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rubbing alcohol leaves a residue behind. just because it evaporates quickly doesn't mean that it also takes away the chemicals. again this is why you don't use chemicals. sure your atty/carto might be clean but you are taking in harmful chemicals.

boiling cartos and attys is always a bad idea. most people don't get that and think just because cleaning with super hot water works well that it applies to everything. soaking them is the largest factor of cleaning both. sure heat helps but the heat you get from the hot tap is more than enough. i do not advise using anything other than water to clean, unless it is citric acid, (something not harmful to us)

yeah, money isn't much of a factor when you can breath and not worry about cancer.

sweet jebus! i want one!! only mine will shoot out vape as you slap it.

i have to check the parts i have and make sure i still have a chip for myself.. also have to get some 10440s

i use the horn switches that madvapes carries. they feel great but theres no way to recess those into a AA box. you could even get a 3-aa box and leave a slot open with an unused battery. not really logical since you could do parallel but its an option, lol i need to get cracking on my uber small 5v mod..

back to the usb computer-charger thing. its cheap and works. all (regular) 3.7v battery chargers are going to put out the same voltage, the only thing that changes is the amps. amps = quickness of charge. so while a usb-stick-battery charger maybe slower than my trusfire tr-001, it still does the trick.

itch chicka meow meow this is much better than a box mod you can charge, as you can charge just about anything with the device and vape on it. never leave home with out it.

wow, never seen an ego at 45 even with a discount + sale

egos don't sell for 49, so that would be a knock off.. i could be wrong but i doubt i am. if you want cheap riva or over at volcano ecigs they sell one like the ego. i have a friend that had a riva and she was happy with it. volcano ecigs has good customer service and there is a chat over there, maybe in the forum.

fasest way, take a usb charger, hack it up drop it into the box. you would bust it open, remove the center post and threads that the "normal" battery would go to. solder those with some wire that goes to the (+) and (-) of the battery terminal posts. then buy a female to male usb cord to it after you do the rest of the modding with the switch and all. you could fit that into a 2-AA battery box.

check out the condom fill method, i no longer do that but i'll put one on it and then - drip, then toss it into something like a drawstring (little) bag, wrap a rubber band around it and spin. then do it all over till its full. after thats all done i pull off the condom (thats what we call the rubber booties that come on them) and grab the juice bottle, squeeze out the air put it on the hole that goes threw the middle (thread end) and then let it suck out the rest of the juice that is over flow. i should make a video of this process. there are mega cartos, then theres the larger mega (ego) carto that is a 510 *i haven't used them, yet*. you also have 801s that are pretty big. more battery life can be had with an ego style battery, more life with the ego style mega, and uber life with a mod as you could pretty much put as many batteries in one as you wanted. a single mod with 18650 battery will last you at min 3 days.

if i only exhale via my nose.

figure i'll spend a little time with the fam, eat a little of everything and then maybe do some modding. one of my brothers has yet to see the mods i make. so i figure he will want to check out what it is that i do.

GG ftw. i'll be tuning in

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throat hit is based on a few factors vg juice is for vapor pg juice is for hit nic amount will effect your hit, more = more hit voltage of your device (big factor) my current daily vaping is 50% pg 50%vg @ 24mg nic at 5.2 volts @ 2amps normal ecigs are 3.7v if you stepped up to a larger 3.7v battery you will feel a slight difference. switching over to a 5v device you will notice a huge difference.

not to knock the other posts, but with out knowing what is important to you we cant really say "get this" how long do you want the battery to hold a charge for? how hard do you want it to hit? What was it about the blu that you didn't like? What price would you be fine with on batteries? Is it a must that the device looks like a cigarette? If size isn't a matter, look into some mods and see what you might want from that area and ask questions about them. for standard buying the ego, riva, tornado, or volcano version of those is a typical buy.

i soak mine in water for about a week, changing the water every morning and night.. sometimes mid day. using hot tap water. then run hot water direct threw them, blow them out threw both ends using lung power. let them dry behind my xbox while i play games or set them on the side of my computer that expels heat. i'm sure a week isn't needed, but i have a nice stock pile of cartos so.. from doing all the other tricks out there i have found no difference in the vapor, taste, or life by doing any other methods. for attys i usually just don't clean them unless they have a very strong taste that will not come out.

you need a lipo charger. you can actually catch any cell on fire 1) WAY over charged the cell and leaving it unattended in a cheapo charger. 2) Combining good cells with junk cells in a high drain application 3) Combining cells that have a very low charge with cells that have a very high charge, in a high drain application 4) Short circuiting the cell. 5) discharge them very quickly if you see someone that has caught fire or exploded a cell, assume that they have done one of the above. not to say that the protected circut couldn't have gone bad.. but when buying a mod you should also be very aware at what details your charger has behind it. what your batteries are charged to when taken off the charger. among other things. high drain is a good idea for that "in case" situation. we are in no way doing high drain on a tiny atty/carto though. i have no idea where these people come up with such wild ideas but it gets a tad annoying to hear. years and years of flashlight modding to put out intense beams of light that can burn plastic, set fire to wood, blinding people from far distances have been done with good old li-ion. stacking 18650 batteries and draining them in a matter of 3 mins from full charge, yet i'm to believe that a rinky-dink atty/carto that takes 1-2 days to drain a single or stacked 14500 is going to need a high drain battery? please! are they needed, no. is the chemical make up safer, yes. sorry about the rant but just had to get that out. been reading to many threads about li-ion issues and the wild crap people say.

1. Cartridges. A. How long does the average 501 cartridge on my eGo last? How many puffs, maybe? I've gotten into the groove of pulling like this: Press the button, pull softly for ~4-5 seconds, release the button, finish the pull, inhale, exhale. My use is sporadic. I'll take a few pulls a minute or 1 pull every 30 minutes. Given this, how long can I expect a single cartridge to last? - about 10 drops, 3 drops on an atomizer is bout 4-5 puffs. 3 into 10 = 3ish so 12 puffs "roughly". a. Is there a general consensus yet on how many pulls = 1 analog (of equal nic strength) or how many cartridges = 1 pack? This really isn't important to me. Just a curiosity thing. - you could draw up some mathematical bit of info but it wouldn't be conclusive with out blood samples. - most of what people would say is hear say and holds no merit to real science. - vape the mg you feel you need, i started with 18mg, went to 24 then 30. i'll do any of the 3 currently. as a general rule do not go above 24mg; Ever! B. How can I tell if a cartridge is empty enough that it will hurt my atomizer and I need to replace/refill? - the taste and vapor production will get lower C. Using the cartridge-refill method, depending on the answer to A, how many cartridges/refills can I expect to go through in a single day? a. Approximately how much e-liquid goes into 1 cartridge? - 8-10 drops. please for the love of all that is holy, don't refill cartridges! that is by far the worst experience i think all of us have had with ecigs. the mess, the time, and then its time to do it again. for sitting around drip, for on the go cartomizer it. and before you ask 40ish drops per cartomizer. D. What is the best method to reusing cartridges? Will my bottles of E-liquid come with droppers to help me fill them using the paper clip method, or will I need to buy a syringe? I really don't want to go the syringe method personally, but if it's a must, I can suck it up. - the best, is to not, reuse. E. Why do some claim that cartomizers are replacing atomizers/cartridges? - neither replaces either, atty for lounging, carto for out and about. F. Atomizers/Cartridges seem to have longevity compared to cartomizers. What is so bad about cartridges that most use the drip technique or cartomizers? - i only used attys at the start but now that i use a mod i only use cartos G. I've heard that you can buy a bag of the fluffy stuff inside the cartridge that soaks up the e-liquid from Walmart and you'd never have to worry about buying cartridges again. You just replace the fluffy stuff, refill, and vape away. What is the validity to this? Is this method safe? Is it effective? - you can, the blue u-foam for fish tanks is what most people move to. then after that they just direct drip and think to themselves "why did i wast all that time and energy filling those damn carts and cutting foam. H. Is cleaning the fluffy stuff inside the cartridge effective? -no 2. Atomizers. A. While it was in my pocket, I accidentally had the button pressed down (I'm getting a cover soon (Yes, I know. I'm a noob. lol)). When I pulled it out, it was quite hot, but not so hot that it burned to the touch. How can I tell if I've damaged that atomizer? (No worries, I've got spares!) - when it doesn't work anymore. the only other thing that might happen is you burn the wick inside, if you haven't already removed it. DO NOT REMOVE THE BRIDGE, no matter what anyone says! and before you ask, removing the bridge is the best way to flood the battery with all the juice that should be in the atty. the wick on the other hand is crap and shouldn't even be part of the atty. B. What is the average life expectancy for an atomizer? - i had one last me 95+ days and then destroyed it (not by using it but trying to clean it), long story short don't clean your attys with vinegar or by boiling them. thats some serious over kill and doesn't help at all. let them soak in hot water for a few days and then rinse them a few times. C. How will I know when I need to clean/replace the atomizer? - i pretty much don't clean them, not even when i switch juices. my theory is that people put to much energy into thinking about cleaning and end up killing them because of all the extra measures they do. an atty is about 6 bucks, a cartomizer is around 1 buck. its not like you're buying them every day so if it last a week then who cares. one pack of smokes is 6 bucks and for most of us that would be one day of smoking. 3. E-Liquid. A. Can someone point me in the direction of a detailed DIY guide? It seems to be the way to go for a sustainable and relatively cheap vaping experience. I'm guessing you get PG/VG and use that to dilute large quantities of extra strength nic flavored mixes to turn say a 120ml 36mg into a 240ml 18mg? I'm totally new to this, so this is just my impression on DIY. - there is a diy section on the forum. go there and ask, keep it more geared to something you want to try such as caramel apple or something nutty. 4. Batteries. A. I currently have two 1000mah batteries for my eGo. How long can I expect these bad boys to survive? (Sidebar: I know nothing about modding, but these things last all day and into the night. I don't even need the second one since I just use the same battery all day, then charge it while I sleep, take it off the charger, and repeat. Couldn't imagine needing a mod for a longer lasting battery. The 1000mah is quite an amazing battery.) - a day maybe two, hell could last you a week if you don't vape but a few puffs a day. - mods are for people that either want higher voltage, something sexy or beastly, or to save money. an stock ego battery is in the $20 range, for 5 bucks i can get two batteries that last just as long as the mega ego battery. even at 12 bucks i can get two batteries that are 3x the life of the ego PER battery. after you are into this for a while, you will get a mod. when the day happens i'll be the guy saying; "see". 5. The whole package. A. What is the correct way for me to store this at night after putting the battery on the charger? a. Should I separate the cartridge from the atomizer and replace the little white cap on the in-use cartridge and the empty cartridge back on the atomizer? b. Is it OK for the atomizer if I just left the in-use cartridge attached to it or will this cause damage overnight? -lay it on its side. there isn't a need to take it apart. if you have an auto battery you may want to take them apart and stand it battery threads down to drain any juice that got into the hole.

360, cod, nuff said.

i started with the magma, that is a 510 ecig. with 2 day fedex it came to about $95. the issue with them is the cost of the battery and how many you need. in my sig there is a break down of it all for newbies. the inferno is pretty much a knock off of the ego/tornado/riva. for the price i say hit it up. you get a 1,000mah and 600/pt battery. do not go with the magma you will be charging all the freaking time. those batteries are maybe 180mah at max, i would think more like 80ish mah, the batteries i pulled out of my magma could be as high as 180 but i'm 95% sure they weren't.

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nice review