Manual or Automatic?

[exodus454]

I started out with an auto. It was absolutely terrible; the thing would go off in my pocket, randomly activate while driving because of road noise/windows being down, and if you put it down on something hard with enough gusto it would activate because of that.

Now, that was probably a pretty terrible auto, but I'll still never use them again.

Manuals give you much more control. You can preheat the carto before you take a drag which can be useful sometimes (taking primer puffs is aggravating as all hell). The batteries are sealed so you don't need to worry about getting juice in there and ruining them. I've heard some say "if you drip, make sure you get a manual battery", but I can't tell you the number of times I've had cartos leak too.

After getting used to the button, it can easily be used while driving/multitasking without any thought whatsoever. Autos don't leave your hands any more free than a manual. I'm also convinced that a simple mechanical switch will always be more reliable than an air pressure sensor or microphone as well.

The pocket triggering (if you think there might be an issue for you) can be dealt with as well like others have suggested. Egos and others come with the 5-click lockout feature, some others come with clips to protect the button. I'd rather trust something like that than just "hoping the auto doesn't go off".



And to the above poster who attributed manual batteries to explosions.. I don't think that's a valid point. I'm sure the majority of the forum uses manual batteries - with that said, most of the issues are going to be in the majority.

 

[Baldr]

Bottom line -- if you're looking for an alternative to smoking, choose an automatic. If you're going to be fanatic about needing a drug delivery device, you'll probably choose a manual.

You're a nutcase. Using a PV with a button doesn't turn it into a crack pipe.

 

[Nunnster]

I have both, but my auto sits in a box and never gets used anymore. Honestly, with the click off on feature on newer bats, you can turn them off and not worry about them turning on in your pocket. The manual bats IMO are way better. I have ruined a few auto bats with dripping when I was learning, and the battery life got very annoying. Also had one auto bat that was super sensitive, and it would turn on just by moving it. I had to have 4 on me at all times, and I was getting very annoyed at having to charge and switch bats every hour or so. Compared to my riva's I get a good 4-5 hours out of them, and my 1000mah ego-t I get more like 7-8. I only use LR cartos, so my times are a bit shorter then some people. Plus my riva's do not have a cut off time, so I can take as long as a drag as I want, where as my ego has a 10 sec cut off time that I hardly ever hit. My auto bats have a 5 sec cut off time, which also got annoying when an old atty took a few sec to fire up. The only thing I find annoying with the manual bats is If I am playing a video game I have to use one hand to push the button, where as an auto I can just puff. And I vape so I do not smoke as well, and not as a "drug delivery device" but take that with a grain of salt.

 

[Trilly]

As many have said, there are pro's and con's to both and I'm not going to repeat what others have said but to make my point I have to. Autos may have less features but one thing few people think of is not everyone can manage manual batteries, I'll explain....

Autos are great for hands free operation (providing they are light enough) with many resembling an analogue, they are more appealing to some people who are a little self concious shall we say, they are simple to use as long as you remember not to top up the cartos while they are still attached to the battery there is no problem. Auto's are also great for people that have problems with their hands, my uncle loves them since he has such bad arthritis he is unable to manage a manual at all, his partner fills his carto's and leaves five pv's set up for him every morning thus keeping his independance during the day (when he smoked, on bad days he would ask a neighbour to lit a cigarette for him when he wanted one which he would find embarressing).

Manuals I have found have longer battery lives and more options, you can direct drip with them since they are sealed but as many have said, need at least one hand to operate. The eGo (and possibly others) have a 5click system so they can be switched off, this combats the risk of the button accidentally being activated in a pocket etc providing it is used.

I have both manuals and autos for different uses, both do the same though and that is to provide me a mothod of getting nic into my system allowing me to stay off the analogues.

 

[wdave]

Why would it be unsafe to use an automatic while driving? Much easier and safer than a manual.

There is signficant risk that the switch on automatic batteries will stick in the on position. This is common knowledge and I'm surprised that someone whos has vaped as long as you have is not aware of it.