Bebop

Bebop, you're probably right ..... the banning has nothing to do with the illnesses, BUT, the illness situation is the driving force behind this round of vape demagoguery.  The general public is so under informed about vaping that anything negative about vaping is ammunition.  And someone dieing while associated with vaping is a huge piece of ammunition that can and is being used to fuel the ignorant anti-vapers. It's just wrong!!! My feeling is the tobacco and pharma lobbyists are really enjoying this round of hysteria. According to my newspaper this morning, Michigan and New York have already banned flavored vape gear way ahead of any thoughtful Investigation on the matter.  I'm still pissed.  Had occasion to see a friend yesterday who is a vaper and the conversation eventually turned to the current vape issue.  She was "scared to vape" because of the filtered information she was hearing.  Like I said,  ignorant people making uninformed decisions.  

Nice article, but my thoughts are it is a bit light on pointing fingers at what's/who's driving the vape persecution.  I smoked 50 years, was introduced to vape and vaped 4+ years till I quit everything about 2 years ago.  Even though I'm no longer an active participant in the vape community, this vilification of vapers/ing still has me pretty pissed.  I understand the anguish and hurt around the sickness and deaths, but a knee jerk reaction to ban everything is just plain wrong.  From everything I've read or heard, the culprit seems to be a new ingredient to the vape scene, a type of vitamin E.  Which brings the question ..... how to successfully ban just one ingredient.  Instead, the answer seems to just ban everything.  That should make tobacco and pharma happy.  Stupid!! 
If I were still vaping I would be stocking up on my fav flavors. Just in case. 

Good article!
Everybody I know who vapes is yawning and happily vaping away.  But maybe that's because they know I make juice...😁
 
 

I try to stay away from Facebook.  It reminds me of how crazy my friends are. 😁

Everybody who thinks banning flavors is going to end this medical crisis raise your hands!
 
.....yeah,  I thought so.😁

Everybody who thinks banning flavors is going to end this medical crisis raise your hands!
 
.....yeah,  I thought so.😁

Banning flavors.....yeah,  because, you know,  vaping strawberry cream just doesn't hit the spot like a good ol' Lucky Strike!!

Banning flavors.....yeah,  because, you know,  vaping strawberry cream just doesn't hit the spot like a good ol' Lucky Strike!!

Any day now they'll be announcing that WE 'RE responsible for global warming...😁

Any day now they'll be announcing that WE 'RE responsible for global warming...😁

There is a good article at Vaping 360 on this titled: 
Vitamin E Acetate Products Investigated in THC Oil Deaths
While I am saddened by what I consider an intrusion of drug dealers in to the vaping foray,  it is important to put out the word that vaping cannabis is a wild frontier territory marred by illicit drug sales and can be very dangerous.  And the young are particularly prone since they cannot acquire products legally.  

thank you for taking care of that post....😁

congrats you are in the road to a healthier life style.
first some tips.
Vaping is different from smoking so stick with it.  dont let the initial difference throw you back in to smoking.
Make sure you spend the money to get something that performs well.  dont accept a "cheap" shortcut.  pony up for quality gear from a reputable supplier.  there are many out there. 
 
visiting a vape shop, if you can, can help with selection.  You want something easy to use and maintain that is satisfying.
 
Now for some questions -
what did you smoke and how much? be honest with yourself on this.  it's really helpful so as to steer you in the right direction.
Do you need to have a battery that lasts for hours or do you have regular access to charging handy to you all day?
Would you prefer something that tastes like tobacco?
How handy are you?  would you mind something that is a little fuss or di you need something that is load and vape with no fiddling?
these questions can help us recommend something.

Hi Tam!
Yes, it's still every bit as disgusting...BUT,   half of the "smokers" were vapers so, some consolation.   I've sort of forgotten what it's like to be around smokers.  Everyone in my circles has either quit or converted to vaping. 

It is SO wrong I have to use the smokers lounge here at Vegas airport.
 
nasty!   I'm not one of them!!  (anymore, haha)
 
How everybody has a great holiday weekend.
 
 
Mike

Have a good holiday weekend Bebop!

I guess the good news is even with a direct short this battery puts out a fair warning things are not right. That gotta be one hot potato long before it blows.

you have to cut it with something less than 3mg otherwise you're fighting a losing battle.
If I understand you correctly, you cut 80 ml with 20 MLS of 18mg which gave you about 100mls of 6mg juice.  adding more 18mg is just going to increase its strength

Forget the wattage.  it's not important.
whatever coil you put in, set the voltage at about 3.7 V.   then vape it and adjust up from there. somewhere in there you will find a sweet spot. Make a note of the wattage (watts are a product of voltage accross the resistance (ohm))
whenever you use a different ohm coil, do the same thing.  If your using the same coil, vape the wattage you found works.  
the higher the voltage (or wattage - same difference) the more you will shorten coil life. So if you want longer life, be conservative in your power settings. 
A brand new coil will take higher power for a while.  But you are likely to burn it out faster. there is always a trade off.
I usually vape any coil I make at 3.9 - 4.2 volts and let the wattage fall where it may. (I get long coil life - 2 to 4 weeks). You can't adjust voltage and wattage separately.  they are tied together.  When you "raise the wattage" you are really just increasing the voltage across the coil.  Raise the voltage and the watts goes up. lower the voltage and the watts go down. 
Its fine to remember the wattage and use that number to set your mod as manufacturers seem to realize that people focus in the wattage. But it's really the voltage you are changing. 
It's like a car.  The speedometer doesnt make the car go.  You dont "raise the speedometer", (wattage), you give it more gas (voltage). 

Forget the wattage.  it's not important.
whatever coil you put in, set the voltage at about 3.7 V.   then vape it and adjust up from there. somewhere in there you will find a sweet spot. Make a note of the wattage (watts are a product of voltage accross the resistance (ohm))
whenever you use a different ohm coil, do the same thing.  If your using the same coil, vape the wattage you found works.  
the higher the voltage (or wattage - same difference) the more you will shorten coil life. So if you want longer life, be conservative in your power settings. 
A brand new coil will take higher power for a while.  But you are likely to burn it out faster. there is always a trade off.
I usually vape any coil I make at 3.9 - 4.2 volts and let the wattage fall where it may. (I get long coil life - 2 to 4 weeks). You can't adjust voltage and wattage separately.  they are tied together.  When you "raise the wattage" you are really just increasing the voltage across the coil.  Raise the voltage and the watts goes up. lower the voltage and the watts go down. 
Its fine to remember the wattage and use that number to set your mod as manufacturers seem to realize that people focus in the wattage. But it's really the voltage you are changing. 
It's like a car.  The speedometer doesnt make the car go.  You dont "raise the speedometer", (wattage), you give it more gas (voltage). 

Rich, you are correct... I was talking about the LG HG2, and my brain was focused on the Samsung 30Q, which are also 3000mAh batteries, but only rated for 15A continuous discharge.  The LG are rated for 20A continuous (and tested to prove it).
I've used both the Samsung, and LG batteries (25R, 30Q, HE2, and HG2), and I love the Samsung 25R (blue and green versions)... they retain near full capacity even after 1000 recharge cycles.  I'm not a huge fan of the 30Q, anymore, because they don't hold but 50-60% capacity after about 350 cycles, but they are great for that first year.  The LG is the opposite... the HE2 tend to lose about 20-30% capacity ability after ~400 cycles, but so far, the HG2 are still hitting near 3000mAh even after 400+ cycles. 
I'm about to purchase a new block of batteries to replace our aging stock of  30+ 18650's.  My wife currently goes through two (sometimes three) batteries a day, and I go through three singles (or two to three pairs in the dual-battery-mods).  So, I'll be picking up six fresh Samsung 25R-5 (green) for our single-battery mods, and probably four pairs of LG HG2 for the dual-battery mods.  The old ones will be headed to recycling!
 
Low Ohm is subjective, but most of us would agree that 0.15 Ohms is "low".  Personally, I define "low" as anything below 0.5 Ohms.  Sub-ohm is anything less than 1.0 Ohm.

it's normal for it to change a little bit, it usually goes a little higher with use but that is a pretty big change.  
 
build your new coils and try again

LIL -   Smok says blink 4 times means that you have a short at battery and atomizer. 
 
you need to replace the atomizer (coil) (which probably means the whole mouthpiece/tank) most likely, Or try taking it apart and cleaning it and looking for any obvious reasons for an electrical short

Too cool, too cool!!!  
We've done a lot of recordings by recording live tracks and mixing them for the purpose of letting potential clients know exactly how we sound.  Mistakes and all left in.  This is our first go around at actual "studio" recordings.  Everybody is learning a lot.  There is some pressure as one member has a benchmark quality he wants to achieve but the album will not be for sale.  We plan on having it pressed into vinyl just for us and close friends.  There is no marketing pressure involved at least.  

If you took apart the actual atomizer, (coil) then it's the insulating ring of the coil.
If you just took apart the tank then it's probably the the insulator between the glass and the base.
 
it's hard to tell what size it is from your picture with no perspective.  the coil insulator is small.  the glass insulator is large.