I recently received my new ZAP from ProVape. The website stated they would be available 3/8 at 1 pm, but I managed to submit my order three minutes early... and I've got the order confirmation to prove it!
Thank you for your order. Your order number is XXXXX, placed 03/08/2013 at 12:57PM.
I'm sort of wondering if that was the first one they received, but I'm sure lots of people aside from me were spamming F5 as of 12:55.
In any case, I was a bit intimidated by some of the online material I've read and watched regarding the device, such as the repeated warnings that RBAs are definitely "not for beginners." Well, I've only been vaping for a little over 2 weeks, so I would definitely qualify as a beginner - but I love to experiment with new things (that's part of the fun of vaping for me), and the Provari and cartomizer tanks have mostly been a breeze, with only a few hiccups along the way.
Thus far, getting the ZAP working at a functional level has been much easier than I anticipated, thanks in part to the very nice pre-assembly job, including a beautifully constructed 2.2 ohm coil. I only had to brush the wires for less than two minutes before they were all glowing fairly evenly. The vapor production has been slightly better than my cartomizer tank, though not quite at the smoke-stack level that I have seen some YouTubers achieve with RBAs. I am thinking that this may be partially due to the wick not being completely broken in yet, as well as their use of wicks other than the stock ones included with the ZAP.
My only slight hangup so far has been with the small fill hole, and my question pertains to that. Because I use 100% VG (or "no PG added") juices, I have been relying on a 14-gauge needle rather than the smaller 18-gauge used by others. However, the ZAP comes with an 18-gauge, and now I can see why: a 14-gauge needle will absolutely not fit in the fill hole.
In order to fill the tank with my juice (HHV Legend in this case), I had to take the plunger out of the syringe and squeeze the juice into the back, then replace the plunger and slowly push the juice out of the needle. While it is doable to push VG out of an 18-gauge needle, I found it much harder to pull it up through the 18-gauge, and that's why I resorted to taking out the plunger.
Although this workaround seemed to be ok for filling the tank, I can foresee it becoming much more of an issue if I ever needle to empty the tank in order to switch juices or adjust the coils. Have others who use 100% VG faced this issue, and if so did you come up with any solutions that you might care to share?
Thank you for your order. Your order number is XXXXX, placed 03/08/2013 at 12:57PM.
I'm sort of wondering if that was the first one they received, but I'm sure lots of people aside from me were spamming F5 as of 12:55.
In any case, I was a bit intimidated by some of the online material I've read and watched regarding the device, such as the repeated warnings that RBAs are definitely "not for beginners." Well, I've only been vaping for a little over 2 weeks, so I would definitely qualify as a beginner - but I love to experiment with new things (that's part of the fun of vaping for me), and the Provari and cartomizer tanks have mostly been a breeze, with only a few hiccups along the way.
Thus far, getting the ZAP working at a functional level has been much easier than I anticipated, thanks in part to the very nice pre-assembly job, including a beautifully constructed 2.2 ohm coil. I only had to brush the wires for less than two minutes before they were all glowing fairly evenly. The vapor production has been slightly better than my cartomizer tank, though not quite at the smoke-stack level that I have seen some YouTubers achieve with RBAs. I am thinking that this may be partially due to the wick not being completely broken in yet, as well as their use of wicks other than the stock ones included with the ZAP.
My only slight hangup so far has been with the small fill hole, and my question pertains to that. Because I use 100% VG (or "no PG added") juices, I have been relying on a 14-gauge needle rather than the smaller 18-gauge used by others. However, the ZAP comes with an 18-gauge, and now I can see why: a 14-gauge needle will absolutely not fit in the fill hole.
In order to fill the tank with my juice (HHV Legend in this case), I had to take the plunger out of the syringe and squeeze the juice into the back, then replace the plunger and slowly push the juice out of the needle. While it is doable to push VG out of an 18-gauge needle, I found it much harder to pull it up through the 18-gauge, and that's why I resorted to taking out the plunger.
Although this workaround seemed to be ok for filling the tank, I can foresee it becoming much more of an issue if I ever needle to empty the tank in order to switch juices or adjust the coils. Have others who use 100% VG faced this issue, and if so did you come up with any solutions that you might care to share?
