Just purchased my ecig yesterday. I want this to work out but I keep having problems. Sometimes I put nothing comes out. Sometimes it works great. And sometimes end up with juice in my mouth and juice all over the ecig. I just know what I'm doing wrong and I'm very frustrated. Any tips and/advice would be appreciated.
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Hello goodkarma. Need a little more info like your device/battery type, tank/atty you're using and the liquid (pg/vg) you're using.
I'm a complete noob so be patient with me LOL. I have a eGo-C 650 mAh battery and a Kanga eVod tank. The juice is 60pg/40vg.
Hi and welcome to the forum! The e cigarette set up you're using is about the same as I started with. The ego and Evod tanks are decent, but can be a little "fiddly". You might try taking the whole thing apart carefully, don't spill the juice in the top, lol. Then wipe everything down, blow out the tube in the topper, and reassemble, being sure you get everything tightened down well.
I've also found that most of the tanks work best when they are at least half full, so add juice when the level starts getting low.
Good luck, and don't give up. If you have extra heads/coils for your Evod tank, you might try changing them, too.
I've also found that most of the tanks work best when they are at least half full, so add juice when the level starts getting low.
Good luck, and don't give up. If you have extra heads/coils for your Evod tank, you might try changing them, too.
Ok. Let's start with the simple first. Should you have leaks, a couple things to try. Make sure the coil is tightened in your base. Some say don't tighten too tight. I go a little past snug.
There's a "O" ring on the bottom of the flange of the atty/coil. Make sure it's straight with no twists.
There will be a grommet on the chimney of the atty. Either turn it up-side down so the "pocket" of the grommet is upward or before you put it in your tank, or with the grommet still with the "pocket" down, slide it up the chimney just a hair and tighten the base down. This will let the tank seat the grommet. Good battery and pg/vg ratio to start with.
And, if you're wondering what a chimney is, take a look at the pic on this link. Kanger Protank eVod atomizer heads in 1.8 2.2 and 2.5 ohm for $5.79 The tube above the rubber grommet is the "chimney" of the atty. That part goes in the tube of the tank. Below the grommet is your wick and then the base. Sun-Vapers has good prices on atty heads however there is a way to clean your heads so you don't have to buy as often.
There's a "O" ring on the bottom of the flange of the atty/coil. Make sure it's straight with no twists.
There will be a grommet on the chimney of the atty. Either turn it up-side down so the "pocket" of the grommet is upward or before you put it in your tank, or with the grommet still with the "pocket" down, slide it up the chimney just a hair and tighten the base down. This will let the tank seat the grommet. Good battery and pg/vg ratio to start with.
And, if you're wondering what a chimney is, take a look at the pic on this link. Kanger Protank eVod atomizer heads in 1.8 2.2 and 2.5 ohm for $5.79 The tube above the rubber grommet is the "chimney" of the atty. That part goes in the tube of the tank. Below the grommet is your wick and then the base. Sun-Vapers has good prices on atty heads however there is a way to clean your heads so you don't have to buy as often.
I too am very new to vaping. I just completed 72 hrs no tobacco vaping only. My first fill was a disaster with leaking and gurgling and the learning curve. Turns out what I thought was leaking was flooding due to not having the variable volt set high enough. The dual coil setup on the protank3 and aspire BDC both need around 4.5 to 4.7 volts. My guess from reading on here is the higher combined ohm rating than the single coil setups. So keep in mind the battery if not variable should be hooked up to a single coil. Also the method of pull and button press are important. I slowly begin drawing then press the button for about a 3 count end let go while still drawing. Then inhale and exhale. Stick with it we can beat this smoking demon. Oh and I found both of my tanks were loosely assembled when I got them. Take a moment and take it apart paying attention to assemble it snugly without over torquing.
Good luck.
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The different ohms rating coils allow you to change the temp at the atomizer on a fixed voltage battery. So if you want to vape at a higher temp on a fixed battery use lower ohm lower temp higher ohm. Reversely you can use one ohm rated head and vary the voltage at the battery equaling a diff temp at atty head. Basically this allows you to adjust the harshness of throat hit and volume. Also not all e juice is the same ratio of pg to VG the thicker VG needs a slightly hotter temp to vape.
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Voltage needed can vary due to many things. Start slow, move your way up in .5V increments and if it starts to taste burnt, start backing off until it tastes right. There is no set voltage that is right for any situation.
Agreed completely I did not intend to say these numbers apply across the board. In fact the numbers change based on the mixture and it's temp to vaporize. But yes I am agreeing you said it better.
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Congrats on your first 72 hours! Good add ^^! I wish ya many more "72 hours" on your journey!
hi goodkarma4joy, welcome to ECF
maybe watch this good video
it will give you some good insight about the device you're using
- A PBusardo Review All About The EVOD - Includes Recoiling - YouTube
good luck and just keep asking...
pretty pictures
- Kanger EVOD MT BCC Bottom Coil Changeable 1.5ml 1.8ohm - RED [gv-Kanger EVOD-1.8ohm-RED] - $6.95 : GotVapes.com, E-cigarette Supplies - Atomizers Cartomizers Mods Juice and more
- Kanger EVOD Replacement Head - 1.8ohm [gv-EVOD-1.8ohmRepHEAD] - $1.65 : GotVapes.com, E-cigarette Supplies - Atomizers Cartomizers Mods Juice and more
I figured. I was hoping you wouldn't take that as me jumping down your throat. Most of my flavors with the original coils couldn't take more than 3.8V on the twist, or over 7.5 watts on my VV Ver3.
I figured. I was hoping you wouldn't take that as me jumping down your throat. Most of my flavors with the original coils couldn't take more than 3.8V on the twist, or over 7.5 watts on my VV Ver3.
This may not be the way to do this but Taowulf do you have an Aspire BDC or was that someone else?
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That was someone else, sorry
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Most common mistakes made by new vapers are:
1. Not allowing sufficient time for juice to saturate the wick before taking that first vape. This can singe the wick, reducing it's wicking capacity, life expectancy, and promote leaking. Allow a few minutes of soak time before vaping can increase one quality of vape.
2. Over tightening atomizer onto battery device. This can bend the coil wire on some attys, causing shorts or hot spot, producing dry nasty burnt hits. Also can fry the coil, and also shut off air supply, causing one to suck to hard and flooding atomizer, eww, what's this dripping on me??
3. Not properly maintain and cleaning atomizer. After extended use, all coils and wicks will start to gunk up, quality of vape will decrease, and possibly some dry hits start to occur. When vape production starts to suffer, it's time to do some maintenance. For some this means changing the coil head, or soaking and cleaning wick. For those that build, it's simply time to pull the wick, dry burn the coil, re-wick, saturate, assemble and fill, we's good to go till next time.
One of the frustrating parts about vaping, is that nothing comes with instructions. And it's up to the vaper themselves to figure it all out. Vape is a progressive hobby. The more you vape, the more one learns. Problems with some of my early vape gear is what led me to the ecf. Then enlightenment began. Once I found the ecf all my questions and concerns were discovered, and is when I really became a vaper.
The main answer to all questions seems to be, keep messing with it till you get it right. Fraking hate that answer, but it applies in many vape situations.
Vape long and Prosper.!!!
P.S.: The cat bites.!
1. Not allowing sufficient time for juice to saturate the wick before taking that first vape. This can singe the wick, reducing it's wicking capacity, life expectancy, and promote leaking. Allow a few minutes of soak time before vaping can increase one quality of vape.
2. Over tightening atomizer onto battery device. This can bend the coil wire on some attys, causing shorts or hot spot, producing dry nasty burnt hits. Also can fry the coil, and also shut off air supply, causing one to suck to hard and flooding atomizer, eww, what's this dripping on me??
3. Not properly maintain and cleaning atomizer. After extended use, all coils and wicks will start to gunk up, quality of vape will decrease, and possibly some dry hits start to occur. When vape production starts to suffer, it's time to do some maintenance. For some this means changing the coil head, or soaking and cleaning wick. For those that build, it's simply time to pull the wick, dry burn the coil, re-wick, saturate, assemble and fill, we's good to go till next time.
One of the frustrating parts about vaping, is that nothing comes with instructions. And it's up to the vaper themselves to figure it all out. Vape is a progressive hobby. The more you vape, the more one learns. Problems with some of my early vape gear is what led me to the ecf. Then enlightenment began. Once I found the ecf all my questions and concerns were discovered, and is when I really became a vaper.
The main answer to all questions seems to be, keep messing with it till you get it right. Fraking hate that answer, but it applies in many vape situations.
Vape long and Prosper.!!!
P.S.: The cat bites.!
Agree with not letting the tank get too low on juice, and making sure your voltage and resistance are in check to ensure you're not inhaling too fast and drawing in liquid faster than it can be vaporized (theoretically I guess this could happen with any BCC but I've noticed the Evod seems more prone to it).
One other thing I've learned about the Evod to add to the suggestions:
You could apply this to other BCC's as well, but especially in the Evod I've noticed, be careful about how much heat you expose it to. We know that heat makes things expand, like the air in your tank for example, which will push excess liquid into your atomizer and flood it.
Sometimes I'd leave my Evod right side up in the car when I'd only be out for say an hour or two. It would be working fine when I left it in the car but when I'd come back it would be gurgling. For the longest time I couldn't figure out why it would leak when it didn't before and it hadn't moved, then my friend told me it was probably the hot air inside the tank expanding, pushing the liquid down and into the atomizer.
The solution? If your bottom coil tank's gonna be exposed to heat, store it upside down. I've noticed that this can also occur in your Evod if you carry it in a pocket close to your body, so I started putting it in my pocket upside down as well. Problem solved.
One other thing I've learned about the Evod to add to the suggestions:
You could apply this to other BCC's as well, but especially in the Evod I've noticed, be careful about how much heat you expose it to. We know that heat makes things expand, like the air in your tank for example, which will push excess liquid into your atomizer and flood it.
Sometimes I'd leave my Evod right side up in the car when I'd only be out for say an hour or two. It would be working fine when I left it in the car but when I'd come back it would be gurgling. For the longest time I couldn't figure out why it would leak when it didn't before and it hadn't moved, then my friend told me it was probably the hot air inside the tank expanding, pushing the liquid down and into the atomizer.
The solution? If your bottom coil tank's gonna be exposed to heat, store it upside down. I've noticed that this can also occur in your Evod if you carry it in a pocket close to your body, so I started putting it in my pocket upside down as well. Problem solved.
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I started with the same setup. My noob mistakes were drawing too hard causing flooding & drawing too fast causing burnt wick. My solution was to press the button and then take a long slow draw. My son describes it as a pipe smoking or cigar smoking type draw. Short, quick draws like most do with cigarettes don't work very well.
Start with your voltage all the way down and work your way up to where it tastes good & produces vapor. Voltage will vary depending on the flavor, the resistance of the coil and the amount of gunk built up on the coil. Vaping is not as easy as smoking. It is fiddly but you can figure it out. Variable wattage helped me with part of the "fiddly" factor but I used my ego-C Twists for 5 months successfully before upgrading to a pair of iTaste VV3's. I'm cheap and I wasn't about to sink more money into this if I couldn't make it work.
Practice is the best advice and if you need to take a real smoke break in the beginning, don't beat yourself up over it.
Start with your voltage all the way down and work your way up to where it tastes good & produces vapor. Voltage will vary depending on the flavor, the resistance of the coil and the amount of gunk built up on the coil. Vaping is not as easy as smoking. It is fiddly but you can figure it out. Variable wattage helped me with part of the "fiddly" factor but I used my ego-C Twists for 5 months successfully before upgrading to a pair of iTaste VV3's. I'm cheap and I wasn't about to sink more money into this if I couldn't make it work.
Practice is the best advice and if you need to take a real smoke break in the beginning, don't beat yourself up over it.
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