Hey guys, you got a new member!

[OmgOmgHax]

Hello guys!

My name is Anthony and im 25 yo. I was smoking for about 11 years (yes i know its much)
so i decided to give a second chance to vaping (as the first one was with a chinese fail kit back at 2011). I've been vaping for a little over 3 weeks now and haven't smoked a cig and do not plan to, as i am very satisfied with it, definitely no comparison to my first e-cig to this one.

So my setup is as follows:

Mod: eVic VTwo Mini v4.02
Batterries x2: x1 LG 2500mAh (yellow) x1 LG 3000mAh (brown)
Atomizer: SvoeMesto Kayfun v5 with the glass tank
Juice: FlavourArt (brand) SOHO (flavour) @ ~7mg nicotine (they only make 4.5 and 9 so i mixed)

The knowledge i have over the whole vape thing is very limited but i really want to get into it
as i am very excited and want to learn new things.
I got this whole kit by a shop owner who was a friend's friend.

Thats it from me, hope to get to know all of you guys and find about more exciting vaping things!!!

Sorry for the long post =D

 

[Baditude]

Welcome to ECF and congrats on quitting the stinkies!!

 

[bacc.vap]

Hello and welcome.

 

[Gramdogg]

Nice set up, your friends friend did a good job.

 

[ghola1was]

Happy for you that the second try has been a success! Congratulations!

 

[BrotherBob]

Welcome and glad you joined.
Might like to read:
Beginner | Guide To Vaping
ECigarette Academy: Essential Need to Know for New Vapers
One Stop Reference Shop For New and Experienced Vapers
Learn About Vaping Here - Everything Ecigs - From Beginner To Advanced
Ch. 4 E Cig Battery Basics: Cig-a-Likes, Egos, and Mods – Vapex
(10) Advancing Up the Vaping Ladder with Egos and Mods | E-Cigarette Forum
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...is-it-a-carto-a-tank-or-what-a-guide-to-juice

 

[OmgOmgHax]

Thanks to all for the warm welcome!!!!!! cheers!

Nice set up, your friends friend did a good job.

Well I am a kind of u get what u pay person and so far i can definitely see this applying here

Welcome and glad you joined.
Might like to read:
Beginner | Guide To Vaping
ECigarette Academy: Essential Need to Know for New Vapers
One Stop Reference Shop For New and Experienced Vapers
Learn About Vaping Here - Everything Ecigs - From Beginner To Advanced
Ch. 4 E Cig Battery Basics: Cig-a-Likes, Egos, and Mods – Vapex
(10) Advancing Up the Vaping Ladder with Egos and Mods | E-Cigarette Forum
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...is-it-a-carto-a-tank-or-what-a-guide-to-juice

Wow, thats must-check list! I still have a lot of questions and probably going to read every one of these guides!!

 

[Jugband]

Welcome to ECF! Glad you're here!

 

[Gramdogg]

Thanks to all for the warm welcome!!!!!! cheers!


Well I am a kind of u get what u pay person and so far i can definitely see this applying here



Wow, thats must-check list! I still have a lot of questions and probably going to read every one of these guides!!

I think you can skip the advancing up the vaping ladder one, you pretty much started at the top lol.

 

[OmgOmgHax]

I think you can skip the advancing up the vaping ladder one, you pretty much started at the top lol.

Haha, yea seems like it! I am so excited with my build that I tried getting 2 coils in that kayfun.
If u are wondering how that looks like, here it is:

Spoiler: Pics

PS: I find the 2 coil build x2 maybe x3 as flavorful as with any other thing i tried so far.

 

[Gramdogg]

Whats that coming out to? Looks good, Kayfun's have always had great flavour.

 

[Ariben]

Hi, Anthony.... Welcome ! I am so glad to hear that you have found the vape community ! I am a lot older than you but I also started smoking when I was 14 or 15 back in ,1965. Sounds you have a great setup already . Great luck to you, Anthony !

 

[Continuity]

That's a very nice little setup that you've started with there! How much did you pay for it?

Do you find that the Kayfun v5 is a suitable vape for you - I mean is it the right 'tightness' of pull for your style of vaping - where do prefer to have the air adjuster?

Welcome to the forum BTW!

 

[OmgOmgHax]

Whats that coming out to?

Sorry mate, i didn't quite get your question :/

Hi, Anthony.... Welcome ! I am so glad to hear that you have found the vape community ! I am a lot older than you but I also started smoking when I was 14 or 15 back in ,1965. Sounds you have a great setup already . Great luck to you, Anthony !

Thanks a lot!

That's a very nice little setup that you've started with there! How much did you pay for it?

Do you find that the Kayfun v5 is a suitable vape for you - I mean is it the right 'tightness' of pull for your style of vaping - where do prefer to have the air adjuster?

Welcome to the forum BTW!

I got all the things you read at OP, + 2 juices + a battery charger for 150€. (he didn't charge me VAT) I think that should be around 165$.

Well, the guy that guided me to buy these things told me that since i am going to give money to buy something decent, i should give a something extra for the atty to get something better and hold on to it. Tbh as i am learning about these stuff, i think it was kinda an overkill to get such an expensive atty, but on the other hand i haven't tried any other beside friend's, and i don't believe i am experienced enough to "judge" it.
I like a tight pull that simulates a cigarette, and i am using the 2nd level of tightness (i believe its the same with the v4). Right now i am a little overwhelmed with the maintenance that it needs (i am deep cleaning it every time i have to change the coil/s & wick) and i was thinking about trying an RDA, so atm i am waiting on a Royal Hunter clone to check things! I also had some leakage problems in the first week, and i found out it was the first juice that i got from the guy (no idea about PG/VG). Switching the juice to FlavourArt i only had a very small leakage once with it and it was because wick needed changing.

Sorry for the long post and thanks for all the interest in me!!! Cheers!

 

[Rickb119]

Welcome and congrats on quitting the cancer sticks.

 

[Gramdogg]

Sorry mate, i didn't quite get your question :/


Thanks a lot!



I got all the things you read at OP, + 2 juices + a battery charger for 150€. (he didn't charge me VAT) I think that should be around 165$.

Well, the guy that guided me to buy these things told me that since i am going to give money to buy something decent, i should give a something extra for the atty to get something better and hold on to it. Tbh as i am learning about these stuff, i think it was kinda an overkill to get such an expensive atty, but on the other hand i haven't tried any other beside friend's, and i don't believe i am experienced enough to "judge" it.
I like a tight pull that simulates a cigarette, and i am using the 2nd level of tightness (i believe its the same with the v4). Right now i am a little overwhelmed with the maintenance that it needs (i am deep cleaning it every time i have to change the coil/s & wick) and i was thinking about trying an RDA, so atm i am waiting on a Royal Hunter clone to check things! I also had some leakage problems in the first week, and i found out it was the first juice that i got from the guy (no idea about PG/VG). Switching the juice to FlavourArt i only had a very small leakage once with it and it was because wick needed changing.

Sorry for the long post and thanks for all the interest in me!!! Cheers!

I ment what ohm's did your coil come out to. Shouldnt need to clean it everytime you change the wick, everytime you change the coil is probably enough. Once or twice a month. I usually just deep clean mine if I'm changing flavours, rarely.

 

[OmgOmgHax]

I ment what ohm's did your coil come out to. Shouldnt need to clean it everytime you change the wick, everytime you change the coil is probably enough. Once or twice a month. I usually just deep clean mine if I'm changing flavours, rarely.

I just used the same setup today and it came to be exactly the same 0.73ohms with 2 coils.
Do you really change your coil/s once/twice in a month? The guy told me that i need to change it every ~5 days and the wick every ~3. So instead of opening it up 2 times, i just change wick and coil at 3-4 days depending on the absorbing efficiency of the wick, and i also clean it. And tbh my coils look pretty dark like burned at 4 days.

 

[Continuity]

You can keep the same coils for *months* if you're careful taking the old wicks out and inserting the new ones (I usually burn the old cotton out with the deck exposed at relatively low wattage - they burn in the middle and the two end pieces just easily pull off).

Then I just pulse the coils and then immediately run cold water over then - that thermal shock seems to get the coils really clean and gunk free.

With the relatively clean juices that I use, I normally replace my wick about once per week - usually takes me about 5 minutes tops.

If you're getting leaking from your KF5, it's most probably your wicking technique, and less likely to be an o-ring problem.

Although you *can* mount 2 coils in a Kayfun, they're really not designed for that and tend to perform best with a single coil at relatively low power - they're designed as MTL, flavour tanks and not cloudzbro ones.

For future reference, if you ordered that gear from the likes of Fasttech in China, you could have gotten that setup for around USD$100 or 90 Euros - but what you paid wasn't bad at all for a shop.

VTCvTwo: $35
Kayfun 5: $20
3x18650: $15
XTARVC2: $20
Juice, say:$10

 

[Gramdogg]

I just used the same setup today and it came to be exactly the same 0.73ohms with 2 coils.
Do you really change your coil/s once/twice in a month? The guy told me that i need to change it every ~5 days and the wick every ~3. So instead of opening it up 2 times, i just change wick and coil at 3-4 days depending on the absorbing efficiency of the wick, and i also clean it. And tbh my coils look pretty dark like burned at 4 days.

I change mine about every 2 weeks with kanthol wire, 1 month SS, 1-2+ months with claptons. Cotton every few days take it out and pulse "dry burn" the coil. It will change from black to a dark grey color. To keep it shiny new looking you'd have to change it everyday. Generally you change factory coils every 5-7 days but thats just because you can't change the wick in them. It's more the wick then the coil. I know when my coils need to be changed because the flavour they give is muted, I cough more often, or need to run higher watts to get same performance. I prefer supporting my countries economy as well, China got enough money lol.

 

[OmgOmgHax]

You can keep the same coils for *months* if you're careful taking the old wicks out and inserting the new ones (I usually burn the old cotton out with the deck exposed at relatively low wattage - they burn in the middle and the two end pieces just easily pull off).

Then I just pulse the coils and then immediately run cold water over then - that thermal shock seems to get the coils really clean and gunk free.

With the relatively clean juices that I use, I normally replace my wick about once per week - usually takes me about 5 minutes tops.

If you're getting leaking from your KF5, it's most probably your wicking technique, and less likely to be an o-ring problem.

Although you *can* mount 2 coils in a Kayfun, they're really not designed for that and tend to perform best with a single coil at relatively low power - they're designed as MTL, flavour tanks and not cloudzbro ones.

For future reference, if you ordered that gear from the likes of Fasttech in China, you could have gotten that setup for around USD$100 or 90 Euros - but what you paid wasn't bad at all for a shop.

VTCvTwo: $35
Kayfun 5: $20
3x18650: $15
XTARVC2: $20
Juice, say:$10

How would you describe a juice as "clean juice"? Also about the leaking, that what the guy said that the Kayfuns are very good and if they leak it is probably because i did something wrong. Well i have been vaping on single coils for 3 weeks and this 1.5 week that i run dual coils i find that i get a lot more flavor, but the downside is it burns a lot of juice and it traps a lot of it in the mouth piece. From the things i heard, all the Kayfuns are MTL, but they would "categorize" the V5 as straight to lung (which is the thing i like).

I guess i could save some $$ off fasttech, but as i saw the Kayfun there was a clone.
Also the Royal Hunter clone i won at a bidding on ebay seems a lot better on quality than the one on fasttech for 4 more $ (i got it for 12$ + free shipping).

I change mine about every 2 weeks with kanthol wire, 1 month SS, 1-2+ months with claptons. Cotton every few days take it out and pulse "dry burn" the coil. It will change from black to a dark grey color. To keep it shiny new looking you'd have to change it everyday. Generally you change factory coils every 5-7 days but thats just because you can't change the wick in them. It's more the wick then the coil. I know when my coils need to be changed because the flavour they give is muted, I cough more often, or need to run higher watts to get same performance. I prefer supporting my countries economy as well, China got enough money lol.

Do you believe that i could achieve those big periods without changing kanthal coils with sub-ohm?
Tbh i found it very weird that the guy told me that i should change it so often, since its a wire, it only heats up. I can understand the wick changing since it loses its properties.

What wick would you recommend besides japanese organic one?
What types of wicks are there and what are their ups/downs?

PS: I have also ordered an 8-pack that has 6 coils of 8 combinations to test. (Claptons, Aliens, etc)

Thanks for all your kind help!