New guy off the deep end quick!

[vapoJK]

Hey all, decided to give this whole e-cig thing I've heard about a try. Last Monday: bought a gas station special. Last Tuesday: eVod/kanger /ego starter kit. Today: Reo mini 2.1 (the 18500 version). So yeah, I've caught the bug. I must be doing something wrong with the Reo, as the vape tastes no where near as good through it as through the starter kit. I'll keep fiddling and see what's going on. Once I have enough posts, I'll be over on the Reo section to see if I can get it working as well as I've heard it should.

Thanks for reading, and look forward to being active around here.

 

[Dakota Jim]

Welcome to ECF

Heads up - all the money you will save on cigs will be spent on buying new vape toys seeing as you have already started it - I thought I upgraded quick but you totally beat me

 

[vapoJK]

Thanks for the welcome. Yeah, I'm thinking the savings are gonna take a while to kick in. But hey...no tobacco!!!

 

[WindyCityJoe]

Welcome to ecf

 

[andybbtt11]

Welcome to ECF

Heads up - all the money you will save on cigs will be spent on buying new vape toys seeing as you have already started it - I thought I upgraded quick but you totally beat me

Haha, I must have caught an extreme bug, I bought my first mod last weekend, and it was provari!

 

[Ryedan]

Hi vapoJK and welcome to ECF. The Reos are great and I'm sure you'll be loving it in no time once you get over to that thread and figure things out.

Vape on!

 

[DetraMental]

Hello and Welcome vapoJK. Yep, get your 5 posts in and you'll be on your way to getting some answers to get that new shiny REO into working order for ya. In the meantime use what works for ya best. Happy Vaping

 

[vapoJK]

Thanks all. I've switched to a cart from a Cisco atomizer, and it sea to be working a little better. Don't know why,bu t I better order some
More!

 

[Powertrip240]

I feel your pain! I've gone from V2 cig-a-likes, to an Ego and clearomizer set ups, to an Innoken Itaste 134 and tanks, and I'm highly considering getting a Provari next week. All within about 2 months. Damn things are addictive!

 

[mackman]

Welcome to Reoville. Head over here Reos Mods, read some stickies ask some questions we are all here to help you experience one of the best and most reliable vapes around.

PS makes a couple more posts (on anything ) to get to 5 so you can post in other forums (i.e Reo mods forum). You may want to read some info here in the new member forum: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/

 

[fabricator4]

I must be doing something wrong with the Reo, as the vape tastes no where near as good through it as through the starter kit. I'll keep fiddling and see what's going on. Once I have enough posts, I'll be over on the Reo section to see if I can get it working as well as I've heard it should.

The Reo is unregulated so you are at the mercy of battery voltage so it's a steeper learning curve. When you get it right though, the flavour is much better than any clearo. The key is picking the right resistance atomiser for the way you like to vape. 2.2 ohms would be perfect for a fresh battery but would start to die off as the battery drops voltage, so 2 ohms would be ideal if you keep the puffs short or pulse the button on a fresh battery. A 1.8 ohm coil might be a bit difficult to start with.

What resistance atties did you get?

 

[vapoJK]

Thanks for all the helpful replies.
The atty I got is a 1.7 and the cartos are 2. This could be causing my problems?

 

[Mark Anthony]

Yep.... we all got that bug!! Anyway... Welcome and enjoy the forums... You'll spend a lot of time here and because of that will spend a lot of money too!!! lol

 

[vapoJK]

Huh...just hit it for the first time today...it seems as if a nights rest did some amazing things for the carto maybe? Still might not be getting the clouds or the taste that I was from the ego/clearomizer combo, but much better. I WILL make this work dammit!!

 

[CallMeIshmael]

This "bug" doesn't always stop with the hardware. If you start mixing your own juices you then end up with a whole new hobby.

 

[vapoJK]

Aha! A little more reading, and I think Might have found the problem I was running into with the atty. I didn't blow out/clean out the primer. Now that it's been juiced, is it too late to do that? Will the taste go away? It's probably already used .5ml or so (then I switched to the cart). Any input, of course, is greatly appreciated.

 

[TXCherry]

Welcome! Today is day 13 of vaping for me, so I'm new on the journey, too! I'm currently using the eGo battery with around 10+ EVODs I've purchased to hold different flavors of juice. I'll upgrade to something else down the road, but have been surprisingly happy with my current setup.

 

[fabricator4]

Huh...just hit it for the first time today...it seems as if a nights rest did some amazing things for the carto maybe? Still might not be getting the clouds or the taste that I was from the ego/clearomizer combo, but much better. I WILL make this work dammit!!

When the device is cold it can stand a bit more power without burning, so first thing might be OK. 1.7 ohms is way low on an unregulated device. It will be running 8 watts only once the battery drops down to 3.7 volts. Try pulsing the button to avoid burning the coils. I suspect when you started this morning, as well as the atty being cold the battery was probably down on volts as well.

It's a bottom feeder, so priming is a bit redundant, but yes, press the bottle and give it a minute to soak. You can do a couple of dry puffs (without pressing the button) to draw the liquid up to the coil.

A Reo really is an advanced topic for a newcomer so you really have jumped in the deep end. Not only do you have to learn how to use a bottom feed squonk bottle, but you have to learn how use an unregulated battery to power a dripping atomiser. If you go to the higher resistance dripping atomiser you will find it a lot easier to not burn things.

After you've burnt the atomiser, it may take a while for the burnt flavour to go away, if it does.