Hi new to the forum

[clairea]

Sorry been abit awol with my wrist it hurts to much to be online for long, and lifting my laptop up is a no no at mo can't do it with one hand am no longer insured for laptop damages as i've dropped 4 in the past 3 years I have ms as well but enough of the whoa is me i don't do sympathy,

guess what i went and ordered a V3 last night, can't wait for it to arrive so went for next day delivery bought a pro tank as well, just wish they was more of a colour choice so have emailed Innokin to ask.

I have had my naturevape pro tank delivered my question is how often should i rewick it? has a cotton wool wick, thinking i'm getting more knowlege now but you can never have enough is my motto,

my 1100 batteries last me about a day so have one on charge or charged and use the other one,

found out one of my EGo's is a little dangerous the battery is hot hot hot when you use it, can't remember where i got it from so having to ditch rather than exchange it sadly

I know i'm quite a heavy user of vaping but i'm determined never to slip and have a analogue as i think stinkies are called i've had a few wobbles in recent days but noticed if i up the nicotine to max that causes me to feel light headed like having a cigarette when you haven't had one in a while and seems to help, wobbles are down to being in a lot of pain more than anything else, I alway used to use a stinkie for pain so relying on my vaping to help me through it, it does work,

i never thought i'd be able to give up and am so please i have my hubbie doesn't even mind me vaping in car he used to have smoking with a passion, so am glad have given up for his health as well as mine,

I don't deal with the heat very well either the hotter it is the more my stupid body plays up so staying in doors to day and reading more and more,

trying to persuade hubby to take me to vapefest this year but as he is a non smoker non vaper having trouble persuading him he doesn't see what i would get from it, kept saying knowledge is power and to be able to try different juices and different equipment i can find the kit to suit me and then spend less and less, hoping that is persuading him now to take me, anyone now of any other pro's i can tell him lol

[hijack]

clairea They are good little devices those V3's and that naturevape tank is one of the best so you wont be disappointed.
To rewick is quite easy but you may want your wrist to be a bit better before you try. Should be ok for a week or two, before you need to do it.
Here is a guide with lots of pics that will show you which bit to take off to just rewick the coil and it will show how to thread and cut the cotton wool. shiny's coil and wick guide
You may have read it already but you just want the wicking bit for now. You can try making a coil at some time as those naturevape coils are a bit pricey.

[clairea]

Jul 3, 2014 12:59:59 GMT hijack said:

clairea They are good little devices those V3's and that naturevape tank is one of the best so you wont be disappointed.
To rewick is quite easy but you may want your wrist to be a bit better before you try. Should be ok for a week or two, before you need to do it.
Here is a guide with lots of pics that will show you which bit to take off to just rewick the coil and it will show how to thread and cut the cotton wool. shiny's coil and wick guide
You may have read it already but you just want the wicking bit for now. You can try making a coil at some time as those naturevape coils are a bit pricey.

i thought making coils was really complicated but i make jewellery every day and it seems so easy looking at that guide not sure now what i was scared about 

[Spiritdancer]

Jul 2, 2014 17:26:34 GMT chykensa said:

Spiritdancer - the 'head' means the atomiser head, the coil and wick bit that vapourises your juice. They have a finite lifespan, even with cleaning and something called 'dry burning' which burns off the carbonised gunk which accumulates on the coil and wick over time; dry burning might get you another couple of weeks from your head, but eventually you will need to discard it (but DON'T throw it away; either you will be intrigued enough to have a go recoiling it yourself, or someone will offer to do it for you!).
If you have an empty Protank to hand, unscrew the knurled bottom, just as you would if you were filling with juice. You should then be left with two parts; the glass and steel top section, either with or without removeable driptip, depending on version, and the base section which contains the head. See the thin grooved section which engages inside the chimney of the top section? that's actually the top of the head. Grip and unscrew, and you should have a small atomiser head and the base section which is essentially a disc with a few threads!!
This atomiser head is the item which is consumable, and they come in various different ohm ratings (resistance, in other words). A higher resistance (2.0 to 2.8ohm) will use up your battery a bit more quickly, but will give a cooler vape. Lower resistance (1.5 - 2.0 ohm) will enable your battery to last longer between charges but the lack of resistance will mean that more power gets to the coil and heats up more liquid faster. This of course gives more vapour, and sometimes more flavour too, as well as higher TH (Throat Hit).
When using Protanks regularly, I used 1.8ohm heads, but now I put microcoils in them myself and work at around 1.3 ohms. This gives a decent enough kick on a mechanical mod where I have no electronics to boost the power for me, relying on the power in the battery.
I hope this helps; if not, ask some more questions!!

Thank you chykensa, that's a great description that even I can understand. I only started vaping 5 days ago so I've not reached this level yet and I'm not a technical person at all so I prefer to use the disposable clearos for now. I don't have a Protank, all I have is a basic starter kit and a Vision V3 Ego, both have 1.6ml clearos which is a bit small when you want to try out several liquids mixed together, but they suit me for now anyway. 
Not sure what my next step will be .... probably a Protank with a Spinner or something like that, but only if I don't have to replace coils/wicks etc. 
Much appreciate the detailed explanation, thank you.

[hijack]

Jul 3, 2014 18:53:40 GMT Spiritdancer said:

both have 1.6ml clearos which is a bit small when you want to try out several liquids mixed together, but they suit me for now anyway. 

You can get a 10ml needle nose fill bottle, for less than 50p.

You can mix juice in them and have 10ml of your own mix to use. If you have a vape shop near you, they will have some to save on postage.

[chykensa]

Spiritdancer - once you have changed our first atomiser head you'll wonder what all the fuss was about. It really is ridiculously easy, even for a technophobe like me - and it opens up so much more choice of atomiser and will save you in the order of pounds every time you change a head as opposed to disposing of a clearomiser and buying spares all the time. Once you get a few more weeks down the line, we'll introduce you to the delights of Fasttech, a Chinese company which sells atomiser heads (mostly genuine ones) for a matter of pence, saving you even more.
I now build coils and rewick almost every day and I was petrified before I did it the first time. It is not however necessary, and many vapers continue to vape quite happily changing an atomiser head or two every week.
Don't discount anything yet; you're best bet is to get along to a local Vapemeet, even if its a few mates in a pub somewhere, as you'll see more kit than ever possible in one shop, and get the chance to watch coils being made and try out a whole load of juices - and they're great fun too!

EDIT:
Reading your last post again, if you go for a Protank (highly recommended, BTW!) you will not have to replace the coils themselves, just the atomiser heads, which is a matter of unscrewing the old one and then popping a new one - takes about 10 seconds, and hassle-free in the extreme. Don't throw away your old heads; someone here will recoil them for you, or you can have a go at doing it yourself with no waste of expense - they were destined for the bin anyway!
A Spinner is the natural progression, or an iTaste vv3, which is similar in size and function. When you're ready, we'll point you in the right direction for a good price and service

[Spiritdancer]

Jul 3, 2014 20:42:37 GMT chykensa said:

Spiritdancer - once you have changed our first atomiser head you'll wonder what all the fuss was about. It really is ridiculously easy, even for a technophobe like me - and it opens up so much more choice of atomiser and will save you in the order of pounds every time you change a head as opposed to disposing of a clearomiser and buying spares all the time. Once you get a few more weeks down the line, we'll introduce you to the delights of Fasttech, a Chinese company which sells atomiser heads (mostly genuine ones) for a matter of pence, saving you even more.
I now build coils and rewick almost every day and I was petrified before I did it the first time. It is not however necessary, and many vapers continue to vape quite happily changing an atomiser head or two every week.
Don't discount anything yet; you're best bet is to get along to a local Vapemeet, even if its a few mates in a pub somewhere, as you'll see more kit than ever possible in one shop, and get the chance to watch coils being made and try out a whole load of juices - and they're great fun too!

EDIT:
Reading your last post again, if you go for a Protank (highly recommended, BTW!) you will not have to replace the coils themselves, just the atomiser heads, which is a matter of unscrewing the old one and then popping a new one - takes about 10 seconds, and hassle-free in the extreme. Don't throw away your old heads; someone here will recoil them for you, or you can have a go at doing it yourself with no waste of expense - they were destined for the bin anyway!
A Spinner is the natural progression, or an iTaste vv3, which is similar in size and function. When you're ready, we'll point you in the right direction for a good price and service

I'm sure I could manage to change heads, it looks a whole lot simpler than fiddling about with coils and wicks. My eyesight isn't up to all that I'm afraid. 

Once I'm stocked up on liquids, a Protank will probably be next on my shopping list - I will definitely call on your experience when I'm ready, thank you. It's very tempting as a newbie to get carried away and want to buy everything. I'm trying to resist that urge and pace myself  Not easy with all the gorgeous things I'm seeing here 

[Spiritdancer]

Jul 3, 2014 19:43:33 GMT hijack said:

Jul 3, 2014 18:53:40 GMT Spiritdancer said:

both have 1.6ml clearos which is a bit small when you want to try out several liquids mixed together, but they suit me for now anyway. 

You can get a 10ml needle nose fill bottle, for less than 50p.

You can mix juice in them and have 10ml of your own mix to use. If you have a vape shop near you, they will have some to save on postage.

There is a vape shop I can go to and I really like this idea, a nice simple way for new vapers like me to get started on mixing small amounts. Going into town tomorrow, be a miracle if I get any further than the vape shop. 
Thanks for the great tip. 

[davetherayon]

clairea Welcome aboard! You're learning at a rate of knots, it's impressive to see. Safety first : familiarise yourself with the 'ohms law' calculators on the internet. Match the ohms (resistance) of your atomiser with the power (milliamp hours, mAH) of your battery first of all. Don't use an atomizer, especially home made, that is so low-ohms that it strains the battery. Then, in use, don't turn up the wattage so that it drains the battery too fast, or it will get hot. It all looks daunting at first, but with caution and practice, you can be vaping safely with the best of them!

[clairea]

dont worry only do baby steps, i've got my v3 yipee and love it aslo bought a protank but think i prefer my nature vape one i'll be buying coils for both for time being until i'm confident and understand a bit more, might gave to get a couple of V3 though like to have one on charge one in use and one in case of emergency but still have my trust tornado though now noticed it's not quite the same vape after using my 1100 and v3, and keep filling it up every other hour is annoying, but it's my back up and possible take out on a journey,It only leaks when not standing upright, but as I have kitties to be careful off i try never to leave my e cigs flat anywhere juice could leak and they could lick it up would hate to poison any of my family,

got my pro tank today and couldn't work out why it wouldn't work finally figured out that i hadn't screwed the coil in tight enough, duh, but still prefer my nature vape tank, keeping that one indoors though in case i drop it outside, hands go into spasms often so i drop things a lot, don't mind breaking an ego or tornado but do mind breaking my v3 or my 1100's

do you think the vamp v5 is to advanced for me, was looking at it as a possible future purchase in a month or so, sticking to the v3 for now though i think


had a bad pain day and sorry if i'm a pain in the neck posting to much, just lots of questions at mo,

[hijack]

Jul 5, 2014 0:48:33 GMT clairea said:

aslo bought a protank but think i prefer my nature vape one

do you think the vamp v5 is to advanced for me, was looking at it as a possible future purchase in a month or so, sticking to the v3 for now though i think


had a bad pain day and sorry if i'm a pain in the neck posting to much, just lots of questions at mo,

The difference from the PT to the NV will be down to the cotton wick in the NV, cotton over silica is very noticeable to the taste.

I think you mean the Vamo v5 and no if you can use the menu on the V3 then the vamo is not much different.

Just a heads up. With devices that you adjust the power on, they work either in volts or watts not both so when its reading volts your in volt mode and when its reading watts your in watt mode.

Most use their devices in watt mode, i wont go into why, but its an easier mode if you change to a different atty.

[djs]

Jul 5, 2014 0:48:33 GMT clairea said:

i've got my v3 yipee and love it aslo bought a protank but think i prefer my nature vape one i'll be buying coils for both for time being until i'm confident and understand a bit more, might gave to get a couple of V3

If you decide you want more coils, somebody might offer to make you some microcoils and cotton wool for your Protank.

Nature Vape is all well and good, but £5.99 is expensive if you ask me. A few is OK (you are paying for someone's time and expertise to make them after all) but I just fear for people buying loads of them. It really doesn't make sense.

Actually, if I'm honest, I find the whole thing just silly. The difficult bit of microcoils and cotton wool is the cotton wool! ??? As soon as you take out the bit in there and replace it with a new strand that's when the difficulty occurs. Wrapping a bit of wire up and putting in the base isn't so hard. (certainly not £5.99 hard...)

There is a whole forum seemingly dedicated to recommending Nature Vape. I find it suspicious, especially from a group of vapers who have spent the last 2 years talking about rebuilding Kanger heads.

[clairea]

to be honest i can't tell the difference between the pro tank 3 and the nature vape tank, though have different juice in each maybe i should test them out with the same juice in each and see if i can spot a difference.