New to E-Cigs and would like to know if I got ripped off.

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jball49

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Like others have said, seems in range for a B&M. We had been exposed to and tried vaping with some my son's gear, he doesn't have any mods, just the rechargeable batteries like you have but he did have a variety of tanks. We went to the B&M and bought our Smok Tech mods in December and paid a lot more than you can get them online. We didn't know much yet and I hadn't done any research. Although we paid a lot more it is worth it 10 times over as we both approach 4 months without an analog! Since then I have bought other mods, tanks, a better charger and I am sure much more will follow as I have always been a gadget and techie guy. We got Nautilus tanks and they are quite simply amazing! Very clear taste and HUGE clouds if you want to make them, depends on how you set the adjustable air flow. If you want to try one look around a lot because the prices vary a ton. I just saw Vapor Joe list them for about 22 dollars and I have heard of some B&M's wanting $45 for them! Keep on vaping! :vapor:
 

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No not bad, I have a couple of Steam EGO-Twists that I got in a similar kit... Wish I would have just got an MVP 2.0 though instead. Used the EGO's for less than a week before upgrading to an MVP 2.0.... And like the excessive person I am I now after 2 months have 4 mods, a bunch of tanks, coil heads, and picked up an Hcigar Kayfun lite plus clone this weekend...

Variety keeps it fun/interesting which keeps me away from cigarettes...
 
When adding some more juice today, i took a pic of the clearomizer. Here....

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Some say that if the charger and/or batt shorts, it could take out your USB port. I'm thinking it could, but its not guaranteed. Besides, I have seen what a small batt on a wall wart does when it goes, and, if your not always around when your batts are charging, I say its prolly safer to have the USB port go than pop a batt

Not really possible. The circuit in the charger is a simple step down charge pump controller chip which automatically shuts off current once it's reached the predetermined level. Also, USB power is incredibly stable when coming from a laptop because they use linear power supplies. Desktop switching power supplies of any amount of quality have very good line filtering and PFC regulation circuitry that gives a very clean consistent 5v to the motherboard, which then filters and stabilizes the power again before sending it to the USB port.

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As for the port itself, USB has 4 wires. Power, ground, and +/- signal. Only the power and ground run through an Ego charger. So there's no risk to the data circuit in your computer. And any catastrophic short with the battery would simply fry the down-step microchip inside the charger and to be honest... when a lithium ion battery has a catastrophic malfunction, the last thing you're going to be worried about is your computer.


That's exactly what I use, with warm water from the tap - nothing else other than a dry burn after.
Also use the ultrasonic bath for a fast 3 minute steep on my liquids.

What do you mean by a "fast 3 minute steep"? Like how you steep tea in hot water, but in this case 'warm' water? What exactly does warming up your liquids (e-juice right?) do? Ensure a more consistent solution or to help it flow better?

Stereotypical, even if true.

Why don't you just straight up say what you're implying? Did the way I speak about my own blood (well... half blood) offend your hypersensitive politically correct ideals? I can say whatever I want about my race, just like you can do the same about yours. It is NOT a stereotype that Arabs like to deal, it's a Fact! Hustling business is part of the culture and it's not good business to let someone walk out the door over a couple bucks out of the profit margin. Go visit Dubai sometime and you'll truly understand.
Btw... I would have been understanding if your comment about what I said was over a negative stereotype or fact. Just because someone is half Arab, doesn't make them a terrorist or even a Muslim (I am Coptic Christian). The other half of my blood is Greek... so I know ALL about negative stereotypes.

Now if you believe that capitalism and working deals is a negative thing, then you need to despirately need to take your next vacation to China (not HongKong or Singapore), Vietnam, Cuba, or Venezuela and get yourself an education.
 

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That's exactly what I use, with warm water from the tap - nothing else other than a dry burn after.
Also use the ultrasonic bath for a fast 3 minute steep on my liquids.
What do you mean by a "fast 3 minute steep"? Like how you steep tea in hot water, but in this case 'warm' water? What exactly does warming up your liquids (e-juice right?) do? Ensure a more consistent solution or to help it flow better?


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ultrasound speeds up the mixing process.
 

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You got an okay deal. I, however, really got ripped off when I went to my local shop. I paid close to $80 for a single evod tank and battery, charger, and two 10ml bottles of Niquid. I'm sure you can imagine how heated I was to find how much prices were online. I wrote them a scathing review on yelp for that.

worth mentioning the name of the place again......
 
One more thing on the topic of USB chargers. The quality of DC current coming from a modern laptop with linear power supply or desktop PC with switching power supply, is going to have much more stable current than some cheap $5-$15 wall-wart AC adapter. Just be very sure that you NEVER charge your cell phone, e-Cigarette, or any other sensitive electronic device on the same electrical circuit as a microwave, air conditioner, etc. those types of appliances can easily damage power adapters because they tend to cause a dip in voltage due to increased resistance, and when electronic components don't receive the proper voltage, they'll draw too much current in order to compensate for low voltage... then damage occurs.

It's kinda like why it's always a bad idea to run power tools that require close to 15amps/120v/60hz on extension cords unless they're super thick. 25'=12gauge extension. 50'=10gauge extension cord. too much voltage drop otherwise.
 
California. So you spent less than the cost of a carton of cigarettes for something that you will still have long after that carton would have been turned into "ash and trash"? A bargain, I'd say. ;)


Speaking of deals, I just came across an eGo CE4 1100mAh e-cigarette kit with Clearomizer AND charger for $11.99. It's also got the newer battery that you can lock out via 5 button presses, And to my amazement it's brand new. How do you like that! It's on Newegg.com Item: 9SIA2P41321043
 
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