Hello and welcome to the forum
@PinkCupcake. Glad to have you here!
Not going to lie all the different types of MODs, equipment, parts, and ejuices are a bit confusing but that's why I'm here. There's a lot to learn!
What an e-cigarette consists of:
1. Power Source -- Battery or Mod/APV. APV = Advanced Personal Vaporizer
2. Juice Delivery Devise -- often a clearomizer (a tank that uses "stock/factory" coils).
3. Heating element. Often called a coil.
4. Eliquid. Often called Juice.
If you are interested in learning more about e-cigarettes (and all the parts and pieces) below are some blog posts by
ECF member
@Baditude that I highly recommend for someone new to
vaping.
1.
A Good Starter's Setup for a Beginning Vapor
2.
Advancing Up the Vaping Ladder with Egos and Mods
3.
Proper terminology - Is it a carto, a tank, or what? A Guide to Juice Attachments
4.
Something Safe for Cinnamon and Citrus Flavors
Here are a few more links from
New Members Information <= Link covers many topics. Here are two of them:
1.
The Three Main Types of Ecig
2.
Vaping Slang and Acronyms
Nicotine
A "general guideline" for nicotine concentration in e-liquid to the number of cigarettes smoked per day. If you are subohming (resistance under 1.0Ω) cut these nicotine levels by at least 50%.
06 mg = 10 cigarettes or less
12 mg = 20 cigarettes
18 mg = 30 cigarettes
24 mg = 40 cigarettes
eLiquid/Juice
PG = Propylene Glycol - the "flavor carrier" of e-liquid. A secondary source of "throat hit", but not as strong as the nicotine concentration. Some people have a sensitivity or even an allergy to PG. It's very thin.
VG = Vegetable Glycerin - the "vapor maker" of e-liquid. Used as a sweeter in many food sources, and also as a skin emollient. It's very thick. Often labeled just "Glycerine"
PG and VG are often used together in different ratios in e-liquid. For example, a 50/50 PG/VG ratio. Some juice vendors offer a range of different ratios as far as PG/VG.
More here =>
Purity of PG, VG and PEG - The Short Version