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djsvapour

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How am best acheiving a better quality vape?
You should be getting a pretty good vape off your kit regardless.
Vapers seeking clouds prefer higher VG liquid. Personally, I don't have much interest so will vape everything but NOT 100% of one or the other.
Just filled a new tank with 80/20 liquid (PG). The vapour doesn't look much, but the kick is superb.
My own opinion is that Joyetech tanks are not particularly good and boy, do you pay a lot for them from Totally Wicked.
I went to a shop today (not Totally Wicked) ... in another city and nearly fell over at the prices. Vaping buying supplies from a shop like that would be costing me hundreds, maybe even £1,000 more per year for exactly the same products.

£3.50 per coil. £16 for 5. :eek:

My new coils were £5.40 for 5.

£89.99 for a kit which is £54.99 everywhere else. :cry:
 

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You should be getting a pretty good vape off your kit regardless.
Vapers seeking clouds prefer higher VG liquid. Personally, I don't have much interest so will vape everything but NOT 100% of one or the other.
Just filled a new tank with 80/20 liquid (PG). The vapour doesn't look much, but the kick is superb.
My own opinion is that Joyetech tanks are not particularly good and boy, do you pay a lot for them from Totally Wicked.
I went to a shop today (not Totally Wicked) ... in another city and nearly fell over at the prices. Vaping buying supplies from a shop like that would be costing me hundreds, maybe even £1,000 more per year for exactly the same products.

£3.50 per coil. £16 for 5. :eek:

My new coils were £5.40 for 5.

£89.99 for a kit which is £54.99 everywhere else. :cry:
I don't but from totally wicked anymore. My kit cost me £60 everywhere else was asking £85 and my liquid I get 150ml for £21 plus postage. I haven't had to get anymore coils yet but my local shop does a good deal. I will get a new tank when I have the funds haha. But I have just tured TC off and tured it down to 20watts and the vape is great now!
 
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I don't but from totally wicked anymore. My kit cost me £60 everywhere else was asking £85 and my liquid I get 150ml for £21 plus postage. I haven't had to get anymore coils yet but my local shop does a good deal. I will get a new tank when I have the funds haha. But I have just turned TC off and turned it down to 20watts and the vape is great now!
That's all good news. :)
I was vaping today using the mini eVic VTC. 15 watts (custom subtank), Caramel, lovely.
Testing out a new toy tonight. Eleaf GS tank (3ml) with coils, both from Fasttech. Not sure just yet.
 
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my personal preference is a 70%vg juice, running a .25-.5 ohm coil in wattage mode (25-35 watts for .5, 35-55 watts for .25)
Just ordered 70% vg sorry and I've just tired turned TC off and running it at 20watts at 0.21 and the vape is great now. I didn't get the cig for TC I was just fed up of using my ego one I like a chunky battery, and my friend suggested this one
 

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Looking forward to getting a new tank but not sure what yet
There's lots out there. Depends on what power you prefer really.
I made up some subtanks using Authentic Kanger bases and clear acrylic tanks. Cost about £7. Somewhat cheaper than the £30 ones I saw today. Ouch.
I have a thing for Kayfun Monster (another Fasttech, cheap and cheerful) but still use plug and play mostly.
 

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Just ordered 70% vg sorry and I've just tired turned TC off and running it at 20watts at 0.21 and the vape is great now. I didn't get the cig for TC I was just fed up of using my ego one I like a chunky battery, and my friend suggested this one
quick heads up - if it is an Ni coil, do not run in wattage mode - maybe use one of the coils from the ego one tank? Ni coils should only be used in TC mode - they make non-TC coils for that tank, but personally, if you are going to spend money on it, would look at a different tank (kanger subtank mini, tobeco super tank mini are two very solid options, imo)
 

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quick heads up - if it is an Ni coil, do not run in wattage mode - maybe use one of the coils from the ego one tank? Ni coils should only be used in TC mode - they make non-TC coils for that tank, but personally, if you are going to spend money on it, would look at a different tank (kanger subtank mini, tobeco super tank mini are two very solid options, imo)
Why can't I use ni coil in watts mode? Been using it like that for past hour or so oops I have a ti coil too can I use that
 

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Why can't I use ni coil in watts mode? Been using it like that for past hour or so oops I have a ti coil too can I use that
Kitty - going to have to let some wiser folks than myself chime in on this, but my understanding of it is that using those coils in wattage mode can cause them to go past safe temps - for those types of wire - and create a hazard... Ni and Ti coils are typically marked for use in TC modes only, for that reason... for wattage mode, you want a Kanthal (pretty standard) or SS (stainless steel) coil as those will not produce toxic/ hazardous residues at higher temps... with Ni and Ti being really low resistance wires, they can heat up/ overheat REALLY fast... again, hopefully someone with a little more TC know how will chime in here (@jseah , @Kaezziel , @LouisLeBeau ) because my TC-fu is limited, I still tend to vape wattage modes and only use kanthal, nichrome (not nickel) and stainless wire in my builds
 
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Decided to go with a subtank been looking and reviews and apparently these are great!!
subtank mini is a very decent piece of kit - versatile, lots of options, very reliable overall - i have a quite a few high end sub tanks and still use my subtanks regularly - good airflow, very decent coil options :)
 
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Kitty - going to have to let some wiser folks than myself chime in on this, but my understanding of it is that using those coils in wattage mode can cause them to go past safe temps - for those types of wire - and create a hazard... Ni and Ti coils are typically marked for use in TC modes only, for that reason... for wattage mode, you want a Kanthal (pretty standard) or SS (stainless steel) coil as those will not produce toxic/ hazardous residues at higher temps... with Ni and Ti being really low resistance wires, they can heat up/ overheat REALLY fast... again, hopefully someone with a little more TC know how will chime in here (@jseah , @Kaezziel , @LouisLeBeau ) because my TC-fu is limited, I still tend to vape wattage modes and only use kanthal, nichrome (not nickel) and stainless wire in my builds

Thanks for the tag, Bruddah! I'll chime in and drop a l'il knowledge in here... I don't claim to know everything, but I have a pretty decent understanding of it all.

Nickel is generally considered not safe to vape in wattage mode because at high temperatures the nickel can release some type of gas fumes which are toxic. I'm not sure what the gas is, or at what temp it is released (and I'm too lazy to look it up right now). Titanium is a bit different... I personally will vape titanium in wattage mode, and have had no problems with it. The problem with titanium comes when it is dry burned (so vape it however ya want, just never dry burn it). Typically I run NiChrome or Kanthal for wattage mode, but occasionally I'll throw a Titanium build in for kicks... it's nice that I can switch back and forth between TC and wattage mode with it, depending on how I wanna run it. I understand that Stainless Steel allows for the same experience, but I don't have any and have not tried it.

So, the TLDR:
Nickel - TC mode only (releases toxic fumes at high temps)
Titanium - TC or Wattage (never dry burn Ti wire, releases toxins if dry burned)
Kanthal - Typically used in Wattage mode (some mod manufacturers are trying to create mods that will allow TC)
NiChrome - Same as Kanthal (but has a lower resistance per length)
Stainless Steel - Works in TC or Wattage (depending on device); Otherwise, I'm pretty unfamiliar with its performance and use.
 
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