This is my first post, and my first day not smoking.

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Eivind211

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Hello everyone, I've been lurking here as a guest for a few weeks now, and thought it'd be a great time to register and introduce myself. I'm 34 and have been smoking cigarettes since I was 14. I was the only person in my family to smoke, since the passing of my father a couple years back. He didn't die of anything smoking related, but he had all the complications of smoking for years and years.

I have tried quitting with the patch, gum, lozenges, hypnosis, everything. I had just about quit on quitting(pun intended). Then I saw a video on youtube from a guy who was showing off his e-cig setup, and that really got me into researching, thus finding this site. I've read at least a hundred topics here with a lot of information. It was so much information I felt like it was too much for me to understand.

After reading the many topics here and doing some research other places, I finally decided to take the leap and buy my first e-cig. I purchased the Innokin iTaste SVD, and in the same transaction I got a Kanger Protank 3, and an Efest 2250mAh 18650 Li-Mn battery. The device was more of a personal choice, I simply like the way it looks, and I didn't want to limit myself on features. I felt it was a good place to start, I been looking at some of the more simple e-cigs and they just looked and felt cheaply made and I wanted something that was rather sturdy and would last a while. The Protank 3 seemed like a good investment as it came highly rated by most of the posts I'd read and the two guys I spoke with at the local vape shop.

Both of my purchases were made online and the packages arrived late last night. I quickly opened them up, started the battery charging, and then looked over the other items. It seemed to take forever, and I probably was watching the water boil. After the battery was finished, I quickly assembled my device and used one of the two flavors of juice I bought from the very limited supply at the local tobacco shop. The juice I ordered doesn't come til tomorrow, but I couldn't wait. Assembling the SVD and filling the Protank 3 were very easy tasks, adjusting the device to my liking, well that's a work in progress. I am currently experimenting.

The Protank gives me amazing flavor and vapor for days at 11.5 watts and 5.0 volts, I'm still confused if both settings are applied or not, but either way, it's amazing right now. Later I may experiment more, but for now I'll leave it.

I'd like to thank everyone whose posts have helped me get to this point, and am looking forward to being able to contribute to the discussions.

Sorry for the novel, I just didn't want to make a post with "hi, I'm new here" even though that's exactly what it is. :laugh:
 

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Congrats...that's a great set up even for a veteran vapor. Any way, welcome to the forum and happy vaping!


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Welcome to ECF, good setup yah for going.

Kick off dem shoes and sit aspell.

I wasn't sure if I was going too far with my initial purchase, but if I'm going to quit smoking, I'm not going to leave it to chance with a cheaper kit. I'm loving vaping thus far, it's far more like something I want to do, as opposed to something I have to do.

Thanks again for the welcome. I'll be sticking around for a good long while.
 

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Fancy set up for a starter, but as you say: you'll probably get a long life from it and save time and cash.

The Watts and Volts are different ways to get to the same place: you could know your coil resistance and set the volts to give you the watts you like for a given flavour ...but if you just use watts, then it wont matter what resistance coil you use as the mod will simply set the voltage needed for any given coil to give that heat power at the coil. To me this means watts are better, but as most of us just tweak to taste there's not much in it. I use a VV battery, and I just tweak until I hear just a little crackle, kind of like how a welder knows if he has it correct: by the sound.

I hope you have fun and never go near an analogue again.
 

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Fancy set up for a starter, but as you say: you'll probably get a long life from it and save time and cash.

The Watts and Volts are different ways to get to the same place: you could know your coil resistance and set the volts to give you the watts you like for a given flavour ...but if you just use watts, then it wont matter what resistance coil you use as the mod will simply set the voltage needed for any given coil to give that heat power at the coil. To me this means watts are better, but as most of us just tweak to taste there's not much in it. I use a VV battery, and I just tweak until I hear just a little crackle, kind of like how a welder knows if he has it correct: by the sound.

I hope you have fun and never go near an analogue again.

I have been tweaking with volts a little bit, the resistance on the coil is 2.0 and from what I've been reading(thanks to ECF) I'm in a decent spot with either or both settings.
 

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Hi Eivind and welcome to ECF. What a great choice for a first setup. A lot of people start with a cigalike or an ego and wonder why they outgrow it so quickly or do not feel satisfied. You should pickup a backup device to use while your SVD is charging or if it happens to have a problem. I started with Spinners, you can adjust the voltage on them. I still use them. I also have an MVP2 for its long battery life and I recently got myself a Provari Mini, so now I can change batteries and not worry about tossing the device when it dies.

The Protanks are very popular toppers. They are bottom coil and will give a cooler vape than the top coil like the iclear30 and Vivi Novas. Here are some links for you to explore. Sounds like you next quest will be for an all day vape juice.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-please-read-first-post-rules-guidelines.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-please-read-first-post-rules-guidelines.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...discussion/304212-top-5-vendors-e-liquid.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/pay-forward-pif/418767-deals-steals.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...6-something-safe-cinnamon-citrus-flavors.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/the-ocelot/3786-eeekkk-its-melting.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-liquid-discussion/274904-natural-tobaccos.html

These are some good reads and tips to help you get started and find your way around. Congratulations and enjoy.
 

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You should pickup a backup device to use while your SVD is charging or if it happens to have a problem.

I've got my eye on the Innokin MVP2.0 as a backup device, I should look at other devices that will take the same battery as the SVD, because I just ordered 2 more 18650s though they are 3000 mAh instead of the 2250 mAh I currently have.
 

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Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your SVD and all vv/vw devices will work in watts OR volts mode. You are only in one mode at a time. It will fire from the last setting you set. So if you are setting volts to 4.0 and then set watts to 8.0 and hit the fire button, you are vaping at 8.0 watts.

If you are setting watts at 8.0 and then set the volts to 4.0 and hit the fire button, you are vaping at 4.0 volts.

When you change your batteries it will remember the last thing you set it to (on most devices).
 

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Since the SVD is a fairly hefty device it may be an idea to get yourself something smaller and more portable to carry around with you. Something cheaper that you will not be heartbroken if you drop it and it breaks or you leave it somewhere. I found it easier for me to grab a spinner for on the go. But there are many people who are content with taking a larger device on the road with them. Up to you.

I like the MVP2 because the battery life is so long for me. I get 1.5 to 2 days off one charge. Yes, when the battery finally bites the dust I have to throw it out, but for $40 total investment I think it is worth it to me. My 1300mah spinners last me almost a full day, definitely a full work day and they are pretty small and don't make a big statement in public, in my opinion.
 

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Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your SVD and all vv/vw devices will work in watts OR volts mode. You are only in one mode at a time. It will fire from the last setting you set. So if you are setting volts to 4.0 and then set watts to 8.0 and hit the fire button, you are vaping at 8.0 watts.

If you are setting watts at 8.0 and then set the volts to 4.0 and hit the fire button, you are vaping at 4.0 volts.

When you change your batteries it will remember the last thing you set it to (on most devices).


I noticed this from watching review videos, and it seems strange to me. If I designed a mod it would change to match: what I mean is that if I was to set it to 10W, and then if I switched to volts it would show me the voltage needed to deliver 10 watts from the coil resistance present regardless of the previous voltage I had set. I know it's not a big deal when you know how they behave, but I think it's a strange way of doing things.
 

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Oh no. Now you are talking math and numbers stuff. It took me almost two months to figure out the volts and watts and ohms stuff. I still get confused. I am not a math person. This stuff comes hard to me. I am now trying learn about how to build coils for my juice delivery device (Igo-L and a Russian 91% on the way) and I am so confused that I could scream. Some old ladies do not learn this stuff as quickly as a lot of the younger people out there. But I am getting there.

I am sure that there are more comprehensive ways to do the chips in these devices. But most of them are working off of one chipset and that is how it was designed. There are some devices that use different chipsets like the Provari and the DNA devices. I am sure there are others that I am not aware of.

From what I understand the chipset the SVD and most Chinese based devices figure the volts in .10 increments and the watts in .50 increments. You can more finely tune your vape in voltage mode if I am understanding this correctly. The watts are figured from a built in voltage meter. Or am I saying that backwards?

I noticed this from watching review videos, and it seems strange to me. If I designed a mod it would change to match: what I mean is that if I was to set it to 10W, and then if I switched to volts it would show me the voltage needed to deliver 10 watts from the coil resistance present regardless of the previous voltage I had set. I know it's not a big deal when you know how they behave, but I think it's a strange way of doing things.
 
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Tomjames

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Congratulations. I hope you stay off the horrid analogues.

I'd recommend getting a few normal ego batteries, another protank (or evods for less money), and about 10 new coils heads (say 1.8ohm). And a couple of USB ego chargers. Probably cost you another £35ish.

I normally use a Vamo and protank, but find it reassuring to have spare egos just knocking about.


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