Not sure where to start

[RubyRoo]

Well, in the vape world, you get what you pay for. Was the 10$ for the tank and a battery??? The generic CE4 style tank kinda sucks to be honest. I find that it really mutes the flavors. Also, be careful with the 24 mg liquid. Try it, see how you feel. PAD smokers usually start with 18mg, although some do need 24mg. Listen to your body and spend wisely.

 

[Utew]

AS to the 24mg nic, yep if you are getting light-headed then it's a sure sign you need to use lowered nic juice. I started at 18mg (1 pack a day Pall Mall Menthol Lights) and it's now too strong for me.. I vape 12mg, which is just perfect. So your mileage may vary.

As to devices, ego batteries are the way to go at first, start small (less expensive) and work your way up to something more complicated (read expensive) if you find you enjoy vaping.

I think your B&M person, was giving pretty good advice overall. CE4's are basic, but a good starting point. We all tend to try to steer folks starting out into what we ourselves are using, just human nature I think. But it seems you're headed down the right track.
Best of Luck!

 

[brokenwing]

Well, in the vape world, you get what you pay for. Was the 10$ for the tank and a battery??? The generic CE4 style tank kinda sucks to be honest. I find that it really mutes the flavors. Also, be careful with the 24 mg liquid. Try it, see how you feel. PAD smokers usually start with 18mg, although some do need 24mg. Listen to your body and spend wisely.

Yes 10 dollars for the whole setup. He said come back in a month and upgrade the tank, once you know you will be sticking with it. I know its cheap, but being I have tried to give up cigs before, I wanted to keep cost down, till i was sure I would stick with it.

 

[Katya]

Yes 10 dollars for the whole setup. He said come back in a month and upgrade the tank, once you know you will be sticking with it. I know its cheap, but being I have tried to give up cigs before, I wanted to keep cost down, till i was sure I would stick with it.

For 10 bucks, you did great; eGos are good batteries (unless you you got a knockoff, which may be good or bad, BTW). I am not a fan of CE anything--they are old technology and I'm personally not a big fan of top-coil design, but they are perfectly usable. And they are disposable, so, sooner or later, you'll have to buy new and hopefully better toppers.

I disagree with the clerk wrt to the nicotine strength; 24 mg is high--I could never vape 24 mg/ml myself. I started ar 12 mg'mg (I was an ultra lights smoker) and never went higher than 16 mg/ml. But we are all different, of course. If your eliquid feels too strong, you can dilute it with the same juice of lower strength (or 0 nic). You could also get some USP grade VG or PG and use it to cut your juice--but yuo'll be diluting the flavor also.

Do you what resistance are your CE4s?

 

[brokenwing]

For 10 bucks, you did great; eGos are good batteries (unless you you got a knockoff, which may be good or bad, BTW). I am not a fan of CE anything--they are old technology and I'm personally not a big fan of top-coil design, but they are perfectly usable. And they are disposable, so, sooner or later, you'll have to buy new and hopefully better toppers.

I disagree with the clerk wrt to the nicotine strength; 24 mg is high--I could never vape 24 mg/ml myself. I started ar 12 mg'mg (I was an ultra lights smoker) and never went higher than 16 mg/ml. But we are all different, of course. If your eliquid feels too strong, you can dilute it with the same juice of lower strength (or 0 nic). You could also get some USP grade VG or PG and use it to cut your juice--but yuo'll be diluting the flavor also.

Do you what resistance are your CE4s?

I was looking at the package to find the resistance, I see 650mAh checked off on the back. I do not know if that helps or not. I will be doing a order tonight for a lower strength organic vg liquid, since I am allergic to many things, to keep the possibility down of me having a reaction to pg liquid.

 

[Katya]

Please remember that 'organic' doesn't mean much in the world of vaping...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/439996-no-one-talks-organic-5.html#post10059329

650 mAh is the capacity of your battery. You need to know the resistance (Ohms) of your CE4s.

CE4 clearos come in different resistances; for a 3.3v eGo battery, I usually recommend 1.8-2.2Ω atomizers, 2.5Ω may be doable, but anything higher than that will not give you a satisfactory vape. See if you can find out what you got.

 

[RedNBlack]

Do not want to derail the OP,
but I just have to say
THANK YOU Kat.......
your avatar........
Sure all the other Vets here will say the same.......

 

[brokenwing]

I do not see it posted anywhere. Now I am curious about the resistance that I do have. I could take a picture of the package and post it, because I do not see the info anywhere. As far as the liquid goes I understand what you are saying about organic. I guess what I was trying to say Is that I really wanted to stick with a quality vendor for e liquid. Thanks for all your help .

 

[Katya]

I understand. I haven't seen a CE4 in a very long time so I don't remember if they have a resistance marked anywhere on the clearo itself or on the package... Sorry I can't help you here. You don't happen to have a multimeter around?

 

[brokenwing]

I understand. I haven't seen a CE4 in a very long time so I don't remember if they have a resistance marked anywhere on the clearo itself or on the package... Sorry I can't help you here. You don't happen to have a multimeter around?

I do actually!

 

[brokenwing]

 

[brokenwing]

I posted some pic of the info, maybe you will see something I am missing.

 

[Katya]

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Not a word about resistance. It's OK, though. I'm sure they gave you the right resistance if the clearo and the battery were put together as a starter kit!

 

[Katya]

I do actually!

WooHooo!!!! This has never happened to me before! I'm so proud of you!

The usual answer is "Do I have what?..."

So, if you want a project, here's what you do:

Connect the black test lead to the jack marked "Common" or "-"; connect the red test lead to the jack marked with the Ω (Ohm symbol) or letter "R" near it.

To check the resistance of your atomizers:

1. Turn your multimeter on and select the lowest Ohms setting, usually 200Ω.

2. Look at the display; the left side of the screen should display number 1.

3. First, test the resistance of your leads. Touch to two leads together, firmly, and wait for numbers to stabilize. On the right side of the screen, you should see a number between 0.0 and 0.4, or so. This is the resistance of your leads. Remember that number.

4. Now, to test your atty. Position your carto firmly on your desk; you don't want it to slip and slide all over the place. Touch one lead to the hole in the center of the atty and the other lead to the threads. Again read the display after the numbers have stabilized.

5. Subtract the resistance of your leads (#3) from the resistance of your atty(#4). This is the resistance of your atomizer.

This process takes some getting used to. Steady hand helps. Just keep practicing and you'll figure it out.

There are many tutorials on Youtube--watch them if you're a visual learner:

I like this one by GeekGirlVaper:

 

[brokenwing]

Ok I had problems with my multimeter, but now that I have it up and running again, I took a reading. It has high though, which had me stumped then I realized that with a full tank there will be higher resistance. I looked at the cartomizer for the ce4, and there around 5 dollars, but do not list the ohms rating.

 

[brokenwing]

Ok well while I have asked a million questions, here is my next one lol. My e cig has to high of strength in it at the moment. I would like to dump it out and start over. Is there a way to clean it out, as well as I am looking for a better tank.

 

[Katya]

Hello again Brokenwing. There are a few videos on YouTube showing how to clean your CE4s. Here's one.

BTW, if your eliquid is too strong, you can cut it with the same eliquid of lower strength (6 mg/ml or even 0 mg) or with plain unflavored Vegetable Glycerin or PG (they both need to be USP (Pharma grade).

 

[Katya]

Ok I had problems with my multimeter, but now that I have it up and running again, I took a reading. It has high though, which had me stumped then I realized that with a full tank there will be higher resistance. I looked at the cartomizer for the ce4, and there around 5 dollars, but do not list the ohms rating.

Don't worry about it, if it vapes well, all's well. Next time you're at the vape store, you can talk to them about resistances--you want 1.8-2.2Ω for a standard 3.3v eGo battery.

 

[MiamiMom63]

When you mentioned you want organic e liquids, I figured I would chime in that Clouds of Vapors organics are really nice but a bit pricey. Their vanilla cream is my all day vape and I've been using it for over a year. Also, your statement basically leads me to believe you would prefer higher VG juices. There are other well known vendors that sell organic VG juices such as Virgin Vapor, Dripeez, Velvet Cloud and EC Blend Flavors. I have not tried the other vendors and have just been using Clouds of Vapor, but there are many vendors that sell them. You might also prefer a juice that is 80/20 VG/PG as well from many vendors that are approved by this forum

Also, I've never liked any of the CE clearomizers for myself. Most vendors tend to push them to new vapers to sort of get rid of them because alot of vapers that start trying other things don't go back to buying them anymore. They are sort of a cheaper item to provide in a kit as well, as opposed to other types of clearomizers. But to start there is nothing wrong with them, just don't let it get you discouraged if you aren't fully satisfied with the flavor or vapor from them and know that there are other options out there for you to try in the future. A mini Vivi Nova is a good choice as well as an Evod as far as clearomizers go for your battery that you have.

And like others have stated, I think I would have told you to get 18 mg nic and maybe even 16 mg nic to start off with. In fact, I tend to use alot lower nic at night when I just feel like vaping alot and don't necessarily need alot of nic.

Best of luck to you!