Hello, mmudde, I'm back and can more easily answer your questions, and offer you some advice from my own experience. First off, the Silver Bullet is a great first mod. It was my first mod and has served me well. Good choice on your part.
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Silver Bullet with a pyrex cartomizer tank. Vapeporn.
I recommended to just buy the Silver Bullet w/o a starters kit. You can do better getting the other stuff from different vendors, unless you work it out where you are saving money from additional shipping charges when buying from multiple vendors.
For
batteries, I like buying from one of the leading battery vendors,
RTD Vapor
You can rest assured that what they sell is genuine brand-name stuff, and not a fake or copycat brand, which I feel is important. Go to the batteries listing and find the
AW Protected 18650 batteries; you will find mAh ratings from 2200 mAh to 3400 mAh. The mAh rating approximates how long a charged battery will last. 100 mAh = 1 hour.
So for example, a 2200 mAh battery will last approximately 22 hours. I recommend getting two batteries minimum. The mAh rating of the battery to choose is your choice, depending upon how much you wish to spend and how long you . want the battery to last.
Genuine AW Batteries at RTD vapor
You will need a
charger to recharge those batteries. I recommend getting one of the more reputable quality chargers from Xtar:
Xtar MP1S
RTD has a nice selection of
drip tips should you decide to get one or two at this time.
Drip Tip drip tips
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Now is the time to determine what juice delivery devices to put on your Silver Bullet. The choices available are many, and everyone has their personal favorite.
There are many people who enjoy dripping on an
atty (atomizer). These people say they experience the best flavor from their juices from this method. However, to others it can be time consuming, messy, and inconvenient. I won't make a recommendation on this method because I don't care for it, and you expressed an interest to not go that direction immediately.
There are other devices as I linked to in the picture dictionary.
Cartomizers (used alone),
clearomizers,
clearo-tanks (vivi nova),
ce3's, etc.
After trying many different delivery devices, my favorite has become the
cartomizer tank. This is cartomizer with holes punched in it which allows juice from a larger reservoir (called a tank) to enter for continuous feeding to the heating coils. A small learning curve is involved, but it is not rocket science. I will include a video that demonstrates how these work.
For the
cartomizer tank, I recommend an inexpensive pyrex tank called the Triple V from Valley Vapes. See the first image above. This tank will hold 7ml of juice and looks great on the Silver Bullet. A steal for $22.
Triple V Pyrex 7ml Premium Tank
For the
cartomizers, I always recommend purchasing cartos with holes already in them for tanks for beginners. There is an additional learning curve with punching your own holes. To make your first experience with tanks easier, get the pre-punched cartos.
After personal experience with a few different brands, I recommend getting the following Ikenvape Platinum
https://www.ikenvape.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MGAPlatP, however at this time they are out of stock.
Another quality carto that I recommend is the following Smoktek single coil
Single Coil XL Tank Cartomizer for the SmokTank XL. I recommend getting the 2.0 ohm with two holes to start out with. A few of these used separately in the above tank should last you about a month if not longer.
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For
juices, I won't recommend particular flavors, as taste and preference is highly subjective. I do recommend that you initially purchase some sampler packs from a couple of different vendors. You don't want to spend $10-$20 per bottle on larger bottles of juice for a flavor you may not like. Once you find a flavor or two that you enjoy, you can purchase more in a larger size.
I don't recall how heavy of a smoker you were, or if you even mentioned that. I would order 12mg - 18mg nicotine strength at first. I believe that finding a couple of flavors that you enjoy vaping is as important as finding the right gear. I'll give you a couple of vendors that I buy from frequently that have a huge selection of flavors and offer sampler packs with small trial size bottles.
Vaperite E-liquids. Currently have a 20% off sale with the coupon code "20 OFF" at checkout.
Vaperite | E Liquid Flavors and Organic E Cigarette Liquid
Virgin Vapors.
Organically Flavored E-liquid | Virgin Vapor | Electronic Cigarette Organic e-Liquid | Electronic Cigarettes
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When
testing out new flavors from sampler packs, you won't want to put them in your tank yet. I use small clearomizer/cartomizer hybrids called
ce3's. These only hold about 1 - 2 ml of liquid, are easy to fill and clean, and are re-usable. Generally come in a pack of 5.
GotVapes PHOENiX™ REBORN Bottom Coil XL 1.5ml Carto 2.4-2.6ohms [gv-PHOENIX-XL-2.4-510] - $11.95 : GotVapes.com, E-cigarette Supplies - Atomizers Cartomizers Mods Juice and more
or
GotVapes FLuXomizer™ CLEAR 510 REG .9ml 2.4-2.6ohm [gotvapes-clr510REG2.4-ce2] - $9.95 : GotVapes.com, E-cigarette Supplies - Atomizers Cartomizers Mods Juice and more
