What am I doing wrong??

[Mum]

I am only 9 days into vaping and must brag a little before I ask my question... I am also 8 days FREE from Tobacco and all it's 400 whatever chemical cousins.

vaping is MAGIC regarding Quitting analog smokes. I tried everything to quit in the past and even a heart attack 7 years ago didn't send the message to my addicted brain.

Bottom line... I invested in what I thought is the best, reaching out for a miracle and expecting one after all my E-Cig research I have done. All positive and by golly, I will throw in a great testimonial, too. vaping is magic and only just over ONE week passing, I don't even feel like a tobacco cig anymore. WOWZERS!!!

I digress but had to share my excitement.

Paranoia made me buy the most expensive e-cig, well, I really didn't think it would work for me at the time, regardless of all the wonderful reports I have read and seen on YouTube. I must be special and different, eh? LOL

My E-cig is a Ego-T Mega. Tank system with an 1100mAh battery. I also purchased an extra 5 atty's just to know and feel, I have backup, etc.

It's only been a week and I have already burnt out one atty (Heck! they are $8 each) ... followed some youtube advice with cleaning them (coca cola; rinsing with warm water; soaking in Vodka Haven't done that yet;allowing to dry for 48 hours)

Today, my vaping tastes like rubber. I opened another NEW atty (I only have 2 left now) and all was great for a few hours. I found myself chain vaping tonight but still aware of what I was doing. The atty got hot, I slowed down. The atty cooled, I vaped again. ALL OK but then the rubber taste came back again. I now have 3 atty's washed and drying on my window sill because of this horrible taste.

Have I damaged the coil in the atty do you think? I know I have NEVER allowed a dry vape. Always making sure the liquid is running into the vaporizer. Always making sure the tank has juice.

If the atty gets hot, is that a warning? Should it get hot?

Gosh I hope I have made sense and thanks for your replies.

 

[leftfeild]

They might not be dead. You might have crazy bad luck if they did die on you though. There's a few things to try before you throw them away!

I find with the EgoT sometimes it wicks slowly so you get that charcoal taste. You just need to give it time to wick. Thinner liquids seem to get in there easier. Keeping the tank carts filled more than halfway most of the time I've heard helps to keep the pressure on the wick and helps it feed better.

The juice could be a factor.

You're right, you should really let it cool but I chainvape with mine all the time and never had a problem with it. It doesn't seem to heat up as much as the old 510s because of the "hat" around it. I never felt they were really that hot so I guess you must be hitting it a lot harder than me haha. Do you have more than one battery? If you do you could just use one then the other in rotation to give one time to cool. If you don't you could change out the atties when you've been hitting one for a while.

There's probably 1001 resurrection methods around but for me if they die I just throw them. If you can put one on the battery and listen to it (I know that sounds weird) you can hear if it's heating anything or not. If you can hear the sizzle then the wick could just need cleaned or it could need time to wick more juice or it could be slightly flooded and it's wicking too fast.

I bet you'll get better advice than I can give you from others here but I hope I helped a little.

Congrats on making the switch and sticking with it! Hope it works out for you. Besides the atty issues it sounds like you're doing alright!

 

[Bdbodger]

Yes attys get hot . Really hot if you chain vape . With a tank made sure the cartridge is seated it may need a good push and also give it a rotation in the direction that you tighten the atty to make sure the hole is all the way open and it is seated . I don't take the cap off to fill I put a fresh cartridge on the atty to open the hole and then remove it and fill with a syringe . Taking the cap on and off wears it out faster . Tanks seem to clog faster I think . After a few days you may need to draw harder . I never met a tank I really liked although the mega tank is not bad . I prefer a low resistance cartomizer after some bad experiences with tanks not lasting long at least with them any problem you just throw it away and open another one . Tanks are a fad even with a new one the vapor is just average .

 

[vert1276]

you probably melted the wick on the atty...you cant burn the coil, the coil is just a coil of wire that heats up to create the vapor. This has always been the problem with the tank models IMO the wicking just sucks and if you chain vape the wick gets dry and you burn it. Its like burning the polly fill in a carto. once you do it the carto is junk and you just throw it away. Now with and atty I would never throw it away I would just de-wick it and de-bridge it(de-bridging it is not necessary though) and just use them for dripping. You wont be able to use them with the tank anymore without a wick. here is a GREAT video on how to de-wick a 510 atty.

YouTube - ‪How to remove your Wick (Mod)‬‏

hope this helps.....happy vaping

 

[bamedic1964]

My bet would be the juice is not making it to the atty causing both the burnt taste and the fact the attys are burning out... I have never used a tank but have read lots refering to using the right juice so the wicking can work correct..... don't give up, I use a EGO with a Mega atomizer and Mega Tips and find they hold enough juice and of course wick very well.... I have only been vaping 2 weeks myself, had my last real cig the day after I got my EGO :O)

 

[santo19586]

congrats on stopping with the ciggys. i used to clean atty's and i killed alot of them , i dont clean them any more, not needed, a waste of time , i just let it stand or prop it up , upside down with some tissue paper lightly stuffed in the atty at the cart end, leave it for overnight , it drains out, then i drip three or four drops of eliguid and puff it out while holding the button on,
if your atty gets hot , thats ok , because it burns off any caked on junk off the atty, let cool then add one or two drops on atty,put on tank and vape.
to me , they last longer this way, i havent boiled,use alcohol, or other ways to clean.... if atty gets hot and the extra juice is drained out at night the its good to go.
and relax, take it easy.
maybe you can get some extra reg. atomizers , 510 style and drip tip for back-up. drip 2 drops and vape,drip 2 drops and vape, drip 2 drops and vape... to me . better tasteing.
Good luck
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santo19586

 

[Brad524]

As the Ego-T atty get's hot it can start to slightly melt the tank. One good way to prevent a pre-mature melting is to pull off the circle that the spike has pressed into the tanks cap, other than that, just giving it a break when it starts to get hot. I've got two atties that I've been cycling every other week, and only blow them out, they're about 4months old and still work great. Most of my liquids are a high based or completely VG based and never have an issue with wicking as long as you drip about 6 drops in after blowing it out and before adding the tank.

 

[Mum]

Thanks for your time, guys! Each reply made sense. All I have to do now is, grab the bits I understand and put them all together. I am a noobie, yannow! )

Bdbodger, OH YES! I make sure the cart has 'clicked' and seated all the way down. I really thought I was a real PRO after all the research I did before the e-cig investment. ppffttt!!! YEAH RIGHT!!! phooey.

Leftfield, you made a lot of sense, too. Thanks mate )

The atty is working a treat and I do have 2 batteries I rotate, although I feel disappointed the charge doesn't last longer. Heck! I paid extra for the 1100mAh and they appear to last less time with every recharge. I have sent a message to the supplier regarding what type of rechargables they are... Cad's, nMhd or lithium's? For now, and only a week from receiving my new vaper vice' The atty's and the batteries just don't seem to be standing up to what I expected. HECK! at this rate, it would be cheaper to smoke the 'bacco, not that I really want to go back there. NO WAY JOSE!

Thanks so much for educating me. I need a lot of that. I don't want to be a noobie forever. I just want whats fair and know what to do in the future.

Cheers!!!!!!!

 

[Mum]

OH, I see more replies since my last message. THANK YOU so much. Please give me a little time to reply. I really appreciate all this advice.

 

[Mum]

I am learning here. WOW!

First of all, because I felt like I was smoking rubber, are my atty's stuffed now? I just put a new one on, my second last *sigh* and it's great.

My juice is PG VG mix. Tasteless 36mg with VG but I have broken it down with 50% PG. I couldn't buy VG in my small town. Just ordered some off the net. I have added my own flavors but still learning. Sometimes the vaping is excellent and I am really happy but other times, NOTHING!!!

It is normal to be confused and make mistakes, eh? It has only been a week for me. I just don't want to blow money on the atty's is all. Even the batteries have me worried right now.

 

[santo19586]

i know the feelin , i was like that when i started, been doing this vape for over10 months now, loving it.
on the batteries, did you first charge them for 8hrs, then vape with them for 20 mins. or so , then put it back on the charger for 1 more hour,. by doing this you establish the battery memory.

 

[Mum]

OK, I am doing something wrong. For sure. New atty, chain vaped maybe 20 times, with rest periods of 30 seconds. Got that rubber taste again. Heaps of vapor. No TH and horrible taste. This only started yesterday? Even if I am doing soemthing wrong, my atty should have lasted longer than this.

BTW: I have taken notes from you. Not having to clean an atomizer seems strange. Also hearing how an atty has lasted you a few months, well, maybe my reading and research has been unreliable. I will be reading all I can, here. I really need to know more and understand more.
I won't pick up another analog, though. I am still amazed with how easy this QUIT has been. warts 'n all. and to see how the self righteous powers that be, want to BAN the E-CIG! Good grief!
Must go to bed now.
Thanks so much for your help and input.

 

[Mum]

santo, YES, I did the 8 hr charge then the hour as per instructions. Followed the rules as best I though I have.
See what happens and once again... THANKS GUYS!!!

 

[kyaku]

It is normal to be confused and make mistakes, eh? It has only been a week for me. I just don't want to blow money on the atty's is all. Even the batteries have me worried right now.

Totally normal! Expect this to go on for a while which is why so many people (er ... me included) go on a buying spree and end up with a lot of equipment and juices.

It just takes some time and experimentation to learn this new stuff.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

What's the PG/VG of your juice? It's my understand that the tanks and atties do well with a 70PG/30VG juice. The atties aren't going to handle chain vaping very well, either.
Li-Ion batteries DO NOT have memory, so they don't need to be charged for 8 hours. Those antiquated instructions hark back to the days of Ni-Cad batteries. Ignore them. You can charge your battery whenever you feel like it until it has a full charge or even take off the charger before it's done. It won't affect it either way.

 

[4mehealth]

You need to cut down your mix to at least 30%vg. Any thicker and as you know, you get problems with wicking.

If you must chain vape, I suggest using 3 attys at a time, each with a loadef tank. Therefore, 2 attys can eick while you vape.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

When cleaning your attys, just put some pg into a tank and puff away, but don't inhale.....this will clean your atty fine...1/2 of a tank should do it..also alternate using 2 complete pv's so they dont get too hot.....and relax.....I have been using the same batteries for almost 9 months, I just don't overtax em....I use several and rotate their usage.......and all are still going strong......I started using the atty-t's about 5 weeks or so and to clean them I either do as I first stated or put them in an electronic jewelry cleaner and let them be cleaned....and let them dry overnight.......so far so good.

 

[gvil]

Have the same pv as you but the950 or something like that) and when I get the burnt taste I usually twist the tank a little and then take 3 hard drags without firing the atty so youre just drawing air. Seem to get it going with the juice again and if that doesnt work I basically do the same but drip 3 drops of juice directly on the atty first.

 

[Mum]

WOW!!! the suggestions and advice with cleaning out the atty's is mind boggling. Just in one lousy week, I have been in overdrive or maybe it's called OVERKILL. Today I even placed 2 of them in Coke because I saw it on YouTube. Now, after reading here, it's totally unnecessary. I just want bang for my buck (although quitting the weed has already given that to me) I see atty cleaning can be so damn easy. Just blow would have to be the easiest reco. so far. I really was getting worried.

As for the batteries, well, we know when they are dying in the ..... We just don't get anything and in the eGo-T , the LED start to blink. I've had both my batteries blink today within a few hours, that's why I asked. I have battery #01 on the charger now and will leave it there all night. The charger's light turns green when the battery is supposed to be fully charged. Hmmm!!!! I don't know about that? I find when I leave the battery on all night as opposed to the 2-3 hours they are supposed to charge, I get a better result the following day. Live and learn.

To the member who asked about my juice VG% - Umm! I purchased 36mg tasteless and have broken it down 50/50 with PG. Then I added flavor. Now there's a question I need answering..... Adding essence breaks down the nico content too? IE: I mix 60% of the 36mg to 40% VG and have a bottle full. When I mix my flavor in, I add 2ml to a 10ml bottle. I need more flavor and yet I don't want to lose the nicotine content too much. Not just yet, anyway.

I haven't ordered flavored juice as yet. Just wanted to buy the MAX for now and break it down myself. 36mg is way too strong, that is why I bought it. I am right saying 50/50 with VG turns the 35mg nico into 18%, yes???

Gosh I have a lot to learn

 

[Mum]

I have tried to drip but I make too much mess. Can't seem to get the drops into that little hole thingy without spilling it around the outside.