Throat hit and green gunk

[CemeteryMan]

Two completely unrelated questions... been vaping and studying this forum for over a month but still feel like a beginner.

I get the throat hit, back of the throat the higher the nic the better the hit. I even get a hit with my brand new 6v with 0 nic pg/vg/vodka mix... but with cigs I always got a 'mouth hit' along with the throat hit... has anyone replicated this?


Now my other question is: Just what the hell is that greenish gunk that builds up on the connection threads?

 

[Jherek]

Greetings,

I've always assumed that "green gunk" was copper sulfate - corrosion. Nasty stuff. It's a good idea, methinks, to periodically clean the atomizer and battery threads.

As to your first question, I have no idea. Anyone else?

 

[CemeteryMan]

Greetings,

I've always assumed that "green gunk" was copper sulfate - corrosion. Nasty stuff. It's a good idea, methinks, to periodically clean the atomizer and battery threads.

As to your first question, I have no idea. Anyone else?

Really? The connections corrode that quickly? I wipe them every few battery swaps with paper towel to keep them clean.

 

[DC2]

Good question on that green gunk, I wonder what that is too.

 

[Jherek]

Come to think of it, I haven't had this problem in a good while. I am not sure why. What sort of juice are you using? Is it a homebrew?

 

[CemeteryMan]

Come to think of it, I haven't had this problem in a good while. I am not sure why. What sort of juice are you using? Is it a homebrew?

I use pg and vg, and they do link into the threads on occasion....

 

[Jherek]

Hmmm... I don't have enough chemistry under my belt. Can someone else take this?

The mix I'm using is like 83% VG, 15% PG and 2% alcohol and I have zero corrosion troubles.

 

[DaBrat]

Depends on where PV purchased I guess. Mine is never green but I do get black residue. I generally just moisten a cotton ball with alcohol and wipe down the threads. Copper generally turns green with oxidation.

 

[CemeteryMan]

I always drip too, if that has something to do with it...

 

[johnny bobcat]

I get black residue too, but my connections are gold plated, so I don't think it could be oxidization, because gold doesn't oxidize.

 

[CemeteryMan]

I get black residue too, but my connections are gold plated, so I don't think it could be oxidization, because gold doesn't oxidize.

Tell me about this gold you speak of.

 

[Jherek]

It could be that the plating done on the screw threads varies greatly in quality from batch to batch. My guess is that, the metal under the gilding is brass. Of course, "brass" is just a catch-all term for a number of copper alloys.