I dont have any thing more to say more than others, but as am also new so man dont think so much as when you will get them you will know exactly what you want for next step. Or that what they all said to me lol
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Any 510-threaded battery unit would be fine as a backup, such as the smok Tech eGo or Riva 510 kits from Liberty Flights. Those have good battery life, and the kits are a better deal than buying just the batteries and charger/wall wart.
I built a Puck e-cig mod, but I substituted a 510 connector bought from Mad Vapes for the DIY 901 connector used in the tutorial. I also made it so it would run with 3 or 4 NiMH batteries. The last pic in my post here shows an image of my variation with a long 510-510 adapter and a DIY tank on it. It's cheap and fairly simple if you can do some drilling/grinding and soldering.
The Modding Forum and it's sub-forum, Battery Mods, have many other examples of DIY PV builds. I'd recommend doing a fair bit of research before attempting most of them.
A cartomizer punch??!
Ugh, come on Freddie! Just when I thought it was over my head is beginning to spin again, please elaborate! I don't want to be missing a needed punch!
HV Chibi Tank Mod (boge 3.0)
That thing comes with a pre-punched cartomizer. You can see the hole in the pic. If you find that you like the tank, you'll need to either buy pre-punched cartomizer replacements, or punch your own cartos to keep using it. That's how the liquid from the tank feeds into the carto itself. I built a punch like this to do my punching, and it works well. There are many other options for punching, like saddle valves.
punching cartos|cartomizers - Google Search
^ Plenty of links and vids about the subject there.
Good luck!
I have just one more question before the rest of my shipment arrives (hopefully by tomorrow or Friday at the latest). As stated in my OP I have received some of the items I have ordered already and I am wondering if I should do any prep as far as dripping e-juice is concerned? I want to have everything ready for when my order from Parkes Vaping arrives so any advice on advanced preparation would be much appreciated. Also, I have been reading here on the forums about steeping e-juice. Would this apply to my setup? Is that something I should do?
I want to say that my experience so far since I joined this forum has been completely awesome. I have received so much advice and tips from all of you and I really want to let everyone know that it means a lot to me. I can't wait to finally have my vape setup up and running so I can learn the ins and outs and pass along any knowledge I gain to other newbies when the time comes that I am more knowledgeable on the vape process.
Thanks again to all who have lent me a helping hand!
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I want to say that my experience so far since I joined this forum has been completely awesome. I have received so much advice and tips from all of you and I really want to let everyone know that it means a lot to me. I can't wait to finally have my vape setup up and running so I can learn the ins and outs and pass along any knowledge I gain to other newbies when the time comes that I am more knowledgeable on the vape process.
Thanks again to all who have lent me a helping hand!
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Direct dripping is pretty simple to do, but takes some practice to master. I still don't like dripping through the drip tip, as it's hard to avoid getting my thick liquid on the rim when doing it, so I pull the tip out most of the time when adding liquid.
The only prep I can think of that you may want to do is for the atty. A new atomizer may have some primer liquid in it, and it may be tasteless or quite foul. I always blow them out through the mouth end forcefully to get most of that out, then drip in 2-3 drops of liquid (may need 1-2 more for a thinner liquid and/or smaller dropper,) and give it a few seconds to soak.
I'll then take a few small puffs without inhaling at all. If there is little vapor, and gurgling, then the atty is flooded and needs a light blow into a bit of paper towel. If there is some vapor, but it tastes acrid, then it needs a drop or two more. Any primer may affect the taste for a while, but will reduce with each new drop.
When dripping, there is usually only about 1-2 puffs warning before you get a nasty 'dry hit' if you don't add a drop (or two for small drops) when necessary. The taste will be off, but not bad, during that warning, and get much worse after that. Dry hits will taste quite acrid, and the taste will linger. It'll take some practice to keep from constantly flooding or starving the atty, but you get great taste and vapor when done correctly.
As for steeping, I generally don't find the need to do that. If the vendor recommends it, then you should consider it before passing judgement on the juice. Many of them will taste better with some age, and some benefit from having alcohol off-gas if they use much alcohol-based flavoring. I can't do any alcohol-based flavorings without irritating my airways quite a bit, but many don't seem bothered. Most should be just fine as soon as you get them.
You should pay attention to how you feel with with the different strengths of nicotine that you got. You can vape more with the lower strengths than with the higher, without suffering nicotine OD. If you find that the weak ones are too weak, you can always carefully mix them with a higher strength later to get something between.
Here's hoping it all works well for you.
The only prep I can think of that you may want to do is for the atty. A new atomizer may have some primer liquid in it, and it may be tasteless or quite foul. I always blow them out through the mouth end forcefully to get most of that out, then drip in 2-3 drops of liquid (may need 1-2 more for a thinner liquid and/or smaller dropper,) and give it a few seconds to soak.
I'll then take a few small puffs without inhaling at all. If there is little vapor, and gurgling, then the atty is flooded and needs a light blow into a bit of paper towel. If there is some vapor, but it tastes acrid, then it needs a drop or two more. Any primer may affect the taste for a while, but will reduce with each new drop.
When dripping, there is usually only about 1-2 puffs warning before you get a nasty 'dry hit' if you don't add a drop (or two for small drops) when necessary. The taste will be off, but not bad, during that warning, and get much worse after that. Dry hits will taste quite acrid, and the taste will linger. It'll take some practice to keep from constantly flooding or starving the atty, but you get great taste and vapor when done correctly.
As for steeping, I generally don't find the need to do that. If the vendor recommends it, then you should consider it before passing judgement on the juice. Many of them will taste better with some age, and some benefit from having alcohol off-gas if they use much alcohol-based flavoring. I can't do any alcohol-based flavorings without irritating my airways quite a bit, but many don't seem bothered. Most should be just fine as soon as you get them.
You should pay attention to how you feel with with the different strengths of nicotine that you got. You can vape more with the lower strengths than with the higher, without suffering nicotine OD. If you find that the weak ones are too weak, you can always carefully mix them with a higher strength later to get something between.
Here's hoping it all works well for you.
I've seen a lot of recommendations on here for tanks. Those are not bad devices at all, if and only if you know what juice is going to work for you all day. For the first few weeks, you need to try different nic strengths and different flavors to establish what will work for you. Then loading up a tank with an all-day vape is great. Until then, I wouldn't do it. I had to adjust both my juice and my vaping style several times when I started.
So my order from Parkes arrived today and I finally got my batteries charged. I put the battery in the Green Shine and it seems really loose. I don't think this is normal because the other one I bought (Red Diamond) holds the battery in very snug. Also, I'm kind of overwhelmed by the amount of cartos/atties/thing a bobs I bought. I have only used one of the Boge ones so far and dripped in some liquid after removing the white mouth piece. The vapor seems thick and I can hear it as it's heating up but not very much of a throat hit with the 11 mg menthol. Why is that? I'm not sure about this Green Shine tho, are there any other suggestions as far as mods are concerned that I should take a look at? Also, I charged two of the batteries for about six hours. Should I remove the batts from the charger as soon as the green light illuminates or leave it in there for a while? Thanks in advance for the help!
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As far as 18650 mods go, there are hundreds of them. Most of them are good. If you think the battery doesn't fit right on one, drop Parkes an email. They'll probably work with you.
The mod itself it really just a battery and a button. You can get different looks, power regulation, etc. but, unless you go VV, it's not going to effect throat hit or taste much. The throat hit, is more likely the juice than anything else. The nic content and VG content are going to be the biggest factors in throat hit and 11mg is on the low side of things. The fact that you indicate you're getting a lot of vapor and not much throat hit might point to a lot of VG. You can try adding a few drops of Everclear or high proof vodka to the juice. That might help.
When the lights turn green on the charger, the batteries are charged. Take them off. A cheap multimeter is handy for checking batteries, carto resistance etc. Batteries should come off the charger at about 4.2V.
The mod itself it really just a battery and a button. You can get different looks, power regulation, etc. but, unless you go VV, it's not going to effect throat hit or taste much. The throat hit, is more likely the juice than anything else. The nic content and VG content are going to be the biggest factors in throat hit and 11mg is on the low side of things. The fact that you indicate you're getting a lot of vapor and not much throat hit might point to a lot of VG. You can try adding a few drops of Everclear or high proof vodka to the juice. That might help.
When the lights turn green on the charger, the batteries are charged. Take them off. A cheap multimeter is handy for checking batteries, carto resistance etc. Batteries should come off the charger at about 4.2V.
Thanks Mickey, you've been a big help. I do have a multimeter and everything seems great as far as the charging\batteries is concerned. At what reading with the multimeter should I be putting the batts back on the charger? Another question I have is with the Joye 510's, I'm not sure on how to go about using them, they don't have the white polyfill in them and only two out of the three came with the removable mouthpiece, the silver one I ordered didn't have a black mouthpiece like the green and red ones do. How do I use these? The only real problems I have are with the Green Shine, as the battery seems very loose when I put it in the unit and if I don't have it held in the right spot I don't think a connection is being made, and the red diamond doesn't like the threading on the LF 510 cartos, they fit well on the Green Shine though, go figure. It's ok tho as the Boges I got are working awesomely and they are what I will be going with for future orders. As far as the Everclear, I wish, it's not available in New York State. I wonder if there is an internet supplier that would ship it here tho, I'll search around.
Thanks again for your help!!
Thanks again for your help!!
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The atomizers are for dripping. You just need one at a time. They usually come with primer in them that's not all that tasty. throw away the plastic tip it came with. Put a napkin or something over the battery end and blow as much as you can out from the other end. Put the atomizer on and drip 3 or 4 drops of juice in the atomizer. Put on the drip tip and you can vape for 4 or 5 hits. If you like, you can drip another couple drops down the drip tip and keep going. A lot of people vape this way when they can. However, for someone starting out, it's usually just for sampling a juice before committing a carto to it.
Another use for the drip tip is on the cartos. Some people carry a few full cartos and switch them out during the day. However, when I used cartos, I'd put a drip tip on them and every few hours, pull it off and drip a few drops down the side. Others do the same thing.
Contact Parkes about your problems with their product.
Another use for the drip tip is on the cartos. Some people carry a few full cartos and switch them out during the day. However, when I used cartos, I'd put a drip tip on them and every few hours, pull it off and drip a few drops down the side. Others do the same thing.
Contact Parkes about your problems with their product.
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Ok so the Joye 510's I just drip 3 or 4 drops of juice onto what looks like a silver desoldering braid on the inside, attach the drip tip and vape away? I was kind of hesitant about dripping into it as I thought there should be the polyfill inside them like the boges & LF 510s do.
Dripping for more than sampling takes practice but, once mastered many think it's the best way to vape. I pretty much use feeder mods with atomizers exclusively. That's not for a beginner though.
There is an important distinction to be made between an atomizer and a cartomizer. Cartomizers have the polyfill that holds and delivers the liquid to the wick, and are called that because they are a cartridge and atomizer combined into one piece.
An atomizer just has a wick to deliver the liquid to the coil. It's meant to be used in cunjunction with a cartridge (which is just a small tank with polyfill) that seats against the bridge of the atomizer. By skipping the cartridge, you have to drip onto the atomizer bridge manually, but you gain better taste, warmth, and vapor. Plus it's great for trying out new liquids with just a minimal sample. Keeping an atty around for a backup delevery device is always good, too, even if you prefer cartos.
Something to keep in mind, so you buy the correct stuff.
With the atomizers I drip about four drops onto the grey coil (i think it's the coil) and then I attach it to my Green Shine, when I hit the button on the shine the atomizer makes a popping noise and not much vapor. Am I doing something wrong? The popping noise doesn't sound right and I don't need this thing blowing up on me lol.
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