltage shorter battery life... lower, longer)...
the head resistance is how much current the coil allows through the wire that is your 'head'. the lower the Ohm resistance, i.e. 1.8 Ohm, the more current the wire will have passing through it and the hotter it will get. this has a direct effect on how much juice you will go through, the lower the resistance the faster you will go through it and the higher the resistance the longer it will take to go through a tank. ultimately the choice is up to you, but most people i have talked to prefer the lower resistances below 2.0...
the tank color is simply the color of the plastic that makes up the tank, and the filling is your e-liquid or juice. you have the option with the kit you linked to of getting them empty or having them filled with either regular (tobacco) or menthol flavor at 18mg (18mg is the 'average' strength of a full flavor analogue cigarette such as a Marlboro Red or a Camel regular. 12mg is considered a light and 8 and below is considered ultra light. it is important to order the right strength for what you smoked because you dont want to get too much nicotine, its not pleasant to be sick off of. just keep in mind that you will generally get more nic out of an e-cig at the same level as you would an analogue since your e-cig doesn't burn out like an analogue would...
Yes, you can refill your eGo T and C cartridges with whatever flavor or strength of juice you like. you can buy pre-mixed flavors from 0mg up to 36mg. or you can buy your nicotine, dilutent and flavors seperately and mix it yourself. if you mix your own, the initial cost can be daunting but is cheaper than pre-mixed in the long run, and you can mix it up in whatever flavors you have if you decide you dont like the one you just finished instead of going through a full bottle of whatever flavor you ordered. just about every site that offers kits, batteries and atties will sell juice in one way or another.

a bit longer than i was intending. But I hope it helped you out some all the same.

Haha! I'm too lazy to type all of that but it's more informative than my muted version. A body's ability to absorb nicotine in eliquid is actually 1/3 of what you would absorb in a cigarette but you will find yourself using it more often and typically longer each time due to the fact that it doesn't burn out. I'd stick with the eco-c even if you don't get the twist battery's. I've had both and I wish I would have started with the ego-c instead of the ego-t. Trying to clean and salvage a atty on a ego-t is a pain I would have rather not dealt with. The atomizer head change in a ego-c is idiot proof. Cleaning an atomizer head in an ego-t is not and at $10 - 12 dollars a pop it's not something you want to replace often. I saw a 650 mAh ego-c kit for under $40 less than two days ago but I can't remember where. The only difference between the c and t is the cone/attomizer, the top part. One is rebuildable, one is not. You could buy a ego-t and put a "c" cone atomizer set on it making it a "c".

Here are a few of the sites I order from-

The Electronic Cigarette Super Store | myvaporstore.com
The Best eJuice - VapeDudes.com - Hand-Crafted Gourmet & Organic - 100% USA Ingredients
Welcome to SmokTek, LLC - The Better Smoking Alternative - Your source for personal vaporizers, e-cig supplies and e-liquids

That's a higher priced starter than I would suggest. Elitevarporworks has a kgo kit with cartomizers and juice. All you need to vape right away for $35 less.
Elite Vaporworks KGO Starter Kit with Boge LR Cartomizers - KGO

On the options...color is obvious, mah is typycally considered 100mah p
er hour of vaping before a recharge is needed. For these basic kits, going to a LR or low resistance atomizer or carto will give you better performance.

This is a very good kit also that's simple. KGO's are great PV's. You'll find KGO recommendations all over this site.

 

[Omego2K]

Hey Guys,

Wow thank you for all the replies. I didn't expect everyone to be so helpful. Although, I got the same great help a while ago from here in my first post when I was just thinking of switching and never did. I see a lot of people recommending different kits. Is it because you guys are thinking they are better, cheaper, or easier? A combination of the three? Is there any kit which most people think is better than the other on taste/vapor/throat hit? I'm not a rich guy, but I don't mind spending extra on a better product. Also while I am new I don't think more complex e-cigarettes will be too much of a challenge for me as long as general use is comfortable as I'm generally savvy with technology both in the software and hardware realm. With that said does it change anybodies suggestions for which kit I should get? I understand a lot of it is personal preference, but I don't mind following the crowd and spending a little extra $$$ for my first time. C Heise I read your comment that smoking e-cigarettes consumes only 1/3rd of nicotine. I saw something similar while searching on google today. I am currently using a cheap from the grocery store e-cigarette to test the waters and finding myself using it a lot. I was worried about too much nicotine intake until I read the article from google and your post earlier. I initially was smoking 18mg and then tried 6mg since I found myself vaping a lot, but vaping 6mg felt like simply inhaling air. So my question is for a pack a day smoker what nicotine strength I should get? To not I find myself vaping constantly. I am currently vaping 24mg which is satisfying with this cheap e-cig, but I'm going through more than 2-3 tanks a day vaping. I'm assuming since I only get a third of the nicotine then I functionally only get 24mg if I go through 3 tanks?

Also thank you so much guys for jumping in so quick and helping a newbie out!

 

[LoQuid]

I started out on eGo's back before the T's came out myself. they used a 2-piece cart and attie similar to what you find in the mini style systems. Initially i had a mini style that you can get at most 7-11's. i liked how compact it was, but having to charge it every few hours was a pain,even with 2 batteries, so i upgraded to an eGo.
Now that all the eGo batteries that i have are dying on me im looking into larger mods like the provari, lavatube and the bolt. Yes they are much larger but the tradeoff is you have batteries that will last you 2-3 days depending on how much you use them. they can go up to and beyond $300 if your willing to pay the premium for the features they offer.

As far as your nic strength goes. use what you feel is appropriate. if 24 is working good for you, then stick with it, if not step up some. if you find your getting nauseated from time to time after using it then you might want to step down a notch. if you start mixing yourself (which i reccomend, there are calculators online to help you get the right nic level your looking for) you can literally pick a level and mix it up... i.e. 20 mg up to whatever strength you feel is necessary all the way down to 0 for that, 'just the sensation of it' vape.
I started at 18 mg and stepped down to about 14 or so. but im using it much more than i ever smoked so im getting about the same or a little more. its not an issue to me since there is no tar or other 'smell like an ashtray' symptoms involved. it all boils down to personal preference and what you feel is an acceptable level, which is one reason to mix for yourself.
I think the attie you have also plays a role in how much nic is delivered and how the flavor of the juice comes out... some are better than others. my T atties have ok flavor but compared to a dual coil tank that i use, there is truly no comparison for vapor production and flavor levels from the same mix. attie resistance also plays a part in vapor and flavor. different brands and mods use different material for the coil and this will also effect the results you have, as will the wicking material that it is made out of.

no problem. helping out is why we are here. giving you the info you need to help you make the best decision possible is one reason im here.

 

[Hitmetwice]

Everyones points and opinions are valid. Our needs and tastes are all a little different.
Some things I may be willing to compromise on a little someone else may find totally
unacceptable.

Therefore I think it wise not to over invest in any one thing in the beginning but get a small
variety of items that get some good reviews and you think might work for you and suit your
needs best. Whatever it is there will always be a bit of a trade-off or compromise over a
different device, carto, atty, clearo, tank, battery.

Personally I find very little differences in flavour, vapour and throat hit between the cartos
I've tried and the Stadusts I recommended. For me, the versatility and ease of use, and
affordability of the rebuildability of the Stardusts won me over. It was simply a compromise
I was willing to make for the positives I've mentioned.

To each there own. You'll find something that "does it" for you as long as you get a little variety in your order, then when you decide what works best for you, order up a couple/few
more. I wouldn't go hog wild though as one never knows what new advancement may be on the horizon that you'll try and like even better than what you choose to use today.

 

[Bobby Martin]

Your right on the money with your suggestion. Let him tinker with mods like the stardust on his own. I use an ego-c stock and hate the rebuild able stardust personally, so it's all opinion, and he'll figure out what's his personal preference. The price is good as well, for all that comes with it- don't believe the haters ;-)