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...aand I just nabbed the last one!! Thanks v much for the heads up
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Am going to try something a bit different with the second one, a bit fat single coil through the middle of the deck with 4 wicks feeding it juice. The airholes will be positions (clockface) at 2, 5ish, 7ish and 10 positions around the coil, in theory it sounds OK, but we'll see
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I had this metal taste in my mouth all the time when I vaped on kanthal but now I've swapped to 316l on a temp. controlled mod that's gone. I'm pretty sure it was the kanthal wire that caused it, i just can't think of anything else.
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yeah I never realised it until I moved to Titanium, you can or atleast we can taste the metallic in our flavour. Good thing is our taste buds are working.
Looks like they will work but like UKDTweak says, Athena isn't a great mod. What do you mean by slipping cotton through the coil routine? If you're building your own coils that tank will be a step down, and £2.59 a coil too!
I'd consider the kanger subox mini, same amount, if not less, as what you're going to pay, and you get a better box, a good tank (so I hear), removable battery, up to 50W rather than 30, and an RBA base, should you decide to try your hand at coil building. Not to mention the coils are much more common so it's more likely your local vape shop will have some on hand if need be.
edit: If you are already building coils, the stuff posted above seems like the way to go. Based on the good reviews here I'll likely pick up an aromarizer when my DNA200 arrives, have a feeling the lemo won't handle much more than 40W with it's small juice channels and build deck.
I'm not really wanting to get into coil building, I don't trust my self to to d half decent job and don't paying a little for a new coil.
What I mean above is the NatureVape is just the small starter one I have, it comes with a premade coil that I just change the wick/ cotton on once a week, I find it handy, I'm kinda just wanting a step up in terms of setup, but not much more in maintenance..does that make sense?
The nature vape midi is a very good starter tank, I use the mini and I would say hands down its the best factory coil that there is and the midi uses the same coil. You just have to pull the old cotton out, dry burn and pull in some new cotton. I've been using the same coil now for three/four months but it is in rotation with the rest of my atties and it doesn't get used as much as it might me with someone else.
I'm going against the grain and say the d2 is not a good starter mod, I have one and love it, it's my everyday beater.. But it doesn't have step down so vaping on it can be over powering. Not an issue if you use mechs or dna30s.. Also thou I know many people who uses the on board charging.. It's a p4u and they don't have the best track history, so I charge my battery with an external charger.
My vote would go to the Evic vt mini, 75w, single 18650 for 34 pounds of the joyetech website. The chip is solid but I'm not sure if they fixed the issue with temp control where it seems a lot cooler, so it needs to be set higher than the other chips that the full size one has.
I had the fluid on my chest and tight feeling teeth but I still smoke 2 or 3 normal's a day. I have found though that my nose is clearer and everything tastes better which is bliss now!
My only vaping gripe is the different juices. Some have the bad bits in them and some don't work with individual people. If more sellers did independent checks and displayed them to the public it would help some people have more confidence in vaping, it is after all the most fun way to give up smoking!
You do realise that the 2 or 3 fans you have a day has way more diacetyl in them
than any juice. Thats not even mentioning all the other nasties in fags lol
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Another one for the Temp Control Users
Is this how Temp Protection works?
Does your device do that and is he correct?
Is this how Temp Protection works?
Does your device do that and is he correct?
If it was mini USB I'd use the onboard charging, being DC I've used it maybe once. That'll be partly because the cable that comes with it is so short!
Hmmm I suppose it is all subjective. You want your desired temperature to be hit (otherwise what is the point in having/using temp control?). You set a temperature that you enjoy vaping at (at least I do). It would make sense to hit that temperature quickly, but immediately is up for a debate.
Depends on your vaping style I guess. Short puffs it would make sense. If you enjoy a longer inhale then perhaps a slightly slower ramp up time might be enjoyable?
But yes, you don't want to throw all the power of your mod through at a coil if you are just going to put temperature control into overtime. Makes no sense. Different mods handle the power at temperature control once hitting temp limit differently, which might effect your settings.
for example my istick TC fluctuates massively once it hits my temp limit. (This is the mod reducing the power to keep around my desired target). So I tend to have my power set so that it just reaches my desired limit. However my IPV D2 is a lot smoother. Keeps it around my desired target really nicely, so I can throw more power behind it knowing that the power will not fluctuate wildly like the istick.
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Depends on your vaping style I guess. Short puffs it would make sense. If you enjoy a longer inhale then perhaps a slightly slower ramp up time might be enjoyable?
But yes, you don't want to throw all the power of your mod through at a coil if you are just going to put temperature control into overtime. Makes no sense. Different mods handle the power at temperature control once hitting temp limit differently, which might effect your settings.
for example my istick TC fluctuates massively once it hits my temp limit. (This is the mod reducing the power to keep around my desired target). So I tend to have my power set so that it just reaches my desired limit. However my IPV D2 is a lot smoother. Keeps it around my desired target really nicely, so I can throw more power behind it knowing that the power will not fluctuate wildly like the istick.
This probably didn't help much; hard to explain
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Not really. I have a 60%VG and I believe the local B&M has a brand with 70%, but that's it. I haven't really started shopping for liquids online yet.
The really high VG seems to work best on dripping atomisers, which I believe are almost exclusively rebuildable and so beyond my scope. I prefer just whacking a prebuilt coil in.
I guess I'm a sub-SubOhmer...
My 0.4Ω Ti coil hits temperature far faster than the 0.2Ω Ni one, sure. Both manage it within about a second if I fire before dragging (so the airflow doesn't cool it back down). My preferred temp is around 280ºC, it seems.Another one for the Temp Control Users
Is this how Temp Protection works? Does your device do that and is he correct?
But in my limited understanding of things, how fast it gets up to temp is mostly down to the wire used and the coil resistance. I vape at 30w, the lowest setting my device allows in TC mode. I can set it to 60w if I like, but it makes naff-all difference... because when I vape at 300ºC at 60w, the screen shows the wattage varying around the 8-19w range to keep the coil at the temperature I set it to. That is the TC doing its job.
So no, that's not how it works. You set the temperature, not the wattage. The wattage is varied by the temperature control.
Sounds like he's talking about Variable Wattage mode and simply choosing a setting where the temperature seems good... but I guarantee it will get hotter with extended use!!
With temp control you want enough power that the coils ramp up quick, but at the same time you dont want to hit too hard as you can go over temp too fast for the chip and ruin the drag, the DNA40 will fire upto full power for a second to help with ramp up, but now im running my Lemo 2 with a Twisted TI coil, 40w is only just enough and thats what i run the tank at anyway, so my DNA40 is always at fully power lol, but generally you dont want to see the temp protect kicking in as this means your mod will start reducing the watts to maintain power to the coils but not let the heat rise, this can reduce the warmth and flavour, so try to find a sweet spot where your coils dont need a few puffs to start working the way you want, but also not so much that you see it throttling straight away, this will give the best result.
On the DNA200 you have a new ball game, Pre Heat, this allows you to set a your watts to a higher wattage then you are going to vape at, but gets the coils upto or at your desired limit, you can configure how long the pre heat lasts (default is 1 second) but also configure how close to your temp limit you want to get your coils with a range from 1 - 11, called Punch, the pre heat will stop at which ever it hits first.
I typically set my pre heat to 10w higher than my vape wattage, so if i like 55w, i set the pre heat to 65w, that way i get a good hit no matter how long a puff i take and i know my coils are ramping up fast enough either way, makes for a consistent puff every time but not so im actually hitting my temp limit unless the wickings failing or the juice level is minimal.
On my Aromamizer i can do 60-70w constant and not or just hit temp limit of 220c so i have the pre heat set to 80w, but im currently running the vape wattage at only 55w to reduce the vapor im getting as its massive.
you should think of your wattages as a car accelerator as to how fast your coils will heat up... and the temp limit is your speed limiter... to stop you getting into trouble.
On the DNA200 you have a new ball game, Pre Heat, this allows you to set a your watts to a higher wattage then you are going to vape at, but gets the coils upto or at your desired limit, you can configure how long the pre heat lasts (default is 1 second) but also configure how close to your temp limit you want to get your coils with a range from 1 - 11, called Punch, the pre heat will stop at which ever it hits first.
I typically set my pre heat to 10w higher than my vape wattage, so if i like 55w, i set the pre heat to 65w, that way i get a good hit no matter how long a puff i take and i know my coils are ramping up fast enough either way, makes for a consistent puff every time but not so im actually hitting my temp limit unless the wickings failing or the juice level is minimal.
On my Aromamizer i can do 60-70w constant and not or just hit temp limit of 220c so i have the pre heat set to 80w, but im currently running the vape wattage at only 55w to reduce the vapor im getting as its massive.
you should think of your wattages as a car accelerator as to how fast your coils will heat up... and the temp limit is your speed limiter... to stop you getting into trouble.
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That's exactly what I do too. Set to 40w (max on my mod) and then adjust the temperature as I want it at a time.
It’s payday! Which means one thing…
So I have my eye on the Aromamizer (Struggling to find somewhere that has it in stock.)
Anything else people recommend? Not into my RDA’s and I have the Uwell crown.
Mod I think I am happy with at the moment.
I'm in the same boat dude! I've been scouring the net all morning looking for the 6ml tank with the velocity style deck, and nothing in stock in the UK. Let me know if you find one!
Yep I know that. petty excuse mode.... stressed with work and new to RTA's so on a good learning curve.
Finding my wicks last 2 days and the coil has the black crust on top, can I clean the coil and put a new wick in or do I have to change the coil?
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