If your e-cig sucks.. Get this.. (You'll never smoke again)

For understanding the nicotine addiction- this guy is the man
http://whyquit.com/
Some people don't like him but fuck them he's a genius


Anyone who smokes should seek to 3:10 to find out why they've smoked for so long. Nicotine is a shell game. It doesn't relieve stress, at all, it causes it. During stressful situations your body uses nicotine very fast and you go into withdrawl pretty much right away... then you smoke.. ahhhh I feel better... but not about whatever had you stressed, about not being extra stressed with withdrawl on top of it

Ah

Anyway - sorry for rambling
I'm talkative, today

This video also explains why people smoke so much when they drink

I bought a cheaper kit off a local guy who makes e liquid too.It's been a week without a cigarette,I'm still getting the nicotine and it feels the same to me. so far so good,the test will come after I have a few beers

Good work - most people seem to spend a fortune on one that sucks and then never try one again. You're ahead of the thing, there

I worked at a really shitty restaurant when I was a teenager. My boss wouldn't let anyone but smokers take breaks. So I started smoking just to be able to sit outside for seven minutes.

Enjoying reading all the ecig hype when it was just a few years ago everyone was saying how they sucked hahahaha or there was no money in them.

You guys are late to the dance.

I must quit

Here's my eGo - I want to get the Provari next, its like the BMW of set ups lol

Look for a chap with username clockworks on the ecforum
I'm not sure how active he is there but he was very active on the ukvapers.com forum which has shut down in the last week.

I really like some of these..
If I could afford it I'd have him make a naked woman shaped one for me
Because I love naked women

But this is pretty amazing that something is still hand made these days

https://www.facebook.com/GepettoBoxMod

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...-mod-sale.html

Yeah, wood is so much easier to work with. I've spent quite a lot of time looking for the perfect 'box' and still have yet to find it. I ended up buying an oval v6 because that box looks pretty good.. but the internal components are horrible and are very finicky with what atomizers you can use with it. Not to mention it uses the small CR123 or w/e batteries; so I ended up cutting the box in half and extended it with epoxy so my 2600mAh 18650's will fit in it. Sanded it out real good and put a few coats of metallic black spray paint on it and it looks pretty nice. I'm waiting for my VV parts to arrive from madvapes, which will hopefully be here tomorrow, then I'll get it assembled. 5v vaping on 2x 2600mAh 18650's should be quite nice.

Nonetheless, the possibilities are pretty endless if I go the wooden box route. Time to do some research ><

Are you using tenergy or Xfire or what??

I swear by these AW IMR batteries http://www.supertmanufacturing.com/id75.html

Their 18650 is only rated 1600mah but they're made for higher amperage draw....

As an example, in my 5v box mod (also from mv) I had always used 14500 Xfires (trust, ultra) and they were rated 900mah ... I got the AW IMRs and even though they're only 550mah I noticed they last a lot longer AND everything hits A LOT harder on them ..... Not only do they last longer between charges, but overall .. I bought 4 AW and months and months later I still have two that won't die

If you haven't tried IMRs, do it.. it's an amazing difference. I'm no electrical engineer over here but apparently (at least in the 14500s) the Xfires everyone is using just aren't made to take a high current draw all of the time.

That said, I suspect that 18650s are a different animal.. They're a lot biiger?? Right?? So maybe even Xfires are good enough in 18650s? I'd still say that if you want them to perform the same.. consistently.. all of the time.. --- definitely try the IMRs

AW definitely makes safer batteries. They're limn and I think they buy them from panasonic and will only take cells that meet certain standards. And then they test them again, I think...

I've just got two IMR 16340s stacked (7.4v) with a dual 3ohm carto over here and it seems to last all day on one charge(hasn't gone dead yet).. I think because it's just down and dirty without any regulators or other shit, you know?

These are the 18650's I have: http://www.healthcabin.net/index.php...oducts_id=8005

Also, no engineer here either but I'm pretty sure what you're referring to is the amperage rating. For instance, 2 identical batteries (14500 for instance) made by 2 different companies. Both batteries have the same 3.0-4.2v output rating (usually ~3.7v). Battery A however has a 3amp output rating while battery B only has a 1.5amp output rating. So of those 2 batteries, battery A will provide a better vaping experience due to the higher amperage rating.

At any rate, I've long since been past the point of buying 'off the shelf' e-cigs and pretty much work on my own. While waiting for my VV components to arrive I made a mod similar to the rough stack, but it's a hair too short for my 2 CR123a's, but fits my 18650 just barely. Only problem is I only have 1 atty that works well with it as the dual coil cartos don't get enough power from just 3.7v...

7.4v is a bit too much for me anyway, 5v is my sweet spot on the DCT tank w/ 2ohm dual coil carto's... just need to wait for my VV components package to arrive.

Also, I should note that I'm more of a box fan than a tube fan.. so long as the box is sort of stylish, which is why I'm going to try making a wooden one I can carve myself.

Well you definitely don't have to be so worried about battery safety with a box mod.. that's a good thing. I still wouldn't want to have batteries vent anywhere near me because I've heard that breathing the fumes can FUCK you up. . I pretty much stay away from lithium ions since the imrs seem to work so much better for me, anyway, you know?

5v seems a little weak for me but 7.4 does seem to burn off a lot of the flavor, too.. Apparently I can use this roughstack v2 around 6v (stacking two 3.2s) with two "lifepo4" batteries if I get a new charger..

I'm happy if I get my fix though so fuck it.. lol

Yes I definitely meant the amperage rating but I thought it was called something else.. C rating or some shit? I doubt it's a problem with your 18650s but I know for sure that the 14500 Xfire and etc lion batteries are way all the hell overstressed in a 5v box

All you need to stop is Nic-O-Dick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=1aFji7aJP7o

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...-question.html

According to this guy:

The critical factor for ecig mod use is the C rating (discharge current) in amps. The minimum possible value for safe and effective ecig use is 1 amp (= 1000mA) although ideally it needs to be higher. The ideal rating is 2 amps (2000mA) or better as an atomizer usually draws 1A to 2A.

1.5C for ultra/sure/trust/-fire Li-ion
8C for AW 14500 and 16340 IMR (Li-Mn)
10C for AW 18650 IMR (Li-Mn)

Max drain rate in amps is C in mAh / 1000 x C rating
Example: an AW IMR Li-Mn 14500 battery has a capacity of 600mAh. The C rating is 8C (it can supply 8 times the capacity). Therefore the max discharge current in amps is:
600 x 8 over 1000 (600 multiplied by 8 divided by 1000)
= 4800 / 1000
= 4.8 amps

I had no idea a single IMR 14500 was rated for ALMOST FIVE AMPS.. Jesus on the moon.. that means that the IMR 14500 is actually rated what almost 25% higher than generic 18650s (I get 3.9A if I did the math right .. 2600x1.5C rating/1000=3.9).... that's surprising as hell, to me, that any 14500 would be rated as high or higher than any 18650