OK, after much anticipation, my new sidesho hybrid kit came in the mail yesterday. So far, I love love love it! Couple questions for anyone who can help me out...
The first thing I did when my batt was fully charged was put a pre-filled cart on the atty. I punctured the foil and twisted it about 360 degrees (which was harder than it sounds) and pulled it back off and picked the foil off the end of the atty. Just like the tips sheet said to do. Ok, now there's a little nick or gouge in the wire meshy stuff. Did I hurt my atty? I put everything back together and took my first slow drag. Got enough vapor to make me cough, although I'm sure some of that was primer. I got a few good hits of vapor, then less and less until I was getting barely any vapor at all. Maybe 15-20 pulls altogether, and only the first 5 or 6 did I blow out any kind of vapor after inhaling.
So, I switched to my other atty, thinking maybe I had somehow broken my first one when I twisted it in the cart. Again, a few really strong puffs (primer again?) then, next to nothing. Starting to get a little frustrated, and definitely a little cranky as I've had this thing for 3 WHOLE HOURS and still don't have it working perfectly! (LOL!)
I took it apart and looked at everything. This atty is kinda different. The wire meshy stuff is kinda sitting crooked, it's not straight like my other atty. My cart looks pretty dry on top, but when I push the white inner cart out, It almost looks like there is still some liquid in there. definitely not all the way dry! I messed with the stuffing a little with a safety pin and put everything back together. Another puff and this time it sizzles a little... Oh, no, did I somehow flood the atty and that's why I'm not getting any vapor?
I tried filling my own cart and again, starts off with a few great puffs, then quickly loses vapor strength. I gave up eventually and smoked a cig and went to bed.
So this morning I put a new prefilled cart on and I'm starting fresh. Got the nicked atty on, and have had several good puffs, with a few minutes in between puffs. Still very frustrated about last night, and I'm hoping today goes better. I thought doing all this research before getting my kit would make me uber prepared for anything, but I'm finding that all I'm doing is stressing about all the things I could be doing wrong!
So, does this sound typical to you guys as far as how my vapor is dropping off? I plan on doing some mods soon, but really just wanna get the hang of this first. Am I really just blowing through juice that fast? Is the poly wicking too slow, and I need to take more time between puffs? Am I flooding my atty? Maybe it's just not broken in yet? I really really really want this to work for me! Any reassurance for me this morning?
The first thing I did when my batt was fully charged was put a pre-filled cart on the atty. I punctured the foil and twisted it about 360 degrees (which was harder than it sounds) and pulled it back off and picked the foil off the end of the atty. Just like the tips sheet said to do. Ok, now there's a little nick or gouge in the wire meshy stuff. Did I hurt my atty? I put everything back together and took my first slow drag. Got enough vapor to make me cough, although I'm sure some of that was primer. I got a few good hits of vapor, then less and less until I was getting barely any vapor at all. Maybe 15-20 pulls altogether, and only the first 5 or 6 did I blow out any kind of vapor after inhaling.
So, I switched to my other atty, thinking maybe I had somehow broken my first one when I twisted it in the cart. Again, a few really strong puffs (primer again?) then, next to nothing. Starting to get a little frustrated, and definitely a little cranky as I've had this thing for 3 WHOLE HOURS and still don't have it working perfectly! (LOL!)
I took it apart and looked at everything. This atty is kinda different. The wire meshy stuff is kinda sitting crooked, it's not straight like my other atty. My cart looks pretty dry on top, but when I push the white inner cart out, It almost looks like there is still some liquid in there. definitely not all the way dry! I messed with the stuffing a little with a safety pin and put everything back together. Another puff and this time it sizzles a little... Oh, no, did I somehow flood the atty and that's why I'm not getting any vapor?
I tried filling my own cart and again, starts off with a few great puffs, then quickly loses vapor strength. I gave up eventually and smoked a cig and went to bed.
So this morning I put a new prefilled cart on and I'm starting fresh. Got the nicked atty on, and have had several good puffs, with a few minutes in between puffs. Still very frustrated about last night, and I'm hoping today goes better. I thought doing all this research before getting my kit would make me uber prepared for anything, but I'm finding that all I'm doing is stressing about all the things I could be doing wrong!
So, does this sound typical to you guys as far as how my vapor is dropping off? I plan on doing some mods soon, but really just wanna get the hang of this first. Am I really just blowing through juice that fast? Is the poly wicking too slow, and I need to take more time between puffs? Am I flooding my atty? Maybe it's just not broken in yet? I really really really want this to work for me! Any reassurance for me this morning?
