Hello and welcome to the forum
@Chris amici. Glad to have you here!
Several questions for you.
- Were you a smoker? If so, how many packs/day.
- When you smoked, did you directly inhale the smoke into your lungs or did you pull the smoke into your mouth first, and then inhale it into your lungs?
- Is your current setup the first setup you have tried vaping with?
- What is the PG/VG ratio of your juice?
If you are choking it could be due to:
- Your nicotine level or PG level is too high.
- You are not used to direct lung inhaling. There is a 1.2Ω coil available for M2L inhaling.
- You did not prime the coils well enough.
- You are vaping at too high a wattage.
Nicotine
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
eLiquid/Juice
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.
Priming a Coil
All cotton coils have to be primed well with juice. If they are not primed well the cotton will burn. Once the cotton is burned the burned/harsh 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. Put the coil in the base.
- If Bottom Filling - 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.
Once you put the tank on the battery give it several unpowered primer puffs. This will make sure the wick is fully saturated.
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, 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.