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Depends on what the specs of the battery are. Not enough info to even begin to answer your question.

I still use my Nautilus mini occasionally. And have been eyeing the Iclear 30 in the vape drawer that sits next to the 2 e-go batts that I keep around for some reason.

Unscrew the bottom of the tank like you are replacing the coil. Look up into the tube, the piece you pictured should go up in the tube with the small part up. The coil (atomizer) will butt up against the larger end of the piece, just like it is sitting in your last pic.

It's possible that the drop broke the coil in the atomizer or possibly something internal in the battery when you dropped it. As Tam said first thing to do is change the atomizer.

It looks to be the seal that goes at the top of the atomizer. I opened mine up,and that is what it looks like to me.

Welcome to VT.

The coils come in 1.6 and 1.8 ohm, either will work just fine. I can't tell the difference between the two.

Never tried Nitto, but I got a set of General Grabber X3's on my 08 F250 this past spring. I am quite impressed. I use the truck for hauling firewood, usually out of areas that you need 4X4 to get in and out of. They perform great in muddy soft conditions, and are actually fairly quiet on the road. http://generaltire.com/tires/light-trucksuv/grabber-x3

1st piece of advise using a mech mod, read, learn and understand Ohms Law so you don't become a statistic. That IMHO is the 1st step in using a mech.

3-4 weeks on a coil is not too bad. TC is not for kanthall coils, which is what the Smok tanks use. Stick with wattage and read up on TC, you need Ti, SS, or Ni coils for TC.

What tank and coil are you using? From the info posted, you are using the stock Baby Beast tank. You should be in wattage mode as to my knowledge there are no temp control coils for that tank. I run .5 ohm coils around 20-25 watts. I believe you can download the manual from the Smok website for how to set it up. I don't have one, so I can't be much help on that. Good luck, hopefully someone who knows more about this mod will be along shortly.

Glad you got it solved!

Got a better pic? My only guess is a sheet of plastic mistakenly put there in the factory, if that's the case I'd remove it.

Yes it will. A couple wxtra glasses of water a day are necessary when vaping.

Using e-cigarettes is vaping.....

Yes you can. But before you dive in to a RDA, you will want to learn about Ohm's law, and get a meter to test your coils before you use them.

The tpriv only will support down to.1 ohm. Your .15 ohm coil is very close to the limit, and due to production tolerances and other factors, the mod may be reading it as too low of a resistance or a shorted coil. I suggest a coil in the .25 ohm range. That should get you going.

Did the orings fall out?

Welcome aboard

So the point of the salt nic is to deliver high nic without being harsh? If that's the case, then I need to stop thinking I need to try it. About 3 months ago I started cutting 3mg in half. Been trying to reduce my nic intake since March of 2011 when I started vaping.

Older thread that may help

The act of vaping is driven by heat. When you vape the cartomiser (your type of "tank") is going to get warm. How warm depends on the Ohms of the coil, the voltage of the battery, and how long and how often you drag on it. If you are chain vaping, it will get quite warm. My tank, a Melo3 gets quite warm on my way home from work while I take many long hits during the 40 minute ride home.

Why not just go with a subtank mini, a1.5 ohm coil and a 70pg/30vg liquid at 18mg? I have been vaping 7 years, and that would give me a harsh throat hit and a nic buzz.

No, .1 is too low.

The lowest you can use is .3ohms.