New vaper in Maryland...am I doing it wrong?

[Kanakala]

I just got my Halo Triton and put some midnight apple in...I vaped the night before last and most of yesterday and then I started getting this burnt taste. I changed batteries and the taste was still there even though I slowed down my drag. I looked at the coil and decided to clean it and there was a faint scorch mark on the wick...is it a lost cause? How do I avoid the scorched wick? I smoked only three analogs since starting and now they taste terrible. I've looked on YouTube and there wasn't anything that directly addressed how to vape the triton. Glad to be on the road to not smelling and tasting like an ashtray.I love the taste of this so much and am really excited about this, although I think psychologically Im having a hard time getting my mind wrapped around not going outside and freezing my .... off to smoke

 

[edyle]

I just got my Halo Triton and put some midnight apple in...I vaped the night before last and most of yesterday and then I started getting this burnt taste. I changed batteries and the taste was still there even though I slowed down my drag. I looked at the coil and decided to clean it and there was a faint scorch mark on the wick...is it a lost cause? How do I avoid the scorched wick? I smoked only three analogs since starting and now they taste terrible. I've looked on YouTube and there wasn't anything that directly addressed how to vape the triton. Glad to be on the road to not smelling and tasting like an ashtray.I love the taste of this so much and am really excited about this, although I think psychologically Im having a hard time getting my mind wrapped around not going outside and freezing my .... off to smoke

Time to learn about dryburning.

Hope you have spare coils; and you might wont to keep the old coils in case you learn to recoil them later on.

 

[weskeene]

I just got my Halo Triton and put some midnight apple in...I vaped the night before last and most of yesterday and then I started getting this burnt taste. I changed batteries and the taste was still there even though I slowed down my drag. I looked at the coil and decided to clean it and there was a faint scorch mark on the wick...is it a lost cause? How do I avoid the scorched wick? I smoked only three analogs since starting and now they taste terrible. I've looked on YouTube and there wasn't anything that directly addressed how to vape the triton. Glad to be on the road to not smelling and tasting like an ashtray.I love the taste of this so much and am really excited about this, although I think psychologically Im having a hard time getting my mind wrapped around not going outside and freezing my .... off to smoke

Hey there - I'm a Triton user. I haven't experienced what I consider a burnt taste yet, but I am careful about how hot the unit is getting while using it. I try to pace my vapes a little bit more if I notice it's starting to feel warm to the touch. The coil inside is obviously much hotter than what you can touch. They do sell replacement coils for about $13 for a set of 5. Plus every tank you buy comes with one, in case you ever do actually burn one.

Be sure to wash your coil and tank every so often, especially if changing flavors. I've heard tales of some people being able to "scratch off" the burnt marks on the wick they've gotten. I haven't tried to do it yet, but please do so, if you see them and can taste it. The tanks and coils are fairly robust, if you're careful with them.

I don't have experience with that liquid, as I use Tribeca, but I know different liquids can have different characteristics as far as heat and potential burning. Good luck and let me know how you get along with it.

Wes

 

[Kanakala]

Thanks for the quick replies! I had only the two coils that came with the tanks in my starter kit, and I had already filled the the other tank with tribeca(delish!) so I placed a new order with new coils in the different ohms. I'm trying different resistance ones because (I hope) maybe I need to vape the midnight apple at a cooler one?... We shall see. I feel like Im becoming obsessed with all the info I'm trying to get regarding the learning curve. Lol. And it seems like its a lot of money out the gate, but hopefully once I get everything set up the upkeep won't be as bad. I'm trying to take longer slower drags and that seems to be helping with the tribeca at least.

 

[edyle]

Thanks for the quick replies! I had only the two coils that came with the tanks in my starter kit, and I had already filled the the other tank with tribeca(delish!) so I placed a new order with new coils in the different ohms. I'm trying different resistance ones because (I hope) maybe I need to vape the midnight apple at a cooler one?... We shall see. I feel like Im becoming obsessed with all the info I'm trying to get regarding the learning curve. Lol. And it seems like its a lot of money out the gate, but hopefully once I get everything set up the upkeep won't be as bad. I'm trying to take longer slower drags and that seems to be helping with the tribeca at least.

You'd want to have a variable voltage battery instead of trying to juggle different resistance coils.

ego twist or vision spinner; or else go for one of big guys with power cruise control and just set it for 5 watts and it will adjust to whatever resistance you put on it.

 

[weskeene]

Thanks for the quick replies! I had only the two coils that came with the tanks in my starter kit, and I had already filled the the other tank with tribeca(delish!) so I placed a new order with new coils in the different ohms. I'm trying different resistance ones because (I hope) maybe I need to vape the midnight apple at a cooler one?... We shall see. I feel like Im becoming obsessed with all the info I'm trying to get regarding the learning curve. Lol. And it seems like its a lot of money out the gate, but hopefully once I get everything set up the upkeep won't be as bad. I'm trying to take longer slower drags and that seems to be helping with the tribeca at least.

Definitely that's the right approach. Very long, but slow gentle drags will help. Then take a nice pause before the next one. It's more sensitive to heat than an analog is. It just takes a little getting used to. On the upside, the Triton is about the simplest piece of equipment out there, so the learning curve is much lower than many of the wiz bang, space age units you'll see mentioned here. You made a very smart purchase. Plenty of spares are available for purchase online, as you've already discovered.

Wes

 

[weskeene]

You'd want to have a variable voltage battery instead of trying to juggle different resistance coils.

ego twist or vision spinner; or else go for one of big guys with power cruise control and just set it for 5 watts and it will adjust to whatever resistance you put on it.

Or just get the Triton variable voltage battery so he doesn't have to buy all new stuff.

Wes

 

[Robinowitz]

Good for you and welcome! Some of the best advice I received early on, was to have back-ups for your back-ups. (We can buy cigs on every corner but not ecig ware). I've never tried a Triton but have enjoyed Kringle's Curse and Midnight Apple. I bet you could email Halo also. I found their c.s. Was great. I've also found that some dark, sweeter juices can really gunk up atomizers ("atty. killers."). That may also be the case. For me, I just accept that and change them or re-build them more often. It's worth it for a great vape. Sometimes using let voltage can be helpful too. Bottom line, enjoy and welcome aboard.

 

[Kanakala]

Well I'll let you all know how I do with the one I'm on now and when I get my new gear...never would have thought that I'd have to worry about how I'm dragging lol. Thank you all so much for your help. It was a life saver getting to this forum. Guess I'll also be looking into the vv triton. It looked a little scary to me but I guess I'm on the fast track in vaping 101 But I will say I find it amazing how quickly I found analogs to be so nasty tasting. After almost 20 years I'm so glad how awesome the e liquids are! As long as I don't burn out the coils lol. My husband started vaping at the same time and he doesn't seem to be having an issue...brat