losing momentum..vaping not enjoyable

[TheRealHex]

the first 3 weeks or so were fine. the past week or so hasn't been so great, and today has been absolutely miserable.

I'm not getting any th at all. I'm not feeling the effects of nicotine. carts are going dry faster than I can refill and even dripping just seems like a pain (with the same results as above)

I don't know if it's the juice or the attys or what. should I be upgrading to hv? if that's the case, how long until that's not enough?

or is it my attys? I had one that was like 4.5ohm so I tossed it aside for a rainy day. all my others are between 3.1-3.2ohm which I thought was normal.

btw, I've got a standard 510 kit (manual batts) and an ego pt. If I understand everything I've read, the 510 batteries are 3.2v 280mah (?) and until just now I thought the ego was 3.7v 650mah but now it seems it's also a 3.2v device.

why was this all working so well for me for almost a month and suddenly nothing? I'm going crazy. already smoked one analog today a few hours ago out of frustration. now I'm considering picking up a pack just to try to soothe this tighening feeling I'm getting in my throat.

please offer some advice. and I can't go buying new stuff right now because of money and since I'd have to wait for shipping I'd be lost by then anyway.

my attys have been cleaned a few times using highpings method with standard batteries and the pt. not sure if that would make a difference but I'll mention it anyway. I've got new attys but I'm not going to open them until my new juice order comes in a few days.

btw, if it IS in fact the attys causing me so much grief, then how can one tell they're done? I thought an atty was good until it stopped heating alltogether.

that said, mine all glow. pretty quickly if they aren't flooded. I noticed one or 2 isn't quite as bright as I think I remember, however.

 

[Liv2Ski]

Hang in there. Have you lost taste too??? Many of us hit the wall about 3 to 4 weeks in. It is hell and I remember it well. Nothing hit the spot. The no taste zone usually passes after 24-36 hours. You could also try picking up an LR atty or some Boge LR 2.0ohm cartos to use on the ego. Best of luck

 

[tybin]

my no taste zone lasted quite awhile try a 5v passthrough or get away from the carts and order something you don't have to change out often with a lower resistance???

 

[P-Dub]

How did that ciggy taste?
I feel your pain! I would try one of the new atty's and on your next juice order get the highest you can stand, 24mg or even more. That high an ohm reading on the 3.2 will leave you wanting. I would order some 2.0-2.3 ohm attys for that voltage. Next chance you have try some 3.7v batteries. I suggest ego type and attys in the 2-2.5 range. Change up the juice as well as your taste buds will become desensitized to the same flavor day in and day out. I have a minimum of two different juices and sometimes four, switching through out the day. Hang tough but you really need to lower the ohms @ 3.2v IMHO! Keep fighting the good fight and don't beat yourself up over puffin on the cancer sticks.

 

[Liv2Ski]

my no taste zone lasted quite awhile try a 5v passthrough or get away from the carts and order something you don't have to change out often with a lower resistance???

How long tybin? Most made it through in the timeframe I posted. Sorry to hear yours lasted longer. I know my passed after one day but flavor was never like it was when I started after I hit that wall. Taste came back quickly but even to this day it is not like those first few weeks of vaping. Happy vapes man

 

[Liv2Ski]

How did that ciggy taste?
I feel your pain! I would try one of the new atty's and on your next juice order get the highest you can stand, 24mg or even more. That high an ohm reading on the 3.2 will leave you wanting. I would order some 2.0-2.3 ohm attys for that voltage. Next chance you have try some 3.7v batteries. I suggest ego type and attys in the 2-2.5 range. Change up the juice as well as your taste buds will become desensitized to the same flavor day in and day out. I have a minimum of two different juices and sometimes four, switching through out the day. Hang tough but you really need to lower the ohms @ 3.2v IMHO! Keep fighting the good fight and don't beat yourself up over puffin on the cancer sticks.

Good advise. I also keep some menthol drops around and put some in my unvapeables and puff on those when I have a day where taste is off. I have found that this taste thing can occur again and most usually signals the onset of a cold. I have also found colds to be almost non existent since vaping and when one comes on you lose taste for about a day but the cold never really gets a hold of you. Almost like the vapes are killing it off. Added bonus in my book.

 

[tybin]

about a month not to discrourage the op of course. I think that was a pretty unusual first healing time

How long tybin? Most made it through in the timeframe I posted. Sorry to hear yours lasted longer. I know my passed after one day but flavor was never like it was when I started after I hit that wall. Taste came back quickly but even to this day it is not like those first few weeks of vaping. Happy vapes man

 

[redcat1948]

I've only been vaping for 45 days and have gone through what you're talking about. I've finally found the answers for me. I've upgraded to a RIVA, started using Boge cartomizers 2.0 (both from Liberty Flights), and use Backwoods Brew juices, always 24 mg. This combination is the only thing I've found that gives me flavor, great throat hit and so far low maintenance & cost. I have only tried a few juice vendors. I smoked two packs a day of Marlboro 100's for over 40 years and I don't kick myself when I have a few analogs a day. I hope you find something that satisfies you. The alternative is getting COPD like me and it's not reversible---so please don't give up.

 

[dormouse]

I think Ego is 3.4v (as is Riva). On Ego you can use LR atomizers and cartos for a hotter bigger hit. LR also uses battery charge faster but the fat battery of Ego can handle the power draw of LR. That's why it does not matter that Ego is 3.4v instead of 3.7. It's the combo of voltage and the ohms of the atty that create the extra heat. 510 threading has the widest selection of atomizers and atomizer ohms and can also use Joye 306 atomizers.

And carts? You are using carts? Perhaps you are discovering that carts suck? Try cartomizers. The 510 or Ego can use Boge standard resistance cartos. And only the fatter battery of the Ego can use the Boge 2.0 LR hotter cartos.

And juices - if you keep vaping the same juice over and over it will stop tasting/smelling like anything to you. And if you don't clean your atomizers and carts occasionally then everything will taste the same and the vape will be weaker. Cartomizers give you an easy way to immediately switch from one juice and atomizer to another.

And one other thing - if you have been vaping a month, that is usually experiment with another PV time
Here for $27+$22 you can get a 3.7v 510 threaded mod box with 2 batteries and charger and atty.
http://www.boxmods.net/index.php?pa...ion=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1

 

[NicLiq]

Sorry you are going through that, I had some bad days at 3 weeks too, it seemed like every other day was awful. I was able to work through it by sleeping and vaping Cinnabomb (like red hots candy). I hit 4 weeks last Thursday and everything is seeming better now.

I know Nicorette is awful, but I have a box for emergencies, I think just getting a good shot of nicotine in another form might help.

 

[DC2]

I had one that was like 4.5ohm so I tossed it aside for a rainy day. all my others are between 3.1-3.2ohm which I thought was normal.

The resistance on those atomizers is way too high for a 3.2v battery.
I'm just shocked that you actually were enjoying it before.


Check out this chart...

 

[AttyPops]

the first 3 weeks or so were fine. the past week or so hasn't been so great, and today has been absolutely miserable.

I'm not getting any th at all. I'm not feeling the effects of nicotine. carts are going dry faster than I can refill and even dripping just seems like a pain (with the same results as above)

I don't know if it's the juice or the attys or what. should I be upgrading to hv? if that's the case, how long until that's not enough?

or is it my attys? ..... snip.....

Dry burns will wear out the attys too, IMO. So does some e-juice (cloggs em faster). If blowing out/rinse doesn't work, dry burn can get more life. However, I still plan on 1 atty per month, and throw the old one in the "emergency atty bin". No th, nic, bad hits usually = bad atty syndrome. Wicking is not working well, or a bad coil. If hot water or Isoprophyl Alcohol (91%) doesn't do it, and dry burn doesn't do it... switch atties.

3.0 ohm will work with the Ego, the above info is correct tho... lower resistance = less restriction = more heat. I would stay at 2.0 ohms or higher. NOTE: LR atties die even faster than the 3.0 ohms.

The standard 510 batts may wear out in that amount of time (a month) if you used them a lot. The eGo PT should still be going strong tho.

Clean the threads & ends on all connections too.

 

[AttyPops]

P.S. About two or three weeks in is when you go through "the grumps" and sometimes a bit of depression and possibly other withdrawal symptoms as you detox from the 4000+ chemicals. Having the equipment problems hit at this time is nasty. Hang in there. It's, say, $8.00 each for another atty (think of the $$ saved on cigs). Glad to hear you have more attys on hand... I'd use em. Blow out the primer 1st. Good luck with the new attys and juice.

Oh yeah, and when an atty is dead it won't heat anymore (the coil breaks inside). Performance does degrade over time. YMMV depending on juice, vaping habits, cleaning, not cleaning, etc.

 

[MickeyRat]

I normally cape 12mg juice but, I always have some 24 and a way to drip it. A couple 3 drop drips of the 24 will usually do it when the 12 just isn't working. Works for me anyway.

 

[Liv2Ski]

BTW TheRealHex there is a meet being planned in Ohio. Some of the people that will go have a nice assortment of MODs and you will be able to see what works for you.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...3113-interested-ne-ohio-meet-please-post.html

 

[Empress Kitty]

Good advise. I also keep some menthol drops around and put some in my unvapeables and puff on those when I have a day where taste is off. I have found that this taste thing can occur again and most usually signals the onset of a cold. I have also found colds to be almost non existent since vaping and when one comes on you lose taste for about a day but the cold never really gets a hold of you. Almost like the vapes are killing it off. Added bonus in my book.

PG has been shown to be a germacide!

 

[BsgD68]

I never get full satisfaction from vaping alone. I supplement my PV with Swedish snus and some nasal snuff. Look into it, really worked for me.

Good Luck!!

 

[rbrtito]

Youll get though it hang in there! I've ran in to problems where I wanted to pull my hair out haha.but the community here gave me everything I needed to understand why I'm having this problems.

 

[CapN Swagga]

I had the same issue. Buy and keep spare attys is the best advice I can give you. For me it just clicked, I wouldnt say I mastered vaping but I just learned how to use it. Some attys are just crap right out of the box. I use a generic ego with LR attys striaght dripping. Kind of a repetitive business but great vap sessions and cured me from nasty ciggarettes

 

[Empress Kitty]

Some are lucky and find their "sweet spot" very quickly, others do not. Just hang in there and know that your tastes will change and you have a rough road ahead and a learning curve to overcome. That said when you do find your sweet spot you will be in Vaping Nirvana

~Kitty