Need Help With Buying More Advanced Setup

[Dsj44]

(I hope this is in the right forum.)

Hi, I have been lurking for some time taking in an overwhelming amount of information. I'm new to vaping; I purchased a 510-T starter kit a month ago, just to get the feel of e-cigs. Its flaws were quickly realized, mainly the atrocious battery life. I get about 45-90 minutes on a 3.5-hour charge. I am a heavy vaper (on a budget), and so I was looking into getting this setup:

Joyetech eGo-T Mod 18650 2200mAh Battery
SmokTech 4.5ml DCT w/ Metal Caps
Universal Mod Battery Charger
SmokTech DCT Replacement Cartomizer
eGo DCT Thread Cover (eGo to 510 Adapter)
CE2 Clearomizer (5pk)

My main concern is with LR vs HR. I'm leaning towards HR as I'm not really concerned about throat hit, and battery and carto life is important to me. However, I don't want it to be difficult to get a good drag off of (as long as it's better than the 510-T stock setup, that's fine). Though I am not using a VV device, I assume they will work fine with the 18650 mod? About how much more battery will the LR draw vs HR? How sooner will the cartos die? I am hoping to get a week out of the cartos (I vape heavily, but only during about 5 hours daily). I'm getting the CE2's as backups and to use with my 510 batteries.

So LR? HR? Other problems with this setup? I'll be using 100% VG if it matters. Just want to get the green light on everything before I make the order. Thanks.

 

[Beans]

Hi Dsj44, welcome to the forum . I've never used that set up personally but it looks like it should do the trick very well. The prices see ok too I would buy an extra battery or 2. Back up are always necessary...

From personal experience as far as resistance goes, you will want LR. With a 3.3V mod SR would be extremely weak. I run my cartos (Boge) at 6V and they last me a good 40mls. Note I am using a bottom feeder and very light flavored PG based juices.

How long yours last will depend on juice flavors, PG/VG ratio and voltage. Keeping cartos wet will also help.

Hope this helps

 

[dragonbone]

I agree with Bean, get LR cartos. That's what I would do anyway...

 

[Jshar]

Beans has a point about keeping cartos wet....that's a biggie from my experience. Even then, my dark and sweet juices seem to kill them faster. I will say that dual coils have only caused me frustration, there just doesn't seem to be a point. They kill batteries faster, won't work with all devices, are expensive, and the performance is just not there. Also, CE2 types generally require more fiddling than a normal carto, and can lead to a real mess half of the time when they ooze juice everywhere.

My personal recommendation is: find a good deal on stainless LR Boges, punch them yourself (super easy) and stick them in a nice glass tank on a reliable 18650 mod. You get long battery life, and long carto life.

I've tried a fair number of different methods trying to achieve the same goals you have, and this is where I'm at after 2 years.

 

[Dsj44]

Thanks for all the help. I found this chart in another thread that really helped me understand the relationship between ohms and voltage.

Jshar, I will look into it, though I'm not sure what the process of punching entails; hopefully not something that requires too much precision. The glass tank sounds nice though, as I assume the plastic ones will just break before long.

 

[tj99959]

Being on a tight budget I would skip on the -T and get a regular eGo. Looks like you don't plan to use the T atties & tanks anyway. That saves you about 10$ right out of the gate. You might also want to look at the eGo Twist and the Kgo. There are a lot of choices with that class of battery.
About the only thing a Smoktech DCT has going for it is cheap. They are actually a poorly designed tank IMO. I think their idea was to force people to buy their pre-punched flanged XL cartos, which cost more. Thare are a lot of choices for tanks out there, and most of them are better than the Smoktech DCT. You will find that a better tank and normal Boge cartos is actually more cost effective in the long run. I use the J-tank, but that is mainly because the Electronicstix.com store is only 5 minutes from my house. I can tell you that it is one of the better tanks tho.

 

[Dsj44]

Being on a tight budget I would skip on the -T and get a regular eGo. Looks like you don't plan to use the T atties & tanks anyway. That saves you about 10$ right out of the gate. You might also want to look at the eGo Twist and the Kgo. There are a lot of choices with that class of battery.
About the only thing a Smoktech DCT has going for it is cheap. They are actually a poorly designed tank IMO. I think their idea was to force people to buy their pre-punched flanged XL cartos, which cost more. Thare are a lot of choices for tanks out there, and most of them are better than the Smoktech DCT. You will find that a better tank and normal Boge cartos is actually more cost effective in the long run. I use the J-tank, but that is mainly because the Electronicstix.com store is only 5 minutes from my house. I can tell you that it is one of the better tanks tho.

Huh? The only difference between the Ego, Ego-C, and Ego-T are the attys and carts, and batteries are universal. I was just looking at that battery for its large capacity and the individual cell is cheaply replaceable, not looking to buy a kit.

 

[tj99959]

Huh? The only difference between the Ego, Ego-C, and Ego-T are the attys and carts, and batteries are universal. I was just looking at that battery for its large capacity and the individual cell is cheaply replaceable, not looking to buy a kit.

Ok, i assumed you were going to buy the T kit.
Actually you will find that some of the newer eGo bats are not regulated @ 3.4v, the T is. The regular eGo bat also doesn't have the 5 click shut off which helps with the price. Last time I checked there were about a dozen different eGo batteries to choose from. The normal eGo, the T, the C, and the Twist can all be found with 2 or 3 different mAh ratings.

 

[tj99959]

double post .... ecf did it all by it's self.

 

[NancyR]

While Hoosier is currently out of stock you may want to look into the e-power, it would be a cheaper set up but one that is suggested often and the replacement batteries when you need them are 2 for $9

 

[Dsj44]

Hmm...Well, I think it is going to be between the Vision Ego Stardust or the Vision Nova Tank Clearomizer V2. Stardust is nice, cheap, and no fuss. I think 4-5 (@ $5 a piece) should last me at least a month. Plus, according to the chart I linked, the LR @ 2.1-2.5 ohms should work better with that battery mod (3.3v regulated, 3.7-4.2v unregulated). Vivi Nova has a nice big tank with cheap replacement heads, and I can get an aluminum tube (hopefully won't be leaky). I may just get both.

 

[tj99959]

I have both stardusts and nova tanks. They are actually the same, only the way airflow is managed and form factor are different. The new rebuildable stardust uses the exact same replacible head as the nova.