E-cigarettes: research - experiments - ideas

[broken.english]

They have some 80VG/20PG liquids at this shop. Would that help or would it be better to get a hold of 100% VG and dilute with distilled water?

Maybe it would help but one cannot be sure. If your teeth go numb your reaction to pg is above mild. VG looks like the safer option.

They can actually give me store credit for the vaporizer so I could get a different one with more power for the higher VG.

More power is not needed if you dilute vg with water. I just made a little test with an 1.4 ohm atomizer at 8 Watts. Even at this low power it produced more vapour than a cigarette.

a better range of pods

All pods are short lived and costly over time. As you don't know yet whether you will continue vaping or not I suggest to keep you device for now and try different liquids, vg based with added water.

 

[987baz]

Got my armour s mod and nautilus tank today … soooo much better than the pod system IMO .. easier to fill and much tighter draw .. I’m using a 1ohm coil at 10 watts.. super smooth, the flavour for me is better too ( it sure why this would be?) ..l have some .7’s too which I will try as I found I opened the air flow up to get what I needed .. so .7 and with less air flow may be quite good. The mod is quite a bit bigger and heavier than the pod system (running a 217 battery) so not ideal for keeping in your pocket, although you can .. it’s built with the same stuff they make those dewalt drills out of , well at least it feels like it .. very robust … I’ve included a pic for reference against my luxe max for anyone interested.

 

[broken.english]

the flavour for me is better too ( it sure why this would be?)

Complicated physics: shape and size of chamber, airflow into chamber, around the coil and through the chimney, type of coil, position of coil, a.s.o...

 

[flashgordonv]

They can actually give me store credit for the vaporizer so I could get a different one with more power for the higher VG. They have Smok brand Novo 4, Nord 4 and Nord 5. The Novo 5 is 40w max adjustable but only comes in .7 pods. The Nord 4 is 80w adjustable with a better range of pods 0.16 up to 1.2, while the Nord 5 has only 0.16 and 0.23.

If at all possible, don't buy Smok equipment. It has a REALLY bad rep, very unreliable.

 

[flashgordonv]

Got my armour s mod and nautilus tank today … soooo much better than the pod system IMO .. easier to fill and much tighter draw .. I’m using a 1ohm coil at 10 watts.. super smooth, the flavour for me is better too ( it sure why this would be?) ..l have some .7’s too which I will try as I found I opened the air flow up to get what I needed .. so .7 and with less air flow may be quite good. The mod is quite a bit bigger and heavier than the pod system (running a 217 battery) so not ideal for keeping in your pocket, although you can .. it’s built with the same stuff they make those dewalt drills out of , well at least it feels like it .. very robust … I’ve included a pic for reference against my luxe max for anyone interested. View attachment 103971

Mate, great setup. I love the draw on the Nautilus tank. Size is an issue, but it is the compromise for a better vape IMO

 

[987baz]

Mate, great setup. I love the draw on the Nautilus tank. Size is an issue, but it is the compromise for a better vape IMO

Yeah I totally agree mate, it might pay to have a smaller more portable device for “being out and about” that you can just keep in your pocket, if carrying something bulky is an issue, but otherwise yeah leaps ahead IMO. There is a rumour here in Oz that they want to get rid of the mods and tanks and only have the pods, not sure, but I do know there are more “amendments” coming in July 25 here so for anyone who is keen on getting into the vape thing, I would recommend trying these things now as they will probably try this everywhere else too FWIW

 

[flashgordonv]

Yeah I totally agree mate, it might pay to have a smaller more portable device for “being out and about” that you can just keep in your pocket, if carrying something bulky is an issue, but otherwise yeah leaps ahead IMO. There is a rumour here in Oz that they want to get rid of the mods and tanks and only have the pods, not sure, but I do know there are more “amendments” coming in July 25 here so for anyone who is keen on getting into the vape thing, I would recommend trying these things now as they will probably try this everywhere else too FWIW

Isn't that weird. Here in NZ it is the opposite. They are talking about binning the pods and just allowing the mods and tanks, as kids can't easily buy or conceal them. To cover all bets I have a couple of Voopoo Vinci3 pod systems and a Voopoo Argus mod with the Nautilus tank

 

[987baz]

Isn't that weird. Here in NZ it is the opposite. They are talking about binning the pods and just allowing the mods and tanks, as kids can't easily buy or conceal them. To cover all bets I have a couple of Voopoo Vinci3 pod systems and a Voopoo Argus mod with the Nautilus tank

Haha … I guess they’re testing out which way works best for curbing the dreaded nicotine and then they’ll impart that on the rest of the west?!

I’m the same, I have both now … and a reasonable stock of pg/vg and Nic salt … I even have a spare device that I leave in my faraday box with my crypto wallet

 

[broken.english]

it might pay to have a smaller more portable device for “being out and about” that you can just keep in your pocket,

Soon come!

 

[3DStudent]

As you don't know yet whether you will continue vaping or not I suggest to keep you device for now and try different liquids, vg based with added water.

I finally got around getting some juice from velvetcloud that was supposedly all VG, but when I look at the package it says it's 10% PG. Whether or not I go with that one or try to find one strictly 100% VG, I was wondering about two things, maybe a bit of overthinking:

Do you worry about the distilled water you dilute it with being in a plastic bottle or jug? And when you wash the containers, cylinders and syringes do you dry with a paper towel or just let them air dry so no paper towel lint comes into play? Just wondering what level of care to not contaminate things is best. I feel like I'm a little in over my head and will probably just give this one or two more tries. I think vaping is at least less messy than cigarettes assuming you don't spill the juice.

 

[broken.english]

Do you worry about the distilled water you dilute it with being in a plastic bottle or jug?

No, it exceeds my worrying capacity. If it bothers you you could fill your freshly bought distilled water in a glass bottle.

And when you wash the containers, cylinders and syringes do you dry with a paper towel or just let them air dry so no paper towel lint comes into play?

I put most of my equipment in the dishwasher and let it air dry. At 75°C this is close to sterilization.

For occasional removal of lints I use a polishing cloth (s. photo)

syringes

I no longer use medical syringes for measuring and transfer of liquid. Instead I use a baby feeder or dropper bottle and weigh the liquid with a micro scale. (s. photo)

 

[broken.english]

Soon come!

Here is a small one. I call it the

Fat cigarette
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From left to right:

American Spirit cigarette - Joyetech eGo 510 battery with Wasp Nano atomizer - Innokin EZ Tube with Space 5 atomizer

Dimensions:

Joyetech battery: dia 22 mm, H 70,5 mm, H with atomizer 108 mm

Innokin EZ Tube battery: dia 25 mm, H 90 mm, H with atomizer 134 mm

The atomizers are rebuildable with DIY coils.

 

[Jo Bugman]

I was looking to order some more liquid from velvetvapors but their website has been down for a few days and it seems their domain is expired. A reviewer on yelp posted last month that they have not received their order from 2 months ago.

I suppose I'll give Kai's Virgin Vapor a try, it states they are VG only liquids About Us

 

[A Jay]

I tried Kai's Virgin Vapors 18mg tobacco flavor and I really liked it.

 

[987baz]

Just a quick update from down under, looks like the nicotine concentrate is no longer available here, atm you can only buy a 20mg pre mixed unflavoured 100ml for $45 aus dollars, lucky I have some in reserve that will last a while. We also have restriction on how much we can get per month, so I might just order some every time I get some new coils etc to keep my stocks up. The TGA hasn’t banned it necessarily but they are trying hard to stop people from making/mixing their own and relying on the premixes they control. The rumour is that the highest concentrate will be 20mg instead of 100mg and which means you just have to pay a lot more for less