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How much did you smoke per day? That would help for us to know so we recommend the right amount of nic you need in your juice. You say you want an iTaste SVD? Why did you decide on this one? This mod is for more advanced users, I would not recommend it to someone who is totally new to vaping. You do know that you'll need to buy separate batteries for this, right? Also, I would strongly recommend getting a separate charger for these batteries like an Nitecore charger for safety. You will need to do some research of "safe" batteries to use with this as well. What is your budget for your equipment? That will also help us to help you get the best bang for your buck. @Earthling789 You wanna jump into this thread to help? Welcome to Vapor Talk.

You said in your first post that you have a CE4? That's a decent beginner's tank because you don't have any real moving parts except the mouthpiece so you can fill with juice. I would recommend a Kanger Protank 3 mini. That is an easy tank for a beginner, it's got a Pyrex glass tank so you'll need to be careful not to break it but you can use any kind of juice in this one. When the quality of vape and/or flavor that you get from the tank diminishes, you change the heating coil and you're good to go again. I'd buy a couple (or three or four) so you have back ups. Also get a 5-pack or a couple of these. There's nothing worse than having no back up when something goes sideways. Below are a couple of links to our own Vapor Talk store, they have some of the lowest prices around with no knock offs so you can be assured of quality. https://www.vaportalk.com/shop/pro-tank-3-mini/ https://www.vaportalk.com/shop/pro-aero-tank-refill-coils/ When you're looking at the replacable coils, it will ask, "What ohms?" I would recomment 1.8 ohm as a good starting point. Go with a lower resistance and you don't have anywhere to go if you get a burnt taste. Go with higher and it could drain your battery faster. It's a good middle of the road with a very good flavor producing resistance (ohms). Once you get a little more experience, then branch out into more advanced tanks, subtanks, rebuildables, etc. Right now, you'll be happier with a plug and play until you get the wrinkles ironed out. Just my two cents.

CE4 style tanks are use and throw away when they stop working well. CE5 is the changeable coil, CE4 is a top wick but non-changeable. Sounds like the tank needs to be replaced since it's no longer vaping the way you want and giving you a harsh hit.

Simple fixes are the best!

For me, I'd also prefer to fire to be more than a match or lighter. Just sayin'.

As the coil ages and is getting to the last of its life, you'll find that you may need to bump up the power just a bit to keep it going. Just don't forget to turn it down before using a new coil. Are you saying you've been using the same coil for "weeks"? If so, that burnt taste might be telling you it's time for a new one.

I'm with you, Rich. On my Triton 2, the coil is starting to go so I keep increasing the wattage to keep it going for just a little longer. Right now, it's at 10.4W when usually, I vape it on 7.4W for this juice. With my cucumber/mint, I don't go above 4W or I get a burnt taste and the vape is too harsh.

Depending on the juice, even 8 watts could be too much. Always start at a very low power setting, vape, if it's not doing it for you, turn up just a little. Vape. Repeat until you get a harsh hit or a slight burnt taste, then turn it down a notch. That will be the sweet spot for that tank, coil and juice combo. If you start too high and burn the wick, that coil is pretty much toast and you will want to replace the coil, possibly even the juice (it could get that burnt taste mixed into it).

No, I've never had that problem with any of my iStick 50W, but I have seen that a few others have. If I remember correctly, they put on a 510 to 510 adapter for a quick fix. It doesn't look pretty but gets the job done. Sorry you're having this problem, B.

What PG/VG and nic ratio do you go with, Bebop?

Ha! The second link is in stock, I just double checked it. Yeah, it's a lot more than $5 for the other one, I guess it's up to how much do you want it now?

Well that bites. Why wouldn't they put that info out there one the site instead of making you put it in the cart first? Ugh. Thanks, Shen.

Did you see this? http://www.evolvapor.com/dna200.php It's straight from Evolv. Hope that's helpful. http://www.protovapor.com/product/evolv-dna-40d-large-screen-retail-box-dna40d-com/ This one is cheaper.

And this is why I love my Eleaf iStick 50W so much, it has a 4400 mAh battery enclosed. Even when I chain vape all day, I only have to charge it every third or fourth day or so. Regular tanks, sub-tanks, it can take it all!

Now that's a lot of new gear and liquid! I'm glad it got to you all safe and sound.

My constant has been EC Blend's Feels Like a Nut. They gave me a 0 mg sample with another order. At first I thought it tasted... okay, but nothing to really catch my attention. But I kept coming back to it so I ordered my first 30 ml bottle at 12 mg nic, 50 PG/50 VG with extra sweetener. Shortly after that, I started ordering it by the 125 ml bottle with double extra sweetener. Then, to try to cut back a little, I lowered the nic to 6 mg with only extra sweet. A month later, I dropped it down to 3 mg, extra sweet added. Around this time I changed to a subtank and went to a 40 PG/60 VG, then a 3 mg, 30 PG/70 VG blend. Throat hit was no longer desirable, I wanted the fullness of the vapor and a smoooooth hit. I can't put my finger on why I'm so hooked on this flavor, it just satisfies me. This is what I vape 70% of the time every day. My switch off flavor is Fadora's Tutti Frutti, Compenstine makes a blend just for my finicky tastebuds at a 3 mg, 30 PG/70 VG. The juice is consistently good and I'd be hard pressed to get better customer service. As with the FLaN from EC Blends, this blend from Comp is very smooth with no throat hit, just pure flavor and a full, rich vapor. My newest switch off flavor is Coval Vapes' Cucumber Mint (3 mg, 30/70). I sometimes add a few drops of Vaping Watch's Clockwerks Custard (3 mg, not sure what the PG/VG ratio is, could be 50/50 or 30/70) to smooth it out even more. Once in a great while when I can't vape as often, I'll go back to one of the first flavors I started with: Vapor Source's Mojito at 24 mg, 30/70. I add a few drops of custard to help smooth out the throat hit, add a little more Peppermint from EC Blends and a touch of sweetener from Flavor West. Interesting topic, Chris. I'm very interested to see what others say.

The base from the tank. Tried the silicone gripper trick but that didn't work. Even had the SO give it a try and short of breaking the glass, it wouldn't budge. I was hoping you had another trick up your sleeve.

I'm even lazier than that, which is why I use the iStick 50W. Don't have to take out batteries to charge, just throw them on the charger (first taking tank off and turning off battery for safety).

All too often people say, "Oh, I only need one back up, it'll be fine." And then something happens and they're waiting on pins and needles for their paycheck to hit so they can go get another...whatever it is that isn't working anymore. Then, we hear, "Wow, you were right." and they begin to sing the back up song with us. The reason why we stress back ups is because it's happened to all of us at some point. One day, I went through three coils, two tanks, and four batteries while I was out running errands. I was out of back ups but had one unit working until I got home. Was never so glad to have as many back ups as I did that day.

Nice!

Cool trick, Earthling! No pun intended. Any tips on how to break loose the bottom portion of the Nautilus mini? Those silly things don't want to come apart, lol!

Try putting the whole thing into the freezer for around 5 minutes or so then try again. The cold might help. If that doesn't work, try putting into the freezer for another 5 minutes. Just a tip for next time, make sure to clean the threads of the battery and the tank every time you fill the tank and/or charge the battery. That should help to keep this from happening again. Also, every time you take the tank off, make sure to dab the inside of the battery connection. Liquid tends to leak there and will eventually keep it from charging or firing.

Got my three 5-packs of Triton coils in 1.8 ohms from VaporDNA today. Looks like I'm set for a while, these things last nearly ten tankfuls or more.

You say that many of us have shinyitis like it's a bad thing...

Looks like you've got a good handle on things. Vape on.