Ordered my first e-cig today from V4L - had a few questions for members

[Foster_519]

Foster....welcome! Nice to see more Canadians on here!

Hey fellow Canuck!

From TO huh? I'm in Windsor, nice to meet you...

Where has the whole e-cig thing been here, eh? I was shocked to hear that Europe has had these things for years and Until last week I'd never even heard of them.

Hopefully we don't do what we usually do and follow lockstep with the Americans and ban them.

 

[bornagainst]

Hey fellow Canuck!

From TO huh? I'm in Windsor, nice to meet you...

Where has the whole e-cig thing been here, eh? I was shocked to hear that Europe has had these things for years and Until last week I'd never even heard of them.

Hopefully we don't do what we usually do and follow lockstep with the Americans and ban them.

*waves*

We won't ban them...they aren't nearly as big here as in the US. No action will really be taken until we see how the US as a whole handles the situation anyhow.

Until then, I'll vape away, smilin'.

 

[JohnnyVapor]

So the pass-thru is stronger than the battery?

Interesting, I assume this makes more vapor?

Yep! I believe it's because the PT is running at bog-standard USB 5 volts, whereas the batts run at 3.6 volts. More voltage equals higher power for the atty coil, so more vapor, more flavor, more throat hit, more goodness.

I do have an extra-long that I haven't had a chance to hit yet, I'll have to give it a shot...

 

[mephisto69]

I don't think that the PT's are running at 5v, but I will leave that one up to the experts here. I think that what you get with the PT's are consistent voltage, not necessarily higher voltage, but I could be wrong...

 

[Pawpaw]

I don't think that the PT's are running at 5v, but I will leave that one up to the experts here. I think that what you get with the PT's are consistent voltage, not necessarily higher voltage, but I could be wrong...

I tore apart a dead manual passthru. There is nothing in there to reduce the voltage. That means the PT is running the carto at 5v.

Bob

 

[mephisto69]

I tore apart a dead manual passthru. There is nothing in there to reduce the voltage. That means the PT is running the carto at 5v.

Bob

Sweet! Thanks for the info.

 

[zdaddyl]

Welcome! You will more than likely become addicted to this forum and will quickly get to know all of the regulars.....its kinda like a family after you've been on here for awhile! Do you smoke menthols? If you do my personal favorite is the mboro(cowboy) menthols.....all the others are good also,like the nuport and cool flavors but the cowboy menthol is my favorite menthol so far! If you want to go for a non-menthol taste the parliment and virginia are very good. The french pipe and 555 flavors are good too but have a pretty strong taste to them! Like you said it is a lot of trial and error to find "your flavor" but when you do you won't want an analog cig anymore! And a lot of people start off thinking that they want something that tastes the most like a regular cig but as you start vaping more your taste buds will start to recover from the years of smoking and you will more than likely move more towards the fruity or beverage flavors! Hope this helps!!!

Hi maaron, I'm new to this e-cig thing, but I couldn't help noticing that you're from lima! I too am from lima. I think its pretty wild to run in to someone from the same small town on the internet like this. If you don't mind me asking, have you lived there long?

 

[Foster_519]

Hi maaron, I'm new to this e-cig thing, but I couldn't help noticing that you're from lima! I too am from lima. I think its pretty wild to run in to someone from the same small town on the internet like this. If you don't mind me asking, have you lived there long?

I've been to Lima...

Beanie scares the living bejesus out of me!

 

[maaron]

ZdaddyL......you are from Lima? That's crazy!! I've lived here my whole life! How about you?Foster.....don't tell me you live by Lima too! Haha yea beanie is a bit strange!!!

 

[Foster_519]

ZdaddyL......you are from Lima? That's crazy!! I've lived here my whole life! How about you?Foster.....don't tell me you live by Lima too! Haha yea beanie is a bit strange!!!

Hey Maaron...no I live in Windsor Ontario, right across from Detroit, but a very good friend of mine moved there a while back to get married, so I visit him often, and I know it well.

It's a nice place, but the last time I was there was during that mess with the police shooting and all that...I remember the town being a little overly tense to say the least.

 

[zdaddyl]

Maaron: I have also lived in lima my whole life. I noticed we're about the same age, what school did you go to? PM me for more info

 

[EricEks]

Sweet! Thanks for the info.

Outta curiosity, I checked with volt/ohm meter...the PT does put out 5(5.02) on mine.

Also, if anyone's interested, new cartos were about 3.20 Ohms. My used (and some refilled) were 3.3 to 3.5 ohms. I would imagine it goes up the older they are? ...or just burn out (like a light bulb fillament?)

 

[JohnnyVapor]

Also, if anyone's interested, new cartos were about 3.20 Ohms. My used (and some refilled) were 3.3 to 3.5 ohms. I would imagine it goes up the older they are? ...or just burn out (like a light bulb fillament?)

I'm not a pro on this, so I wouldn't be sure. I've heard that different batches of cartos over time have different resistances. I would guess a different composition of the coil. I'm not sure how time or use would affect it. My first guess would be that usage increases the resistance, but that doesn't feel right in my head since greater resistance should cause greater heat release and therefore cartos should 'work better' as they get broken in. My second guess would be then that the resistance would drop over time which would account for poorer performance on more heavily used cartos.

I tested all 8 of the cartos I have here at work, and 4 were 3.3, 3 were 3.0, and 1 was 2.7. The newer ones seemed to have the higher resistance, and the 2.7 was a carto that's been refilled extensively. This is hardly a scientific observation, though.