Wanted to say Howdy and ask for help....

[John D in CT]

Adfinite, thanks for the heads-up on that Twist sale; I might jump on that myself. I have about twenty people waiting for me to set them up with gear so they can pay me back out of their savings. Get this; they're all either FLAT BROKE, unwilling to risk any money up front, or both.

Duker, congrats on six weeks without a ciggie-..... What equipment are you using, if you don't mind sharing? Maybe you could grab a cheap Twist or two yourself!

Steve, sounds like you're right on top of things, and you're going to love the Vivi Nova.

And Big Mac, don't let this throw you: "If I had it to do over I would have gone with the VV 2.5 and a ProVari battery".

If you need to, listen again to Grimm Green as he says that while he has and enjoys a lot of other very advanced equipment, the Twist is a regular part of his arsenal, and he prefers it for many occasions. Remember, volts are volts, and even the ProVari V2 will not give you a better [actual] vape than the Twist. What it will do is give you longer battery life, a replaceable battery, a very cool LED readout, insanely reliable service, and the opportunity to let you admire first-hand superb American craftsmanship that created a thing of beauty. IMO it's worth every penny, but again, it will not improve on the actual vape of the Twist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-Ol8qWPic&feature=g-all-c Grimm Green Twist Game changer

 

[steved5600]

Adfinite, thanks for the heads-up on that Twist sale; I might jump on that myself. I have about twenty people waiting for me to set them up with gear so they can pay me back out of their savings. Get this; they're all either FLAT BROKE, unwilling to risk any money up front, or both.

Duker, congrats on six weeks without a ciggie-..... What equipment are you using, if you don't mind sharing? Maybe you could grab a cheap Twist or two yourself!

Steve, sounds like you're right on top of things, and you're going to love the Vivi Nova.

And Big Mac, don't let this throw you: "If I had it to do over I would have gone with the VV 2.5 and a ProVari battery".

If you need to, listen again to Grimm Green as he says that while he has and enjoys a lot of other very advanced equipment, the Twist is a regular part of his arsenal, and he prefers it for many occasions. Remember, volts are volts, and even the ProVari V2 will not give you a better [actual] vape than the Twist. What it will do is give you longer battery life, a replaceable battery, a very cool LED readout, insanely reliable service, and the first-hand ability to let you admire superb American craftsmanship that created a thing of beauty. IMO it's worth every penny, but again, it will not improve on the actual vape of the Twist.

THE EGO TWIST IS A GAME CHANGER - YouTube Grimm Green Twist Game changer

Correct. I'm a nob and my experience is lacking. What ever works for you. I use a twist as backup now. Just had trouble reading the setting on it. LOL.
What I say is only and opinion. Much less informed than the Vets on here. So keep that in mind. Plus I'm a recovering Know-it-All. LOL With too much spare time since I retired. So keep that in mind. LOL

 

[DuffyA2Z]

I tried e-cigs two years ago ....Joye 510 just didn't do it for me. throat hit was weak, vapor cloud was weak, batteries didn't last, constantly refilling juice was annoying.
So I continued to spend $479.68 a month on analogs until this past August. I researched and saw the new ego's and I have not had a cig in over a month now. still searching for the right menthol for me but I do love my ego twist and ce4 clearos!!!

Good luck Big Mac!

 

[John D in CT]

Correct. I'm a nob and my experience is lacking. What ever works for you. I use a twist as backup now. Just had trouble reading the setting on it. LOL.
What I say is only and opinion. Much less informed than the Vets on here. So keep that in mind. Plus I'm a recovering Know-it-All. LOL With too much spare time since I retired. So keep that in mind. LOL

LOL! Steve, that was not a knock on you at all. You went straight to the all-around best (IMO) APV on the planet. I just wanted Big Mac to know that he'd still be getting a great vape without one.

And hey, not that it sounds like you need it, but I'll help you out on the vaping stuff if you'll help me out on the "Know-It-All" thing. I got it BAD! LMAO!

Oh well, they say that recognizing you have a problem is half the battle.

And about the dial thing; not sure if I posted it in this thread, but putting a little dab of red paint or nail polish right smack on the "4.0" (volts) will let you tell at a glance pretty much where you are relative to "Medium".

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Odds and ends:

This is a good thread to get juice recommendations from; some day I hope to put all the info into a chart:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo.../242367-what-flavor-you-vaping-right-now.html

This is an epic thread on rebuilding and customizing the Vivi Nova (which also comes in a "Mini" version that is taller and skinnier, closer to the diameter of the Twist itself, comes with just one atomizer/wick, and I've never tried (but will), which is why I just say to get the 3.5ml v2.5 that I know something about:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ystems/295410-vivi-nova-rebuild-tutorial.html

Lastly, a little thing I wrote up a while back about using the Twist with any of the three different resistances of atomizer/wicks that come with the Vivi Nova. (Remember, when and if you make your own coils and wicks for it, you can vary the resistances (ohms) a little depending on how many windings of resistance wire you make the coil out of). Not sure what the range of possible ohms are, but I'd like to find out; I've always thought that the optimum vape would be had with the highest resistance that you can still power enough (with volts) to get the desired amount of watts on that single coil. (The higher resistance means more coils which menas more surface area, and, theoretically, more vapor).

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This can all be demonstrated by a very simple formula that is part of "Ohm's Law":

Volts time volts divided by resistance (rated in "ohms") = watts (heat) at/in the coil.

Consider the three heads in the Vivi Nova; 1.8, 2.4, and 2.8 ohms:

With a Joyetech eGo-C Twist, or any other variable voltage device, you can achieve any wattage you need to get a good vape, even if the "actual" resistance of the "heads" varies from the "nominal" resistance of the heads, which it almost always does.

I'd say that most people vape at between 4 and 8 watts per coil. Let's see how 6 watts can be produced with a Joyetech eGo-C Twist (or any other variable voltage device) with any of those three atomizer heads.

3.28 volts x 3.28 volts / 1.8 ohms = 6 watts

3.79 volts x 3.79 volts / 2.4 ohms = 6 watts

4.09 volts x 4.09 volts / 2.8 ohms = 6 watts

A constant voltage device obviously cannot do this, so please do not buy one unless you have a compelling reason to do so.

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Hmmm ...

"Know-It-All" = "KIA" = "Killed In Action". Coincidence? Maybe not! LOL

 

[John D in CT]

I tried e-cigs two years ago ....Joye 510 just didn't do it for me. throat hit was weak, vapor cloud was weak, batteries didn't last, constantly refilling juice was annoying.
So I continued to spend $479.68 a month on analogs until this past August. I researched and saw the new ego's and I have not had a cig in over a month now. still searching for the right menthol for me but I do love my ego twist and ce4 clearos!!!

Good luck Big Mac! View attachment 135755

Chris, welcome to the forum, and congrats on giving it another shot and kicking the habit! SO much of it is obviously about the equipment. Can I add you to my list of people who say that "vaping is more enjoyable than smoking"?

 

[DuffyA2Z]

Chris, welcome to the forum, and congrats on giving it another shot and kicking the habit! SO much of it is obviously about the equipment. Can I add you to my list of people who say that "vaping is more enjoyable than smoking"?

Thanks for the warm welcome ... and you can Absofreakinlutely add me to the list!

 

[steved5600]

Deal John. LOL. I use to get so up set with know-it-alls it ticks us true know-it-alls off. LMAO. I took no offense.
Again welcome Big Mac.

 

[Big Mac]

Howdy folks,
Well, placed my order today, 2 x 650 twists, 2 x complete chargers, 3 vivi novas, half a dozen heads for them, and about 15 3ml sample sizes from 2diff places as well as some 5ml juices from AltSmoke.

I'll wait a week or two and see if another twist, maybe a 1000 is wanted/needed/warranted. Figured at that point I will have a better idea of what's what for me.

Y'all have been great here with the help and suggestions. For the time being, it's now the waiting game for the gear to get here....in the mean time, looking for juices, and reading up on DIYing the juices is where I'll be.

Oh yeah, just in case you don't hear me holler with joy when the stuff gets here, I'll let ya know when it comes. I'll do it while vaping on my new twist, lol.

Oh yeah one more thing, once the gear gets here, is there anything I should do to it prior to the first vape? (and I'm not talking about wiping the drool off my chin so I don't get the gear gear wet)

Big Mac

 

[John D in CT]

is there anything I should do to it prior to the first vape?

Well, you've covered the drool thing ..... about all I can add is make sure the batteries are fully charged .... the charger led will turn green when they're good to go ...... take a good hard look at the atomizer in your Vivi for its resistance in ohms (marked in teeeeny etched print) so you can start getting a feel for Ohm's law at work (higher resistance, the Twist will be turned up higher .... lower resistance, lower voltage) ...... make sure you don't over-fill the Vivi tank (pay close attention to the "Full" mark) ..... maybe wait a minute or two after filling to let the wicks get fully saturated so your first hit won't be a dry one .... maybe start vaping with the Twist set down really low, and work your way up until the vape is "just right" ... don't forget to put some red nail polish (just a tiny dab) right on the "4.0" mark on the dial so you can see where you are (or develop Super-X-ray Vision during the coming days) ... then just vape your face off I'd say.

Anyone else got some pointers?

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Nice job on equipment selection, BTW. You will almost undoubtedly like your vape. And no, the Vivi Nova is evidently not perfect right out of the box, but mine has been just fine using it bone-stock. In that rebuild thread, the atomizer itself takes a (I'll say "deserved") knock for allowing resistive wire to contact a rubber piece, but upon examing mine after a month's use it doesn't seem like a biggie to me, although I will address it when I get proficient at rebuilding and customizing them. In the meantime, I'm going to continue to recommend them, and say to just go ahead and use them right out of the box. If this is bad advice, I'm always open to informed and persuasive input.

 

[Snugglepooter]

Yesh, what they said.

(Gratuitous post-count post with a big monkey-wave to John D!)