Hey ECF! The wifey and I decided to join the vaping community!
We're social smokers when we drink, and after a long fun weekend, we sometimes go through a few cigs or cigars.
Sometimes we do enough and we get a lil sick :S
My buddy has been vaping for a while now, and has spoken nothing but greatness, and has lent us a spare a few times when we party. SOLD!
He's gone through a few setups, and convinced me that the following was a good starter kit for the level of commitment/tinkering we want to do:
I've been scouring the forums, and there's tons of info (sometimes TOO much, and a lot of other stuff that's not pertinent!). Sooo.. I have a few questions!
Is there a good place to bulk buy replacement cartos? The place I'm ordering (not sure if it's "kosher" to say where out of respect of all the competitors) is $2.29 ea, luckily shipping is pretty cheap (flat rate). But figured it could get lower if I ordered more at a time.
My buddy told me to get the 1.25ohm carto... I suppose the lower the resistance, the better the vape? Would a higher resistance draw the battery more or something?
I couldn't find any good tutorials/videos about cleaning the tank cartomizers. I wouldn't suspect them to clean any different than a Boge carto really, but they are a different size I think cuz there's no protective body on the carto?
What's the best way? Followup question; why are people using ethanol for atomizers, but water for cartomizers? Does the polyfill deteriorate in alcohol or something?
I tried cleaning the original carto I started with cuz it was cloggy... but boiling didn't do anything... So I switched to my new one, and after filling the tank with juice, accidentally hit the button and burned the polyfill :S Ruined. BUMMER!
I got 5 more cartos delivered the other day, so I'm good... And they're 3-hole punched, which has made a huge difference in overall consistency in vape, and flavor.
Sorry to get gross, but I have to ask...
Phlegm... I looked it up, read a bunch of things... but, it seems I get a lil phlegmy after a day's use... sometimes it's like real phlegm, green or brown from being old.. I suspect that's from my former smoking... But other times it's clear, and thicker than usual. Is that the VG? Is this causing harm to my lungs in any way? I haven't felt bad like I do when I smoke ciggs, but... you wanna feel safe, y'know?
I had a lot more questions the first 3 times I wrote this, but for some reason my session on the server expires within 10 minutes and it loses all my text... I give up, but at least I'm saying "HI!"
We're social smokers when we drink, and after a long fun weekend, we sometimes go through a few cigs or cigars.
Sometimes we do enough and we get a lil sick :S
My buddy has been vaping for a while now, and has spoken nothing but greatness, and has lent us a spare a few times when we party. SOLD!
He's gone through a few setups, and convinced me that the following was a good starter kit for the level of commitment/tinkering we want to do:
- ego-T 1Ah (1000mAh) passthrough
- Dual coil tank... Came with a 1.6ohm carto
- Picked up a 1.25ohm replacement, which I just burned like an idiot. I'll get to that later
- shorty cone to cover the battery threads
- some Blueberry Bubblegum VG liquid from a local retailer
I've been scouring the forums, and there's tons of info (sometimes TOO much, and a lot of other stuff that's not pertinent!). Sooo.. I have a few questions!
Is there a good place to bulk buy replacement cartos? The place I'm ordering (not sure if it's "kosher" to say where out of respect of all the competitors) is $2.29 ea, luckily shipping is pretty cheap (flat rate). But figured it could get lower if I ordered more at a time.
My buddy told me to get the 1.25ohm carto... I suppose the lower the resistance, the better the vape? Would a higher resistance draw the battery more or something?
I couldn't find any good tutorials/videos about cleaning the tank cartomizers. I wouldn't suspect them to clean any different than a Boge carto really, but they are a different size I think cuz there's no protective body on the carto?
What's the best way? Followup question; why are people using ethanol for atomizers, but water for cartomizers? Does the polyfill deteriorate in alcohol or something?
I tried cleaning the original carto I started with cuz it was cloggy... but boiling didn't do anything... So I switched to my new one, and after filling the tank with juice, accidentally hit the button and burned the polyfill :S Ruined. BUMMER!
I got 5 more cartos delivered the other day, so I'm good... And they're 3-hole punched, which has made a huge difference in overall consistency in vape, and flavor.
Sorry to get gross, but I have to ask...
Phlegm... I looked it up, read a bunch of things... but, it seems I get a lil phlegmy after a day's use... sometimes it's like real phlegm, green or brown from being old.. I suspect that's from my former smoking... But other times it's clear, and thicker than usual. Is that the VG? Is this causing harm to my lungs in any way? I haven't felt bad like I do when I smoke ciggs, but... you wanna feel safe, y'know?
I had a lot more questions the first 3 times I wrote this, but for some reason my session on the server expires within 10 minutes and it loses all my text... I give up, but at least I'm saying "HI!"
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