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Your welcome im glad i could be so much help to the development of your vaping experience...
Thank you for the welcome, everybody! Thanks for the passthrough suggestion too. I swear, it took me 2 days to figure out what a passthru was, but once I did, I thought that might be absolutely essential. I didn't add one to my kit, though. I wanted to wait to see how I liked it.
But I really think I'm going to!
Can. Not. Wait.
I'll check in when it arrives, and yall can talk me down off the ceiling when I can't figure how to work it.
It's actually a lot easier and cheaper to buy an extra eGo battery or two. Computer USB ports don't supply enough power to passthroughs (only supplies .5amps per port), you'll be tethered to a USB cable, you'll have to plug the passthrough into a 2amp wall adapter (to have sufficient power and not damage your motherboard), and it's easier to charge an eGo battery once (or twice at the most) each day than deal with the USB cable. The real advantage is being able to go anywhere with your eGo battery (that is, when you upgrade to an eGo) without having to deal with a cable. Just because you work at a computer doesn't mean a passthrough is a good alternative.
I bought seven passthroughs, due to all the recommendations by newbies, and ended up not using them, and then I bought several extra eGo batteries due to all the hassles of using USB cables and wall adapters. I only have to charge two eGos every day (sometimes, only one, but I rotate three to six eGos all the time).
If you decide to buy a passthrough, though, the best place to get the 2amp AC to USB wall adapter is madvapes.com for just under $10 plus shipping. Madvapes has 5V passthroughs, too, but I'm not recommending buying them. If I knew two months ago what I know now, I would have bought an extra eGo or two back then - and no passthroughs.
Welcome, and have fun!
I always wondered about that.... that's good info. OK what about a USB hub coming from the wall? Can I plug into that? I figure the motherboard is safe but what about sufficient power?
I was wondering about that. At BWB, they offer 6mg so I got those. It's a little confusing, because when I smoke, it's American Spirit -- the full-nicotine ones. I don't mess around. But, I thought that since I don't really seem to have a strong nicotine dependence, there wasn't much point in TRYING to develop at the same time I'm quitting cigarettes. I wondered, though, whether perhaps it was the nicotine that helps me focus. Maybe that's one reason why I can't stop fidgeting if I'm not smoking?
Oh well, I'm sure I'll figure it out.
Many USB hubs (and wall adapters and wall warts) only supply .5 amps per port, so they're gonna be useless for passthroughs unless each port supplies 2 amps. Sure, they'll work off and on (or for a while), but in my experience, two passthroughs died from not being supplied enough power, and the rest of the passthroughs I used worked intermittently when plugged into the computer USB port and into a .5amp wall adapter. After I bought five 2amp AC to USB wall adapters from madvapes, all the passthroughs worked for every drag. Then I no longer had to worry about damaging my motherboard (which it can) and could use AC and USB extension cords to extend the lengths of the passthroughs.
The main reason I quit using them is because the warmer vapor from the five volts was gradually burning into my mouth, throat, and chest. I decided it was too much mouth, throat, and chest pain to keep bothering with the passthroughs. I don't miss them at all. I really like just using the individual eGo PVs and not having to mess around with the cables and extension cords anymore. Now I can carry the eGo battery I'm using at the time to anywhere in the house, without having to deal with any cables.
I wouldn't even buy an eGo passthrough. Charging an eGo battery on an eGo fast USB charger (plugged into one of the 2amp wall adapters) works just fine, and I don't have to keep plugging in and unplugging USB cables into a passthrough (that were usually in the way on my desk or in my bed, anyway).
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I believe you'll have to experiment to find the amount of nicotine that will be right for you. I would estimate that 18mg would be plenty, but if you buy 0mg and 18mg of the same liquid, you can experiment with different mgs until you find the perfect mix. I smoked Merit Ultra Light 100s, and 18mg is the perfect amount for me. 24mg and 30mg was way too much (caused a harsh feeling in my mouth when the nicotine level was too high).
(If 6mg is right for you, then don't experiment! ha)
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Addictions are funny things. People like you, who can go without for a while, are unusual but it certainly is a type of addiction. Addiction has a lot to do with genetics and behavior, so everyone's manifestation will be a little bit different.
You're right, the nic may very well help you focus and heighten your thinking. I always smoked, but I smoked like a TRAIN when I wrote. And I didn't play around either - Lucky Strikes and unfiltered rollies for me.
Just try to use it when you would normally smoke. 6mg really should be fine for you, I would think. Although you may wind up with different nic strengths for different times, given your patterns. Yeah, you'll figure it out.
The .5amp USB ports on computer motherboards will supply enough power for computer parts, but not for passthroughs. That's why so many people have problems with their passthroughs when they plug them into their computers (or into .5amp wall adapters). It's frustrating, too, because suppliers don't tell customers about this little-known detail.
Perhaps you are not aware that the eGo passthrough can be used through a port on the computer and the OP was planning to buy a passthrough. The beauty of the eGo passthrough is that you don't have to be tethered to a computer. It has a cap that screws on over the usb connection and you can then use it as a regular eGo battery. The OP is not sure she wants to go the eGo route so since she was planning to buy a passthrough for her current set-up, the eGo passthrough would give her the opportunity to see what an ego would be like without the added expense of a kit she may or may not like. I have an eGo kit as well as several rivas and I find it very useful to have my eGo passthrough here as well. Everyone has different needs and I was giving the best recommendations on the expressed needs of the OP.
The eGo passthrough can be used with a port on the computer. It is charging the battery while it is plugged in, not supplying direct power through the battery.
Yes, I realize the eGo passthrough can be plugged into a computer USB port and charges while it's plugged in. Any passthrough with an inline battery does this and will work fine when plugged into the lower amp computer USB port. I was talking about a normal passthrough without an inline battery.
Yes, I noticed the OP was considering buying a passthrough (after discovering if he or she enjoys vaping). I just wanted to point out some of the disadvantages of using a passthrough (whether it's an eGo PT or standard PT):
1) The extra hassle of having to plug it in and unplug it whenever one wants to go somewhere or go to another area of the house. With an individual eGo battery (or any battery), there's no need to plug in or unplug any cables (into the battery or into a USB port). Just charge the battery when it needs to be charged, grab another individual battery, and continue on with what you're doing.
2) Being confined to a desk (or wherever) with a cable hanging out the end of the battery. With an individual battery, there's no extra hassle or fiddling. Just pick it up and go whenever you want.
3) Standard passthroughs are 5 volts and produce warmer vapor, which might be too much warmth for some people. eGo passthroughs are lower voltage, so this wouldn't be a concern with an eGo passthrough. Standard (non-eGo) passthroughs need 2 amps to work effectively and not risk damaging computer motherboards.
Exactly. I decided years ago that I was just couldn't pursue writing, just because there was no way I could do it without chain smoking, and I don't want to factor chain smoking into my life. But I've been smoking like a fiend for a couple of months. I hate it, but there is just no way on earth I'm going to turn this job down. I'm feeling pretty hopeful.
Good luck, wintershins. Making it as a writer a tough thing to do, and doing it without giving in to that seemingly natural "writer's tendency" to hurt their bodies for the sake of their creative minds, is even harder.
I'm having some luck with finding work recently as well, and I have been vaping like crazy, but it's definitely working for me and I don't desire a cigarette.
Congrats, and keep at it. There's no better time to be a writer than the 21st century. We have a bigger megaphone now than we ever have in history, so stay hopeful.
I'm having some luck with finding work recently as well, and I have been vaping like crazy, but it's definitely working for me and I don't desire a cigarette.
Congrats, and keep at it. There's no better time to be a writer than the 21st century. We have a bigger megaphone now than we ever have in history, so stay hopeful.
This has been a very informative thread. Thanks, Wintershins, for asking the questions. Ya'll are just a well-spring of information.
I ordered my 510 passthrough lastnight. I have a dse 901 for daily use while I'm out, and I'll use the 510 for when I'm at home.
I agree about the ecig in the mouth thing..I have this habit too
2 of the best things I bought were the sitngo passthru from nhaler..as this one disconnects from the cord
so you can use it both ways
the other was a 5 port charger from totally wicked..that way your not always tied with the charger
I love the 510 for the size of it..for traveling as i live in a remote area its not great because the battery life
the passthrough you can also use ..Wall USB Chargers
510 Manual Passthroughs
510 Titan E-NIC 5 Battery MEGA Charger
2 of the best things I bought were the sitngo passthru from nhaler..as this one disconnects from the cord
so you can use it both ways
the other was a 5 port charger from totally wicked..that way your not always tied with the charger
I love the 510 for the size of it..for traveling as i live in a remote area its not great because the battery life
the passthrough you can also use ..Wall USB Chargers
510 Manual Passthroughs
510 Titan E-NIC 5 Battery MEGA Charger
Excellent, MN. I'm really glad to hear you're finding work. Congratulations and good luck to you, too!
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