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Eeks on the thunderstorms and power outages--booooooo. We are having our summer now, it's hot again, has been all week. I'm determined to enjoy it while it's here, because we're likely to have clouds and rain for June and July if it's this nice in May.

Normally I'm a wimp when it comes to the heat, and it's been hard for me to not turn on the AC, but so far I'm holdin' out--on the flip side of that, we have a broken thermostat in the living room heater, so the stupid thing kept coming on last week when it was completely turned off and over 80 degrees out. Finally shut it off at the breaker box.
Yes, I'm one of those weird people who likes fall and winter more than summer...and I completely despise possessed heaters.
 

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Yes, I'm one of those weird people who likes fall and winter more than summer...and I completely despise possessed heaters.
how funny. we moved to san diego and sunny southern california from rainy, gray cambridge england a couple years ago and i totally miss rainy, cold, overcast days spent inside with a hot mug of black tea watching the rain trail down the conservatory windows (like a glass enclosed porch). not complaining about consistently perfect weather, but do notice it. bloom where you're planted, and all! maybe it's sort of like how the sad times makes people appreciate the happy times that much more. or going without makes us appreciate having something more....

and here are some more...
 
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Hi everybody, I haven't been here for while, but I need some advice from y'all.
I am a dripper first and foremost. The taste is clearer and cleaner always. Cartomizers are nasty and frustrating. I have tried tanks, clearomizers and been disappointed with them because after filling them up with clear e-juice and vaping for a couple of hours the juice begins to turn dark and the flavor begins to taste burnt.
I have also tried a couple of RBAs I love them. However of the 3rd and 4th ones I got one was hard to draw on and after trying to get some satisfaction from it for about a week, I gave up and tried the next one and it was dead.
So I just want to know if I am doing something wrong with the clearomizers or does this happen to everyone who uses them?
What is a good RBA that is cheap enough to just replace the whole thing cause I am not rebuilding it. I have several Wyverns laying around now that have either died or as I said the last two were faulty out of the package. Don't know why I am hanging on to them cause hey I'm a great-grandma and I just don't want to mess with rebuilding them.
So any ideas or suggestions for me?
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Hi everybody, I haven't been here for while, but I need some advice from y'all.
I am a dripper first and foremost....
I have also tried a couple of RBAs I love them. However of the 3rd and 4th ones I got one was hard to draw on and after trying to get some satisfaction from it for about a week, I gave up and tried the next one and it was dead.
So I just want to know if I am doing something wrong with the clearomizers or does this happen to everyone who uses them?
What is a good RBA that is cheap enough to just replace the whole thing cause I am not rebuilding it. I have several Wyverns laying around now that have either died or as I said the last two were faulty out of the package. Don't know why I am hanging on to them cause hey I'm a great-grandma and I just don't want to mess with rebuilding them.
So any ideas or suggestions for me?
Thanks,
Ann
Clearomizers can caramelize the juice when they get hot. In my experience, this happens more often with bottom coil devices, and I would not say that you are doing anything wrong there. Your questions stumps me just a little, because RBAs are intended to be rebuilt and not be disposable. The Wyvern is also one of the less expensive of these devices already, so finding a less expensive one than that will be difficult. A less expensive option would be to use dripping atomizers (the type that look like cartomizers), and they could be purchased many at a time and seem like more disposable items to me. I hope this is helpful...
 

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Clearomizers can caramelize the juice when they get hot. In my experience, this happens more often with bottom coil devices, and I would not say that you are doing anything wrong there. Your questions stumps me just a little, because RBAs are intended to be rebuilt and not be disposable. The Wyvern is also one of the less expensive of these devices already, so finding a less expensive one than that will be difficult. A less expensive option would be to use dripping atomizers (the type that look like cartomizers), and they could be purchased many at a time and seem like more disposable items to me. I hope this is helpful...

Okay, thanks for the info. I really like the Wyverns and the first two I bought lasted me well over a month each. I was just kind of thrown off by the last two being messed up, I guess. I am going to order a couple more since the price has really dropped on them and this time I will test them out as soon as I get them so if there is a problem I can do something about it.
My main hold back from rebuilding them is that you are supposed to test them with a meter before using them and I don't have one. I guess I will just have to put my big girl panties on and check into getting one and find a really detailed video on how to rebuild them. But really right now Eric has them priced cheaper than the regular low res atties that I buy at my local vape shop so I still feel like I can toss them.
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Okay, thanks for the info. I really like the Wyverns and the first two I bought lasted me well over a month each. I was just kind of thrown off by the last two being messed up, I guess. I am going to order a couple more since the price has really dropped on them and this time I will test them out as soon as I get them so if there is a problem I can do something about it.
My main hold back from rebuilding them is that you are supposed to test them with a meter before using them and I don't have one. I guess I will just have to put my big girl panties on and check into getting one and find a really detailed video on how to rebuild them. But really right now Eric has them priced cheaper than the regular low res atties that I buy at my local vape shop so I still feel like I can toss them.
Ann
If you have an electronic device, like a Vamo, it might be able to read the resistance and you wouldn't need a multimeter. As long as you check the resistance before you hit the fire button, you will not damage your PV. Of course, if your PV does not read resistance, then you need something that does. One option is a portable ohm meter, which is available at several vape sites.
I was initially intimidated in wrapping my own coils, but I was scared into it by the FDA...and honestly, it isn't that difficult. There is a learning curve, with some frustration to overcome. But the good news is that it sounds like you have several devices already to practice on. Good Luck :)

EDIT: This is one of the first videos I watched for wrapping a coil. It is for a Phoenix dripper, which is somewhat similar to the Wyvern. I hope it helps or at least gives you a place to start:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22GjMM1YQx0
This is another one for a dripping atomizer from awhile back, with silica wicks instead of stainless:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGX9UlNLmGo
 
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LOL I get it now, derrrrrrrrrr...I couldn't figure out what the congrats were for! Thank you all so very much, and thank you to Eric and Jamie for the fun contest, I loved reading everyones stories!! Happy Mother's Day, Jamie~~I hope Eric and the boys are treating you like a queen today! (well everyday really!)
 

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Happy Mother's Day!

Yes, I'm one of those weird people who likes fall and winter more than summer...and I completely despise possessed heaters.

You actually like winter in NY? Either you live downstate where the winters aren't that bad (I lived in Syracuse for 14 years), or you're related to my ex-wife. I had to escape to Florida, to the other extreme, to shake the cold out of my bones.

Having said that, Fall in the Northeast is my favorite place and time ever! :D
 

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...You actually like winter in NY? Either you live downstate where the winters aren't that bad (I lived in Syracuse for 14 years), or you're related to my ex-wife. I had to escape to Florida, to the other extreme, to shake the cold out of my bones.

Having said that, Fall in the Northeast is my favorite place and time ever! :D
I do like winter in NY, I do live downstate, and who knows...we might be related :). The only winter I didn't much care for is the month of December I spent on the shore of Lake Michigan, which was too extreme even for me.
 

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I do like winter in NY, I do live downstate, and who knows...we might be related :). The only winter I didn't much care for is the month of December I spent on the shore of Lake Michigan, which was too extreme even for me.

I'm sure that living downstate is much easier to take. I lived in central NJ when I was a teen and the winters there were not bad at all. Some of the winters I experienced in Syracuse were probably similar to your Lake Michigan experience. :D
 

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Howdy DV'ers! I hope you all have a Spectacular Sunday!! :D

And to all the moms... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! :)

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