New to vaping

[davinia3]

Hey there, I'm pretty new to all this, just got my first vape pen last month, started due to needing to find every possible legal way to help with chronic pain.

Currently I'm running a Vision Spinner VV 2015 with a Kangertech MiniProTank 3, stock coils and tip. Eventually hoping to find a metal tank, my fiance already broke one of the Pyrex tanks trying to tighten it due to leakage. Found out later that the leakage was due to tweaking the o-ring from over-tightening. /derp

I'm a bit of a cloudchaser already, I really like pretending I'm a dragon :3 I'll be browsing around looking for good fruity liquids to vape, I can't stand mint or menthol, but recommendations appreciated!

Mainly what I'm hoping for out of the forum is learning more about new pen batteries, I'm not super interested in building my own coils, though I'm pretty broke and from what I've seen that looks to be the cheapest method of replacement overall.

Any advice on these topics and vaping in general is greatly appreciated, and I look forward to becoming part of the community!!

~Myrrtle

 

[dcfluegel]

howdy! and welcome - you are in the right place

just a heads up - if you are looking to increase vapor production, you will likely want to look beyond the vape pen style mods/ batteries - lots of great options avaialable without breaking the bank (subox mini kit with the subtank mini, for example)

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum @davinia3. Glad to have you here!

If you are interested in learning more about e-cigarettes (and all the parts and pieces) below are a couple of blog posts by ECF member @Baditude that I highly recommend for someone new to vaping.

• A Good Starter's Setup for a Beginning Vapor
• Advancing Up the Vaping Ladder with Egos and Mods

Here are a few more links from New Members Information <= Link covers many topics. Here are two of them:

• The Three Main Types of Ecig
• Vaping Slang and Acronym

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.

 

[classwife]

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[Wolfenstark]

Hello and Welcome davinia3

 

[Arkadiusz]

Hello and welcome

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[opticruby]

Hello @davinia3. Welcome to ECF!!!