Pass Through Question

[meetzer]

Probably a dumb question but I can't find an answer to it anywhere...

Why does my pass through make everything taste like burnt plastic? I've tried cartomizers and cartridges, new and refilled for 808's and 510's and it's all the same burnt taste. Both of my pass throughs do this. What am I doing wrong?

 

[AttyPops]

Hi,

What PT are you using. 3.x volt (with battery) or 5 volt?
What atty/carto are you using? Do you know the ohm rating?
See any melted stuff (such as a on the end of a cartridge?)

P.S. Definitely not a dumb question, since you should not have burnt plastic taste.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

Are you using LR cartos or atties? The plastic taste could also be from not letting the atty or carto rest between vapes.

 

[meetzer]

It's a 5v pt, and no, I don't believe the cartos/atties are LR. But honestly, I don't really understand what ohm, mah, etc. mean, nor what those figures have to do with volts or each other. (I'd love a crash-course on this if anyone can point me to some good info).

No, not seeing any burned plastic, either.

The burnt taste happens immediately when I try to use it, so I don't think it's an issue of not letting it rest.

On edit: The cartomizers I've tried on it are 2.5 ohm. Not sure of any specifics on the cartridges/atty I tried.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

First, here's your crash course:

What Are The LR and HV Atomizers?

Try adding a couple of drops to the atty before you vape it and see if that helps. Did you blow out the atty before you started using it?

The cartomizers are a different story. Are they prefilleds or are you fillng them yourself? Sometimes prefilleds have a nasty burnt taste. If you're filling them yourself then you might need to either add more juice or let them sit for a bit before you use them.

 

[AttyPops]

lol. Be careful what you ask for because you may just get it. Crash course vaping ohm's law:

Volts = push/oomph.
Amps = # electrons flowing past a point per second..... not the pressure, but the #
ohms = resistance. Flow restriction. Also sort of the "draw allowed".
watts = heat/power (volts * amps)
ohm's law calculator: Ohm's Law Calculator

Use the calculator and plug in 5 volts, and 2.5 resistance then press calculate. If you know any 2 variables, you know em all.
So, You have a 5 v PT and a 2.5 ohm carto. Watts (heat) = 10 watts. A bit high, even at 2.5 ohms. Your power supply must be supplying the necessary amps. Some may say "I use 2.5 ohms at 5 volts and it's fine", but you can assume that their power supply is insufficient and doesn't really supply the full 2.0 amps so voltage suffers and they end up at lower watts.

Another handy formula is V * V /R where V is voltage (squared in the equation) and R is resistance (ohms). This gives watts. 25/2.5 = 10

Vaping around 6-8 watts is good. Too high = melted plastic. Get ya some of them thar 3.0 ohm atties for a good vape. Since 25/3 = 8.3333.

Now that you know V*V/R you can calculate any device/atty combo.

See the modder's section for a lot of info. You may also research/Google "basic electronics".

FYI - Some juices "burn" faster than others. Higher voltages heat faster. I get a burnt taste (not plastic tho) from citrus flavors quite easily.

Have fun!

 

[meetzer]

Ok, I think I get this now. Thanks AttyPops & WomanOfHeart for the help.

 

[Not PayPal]

I have noticed this too!