"Duh" moment

[Aladdin]

Just stumbled onto something yesterday and it has changed my vaping from mediocre to pure satisfaction.
This is something so easy, it was a "Duh?!" moment. The vets here probably know this so don't flame me too badly, because unless you are told, as a newb, you just don't know. It's not in the instructions (at least not in the Riva kit I got) and just something that occurred to me to try and it worked great.

When using a manual battery, hit it for about three or four seconds before beginning the draw. This heats up the atty and readies it for the draw.

I was activating the battery as I drew on it and was getting OK results. Preheating the atty just a bit gave me much more vapor and a much better TH. As a result, I'm getting more nic and vaping less, so any loss in battery charge length from "preheating" the atty is offset by not vaping as frequently.

Life is good.

Aladdin~

 

[Boodle]

Not Duh when you're new and it works! Congrats to you.

 

[webbcm127]

haha i think most of us figured that out at somepoint and also had the duh moment lol, glad its working even better for ya have a good one!-)

 

[mangoon]

Nice Aladdin. Good for you. I have officially lost track of my newbie vapor DUH moments

 

[Stosh]

Great tip, was a duh for me also, then got so used to it, I never really thought about it. sometimes takes someone learning to notice the obvious and lessen the learning curve for everyone!!

Don't forget the backside of this, if you're tasting burnt, let go of the button a bit earlier or pulse the button a couple times while you're drawing.

 

[jj2]

There's a lot of us that had that DUH moment.

 

[dormouse]

I luckily saw someone demonstrate pressing a couple of seconds early on a Youtube video before I bought my first ecig. That is one thing that makes manuals so nice and makes it easier to get a good hit as well as less work!

BTW Boge 510 cartomizers are mighty nice on Riva. There are standard resistance warm ones and the LR 2.0 ohm hotter ones that use your battery charge faster (and if you can find them, some 2.5ohm medium ones). I use thin clear juices in them (no more than 20% VG) and I get nice performance for at least a week out of each. Since I usually alternate 2 with contrasting flavors, that is 2-3 weeks use out of 2, and sometimes more. I fill them well, clean up, let it settle on different sides to get all stuffing wet. Then while vaping I add some juice any time the vapor gets a bit light or a bit dry or tastes off. I often use a plastic or delrin drip tip (from LitecigUSA.net) on the carto as a comfortable and easy-to-remove mouthpiece. I don't drip in it since Boges have a nice defined center air channel.

 

[AnotherConvert]

I had the same moment myself. And btw, that is a great avatar Aladdin!

 

[Aladdin]

"Mark it zero!" Walter Sobchack

I was in Savannah a few weeks ago and found an art gallery with all kinds of pop art. The owner/contributing artist has a thing for The Big Lebowski. All kinds of stuff relating to "The Dude."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0rZyDTMtrA&feature=related



And thank you dormouse for the tip on the Boge 510.

Aladdin~

 

[DWEL]

YUP. Very similar Duh!! moment. Welcome to the club.

 

[BardicDruid]

Not so bad, I think I lived in Duh the first month vaping.

 

[Scotay87]

YUP. Very similar Duh!! moment. Welcome to the club.

Shouldn't that be welcome to "Duh" club..... I just had my 500th duh....*note to self remember to blow in tip when dripping*.....


BTW should repeated "duh" moments be count in the total..... If so my number would be much higher....The juice in mouth one is a daily one it seems.....

 

[emus]

Dissected dual coil takes about 1 second to start glowing at 3.7v.
I push the button a couple seconds before toot.

Some LR attys heat so fast preheat is not needed.

 

[Renzuli]

It would be great , if all new vapers , could sit down and learn from one of the vets , firsthand . Could save a lot of frustration . Not to mention , eliminate some of those DUH moments .

 

[Phil D Rock]

DUH moments
1. ruined my blu auto batt dripping (i didn't know about sealed and unsealed batts)
2. ruined my second blu batt by using LR 306 atty ( had NO IDEA about batt MaHs and atty ohms)

Upside to DUH moments
ruined my blus but i had an excuse to upgrade my gear.

 

[BardicDruid]

That's why I always tell the newcomers to hit the ECF Library to get started, I wish was there when I started, would have saved me a lot to time and money.