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If this works...sorry for the poor quality of the pic.

I've only just begun but here is my Vision 1100 eGo battery joined to a Vapeonly BCC-Mega bottom wicked RBD tank along side my Volcano Magnum battery sporting a V-nano clearamizer.

I've only just begun but here is my Vision 1100 eGo battery joined to a Vapeonly BCC-Mega bottom wicked RBD tank along side my Volcano Magnum battery sporting a V-nano clearamizer.

I've only just begun but here is my Vision 1100 eGo battery joined to a Vapeonly BCC-Mega bottom wicked RBD tank along side my Volcano Magnum battery sporting a V-nano clearamizer.

I think the question is better asked, is E Liquid safe. The short answer? Nobody really knows.
The thing is, cigarettes are so bad that smoking a rolled up dirty newspaper is probably safer than smoking a cigarette. In that respect ecigs probably are better.
If nobody knows then why are suppliers selling them? Well in my opinion it’s a step in the right direction. Currently the only alternatives to nicotine on the market are patches and gums. And if your a smoker, like I was, we all know it doesn’t always work in our favor. In my case neither worked at all. It’s been a shock and surprise for ecig users to find that almost every country and government agency is trying their hardest to bury this new technology. (Though the United States and United Kingdom citizens have fought her to defend their right to vape, so far so good) After years of searching and looking for an alternative and even joking “if there is ever a safer alternative that’s one thing but for now this is all we have” bang, out comes electronic cigarettes only to be pushed aside like a stray animal. Amazing isn’t it?
So what exactly is inside E Liquid? Well the most popular manufacture in China (DK) gives the following ingredients:
1. Propylene glycol About 80%
2. Tobacco Essential Oil Less than 5%
3. Tobacco Absolute Virginia Less than 5%
4. Tobacco Absolute, Burly Less than 5%
5. Nicotine (From Tobacco Leaf) 1-3.6%
6. 2, 3, 5 Trimethylpyrazine Less than 1%
7. 2, 3 Dimethylpyrazine Less than 1%
8. 2, 5 Dimethylpyrazine Less than 1%
9. 2, Ethylpyrazine Less than 1%
The FDA tested E Liquid and found it to be unsafe however companies questioned their testing and we’re all still waiting for the results to be published not only on their findings but their form of method.
Not to long ago popular ecig vendor Totally Wicked did their own testing on Chinese E Liquid. Many vendors all purchase their liquid from the same source. The study can be found: Here
But for now it’s up to the consumer to make the decision to vape and weigh out the pros and cons.
What about the factory, is it sanitary? Well lets take a look at our friend Leaford who actually flew over to DK in China. You can see the logo in the video.

There are three possible base carrier liquids in use for e-liquid (the refill liquid used in electronic cigarettes): PG, VG, and PEG. PG is the most common, usually with a proportion of VG as that produces more vapor. PEG is more common in pre-filled cartomizers.
1. PG or propylene glycol or propane-1,2, diol
PG is the most common refill liquid base material, normally used with 10% to 30% VG.
It is virtually inert in the body and can even be injected into the bloodstream without effect (and it is: it is the carrier liquid for drugs like diazepam that don’t mix with water).
It is a powerful bactericide and virucide, and has been used in hospital air spray projects.
There is a vast body of research on it going back 70 years that proves it is safe in any reasonable quantity.
PG is usually the main constituent in disco fog machines. Due to strict employee health regulations that cannot be subverted, it is approved as safe for extended exposure for employees in discos, bars and theatres.
Because it is made from non-organic sources (via chemical processes) allergies are not reported.
It presents flavors well and has the best TH of the three choices.
2. VG or vegetable glycerine or glycerol or propane-1,2,3, triol
VG is an alternative carrier liquid, though more commonly used as an additive to PG liquids.
It is more viscous (thick) than PG. If used as the sole base material, it will need diluting with 10% – 20% DW (distilled water). Other additions seen include alcohol and EM (ethyl maltol).
There is little research on inhalation. It is thought to be less inert than PG, and to be treated by the body as a complex carbohydrate – that is, metabolized by being broken down into carbohydrates and/or excreted.
VG can be synthesized and made in a similar way to PG and PEG, from other chemicals, or it can be made from vegetable sources – mainly coconut oil and palm oil. For this reason there are a very small number of people who may have an allergy to a specific brand, of the same type of allergy as that to peanuts.
Because it does not have the same bactericidal action as PG, preservatives such as sulphites may be added to it to prevent deterioration; therefore, there are questions such as: are the additives the cause of ‘allergies’, or indeed whether VG with additives should be used for inhalation.
It produces more vapor than PG.
It produces less TH and does not present flavors as well.
3. PEG or polyethylene glycol
PEG is the least common carrier liquid.
It can be made in many different formulations, the one used for e-liquid is called PEG400.
This formulation appears to be chosen as it has the right viscosity, as it can be thinner, thicker, or even in the form of a wax.
As far as we know there is little research but it cannot be toxic as it is used in foods and medicines.
It is said to present flavors better than any other base liquid.
Because it handles flavors so well it is used by several of the major cartomizer-only (2-piece ecig) firms that mainly sell to first-time buyers, as it works well in cartos.
We think it comprises 1% or less of bottled eliquid volume but it is far higher in the pre-filled carto market – perhaps as much as 33%.
PEG is the most likely of all the three base materials to be contaminated with DEG as the manufacturing process can be carried out using the same equipment, so there is a risk of cross-contamination.
Uses


All these base liquids are used in medicinal preparations of one sort or another, and are considered non-toxic. They are all used in foods, skin creams and some (if not all) in medical inhalers, so any MSDS warnings can be completely ignored. PG for example is used as the mist carrier in nebulizers for lung transplant patients, so it can be assumed that it is as inert as it is possible for a material to be that is not water.
They can be used (especially PG) to make antifreeze or to make it less toxic – for example, to make it less dangerous to livestock or pets, and for winterizing boat and RV lavatory systems that may have human contact by touch or inhalation. PG is used for this purpose because it has a very low freezing point, is non-toxic, and is relatively cheap.
There is an important question about safety concerning VG, that does not affect the other two liquids: if taken to over its boiling point it can degrade into acrolein, which is poisonous. However all tests so far indicate that for some reason this does not happen in an e-cigarette although theoretically it might. Acrolein was not detected in tests carried out by Intellicig even when the temperature was raised higher than normal. This may be because the addition of other ingredients such as water changes the boiling point enough that acrolein is not created, and/or due to the fact that if the temperature within an atomizer can rise sufficiently high to produce acrolein, then there is no liquid left to convert. Acrolein apparently has a strong, characteristic odor so it would be noticed in any case.
We know less about PEG although it seems, so far, to be inert in the body.
DEG
Diethylene glycol is a poison that kills by damaging the liver and kidneys among other effects. It is very similar to PG and PEG in appearance, taste and characteristics, and it is produced in the same way from similar raw materials and as a by-product of similar manufacturing processes, although PEG seems especially implicated. It is therefore likely to be found in any materials of this type due to poor manufacturing controls or cross-contamination – for example, using drums for PEG400 that previously contained DEG. For this reason it is the main contaminant that should be tested for.
Because PEG is more likely than the others to be contaminated with DEG, and because pre-filled cartomizers are the main area of use for PEG, it follows that such cartos need testing more than other materials.
The FDA was formed in 1938 as a direct result of a wide-scale poisoning incident in 1937 in which more than a hundred people died after DEG was used in a medicine.

Source: Electronic Cigarette Forum – Rolygate

Here are some of the wood mods I have made. From Left to Right

A variable voltage dual 18650's
A 3.7 volt with a 16340
A variable voltage dual 10440's
My Stealth mod with a 10440
My big box with variable voltage dual 18650's and a pass thru function
Another 3.7 volt 16340
And a Top Feeder with variable voltage and dual 18350's

Not Pictured are A Puck variant, 2 1000mah ego's, and 2 1000mah twists.

Lately I find myself reaching for the far left one the most running with a Smoktek R tank but who knows what the future might bring.

Hi all.
I just got my first kit and started vaping yesterday. i choose a Magma kit from Volcano because I liked the idea of refilling the little tanks myself and the product seemed to fit my lifestyle.

My initial observations would be that I tend to take fewer drags, (2-3), off my e-cig per use compared to maybe 10 drags from my old Winston Lights. I also notice that I am using the e-cig more frequently though, maybe 20 times per day compared to before smoking about 1/2 a pack per day. Just wondering if others have had a similar experience as I have no frame of reference.