damn, didn't realized there's a vaping thread here.

anyway, new face intro. been vaping since march. running on ecab v2 and KTS, nothing fancy. was a roller(as in roll your own) before, now no longer.

ok enough with the intro, so that thing at putra walk the other day was a vapefest huh? is it a one time event? i did dropped by on a friends info and managed to get some liquid stocks. no idea what it was at the time . should've bought more stuff.

yup....too crowded as well. part of the reason i didn't stay for too long. now regret already. should've bought more stuff .

any fixed shop around the area that sells parts and supplies?

greats thanks. finally a place closer to home.

agreed. it surprises me that some seller would actually recommend a k100 to new vapers. getting a mech mods means you need a multimeter to keep things in order. else, later some accident happens, and vaping will definitely gets banned. like fireworks.

a micrometer would help with that. a 32awg would have around 1.0-1.1 ohm per inch.

until you get the hang of it. from my experience, it depends on:
1. how the coil wraps
2. how the coil sits

it amazes me when some times, merely repositioning the the coil give a better vapour.

there are some VV mods that uses lithium batt as well. example the ecab v2(1x 14500) and ego v6(2x 16340). although the ecab is pretty impossible to find locally nowadays. these would last for quite a while. granted most VV mods are more expensive than mech mods, it's way safer for newbies who wants a plug and play setup.

ego twist is a little fragile i would say, due to the use of the potentiometer. it was my first mod. the +ve wire just broke off after about a month. i accidentally shorted the circuit board while trying to re-solder the damn thing. the wiring inside the tube is a real mess.

a mech mod, although indeed is plug-and-play, requires certain amount of knowledge and care. it's only a matter of time before some careless joe blows a mech mod in their face and gets all of us in trouble. i'm not against it, i'm a KTS user myself, i'm just saying it's not for everyone.

with the government conspiring to force us back to analogs, a blow-in-your-face mods is the perfect excuse for them to ban e-cigs. mark my words! muaahahahahaa!

like i said, someday somebody will do something stupid out of ignorance and we'll probably gets to pay the price. and no, i don't mean vv/vw for ohm checking, not all can do that. vv/vw is more hassle free and generally safer for beginners. that's my argument.

for me, anything to do with lithium, better safe than sorry. lithium immediately explode when exposed to air. and the flame is chemical, meaning it's thousands of degree hotter than normal match flame.

if you've been vaping for a while AND THEN migrate to mech mod, that would be fine. you should be able to tell something is not right already. but if you've never vaped before(or don't even bother with tank cleaning), then straight use a mech mod, it can be dangerous. you won't know whether things a working correctly or not. . i am seriously against irresponsible vaping.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Oct 2 2013, 12:05 PM

Just to prove how i'm pro VV mods for beginner, got myself one of this just now



....actual, was shopping around for batteries and managed to get a good deal for it . intentionally used flash to show how "shiny" it is. needed a VV mod for 18650 platform, might as well get this.

vivi nova is actually rebuildable, or rather recoil-able. can even be use as an LR atty. i'm running a 2.0ohm mini nova(by miscalculation ), well not exactly LR but i don't want to go too low that it'll damage my batt.

congrats!

what i would say when someone ask my opinion on mech mods: "KTS looks damn cool(especially the gold one), K1xx looks like a dildo"

really? i thought the gold would stick, good that i got the normal one then. anyway, i never had issues with my KTS. button locks pretty well even inside jeans. never had firing issues either. the best advantage of side firing is "it does rollover". so chances for it to roll from the table and to the floor is NIL .

a multimeter will help with that. fully charge, a lithium cell should have 4.20+/-0.05 volts. your charger, cheap or not, should output around that area too. else something is wrong. one of my older charger looks like it's charging normally, but it never seems to turn green. a volt test shows it outputs 9+volt . would probably create a fire if i continue using it. i always make sure my multimeter is working correctly before using my KTS. i'm just that cautious.

you can find that in jalan pasar. about RM20-30.

anyway, a good and informative read HERE. the posts by user AriM demystify a lot of stuff. AW IMR isn't such a great battery after all. better off with something protected for a mech mod.

try a single cell lipo. more discharge rate.

Minimum Capacity: 5000mAh
Configuration: 1S / 3.7v / 1Cell
Constant Discharge: 20C
Cell Weight: 114g
Cell Size: 128 x 42 x 10mm