Is it the juice or the atty, or something else?

[Optimo]

I would drip 6 drops directly into the cone atty before putting the tank into it. 50/50 PG/VG might be too thick to wick well with a eGo-C setup. You can thin it down a bit using distilled water and that will also give less of a throat hit.

 

[yanivriz]

It happened to me to.
I felt a massive throat hit,like I'm inhaling concentrated smoke... every puff caused me to cough...

turned out I was sensitive to PG.
switched to 100% VG, and it never happened again.

 

[Stormlark]

I just got my Volt and started vaping with it about 30 minutes ago. My first two drags were incredibly painful, but then I realized I was using it like a cig, pulling air in unnecessarily fast and taking big hits. I'm now taking just the tiniest puffs and inhaling a lot of air afterwards. It's still a little harsh, but much better. I have some lower nic liquids arriving soon, some of which are high VG. I'm hoping the VG will help. Try the tiny little puffs, without your lips being completely sealed, it may help a bit. (although, I'm using a manual battery which makes it a lot easier to take really small drags)

 

[kickit]

Thanks so much.

You recommended getting some cartomizers with different ohms. Can tell me is it the higher the ohms the higher the hit or does that have nothing to do with it?

 

[cigs lol]

Thanks so much.

You recommended getting some cartomizers with different ohms. Can tell me is it the higher the ohms the higher the hit or does that have nothing to do with it?

The lower the ohm, the stronger the throat hit

 

[VapRon]

Thanks so much.

You recommended getting some cartomizers with different ohms. Can tell me is it the higher the ohms the higher the hit or does that have nothing to do with it?

With different ohms, watt or volt the liquid is heated differently. You will need to find " your soft spot".
Having said that do not let it get to complicated at the begin. It can get very confusing very fast. Thats where frustration can overcome one .Take it slow and get some different kind of atty, cartos. Like 1 or 2 from this and that. Try it out and read ALOT about what others have expierienced. Then when you know your preferences like LR or HR, warmer vape versus more cooler vape and so forth you dig into the more detailed mods and equipment.

 

[Tezcatlipoca]

It sounds to me like a wicking issue, and there are a few things that can cause them, most of which have been stated in this thread already -- the silicon or plastic cap on the tank may not be properly perforated by the spike, or the juice is simply not getting to the atomizer. The times this has happened to me, I overfilled the tank and it essentially created a vacuum that didn't allow the juice to escape the tank. There should be an air bubble in the tank that you can see if you tilt the PV back and forth. I generally only fill my tanks up 2/3 to 3/4 of the way or so. Sometimes, particularly with thicker juices, everything appears fine, except an air bubble is caught on the spike and surrounding the wick, which doesn't allow any juice to make it to the atomizer. I just tap on it a few times, tilt it back and forth, maybe take a puff on it a couple of times without pushing the button, and I'm good to go.

Yanivriz had a good suggestion too about a possible PG sensitivity or allergy. You might want to try out a good 100% VG juice and see if you have better luck. Alien Visions makes some excellent all VG juices, such as the widely acclaimed Boba's Bounty. Personally, I've never had any major difficulties using 100% VG juices in my eGo-C. Once you get it going, it wicks just fine.

 

[kickit]

I purchased an Ego-C starter kit which did not specify whether the atty was standard or low resistance - so that part is an unknown. It came with high-test labeled tobacco-flavored e-liquid. I also order some separate e-liquid 50/50 in 18/12 & 6 nicotine.

The e-liquid that came with the starter kit was awful...so I quickly moved on to the other ones I bought. The other's were somewhat better in flavor, but the the throat hit is so enormous (no matter what e-liquid I've used) that I can't stand it. This is coming from a 30 year smoker who knows and appreciates that sensation of smoking...but this ecig is way over the top in this regard.

Any feedback, recommendations, what to try next is most appreciated.

I took the advice here and ordered some VG only juice and it arrived today. Wow does that make a difference as the throat hit is no longer a killer.

A big thanks to all who put in their 2 cents here helping a newbie.

 

[sailorman]

I've tried all levels of 50/50 18/12 & 6 nicotine - no difference.

That right there would indicate it's not throat hit you're getting, it's burning. I'd say you have wicking problems. It's not unusual for new vapers to mistake harsh, burning, dry atomizer vapor with throat hit. If it was throat hit you are getting too much of, there would be a difference between 18 and 6mg.

 

[sailorman]

Thanks so much.

You recommended getting some cartomizers with different ohms. Can tell me is it the higher the ohms the higher the hit or does that have nothing to do with it?

The higher the ohms, the less warm the hit. Lower resistance atty's burn hotter and give a warmer vapor. This is NOT the same thing as throat hit. The resistance of attys does NOT affect throat hit. Nicotine is what causes throat hit. It is a common mistake to confuse the heat of the vapor with throat hit. They are two different things. A low resistance atty with 0 nic. or high VG juice will produce less throat hit than a high resistance atty with 24mg juice. You can have hot vapor with no throat hit or cooler vapor with lots of throat hit.