In March I quit smoking 1-3 packs of LM light 100's!!! Started vaping 18mg VGW red...worked out very well! After over 40 years of smoking and many attempts to quit. I cut down to 12 MG with no real problem and vape aprox 90 MG a month. I would like to reduce my intake again. Can anyone tell me what 90mg a month would equal in cigarettes. I fell that I may be able to go to 10 MG and reduce my vape time. I would greatly appreciate input/advice. I am thrilled that I finally put the "....'s" down, but I do not want to relapce. thank's in advance, Roger
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i haven't any idea . best guess i have keep dropping your nic as long as your happy and satified
Oh Welcome to ECF, someone here probably has the answer
Oh Welcome to ECF, someone here probably has the answer
How much liquid are you going thru a month? And at what mg currently?
I went down to 12mg vgw red 50/50 and vape somewhere around 90 mg a month. Thank you for the quick reply!
Hello and welcome to the forum @REALSPICE. Glad to have you here!
What are you using to vape with?
A "general guideline" for nicotine concentration in e-liquid to the number of cigarettes smoked per day. If you are subohming (resistance under 1.0Ω) cut these nicotine levels by at least 50%.
06 mg = 10 cigarettes or less
12 mg = 20 cigarettes
18 mg = 30 cigarettes
24 mg = 40 cigarettes
What are you using to vape with?
A "general guideline" for nicotine concentration in e-liquid to the number of cigarettes smoked per day. If you are subohming (resistance under 1.0Ω) cut these nicotine levels by at least 50%.
06 mg = 10 cigarettes or less
12 mg = 20 cigarettes
18 mg = 30 cigarettes
24 mg = 40 cigarettes
I currently have a KangerTech iStick tc40w..picked it up about 3-4 months ago to replace my starter set-up...seems to work well, however after almost a year of vaping I still feel very uninformed and not sure of some things. I'm not sure of what setting are best.
The iStick 40 watt TC is a mod (a power devise) capable of running in either power/wattage mode (when using a kanthal coil) or running in temperature control mode when using a nickel or titanium coil.
Kangertech is a manufacture who makes many different tanks. Which tank do you have? Protank/Aerotank/Mini Subtank? Or some other tank?
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Your total nicotine intake for the month at 90ML of 12mg is 1080mg of nicotine...
If you smoked 2 packs of L&M Light 100's a day for a month your total nicotine intake would be 840mg
If you reduced your nicotine to 10mg and still vaped 90ML your monthly nicotine intake would be about 900mg....
Please Note: you don't actually intake all that nicotine it's base values for the products, the amount of nicotine will vary between smoking (combustion) vs vaping (aerosolization) since they are different delivery mechanisms, as far as I have heard but never really looked into it combustion is the process that delivers more nicotine so just because there is more volume in your vape doesn't necessarily mean you're getting more....
I'd say 10mg would be a perfect fit for you at 90ml a month since it would put you on par with what you were smoking beforehand.
If you smoked 2 packs of L&M Light 100's a day for a month your total nicotine intake would be 840mg
If you reduced your nicotine to 10mg and still vaped 90ML your monthly nicotine intake would be about 900mg....
Please Note: you don't actually intake all that nicotine it's base values for the products, the amount of nicotine will vary between smoking (combustion) vs vaping (aerosolization) since they are different delivery mechanisms, as far as I have heard but never really looked into it combustion is the process that delivers more nicotine so just because there is more volume in your vape doesn't necessarily mean you're getting more....
I'd say 10mg would be a perfect fit for you at 90ml a month since it would put you on par with what you were smoking beforehand.
No, not dumb. There is a lot to learn when you first start vaping. The Aerotanks use kanthal coils so you cannot be using temp control mode.
3 mls of juice/day is very low even for an Aerotank using a 1.8Ω coil. 1.8Ω is the resistance of your coil.
Check your manual if you are not sure how to get into power/wattage mode or you can watch this review. Phil's a bit long winded so you don't have to watch the whole thing.
Priming a Coil
All cotton coils have to be primed well with juice before you start using a new coil. If they are not primed well the cotton will burn. Once the cotton is burned the burned taste doesn't go away.To prime the coil, drop 5-8 drops of juice right inside the coil (sometimes less/more depending on the size of the coil head), another drop of juice in all the holes on the side of the coil (if your coil has these holes). Put the coil in the base.
- If Bottom Filling (the Aerotank is bottom filled) - Fill the tank and then screw the base back onto the tank.
- If Top Filling (some tanks are top filled) - Screw the tank on the base and then top fill it.
Rule of Thumb
The rule of thumb for EVERY vape device you'll ever own is the same (when running in power or wattage/voltage mode). Turn your voltage/wattage down (start at around 6-8 watts for your Aerotank), take a few hits, bump it up, couple more hits. Repeat until you find your "sweet spot". If it starts to taste funny, gets too hot or tastes burnt, back it down. Different flavors will have different sweet spots so you just have to experiment
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If you are interested in learning more about e-cigarettes (and all the parts and pieces) below are some blog posts by ECF member @Baditude that I highly recommend for someone new to vaping.
- A Good Starter's Setup for a Beginning Vapor
- Advancing Up the Vaping Ladder with Egos and Mods
- Proper Terminology - Is it a carto, a tank, or what? A Guide to Juice Attachments
- Beginner Video Playlist - by Abby Vapes
PG = Propylene Glycol - the "flavor carrier" of e-liquid. A secondary source of "throat hit", but not as strong as the nicotine concentration. Some people have a sensitivity or even an allergy to PG. It's very thin.
VG = Vegetable Glycerin - the "vapor maker" of e-liquid. Used as a sweeter in many food sources, and also as a skin emollient. It's very thick. Often labeled just "Glycerine"
PG and VG are often used together in different ratios in e-liquid. For example, a 50/50 PG/VG ratio. Many juice vendors offer a range of different ratios as far as PG/VG.
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WOW! You guy's are a great! Thank-you for all your help and support. I was very happy that I finally put the cig's down. But the vape thing was getting a bit confusing. My goal is to get equal to 5 cig a day.
No need to be in a hurry. Vape as much as you need to in order to not smoke.
What we have learned is that nicotine in itself is not very addicting. It's all the 4000+ other chemicals and toxins that are added to cigarettes that create the addiction.
Keep in mind that you don't have to vape the same nic mg all the time. You can have a tank full of higher nic when you're craving and another when you want to vape just for the feeling. I have 12mgs and 0mgs in rotation.
i do the same thing, in between 6 and 0mg i spent a long time working my way down to 6 mg , but i find its more of a motion habit for me now. when i wake up ill use 6mg and throughout the day I try to use 0mg to "fix" the hand to mouth habit. Someone once told me " vape as much as you need to, to not light up a cigarette" i would find myself recharging my first battery every couple of hours lol. its hard, but keep strong! it definitely gets better.
Hi and welcome. I have to agree, vape all you need to to stay off the sticks. You might want to try a different tank. An Adpire Nautilus is an excellent flavor machine in the mouth to lung vaping power range. Given you have a 40 watt mod, subohm vaping is also possible. The GS Air tank-- the newest one-- has both MTL coils and subohm coils for direct lung inhales. Subohm is a lot more powerful-- you get a lot more vapor per draw-- so cutting nic is a good idea. Then, you'll be vaping more, but at a lower nic level.
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