New to vaping and forum with a question!

[Billolou]

hi all,

I hope I'm doing this right! I apologise in advance if I'm using the wrong terms for stuff basically, I just started vaping a few days ago with a 30W Eleaf with a kanger tech tank which were given to me by a friend who had got a new one. He said I needed a new coil, which I went and got, but the tank seemed to be leaking pretty badly and if I turned it up past 4/5V it had a really awful burnt taste. I went back to the shop today and replaced the tank with an Aspire nautilus X which has been much better (and prettier) but my question is whether the tank should be feeling so hot? I had been using it for a good few minutes, and tried turning it up from 4V to 5V for the first time, so thought it may be normal, but as the battery bit is a little old I'm getting paranoid that's it's going to blow up in my face or something! Haha. Any advice would be much appreciated thank you

 

[MegaVaper]

Tanks can get hot if your using 4+volts on .5 or less ohms. Or if your chain vaping. Its normal. Just remember to take out a dental plan. Now the question is do you like it hot? If you provide more specifics we can provide you with alternatives.

 

[Eskie]

Well, it won't blow up, but something like the Nauti X tank really doesn't need that much power to work well. It really is not a case of more power is better. Typical tanks like the Nauti X have higher ohm coils (resistance). They don't need as much as lower, subohm coils and tanks (low resistance), in which case you might even want a bit more power than the Eleaf can deliver.

The most important factor is whether or not you like the vape. If it's good, that's the setting to use (unless it's something really off the charts, which you're not). Also, with a new coil, let it sit with juice in the tank for a bit, and take a few puffs on the tank without any power (without pressing the fire button). That helps make sure the cotton in the coil is getting wet. Then, start out at a lower power setting and increase it slowly. If the cotton is not properly saturated, it can give you a terrible tasting dry hit.

 

[Elvensilvan]

As the posters above mentioned, vaping at that voltage = hot vape = faster burnt coils.

Also, what coil do you have?

 

[Grimwald]

The eleaf can be used in wattage mode. Start at about 6 watts and go up to 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8 etc (up to about 15 watts) until you find what's best for you.

 

[BrotherBob]

Welcome and glad you joined.
Might like to read:
Beginner | Guide To Vaping
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Learn About Vaping Here - Everything Ecigs - From Beginner To Advanced
Ch. 4 E Cig Battery Basics: Cig-a-Likes, Egos, and Mods – Vapex
(10) Advancing Up the Vaping Ladder with Egos and Mods | E-Cigarette Forum
(4) Good Starter Setups for a Beginning Vapor | E-Cigarette Forum
For tanks :
Tank type atomizers... For new vapists - how they work | E-Cigarette Forum

 

[Chuck64]

Welcome to ECF!

 

[daviedog]

Click fire button to switch from voltage to watts or vice versa. Stay at 12watts & move up to maybe 14 with the Nautilus. The idea is to get a good vape.
Next you can unravel why your other atty is leaking..

 

[Billolou]

Thanks for the warm welcome and great advice! I have switched it to wattage mode and am having a play around with it to find what setting I like best. For those asking what coil I have... Excuse my horrendous lack of knowledge! im guessing that means which ohm? In which case it is 1.5 lol.

 

[djsvapour]

1.5 (or around there) is designed for vaping perhaps 8-15 watts. You might find numbers written on the coil like 10-20 but use your intuition. 5 volts might be pushing things a bit. All these things depend on the exact atomizer and liquid, of course.