Tam

Another old and loyal Vision 1300 mAh battery that was in constant rotation for the past year and some change finally threw in the towel last night so today I went to my local B&M and bought a burgundy one to replace it. It's on the charger now. One of the guys at the B&M almost got me for a Chi You (sp?) clone while I was there. Still thinking about that, though, as I have a Trident V2 on its way right now.

Yay! Got five Efest 18650 button top 2400 mAh batteries in the mail from Proetus today. Four of them are on the charger now and one is on its way as a gift to a friend in Texas.

For some odd reason I never seem to tire of that flavor even when I find others that I really like. Hopefully, it won't be too long before we meet again.

Holy cow! How did I miss that??? Next order.

That's pulling the center pin of the battery connection.

The price I quoted above comes from EC Blends. Just be aware that they don't make the juice until you order it so it might require some steeping time before the juice "tastes good." Each flavor is different so some may be good right away while others will need to sit a bit.

There were so many different bottles in the package you sent for my friend that I didn't remember that particular vendor. You were very, very generous to him -- he still talks about how much that helped and how grateful he is to you for it. Now that you mentioned that, B, I do remember the vile smell of that liquid. Ugh. No. Not a good rec for their juice at all.

$13 for 15 ml??? That's not very low in my opinion. And this is the first time I've heard of your vendor. Others might chime in with experience with them, though. 30 ml for around $8.99 is more what I'm used to paying and still get great service and excellent juice.

There are different types of direct dripping. The kind that he's talking about is just using an atomizer, not an RDA so he won't be sub-ohming nor will he need to learn how to build a coil. All you need to do is to buy an atomizer like this: https://www.vaportalkstore.com/product-p/510-atomizer-lr.htm Since I believe he has a fixed voltage battery I would suggest getting a low resistance atomizer to make it work well. The 1.7 ohm I linked to should be fine. He'll also want to get a drip tip (mouth piece) to put on top. For convenience and to keep things from getting messy I would also suggest getting a drip shield (you'll want to make sure to get one for a 510/901 type of atomizer, other types and styles won't fit right). At the top of this page on the upper right hand side you'll see a magnifying glass. Click on that and type: direct drip. That should bring up all kinds of threads on direct dripping. READ THESE and take heed to the advice because there is a learning curve to it. Good luck!

Typing on my cell gives me a whole new vocabulary and typos like no one's ever seen before!

Touch typing. It's how it's done. Lol.

If I were you I'd go with 24 mg of nic to start -- at a 50 PG/50 VG ratio. Nearly all e-liquid vendors offers that. In the long run you're spending way more by buying the $20 rig because you have to keep buying the expensive cartridges for them. Better to spend $50 or $60 dollars now and have much less upkeep later on. Just my two cents.

Yes. As a rule the sweet, dark juices tend to gunk up coils faster than clear, not as sweet juices.

Nah. I'm thinking SUCKS.

Oh. Thanks for the clarification. I was under the impression that he was saying they SUCK!!!

Hey, Troy. So are you saying that Erolls suck?

I keep hearing about Five Pawns so I just ordered some Perpetual Check, Queenside and Sixty-Four.

Just opened a new one to try for myself. After thoroughly rinsing off the machining oil (the smell seemed a bit stronger on these than in the other ones), I filled it up and tried the coil that came inside. Some things don't change. The coil that comes inside it is crap, just like all the other Davide mini coils. After putting in a 1.8 ohm coil from a 5-pack I tried it again. It doesn't seem to vape any differently.

How long will they be there, Troy? If tanks and bottles are not allowed, how about prefilling a whole bunch of cartomizers so they can take the juices they like? Cartomizers are fairly inexpensive to buy. Just a thought.

If I were you I'd change out the coil to see if that helps. If the throat hit's too harsh you might want to decrease the nic level. At 50/50 or even 60 PG/40 VG, your ratios shouldn't be affecting things.

I wouldn't cover up more than one hole, it does need a certain amount of air to flow through -- in my opinion. What kind of battery are you using on it? If it's variable voltage, what's the voltage setting you're using? What ohm coil is in there? What PG/VG ratio is your juice? What nic content? If you can answer these questions that'll help us to help you.

Just checked my mini Davides I got in recently and yes, they are slight thinner. I put the new one in front of the old one and you can see the difference. Wonder why they did that? Have you noticed any difference in how they vape other than holding less liquid?

What did your ohm meter read? Do you have one that you're testing your builds on before putting it on your batteries? You're not using your MVP to check ohms, are you? If you don't have a separate ohm meter I would strongly suggest you get one. Safety first!

You'll also want to do research on how much insurance you'll need to carry, how to get a small business license in your town, the county/city/state/federal taxes you'll have to pay... Don't forget that you'll also want to keep a stash of cash aside for "just in case" emergencies that may come up as well as enough cash and a little more to keep in your register -- once you buy one of those. There is a lot to opening a small business. You would do well to contact a community college in your area and talk with someone in their small business/community division. They should have classes set up so you can learn all about what you need to know before opening one. That's also a good way to network with other business professionals in your area so they can refer customers to your store.

Right. We all know this but noobs don't, they all come in asking what's the best... The OP is asking for the questions we get from noobs all the time.