I got my order!

[Jennifer78]

Ordered this http://www.ecigexpress.com/joye-ego-ego-starter-kits-c-58_59/super-joye-ego-select-color-p-673 last week got it yesterday and I could not be more pleased haven't had an analog since i fired her up Ordered the minty menthol to use with is and it is wonderful. What kind of cleaning and up keep should I do to keep it in good condition?

 

[dormouse]

Some people have good luck rinsing their atomizer out every night under hot running tap water then shaking/blowing it out and by the next day it should be dry. Next day you need to prime the bridge /\ with 4 drops of liquid or so then let that soak down to the coil, more if needed, so you don't run it dry.

I was a weekly washer with freshly boiled water soak/scoop then alcohol soak.

Some people use more exotic methods like denture cleaner tablets, ultrasonic cleaners.

Few people use cartridges + atomizer for everyday vaping. most end up using cartomizers for their favorite juices and the most simple and popular are Boge. I use thin clear juices with them, 20% or less VG and I avoid cloudy juices that drop a lot of flavoring sediment (that will clog a carto). I can get 10 days use out of a Boge. Every carto comes with its own fresh atomizer.

A drip tip is handy for testing juices (the wide Ego attys use an Ego drip tip and the slimmer 510-style attys which are around 9.2mm diameter use a 510 drip tip)

 

[madjack]

I'll let others chime in on keeping those attys up an working(I don't own one) BUT, I will say to get yourself some spares and spares for the spares...everything you have should be considered disposable from the batts(6mos to a year+-), the attys(today to a couple of months+-) and extra tanks(cartridges?) for sure since they do wear out...and of course, juice, get it in bottles to refill your tanks.....
madjack

 

[Jennifer78]

Ok whats the difference between cartomizers and the cartridges im using now? Benefits? Is there any on the site I I posted above that I ordered my PV from that are good to use?

 

[GIMike]

what you have now is a 3 piece e-cig, a battery, an atomizer (the part that screws onto the battery) and the cartridge (the part that fits in the atomizer). a cartomizer makes a 2 piece e-cig as you just have the battery and the cartomizer. the cartomizer is a cartridge and atomizer built into one piece. they usually come much cheaper than an atomizer. you can usually get the cartomizers for around $2 each, and the atomizers (not counting the cartridges) cost about $10 + each.

 

[dormouse]

battery + atomizer + cartridge (or drip tip on a manual sealed battery like you have)
cartridge can be washed/dried restuffed and used a long time but they can unexpectedly dump their juice and sometimes need frequent topping off with juice. The atomizer can die unexpected or degrade and needs to be kept clean. But almost any thickness of juice can be used as long as it flows at least as fast as you vape.

Bottom line: great for learning, great for testing juices, great for vaping occasional juices or juices too thick to be easily used in cartomizers and fine for if you can't afford extra for cartomizers or live where you don't have easy access to cartomizers.

battery + cartomizer
cartomizers hold more liquid than a cartridge. They generally need juice less often. Many work best with thin juices (I use PG w/ 20% or less VG in simple stuffing cartos). Some have stuffing and some are reservoir style and need a syringe to fill those. They generally provide a more consistent vaping experience. They each have a built-in atomizer so that is a nice clean atomizer every time you start a new one. They keep your flavors totally separate. A stuffing cartomizer will never suddenly dump 1/2 its juice. Downside - they must be kept damp or may singe and they have limited lives. I can get 10 days use out of a Boge carto. Some people clean and dry cartos to get some additional life out of them, sometimes with inconsistent results. Many don't feel it's worth trying to clean simple stuffing cartos but will clean more expensive dual coils and reservoir cartos.

Bottom line: great for favorite everyday juices as long as you have a carto that can deal with whatever thickness they are. All cartos can use PG juices with 0-20% VG. Many can use 30% OK. Some can use 50/50. Few can use 100% VG

 

[Swigger14]

Dormouse and GIMike said it all. I can say, as a fellow newbie (~10 days), cartomizers have been the simplest for me, in terms of filling them, consistent vape, and portability. They seem to be popular with the vets, too.

Dormouse, you mention that 'few' cartomizers can handle VG juice. I have some coming, so I'd be curious what you'd recommend. Not to thread-jack.

Oh, and welcome! This is a great place - I can't say enough.

 

[dormouse]

I do not use dual coils but some people who do say they can use 100% VG in them. They would have to explain how to you as well as which brand VG juices (some vendors thin their VG juices). BTW do not use the 1.5 ohm dual coils on slim batteries (stick to 2.5 to 3 ohms). Some people won't even go that low with enclosed batteries like Ego and only use that low ohms on a mod. You could try the 2.5 ohm ones on slim batteries (but wouldn't that be two 5 ohm coils? seems more like something for high voltage). Dunno - I don't use them.

And maybe some people have gotten thinned VG to work in some reservoir cartos - I don't know.

 

[kinabaloo]

It takes only a small amount of water or PG to thin a VG liquid - 5-10% will do it. If you need to.