What is the difference between throat hit and dry hit?

[Imfallen_Angel]

throat hit is like the fizzle of bubbles from a soda (drink)...

dry hit is like a rancid burning that will make you cough and gag for a few minutes and make you feel like you want to rip your throat out to stop that feeling.

 

[evan le'garde]

Here is the process of degradation I experienced with all of my coils: At the beginning, the flavor is strong and smooth, I taste the sweeteners on my tongue very much, the airflow is perfect, and I can vape at maximum wattage (indicated on the coil) without any throat irritation (I don't vape at the max wattage except for a few hits). As time passes, the taste starts to get weaker and less sweet, airflow becomes less, and vaping at max wattage would hurt my throat. I will need to lower the wattage from 30w to 25w, and after a while even 25w will hurt my throat. It seems dry hit is not binary, but instead a spectrum. The ability of wicks to absorb the juice fast enough decreases continuously. Throat irritation at 25w is when I decide I need to change the coil. (At this stage if I try 35w I will get that hellish dry hit.)

Which is why i change out my wicks when the tank empties. one tank full per wick.

 

[Ionori]

Which is why i change out my wicks when the tank empties. one tank full per wick.

I'd probably singlehandedly endanger the cotton plant if I were to do the same. I change the wicks in my Zeus about once every 50 refills or so.

 

[evan le'garde]

I'd probably singlehandedly endanger the cotton plant if I were to do the same. I change the wicks in my Zeus about once every 50 refills or so.

Wicking a K4 is super easy so it's no bother. A quick dry burn, clean the base components, drip tip, clean out the chimney, refill and back into rotation.

Have to remember to get one of these at some point :
Coil Clean Vape Brush Coil Jig and Cleaning Brush 304 SS NEW UK FREE DELIVERY | eBay

 

[evan le'garde]

Or maybe this one :
Vape Brush Wire Brush Cleaning Tool For RDA RTA Coil Jig 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 mm | eBay

 

[Imfallen_Angel]

Here is the process of degradation I experienced with all of my coils: At the beginning, the flavor is strong and smooth, I taste the sweeteners on my tongue very much, the airflow is perfect, and I can vape at maximum wattage (indicated on the coil) without any throat irritation (I don't vape at the max wattage except for a few hits). As time passes, the taste starts to get weaker and less sweet, airflow becomes less, and vaping at max wattage would hurt my throat. I will need to lower the wattage from 30w to 25w, and after a while even 25w will hurt my throat. It seems dry hit is not binary, but instead a spectrum. The ability of wicks to absorb the juice fast enough decreases continuously. Throat irritation at 25w is when I decide I need to change the coil. (At this stage if I try 35w I will get that hellish dry hit.)

The moment that it tastes off and burns the throat, it's time to change it..

You do not want to inhale burning matter, it defeats the whole vaping over cigarette thing.

One should never vape at the maximum wattage, I've yet to see a single cartridge coil that can truly hit their top range without resulting in premature death of said coil. stay at least 10 to 20W below it.

If you're doing this because you don't like to waste, find the cartridges expensive, or any such reason, you shold consider looking into RTAs, where it would be extremely cheaper, is a better experience, you have 100% control over it and it's quality (as manufactured cartridges have lots of duds), they tend to last longer, and you can actually open your tank and see the state of the coil and wick and see it's condition.

Once you learn and know how to build (which is quite simple if you take the time to learn it correctly), it only takes a couple of minutes.