Nicotines Active State

[Way2Gone]

Nicotine distribution seems to vary as most of us users who have used for a while, know, depending on the device(battery), atomizer(tank of some sort) and nicotine level of choice. But how does it vary strength wise? For example, does the nicotine seem to be more active at higher temperatures? For example, like if I vape on a kanger aerotank or vape on an aspire nautilus BVC tank (which is what I currently use as my all day on-the-go tank), and you vape for example at higher wattages or voltages(whatever you choose), does vaping at these higher volts/watts distribute nicotine more efficiently than at lower volts/watts? Like when I use my dripper I tend to like around a 6 mg if I am blowing huge clouds(because of the amount of vapor and higher wattages). But if I use my aspire nautilus I run it around 10-13 watts and I like about a 12 mg juice in it and it works wonders(not a big of cloud as a dripper). So basically, is it the bigger the clouds the more nicotine / heat distribution as well, all have to due to how much nicotine the body is taking in?
I have heard the more vapor you wanna drop the nicotine, obviously because it carrys more nicotine supposabley, but what about temperatures. you know?

Example > I can still get a decent little cloud on my dripper at 10 watts if I hold the button forever. But the coil is only going to get so hot so it takes a longer draw. if I did the same at 20 watts with half the button holding time and half the draw, would I get the same amount of nic with that hit?

This might be confusing but I think its interesting.

I am no beginner I have been vaping for a tad over a year now and know quite a bit I believe, but I am just asking to get a better confirmed answer from the people who read up more on the facts and test studys and stuff like that, you know?

Thanks for any advice

 

[bsidb]

More vapor, more nicotine, small cloud at12 mg or big cloud at 6mg =the same result, you said it

 

[dragonpuff]

It is not the temperature that increases the amount of nicotine you're inhaling. It's the amount of vapor produced, which comes mostly from the surface area of the coils and wick that are heating up. The nautilus atomizer has a tiny surface area and produces much less vapor, so you need a higher nic level to get a lot from it. A dripper, on the other hand, has a much larger surface area, so more vapor is produced all at once, and thus more nicotine is released into the air. That is why you need less nicotine in a dripper.

Think of it this way - take a cup of water and heat it in the microwave to the point of boiling, and set it on the counter. Now take a pot, fill it with water, and boil it on the stove. Which one do you think is going to give off more vapor? More vapor = more water molecules. When you vaporize e-liquid it's the same concept - if you're producing more vapor, you have more of all the ingredients in the vapor, including more nicotine.

Anything that increases the amount of vapor will increase the amount of everything in the vapor, including the nicotine. Increased heat can produce a little more, but it's not nearly as big of a difference as the difference between a nautilus and a dripper. The atomizer can only run so hot - because of the liquid the temperature cannot go above a certain point (I'm not sure exactly what that point is to be honest) until the wick dries out. So essentially, there is a limit to how much the temperature can affect the amount of vapor produced.

 

[jbnuke]

Very good point dragonpuff.. case and point... put a torch to an air filled baloon. It pops due to the heat being applied. Take the same flame to a water filled baloon and it will not pop until the water boils off or the vapor pressure becomes too great for the baloon to handle.

 

[Stosh]

The heat of the coil, or wicking, or design of the chimney, or the shape of the coil, or the bore of the drip tip make no difference whatsoever! .

The difference maker is how much eliquid you are using. If in a day you use 10 mL of 6 mg liquid on a dripper OR 5 mL of 12 mg liquid in a tank --- the end result is vaping 60 mg worth of nicotine. If you used 20 mL of 3 mg eliquid as hand lotion and absorbed the nicotine through your skin, it would be the same 60 mg worth of nicotine at the end of the day.....

Dripping and high wattage will tend to use more eliquid in the same time period, so lower nic level is indicated. Still comes down to which weighs more a pound of lead or a pound of feathers?

 

[Robino1]

The heat of the coil, or wicking, or design of the chimney, or the shape of the coil, or the bore of the drip tip make no difference whatsoever! .

The difference maker is how much eliquid you are using. If in a day you use 10 mL of 6 mg liquid on a dripper OR 5 mL of 12 mg liquid in a tank --- the end result is vaping 60 mg worth of nicotine. If you used 20 mL of 3 mg eliquid as hand lotion and absorbed the nicotine through your skin, it would be the same 60 mg worth of nicotine at the end of the day.....

Dripping and high wattage will tend to use more eliquid in the same time period, so lower nic level is indicated. Still comes down to which weighs more a pound of lead or a pound of feathers?

I see what you did there I'm surprised I even caught it, first cup of coffee.....

 

[Way2Gone]

Thanks I appreciate the advice. So basically its the amount of e-liquid you are vaping not the volts or watts you are vaping at? Which obviously higher volts/watts typically means you are going to vape more eliquid anyways, but its not about heat then.

 

[DC2]

More vapor is more nicotine, and more liquid used is more vapor.

If you want to compare how much nicotine you use in one setup versus another, measure the amount of liquid you use in each.
There is your answer.

 

[EvlSmrk]

Great way of looking at it. One of those things you think you know, but may not be able to describe quite right until you see it. Thanks.