New LP REO Grand and LP RM2!!! Loving it!

[pauly3]

I think maybe you are not letting the juice soak into the wick long enough.

Your 1 ohm coil is very hot and will dry the wick quickly. If you are doing long pulls it will deplete the juice after just a couple.

Make sure you are squonking enough to cover the wick. Wait a few seconds before vaping.

You also might try a coil that is a little higher. I would say a 1.2-1.5. See how that does for you.

Silica tears up my throat. Cotton does not.

I am trying silica now, let's see how it goes!

Are you still using the same juice/nic level?

Some have had to drop down their nic level.

Personally I did not cut my nic level but I did cut my flavor by 75%.

Same juice, same nic!

Just squonk more brother Pauly. Kinda like ashing a cig. A good 3 second press every hit or two is how I usually roll.

As for the sore throat, dunno. Never got one of those and I run a similar setup.

I do run 12mg nic base in a very high percentage of VG though and vape about 3-5 ml a day.

You are right I may not be squonking enough! I'm taking long drags as well that may be the major contributing factor as well.

Trying silica now and let's see how it goes. This is the only discouraging factor right now. With as many people who are loving their REO's it's gotta be me doing something wrong. I've vaped on cotton going on 2 months and it's been the best in my ΣΟΦΙΑ & DBASEs on ProVari's. Never had this extreme throat pain, kind of feels like strep throat. Woke up with lots of pain and it's really been bad all day. I can't stop vaping so I'm not allowing my body to heal. I hope I can get it right... I really like this mod and the flavor profile given. It is very nice!

Do you all think 32ga. kanthal is better option?

 

[pauly3]

Silica was getting scorched way too soon. Did a 6 wrap of 32ga. kanthal back to cotton let's see how this goes! I got about 2 ohms read out on my Vamo! Let's see what this does!

I can't imagine how these sub-ohm'ers do it??? Do they squonk after every 1 second pull?

 

[super_X_drifter]

Pauly, I've never run 32 ga. It seems like it would not only put me out of my resistance range for my desired wraps (around 10), it's too flimsy.

I started with 30, then tried 27, 28 and fell in heat with 29. It's all I run in all my RBAs these days.

Here's a little resistance exhibit I put together

 

[pauly3]

Pauly, I've never run 32 ga. It seems like it would not only put me out of my resistance range for my desired wraps (around 10), it's too flimsy.

I started with 30, then tried 27, 28 and fell in heat with 29. It's all I run in all my RBAs these days.

Here's a little resistance exhibit I put together

Wow, great guide! Appreciate all the support on here! I pulled the 32ga. as you are right too flimsy and wasn't tasty. Went back to 32ga. and did 12 wraps. Getting 1.7 ohms on a Vamo cuz I don't have a cartometer.

Pulled a bit less cotton through and shorter tails. Gonna give this a shot and let's see what happens!

 

[want to quit]

Away from topic but I just don't understand how people can vape 80% PG. Each their own but that would kill me in a heartbeat.

Hope all works out for you pauly. Reos are the shiZzle and nothing will ever beat a reo and the people that support and enjoy Roberts products.

You will get the hang of it. Once you do you will see yourself on the classies to sell your carto tanks lol.

 

[super_X_drifter]

I was thinking about the sore throat issue and it may just be a total coincidence. Perhaps you are just getting a sore throat from a cold timed perfectly with the arrival of your REO

 

[jkais3r]

Away from topic but I just don't understand how people can vape 80% PG. Each their own but that would kill me in a heartbeat.

Hope all works out for you pauly. Reos are the shiZzle and nothing will ever beat a reo and the people that support and enjoy Roberts products.

You will get the hang of it. Once you do you will see yourself on the classies to sell your carto tanks lol.

I run 80pg. It's what I started with, the first few days were terrible however long ago it was. But every single high vg juice has been bad for me. Either my throat starts feeling weird or I just can't get past the totally different taste.

The only juice I couldn't really tell the difference in ratios with was boba's, but I barely vaped enough of that to just taste it. I knew I hated tobacco juices but ordered it anyways.

I tried 75vg/25pg at about 12mg. Gave absolutely no throat hit whatsoever. I could do a lung inhale for a good 15 seconds. Changed my mix to 75pg/25vg and it hits pretty well. It gives a solid I don't know what to call it, thump I guess? It isn't a burning like if you have too much nicotine.

So maybe it all depends what you started on, and what you're wanting to get out of vaping. I need the throat hit. If I didn't have it I'm sure I'd be back on analogs.

 

[Ian444]

Paul, just to check that the squonk is working right, pull the drip tip, get your Reo under a light and check that when you squonk the chamber fills up with juice and near submerges the whole coil. Then let go of the bottle and watch the excess juice drain back into the bottle. You may simply be not squeezing the bottle for long enough, or there may be something obstructing the feed tube, slowing the feed down. Definitely worth checking. Hope this helps.

 

[pauly3]

Man this whole throat issue is kicking my ....! I'm not sure what to do! It's really bad and very painful. I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this when vaping and dry burning due to infrequent squonks. It feels like a very very and sore throat. I may stop vaping until it gets better. If it is due to illness then it's really got me good.


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[deb361]

I am still pretty new to my Reo Paul and I was having the same issue. I tried 28 and 30 gauge with the 2.5mm silica, and I was constantly getting dry hits no matter what I did. My throat was hurting and the taste was burnt. As my last resort, I decided my silica was too think in my coil. I pulled 3 strands out and threaded my coil, and it is perfect! I have been doing the 3 strands for about a week, every time I rewick or rebuild, and no problems at all.

Hope it helps you if you decide to try it.

 

[Whiplash205]

Man this whole throat issue is kicking my ....! I'm not sure what to do! It's really bad and very painful. I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this when vaping and dry burning due to infrequent squonks. It feels like a very very and sore throat. I may stop vaping until it gets better. If it is due to illness then it's really got me good.


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The wife just got her Reo and was having a throat issue. She thought maybe her nice was too high. 12 hours later she's laid up with a very nasty cold. So you could be like her and just have terrible timing on getting sick.

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[malkuth]

When I have a throat burning issue, it is usually due to needing to squonk more (dry burning). However, I have changed my ratio to (at most) 30 pg but prefer about 20 pg. That helps, along with a max of 6mg nic.

ETA: I have also found many e-liquids that cause the throat burning as well. I will not buy from any vendor that does not state the pg/vg ratio for that reason. So, try a different juice. The best I have found is Ahlusion's Smooth Criminal in 20/80 (80% vg).

 

[pauly3]

Well vaping has near stopped and I sit here at an Urgent Care Clinic cuz of the severe throat pain. I'm not sure what to think but I'm now really hoping it viral/bacteria related and not due to me vaping. I'm a true fan of vaping and do not want to go back to cigarettes ever! I'll keep you guys posted!


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[SeaNap]

I noticed in your coil build pics that your coil was a little too far away from the air hole. Try to get the coil as close to the air hole as possible without shorting to the cap. You should notice a difference, if you are still running the stock air hole and if the coil isn't positioned just right (dont worry you'll get the hang of it quick) you may not be getting enought air to the coil causing it to dry up faster. This could cause more dry/undesirable hits, which may be a factor with your throat.



EDIT: Oh No that sounds terrible! Hope you feel better soon! Like others have said, try a ejuice that predominately VG

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Pauly3, some people have a reaction to the PG. Sometimes it's right away others build up to having a reaction. You should really try 100 % VG, from some of the places that specialize in 100% VG including 100vg based flavor additives, most flavor additives are PG based and are typically mixed at 10 to 15% so a lot of so called VG juices still have 10 to 15% PG in them.

 

[pauly3]

I appreciate everyone's input and help to get my situation better. Honestly this illness sucks cuz I've been down and out for a few days! Got an injection and some Cefdinir capsules to take to knock out this injection. I picked up some sort of infection and the dry hits probably made my throat susceptible and that's what aggravated the situation.

I have vaped for a long time and I've used all kinds of gear and all kinds of juices and never felt ill or had any adverse reaction to vaping. I will slow it down till I get better and hope all returns to normal.

I got my darkzero jig in today but I'm not up to re-doing my coil till tomorrow. I will make sure to bring it out towards the airhole as suggested above.

Gonna get some rest and hope I am on the mend soon! Thanks again for all the valuable feedback and well wishes. I will get over this hump and get back to enjoying my REO, ProVari's, ΣΟΦΙΑ's and all my other vaping goodness!

 

[pauly3]

Day 3 on meds and I'm on the mend... Not 100% but so much better. I redid my coil using my dz jig and it's OHHH so awesome! I placed it much closer to the airhole and I'm getting a cleaner vape with more toots in between squonks. It's also no longer sputtering so much like it was before.

Thanks again everyone!

 

[jkais3r]

Oh. I remembered why I use high pg juices.... I decided to try and whip up some 75% vg 25% pg again at 9mg. Needless to say vg hates my gastrointestinal tract. I was having side-effects after less than half a ml... So it wasn't my throat it was my stomach that felt weird because of high vg. Apparently a very select few other people have this issue with vg. But I can vape 80pg/20vg fine. Haven't really had an urge to figure out where the symptoms start, probably never will.

 

[Drumonron]

REONAUTS UNITE....congrats on owning the best e-device evuh!

 

[pauly3]

REONAUTS UNITE....congrats on owning the best e-device evuh!

Thank You Sir! It truly is awesome!!!