New to vaping, general questions

[Yirabeth]

Hi all, I'm new here, and new to vaping -- actually, I don't even have my e-cigs yet! But tracking shows it's been released by customs, so I could have it as early as tomorrow. So I figured I'd best stop reading and hoping to find the answers that way, and just ask

I've watched Spikey's video, what a wonderful help, thank you for making that! A few questions it didn't answer for me though ---

1. I know I need to charge my batteries for a long period -- 12hrs says video, other threads are reading 6-8 for a 901's first charge. (this is the one I've purchased) Should I go for a full 12, or will the 6-8 be adequate? Also, if it comes in later in the day, is it okay to leave it on overnight, til I get up in the morning, or should I be setting my alarm to get up in the wee hours to take it off charge?

2. I am getting a total of 6 atomizers. I think I should "test" each one to see that they're working, in case I need to send any back...how do I go about testing them then storing 4 of them right away? (assuming all work) Just a small puff to make sure it actually vaporizes, then store it before the shipping primer finishes burning off? Or get rid of all that and store dry? Or?

3. Getting 5 batteries -- again I want to test them before I store the spares. So, charge to full, check that they work, then...what? Is it okay to store them that way, or should I run them down then store? (I think I read conflicting advice on this....) And, just as an aside...how do people store spare parts? Just in a shoebox in the closet sort of thing?

4. I've ordered a USB passthrough -- I believe. On the website it is called "Mini e-cigarette USB Battery" and has the plug for the USB port, line, and what looks just like a normal battery, to screw onto the atomizer. But I have read *some* USB passthroughs have to be charged first...does this one need charging, or can I plug it in and go? Keeping in mind the no urls for newbies, here is the best I can do on a URL -- www(dot)bestecig(dot)com(slash)product_view(dot)asp?ID=39

Thanks in advance for any help on this

~Yira

 

[wv2win]

1. From my experience and what others have reported on here, after the initial long charge, you can just go by when the light turns green on the charger. And I have been told by people who are knowledgible on li-on batteries that you can leave them overnight. I have done that with out a problem.

2. Test them like you said. They will have a nasty taste due to the primer liquid on them. I'm not sure it matters how you store them. I rotate using mine.

3. I've read it's best to store them at about a 40% charge but I'm no expert.

4. That is a usb pass through and it does not need charging. It acts as a means to get power directly from a usb port - no battery. Some members have reported that their computer usb port does not provide enough power to power the PV (personal vaporizer) completely and that it has hurt their computer. I know my laptop did not power mine enough. I would suggest getting a 5V-1A usb wall outlet adapter. Here is the one I got and it works great and it is cheap:

Amazon.com: Coby CA81 Dual USB Power Adapter/Charger (White): Everything Else

Hope this helps.

 

[Yirabeth]

Thanks for answering, wv2win I do have a USB charger for my iPod so I can try plugging that in and using it instead of a USB port -- one question about that..is it ONLY if there's not enough power that the computer has issues? When I built this computer, I wanted enough power for future upgrades so if that's the only problem I'm okay.(750 watt power supply) Or is there something about them that surges the computer etc that causes problems? My wall sockets are inconveniently placed and being able to use the USB would be nice

Any other input on the proper storage of batteries and atomizers? I don't want to NOT test them, and miss my chance for replacement of bad parts..but I don't want to have them just fine when I put them in the closet and take them out as junk because I stored them improperly

Thanks again!

~Yira

 

[wv2win]

Thanks for answering, wv2win I do have a USB charger for my iPod so I can try plugging that in and using it instead of a USB port -- one question about that..is it ONLY if there's not enough power that the computer has issues? When I built this computer, I wanted enough power for future upgrades so if that's the only problem I'm okay.(750 watt power supply) Or is there something about them that surges the computer etc that causes problems? My wall sockets are inconveniently placed and being able to use the USB would be nice

Any other input on the proper storage of batteries and atomizers? I don't want to NOT test them, and miss my chance for replacement of bad parts..but I don't want to have them just fine when I put them in the closet and take them out as junk because I stored them improperly

Thanks again!

~Yira

On the usb computer power, what I read was that some usb ports don't really provide 5 volts of power, which was suspected as part of the problem. There was also a few reports of harming the computer. I am no computer expert so I don't really know. If it was a huge problem, I would think we would have seen many more posts about it. I guess I would try it both ways (which is what I did) and see what works best. I guess you could run an extension from your outlet for the USB adaptor.

I would think if you rotated the use of your atomizers and batteries, maybe every several weeks, you would have less chance of getting caught in a bind.