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    maconulaff reacted to Jolly in Noobie Guide To Vaping   
    (Please only post questions OR additional noobie info in here to keep this thread clean. ie: no thank you, good post, etc, posts)

    This is to help you play catch up on what the veterans know.

    Basic ecig Parts

    A.) Cartridge - holds the ejuice and is also a mouth piece. this part can be replaced with a drip tip and is what most do
    B.) Atomizer - has an element that heats up the ejuice and as you pull air threw it vapor is produced.
    * sub B section - you can also use cartomizers, they are atomizers with filler to hold juice and are a tad shorter in size.
    C.) battery - these will be 3.7v Lithium Ion batteries, they supply the power to the atomizer. they come in auto (activated by suction) or manual (activated by button)

    Common Ecigs


    What's the best ecig
    This is more dependent on how you vape and your needs for vapor, throat/lung hit, battery life needs and other factors.
    Most people will advise the ego/tornado/riva as they all have a nice battery life and are built good (ego being the favorite of the three)
    this is the ego mega and regular batteries with manual buttons


    Ecig Model Numbers
    These are based on the atomizer they use
    when one says 510 kit, they generally are referring to the cigarette shaped ecig. like the first picture of this post.

    Why we tell you not to get cigarette shaped ecigs
    A cigarette shaped battery runs $12 for a normal manual 510

    9hrs at $20 (ego battery) 540mins
    45mins (510 kit battery) 540 ÷ 45 = 12
    12 (batteries) x $12 = $144

    so for mAh (Milliamp hours), it is a lot less expensive to buy a larger battery.
    this will also keep you from having to buy more batteries. explained after next set of math.

    510 kit batteries needed for 9hrs
    9hrs (540mins) ÷ (45min run time + 2hr charge time = 165mins) = 3.272727273 batteries needed to run 9hrs on 510 kit
    3 x $12 = $36 - 1 ego battery = $20 = $16 saved. that is initial cost only!!

    45min x 2 is what you have ready to go after your first needs charged (90mins).
    your first battery is going to take 2hrs to charge so by the time you run out the other two the first is done charging.
    so just to keep going you would need at bare minimum you want two 510 chargers, this means more $$.
    why you ask? at night when you don't have a single battery to use, you will only be able to charge 1 while you sleep. it would be more ideal to have 3 or one of the larger chargers that do more than one and have no less than 10 batteries ready to go.
    on top of this when you go out you will have a pocket full of batteries, making this not a very portable device to bring with you.

    other than that you have to recharge more often and the more you charge the more you replace. batteries have an # of recharges before they start failing to keep their charge. now you may say by logic that you are only charging once on those small batteries in that 9hr time, so there isn't an issue on life, BUT, the smaller the battery the less times you can charge it before the failing starts. also consider that you have 3 batteries that will fail

    First Order
    When you get an ecig make sure that you have spares of everything.
    the atomizers, cartomizers, batteries, and juice are all going to need purchased at some point again.
    Your first cart should consist of NO LESS than, 5 atomizers, 2 packs of cartomizers (5 in a pack), your kit, 2 extra batteries (i would advise mega batteries), 1 extra charger, and a nice amount of juice.
    the last thing you want is to have to wait on something you didn't buy enough of to come in. if one thing is missing you will go right back to smoking, nobody wants that.

    Mods and Why
    Mods are usually over looked or not even known to noobies of the ecig world.
    these devices can be anywhere from 3.7v to 8.4v.
    the point is that some people need one of two things, longer battery life with less cost and/or an aggressive throat hit.
    as a newbie i wouldn't advise a mod above 3.7v that doesn't have the option to go as low as 4.2v
    if it is not a variable voltage you are stuck on that till you get something lower if you don't like it.
    i say 4.2v because any 3.7v battery charges UP TO 4.2v. most people love vaping that initial fresh charged battery. voltage drops after usage to as low as 2.9v

    Mods will use batteries like these

    these are all 3.7v batteries with a much longer charge life vs a kit ecig.
    you can find almost all of these batteries from US suppliers for $5 each.
    a 3.7v mod using the largest battery (18650) can last you 4+ days @ $8 for the battery.

    some mods can last up to 4+ days before needing to be recharged.

    I'm not going to go into mods or pictures of mods. you can do that on your own, also watch youtube videos about the mods before thinking its large.
    the standard ones people use are
    silver bullet
    mako
    tekk mod (prone to cracking at the top unless you find someone that knows how to make them correctly)
    some sort of wetbox (check reviews of these missys wetbox fails quite often due to her under rated buttons and cost $15 to fix)
    (there are a crazy amount of mods out there, this is just a small list of the most talked about)

    Abbreviations

    General

    Noob - Beginner
    OP - Original Post(er)
    Analog - Regular Cigarette
    Mod - Homemade device or a Moderator.
    Pull - The act of sucking on the mouthpiece to pull the vapor into your mouth
    TH - Throat Hit (The tingling sensation in the back of your throat)
    Vapor - the "smoke" emitted from an e-cigarette
    Vape, Vaping - The use of an e-cigarette (similar to the term "smoking" when referring to an analog)
    Topping off - Adding drops of e-liquid to your current cartridge.
    Dripping - Vaping by adding a few drops of e-liquid directly on the atomizer instead of using a cartridge.
    Dipping - Sticking the bridge of the atomizer in e-liquid.

    E-Cigarette

    E-cig or E-cigarette - Electronic Cigarette
    PV - Personal Vaporizer
    Atty - Atomizer
    Cart - Cartridge
    Bat - Battery
    Filler - The fiber found inside your cartridge that holds your e-liquid
    PCC - Personal Charging Case
    SD - ScrewDriver
    JS - Janty Stick
    PT - Passthrough or passthrough battery
    2-piece/Disposable - 2 part e-cigarette. The Battery and a "cartomizer".
    Cartomizer - An atomizer built into the cartridge, marketed as disposable (you throw it away when the e-liquid is used up).
    3-piece - 3 part e-cigarette. Battery, Atomizer, and Cartridge.
    Cutoff - Refers to how long the battery will activate the atomizer before shutting down (safety measure to protect the atomizer).

    E-Liquid

    E-juice, e-liquid, juice - the liquid nicotine that you fill your cartridges with.
    DIY - Do it yourself (homemade e-liquid mixture)
    PG - Propylene Glycol
    VG - Vegetable Glycerin(Glycerine = glycerin = vegetable glycerin(e) = glycerol)
    PEG - Polylethylene Glycol

    Suppliers

    VT - Vaportalk
    VG - Vaporgalaxy
    VB - Vaporbomb
    ENS - electronicstix
    JC - Johnson Creek
    PS - PureSmoker
    TW - Totally Wicked
    EST - E-smokeytreats
    JS - JantyStick
    SD - ScrewDriver
    GG - The GG!

    Miscellaneous

    FDA - Food and Drug Administration
    ECA - Electronic Cigarette Association
    NRT - Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patch, gum, e-cig)
    PH - Public Health
    BP - Big Pharmaceutical Companies
    BT - Big Tobacco Companies
    ALF - American Legacy Foundation
    'Anti's - Anti-smoking people who do not acknowledge that vaping is a viable alternative to smoking analogs.
    RYO - Roll your own (tobacco)

    Universal Forum Lingo

    AFAIK - As Far As I Know
    BTW - By The Way
    DOA - Dead On Arrival (didn't work from the moment I got it)
    FWIW- For What It's Worth
    FYI - For Your Information
    IDK - I Don't Know
    IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly
    IMO or IMHO - In My Opinion or In My Humble Opinion (some mean 'H' to be Honest)
    IOW - In Other Words
    JK or JJ - Just Kidding or Just Joking
    JS - Just Saying
    OMG or OMFG - Oh My God and it's adult extension
    PITA - Pain In The ***
    PWN - Own or "dominate"
    ROTFLOL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
    ROTFLMFAO - ^ Adult Extension of above
    SOL - (can't be helped or fixed)
    (SP?) - Used when unsure of the spelling of the previous word
    TIA - Thanks In Advance
    TMI - Too Much Information (too personal)
    TOS - Terms Of Service ("the rules")
    TROLL - A person that posts in a forum/thread with the sole intention of provoking an argument (can sometimes also imply a "spy")
    TY - Thank You
    WOOT - Exclamation, as in Hooray! (Sometimes: Want One Of Those)
    WTF - Same As below
    WTH - What/Where/Who The Hell
    YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (your experience may differ from mine)
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