My e-cigarette has arrived.... from ecig.com

[McSocker]

alrite after 1 week, finally received my 1st e-cigarette from ecig.com...

actually was supposed to receive it on tues but due to no one being home, and me having to figure out how to retrieve my package, dats y it took 1 full week.... processing from ecig.com has been really prompt i must say...

bracing myself to anticipate a failing product out of the box after so many negative review for this supplier, i was actually pleasantly surprised to the the tip glow in red when i take a first suck straight out from the box.... it seems to be working... but 1st impression was.... where's the vapour?..... i figure maybe it was my smoking style or watever, but luckily after a few inhalations, the smoke did come out, albeit it was not thick at all.... the cartridge it came with, i guess is a cherry or strawberry flavoured cart, taste like sheesha.... not bad at all!!

the build and feel of the e-cigarette looks and feels quite sturdy built, good enough and up to my expectation for the price i paid, vapour derived has been pretty decent. the suction on the e-cig does resembles that of drawing on a real cigarette, can feel some sort hit going into the lungs. but i have no idea whether am i drawing in any nicotine or not...

just 1 hour into my virgin experience... hoping when i pop in a fully charged battery, this thing will roar into life.... will review this further after a longer time with this new gadget...... hope nothing fails on me so soon..

some question... when you guys are not puffing on it, for storage, do you unscrew the battery? or do you leave it on?.... does leaving the battery screwed consumes any power from the batt?

how do i know when my cartridge needs to be replaced?

and how do i noe wat model my penstyle is? i dun see it indicated anywhere...

do you alternate between different flavours at any time or change cartridges only after you empty the one in your e-cig?

 

[DeviLFisH]

fellow buddy finally urs come

mine have to wait next week see how..because they will sent on monday cos is weekend now.

yours pen model seem like the same I order , I guess all model out there is the same .?since they look the same

cool urs is black ..but the seller I brought only got white no choice take the white colour with 55 refills.


cross fingers hope it works well and durable


curious here will u smoke in public with this?
cos as u also know our country health athourity disapprove this stuffs selling locally wait will be caught?next u will smoke in public?

at orchard rd?

 

[McSocker]

i confirm will bring it out and smoke everywhere, including trying to smoke this in places which prohibits smoking. i'm quite sure the authorities would not prosecute anyone for its usage bah... i tink is just cannot sell... just like chewing gum... its prohibited for sale but so many ppl still chew on it in broad day light...

i only worry about whether the importing of e-liquids would be more troublesome.

some question... when you guys are not puffing on it, for storage, do you unscrew the battery? or do you leave it on?.... does leaving the battery screwed consumes any power from the batt?

how do i know when my cartridge needs to be replaced?

and how do i noe wat model my penstyle is? i dun see it indicated anywhere...

do you alternate between different flavours at any time or change cartridges only after you empty the one in your e-cig?

anyone can help me out with the above few queries? thx for any responses...

 

[DeviLFisH]

i confirm will bring it out and smoke everywhere, including trying to smoke this in places which prohibits smoking. i'm quite sure the authorities would not prosecute anyone for its usage bah... i tink is just cannot sell... just like chewing gum... its prohibited for sale but so many ppl still chew on it in broad day light...

i only worry about whether the importing of e-liquids would be more troublesome.



anyone can help me out with the above few queries? thx for any responses...

I see

why use e liquids?

seem refill is much more easy to fix.

 

[bishybob]

I usually only unscrew the battery on mine when I leave it overnight. During the day I don't unscrew it.

I don't think it draws too much power if any when it's screwed in. But I unscrew it overnight just in case. Plus if any liquid happens to go through to the battery side overnight it won't hurt it.

For the cartridge being replaced... When you have a fully charged battery and the vapor starts getting really thin. You can take out the cartridge and look at it. You can get an idea of how empty it is. I store mine vertically after a few hours of smoking, to make sure the liquid falls down towards the atomizer. You get better smoke that way and the cartridges empty more. But yeah generally replace them when it stops smoking...

As for the model... Someone else can better answer that question. There's no markings on e-cigs themselves to indicate model, as far as I know.

I change out my cartridges before they're empty sometimes to change tastes. It doesn't hurt it. Just make sure the cartridge you take out is stored so it won't leak. Sometimes when I take the cartridge out I'll smoke it dry for a few puffs before I put in a different flavor. Otherwise you'll have too much of the old flavor. Just make sure the atomizer doesn't get too hot or dry.

Hope this helps.

 

[DeviLFisH]

I usually only unscrew the battery on mine when I leave it overnight. During the day I don't unscrew it.

I don't think it draws too much power if any when it's screwed in. But I unscrew it overnight just in case. Plus if any liquid happens to go through to the battery side overnight it won't hurt it.

For the cartridge being replaced... When you have a fully charged battery and the vapor starts getting really thin. You can take out the cartridge and look at it. You can get an idea of how empty it is. I store mine vertically after a few hours of smoking, to make sure the liquid falls down towards the atomizer. You get better smoke that way and the cartridges empty more. But yeah generally replace them when it stops smoking...

As for the model... Someone else can better answer that question. There's no markings on e-cigs themselves to indicate model, as far as I know.

I change out my cartridges before they're empty sometimes to change tastes. It doesn't hurt it. Just make sure the cartridge you take out is stored so it won't leak. Sometimes when I take the cartridge out I'll smoke it dry for a few puffs before I put in a different flavor. Otherwise you'll have too much of the old flavor. Just make sure the atomizer doesn't get too hot or dry.

Hope this helps.

sorry to add on
one point I not sure you mention"store vertically after a few hours of smoking, to make sure the liquid falls down towards the atomizer"

the liquid will not leak spoil the atomizer???
sorry if I didn;t research enough becos what I know
the atomizer need to be dry and free from any liquid to be durable.

 

[karenwest1961]

I hope they sent you a good product! First of all, I can't wait to read your review after your batteries have charged fully and you've used it for a day.

To answer your questions (answers may vary in this forum.)

when you guys are not puffing on it, for storage, do you unscrew the battery? or do you leave it on?.... does leaving the battery screwed consumes any power from the batt?

I leave the battery on during the day hours for use when I need it. When not in use, I unscrew them and put them away. I do not know if it does consume any power when not in use, but I figured it couldn't hurt.

how do i know when my cartridge needs to be replaced?

I "top off" with liquid or change the cartridge when the volume of vapor and flavor diminish.

 

[McSocker]

alrite thx bishybob and karen for the prompt reply...

i replaced my battery wif a fully charged up one and also replaced a new cartridge... i can say that its smoking quite well now, after inhalation the smoke is still quite thick. hope this thing lasts

 

[Nazareth]

If you want more vapor, drop a drip of good vegetable Glycerin (make sure it's food-grade glycerin and only glycerin- no other ingredients) on the atomizer mesh- let it settle for a bit, then pop the cartridge back in- but do so at own risk- I do this all the time and my atomizer is holding up and producing clouds of vapor

The pen looks liek the smartfixx & NJoy, although it's a little hard to tell- the Cartridges look similar too. What was the price for the starter kit? The smartfixx starter kit costs $80

 

[RatInDaHat]

i can confirm that they are indeed different than smartFixx and Njoy. carts are similar, but not the same.

-Dusty-

 

[jamie]

the atomizer need to be dry and free from any liquid to be durable.

If the atomizer is dry and free of liquid it will burn out when used.

 

[McSocker]

alrite had my e-cig for approx. 2 days and starting to get the hang of e-smoking....

the feeling of e-smoking does not fully replicate that of tobacco smoking, as what many experienced e-smokers have said ard this forum, but in certain ways does makes it similar

i'm beginning to think that the 'drying' effect of the throat caused by the PG is actually a plus in creating a feel of inhaling anything other than air, but it does makes me want to take sips of water more frequently.

the amount of smoke my e-cig is producing seems more like the "1-week after" e-cig that ratindahat shows in his video review for myecig.com... not too much but good enough for wat i paid... btw i highly recommend anyone new to e-smoking to check out his video tutorials. definitely helped me especially on my drawing technique
check it out Tutorials - Tutorials


dats all for now... will review further after a few more days.....

btw a few of my smoking frens have already enquired abt my e-cigs and asking me to help buy for them after i validates my experience with e-smoking....

EDIT: btw i think i'll have to mix the usage between e-cig and tobacco, and gradually cut down on the grass.... still have the habit of wanting to light up.... but this has been extremely useful to lengthen the time between light ups..

 

[McSocker]

If you want more vapor, drop a drip of good vegetable Glycerin (make sure it's food-grade glycerin and only glycerin- no other ingredients) on the atomizer mesh- let it settle for a bit, then pop the cartridge back in- but do so at own risk- I do this all the time and my atomizer is holding up and producing clouds of vapor

The pen looks liek the smartfixx & NJoy, although it's a little hard to tell- the Cartridges look similar too. What was the price for the starter kit? The smartfixx starter kit costs $80

where can i find glycerin? preferably off the shelf.... pharmacies? or supermarkets?

btw i paid in total approx 85USD including shipping....
includes starter kit(2batt, 1 atomizer, charger, 22 menthol carts) 10 flue-cured carts, 5 vanilla, 5 coffee, additional atomizer, 1 carrying case

and btw the carrying case is pretty useless... i'll use my regular cigarette box to carry my e-cig around

 

[Nazareth]

McSocker- Amazon.com has pure vegetable Glycerin- don't get stuff that doesn't say Vegetable Glycerin or has other stuff in it. I found mine in Walmarts in the skin care department, but I'm not sure if it's vegetable glycerin or not- it probably is though as it's used on the skin as a moisterizer- but I'd order from Amazon next time as their product definately says vegetable glycerin- just do a search for 'vegetable glycerin" in Amazon search- it's a bit expensive, but it goes a long ways- it's are 15-20 dollars if I remember right

EDIT: btw i think i'll have to mix the usage between e-cig and tobacco, and gradually cut down on the grass.... still have the habit of wanting to light up.... but this has been extremely useful to lengthen the time between light ups..

Yeah most of us are in same boat- it really does help lengenthen time between regular smokes- I was a 20 cigg a dayer, and now am down to 8

 

[jamie]

Moved Glycerin discussion to thread: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/1308-glycerin.html

 

[bishybob]

sorry to add on
one point I not sure you mention"store vertically after a few hours of smoking, to make sure the liquid falls down towards the atomizer"

the liquid will not leak spoil the atomizer???
sorry if I didn;t research enough becos what I know
the atomizer need to be dry and free from any liquid to be durable.

I make sure to do this only after a bit of smoking out of that cartridge. Check the Tips section there's a Ruyan cartridge tips post that explains all of that really well. But basically you don't store it that way until the liquid is about half gone. I've never had any leaking problems that way.
The atomizer staying wet is fine. As long as it's not drowned...

the amount of smoke my e-cig is producing seems more like the "1-week after" e-cig that ratindahat shows in his video review for myecig.com... not too much but good enough for wat i paid... btw i highly recommend anyone new to e-smoking to check out his video tutorials. definitely helped me especially on my drawing technique

Drawing technique does make a big difference. There's a small learning curve for these things and it took me a while to get a good hit out of my devices.
Also... There's a break in period sometimes. I got the same penstyle from Mel that is on one of Rat's videos. The vapor I got out of it at first was exactly like his one week follow up video.
After 2-3 days, the vapor is now more like his first day video.
So some just need a beak in period.

 

[McSocker]

btw i tried the coffee flavour... i HATED it... it's got this burnt smell dat make me wonder did my atomizer burnt up....

 

[pattyjo]

I just bouhgt the pen style from ecig tonight the prices are the best i have seen and the website is really good they have alot of products, accessories are really cheap. I started with a smoking everywhere kit and paid a small fortune i wanted to try a different brand to compare. Hope it works well yours looks like the same one i bought. How is yours working so far?

 

[ZambucaLu]

I just bouhgt the pen style from ecig tonight the prices are the best i have seen and the website is really good they have alot of products, accessories are really cheap. I started with a smoking everywhere kit and paid a small fortune i wanted to try a different brand to compare. Hope it works well yours looks like the same one i bought. How is yours working so far?

Pattyjo, this thread is from 7/08. You might want to start a new one.

Lu