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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 6:12:54 GMT
So I was out in town on Monday night with a group of about 12 friends and some of them were smoking cigarettes, so I did the friendly thing and asked them if they'd like to try my vape. They werent too sure about it at first, but then when they seen me and this other random person (who I've never even seen before, we just started yapping because we were both vapers) vaping indoors, so they asked for a try. I had some super strong 18mg liquid in it, RY4 just to get that cigarette taste vape (strong for me, I usually vape between 6mg-12mg, depending on the flavour), and then the fun began. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM took absoluely tiny hits, as if they were taking a small drag on a cigarette, and they said they werent impressed. So I opened up the Airflow on my nautilus all the way, bumped it up to 5Volts on my MVP, and took the biggest lung inhale I could handle, just to show off to them with the vapor production. After seeing this, of course they wanted to try do the same thing aswell. I cant even begin to describe their reactions in words, so heres a video I've literally been crying with laughter at for the past few hours that shows pretty much exactly what THEIR reactions were when they tried it. Enjoy  www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=754150017984964 |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 5:58:12 GMT
I'm sure someone will be able to provide a more informative insight into this once everyone awakens from their slumber  I'm pretty new to vaping and never used alcohol to wash anything to do with my vape (I normally just dunk everything in water and clean them out that way, with the exception of dryburning coils, which unfortunately cant be done with these). Due to this, I'll also be looking into the best way to clean them, so I'll keep my eye on this thread when the experienced members start commenting Same here as I don't really know. In the past I have just rinsed coils under the tap after a dry burn. With these Aspire coils being designed more like a carto they die badly if you dry burn them. Yup, they do indeed. I found that out the hard way  |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 5:51:44 GMT
Was just wondering there, I have a few bottles of Absinthe thats 160 Proof (80%) that someone brought me from their Holiday abroad. Wonder if that could be used? It sure tastes strong enough to be able to melt anything it touches! Again there is 20% of something else added to this. I'm sure someone will be able to provide a more informative insight into this once everyone awakens from their slumber I'm pretty new to vaping and never used alcohol to wash anything to do with my vape (I normally just dunk everything in water and clean them out that way, with the exception of dryburning coils, which unfortunately cant be done with these). Due to this, I'll also be looking into the best way to clean them, so I'll keep my eye on this thread when the experienced members start commenting |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 5:44:04 GMT
People seem to be referring to the fact that its dangerous to ingest Iso, so they keep away from it when using it to clean coils. "As llong as you are rinsing after soaking it's fine. But it is technically a solvent. Soaking for a few minutes will yield about all of its benefit so it might be overkill to soak longer than that. While it is pretty mild as solvents go it is harder on plastics than metals. It can make plastics brittle (as well as o-rings) causing cracking. My opinion is it's relatively safe if rinsed thoroughly and allowed to dry. Any residues left are of insignificant quantity to cause harm That being said I dont do it. I just dont think it's necessary as normally rinsing with filtered water does enough for me" It's a tricky one this as we are breathing this in our lungs. Definitely isopropyl alcohol is not to be consumed as it is 99% pure and should just evaporate after time. I have used it to clean flux from PCB's and it leaves no residue once evaporated. Was just wondering there, I have a few bottles of Absinthe thats 160 Proof (80%) that someone brought me from their Holiday abroad. Wonder if that could be used? It sure tastes strong enough to be able to melt anything it touches!  |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 5:41:47 GMT
People seem to be referring to the fact that its dangerous to ingest Iso, so they keep away from it when using it to clean coils. "As llong as you are rinsing after soaking it's fine. But it is technically a solvent. Soaking for a few minutes will yield about all of its benefit so it might be overkill to soak longer than that. While it is pretty mild as solvents go it is harder on plastics than metals. It can make plastics brittle (as well as o-rings) causing cracking. My opinion is it's relatively safe if rinsed thoroughly and allowed to dry. Any residues left are of insignificant quantity to cause harm That being said I dont do it. I just dont think it's necessary as normally rinsing with filtered water does enough for me" It's a tricky one this as we are breathing this in our lungs. Definitely isopropyl alcohol is not to be consumed as it is 99% pure and should just evaporate after time. I have used it to clean flux from PCB's and it leaves no residue once evaporated. From what I can gather, it seems to be ok if you make sure you rinse it all out completely! But for safety, I think people lean towards Vodka |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 5:34:35 GMT
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 5:33:04 GMT
Oooo I'm not too sure about that. I havent cleaned ANY of my coil heads with alcohol yet, but I will need to soon. Hopefully one of the more experienced members will be able to help you with that question  Well isopropyl alcohol is supposed to be over 99% pure alcohol. I've never cleaned coils with alcohol before. Do you just let the coil soak for a certain length of time? People seem to be referring to the fact that its dangerous to ingest Iso, so they keep away from it when using it to clean coils. "As llong as you are rinsing after soaking it's fine. But it is technically a solvent. Soaking for a few minutes will yield about all of its benefit so it might be overkill to soak longer than that. While it is pretty mild as solvents go it is harder on plastics than metals. It can make plastics brittle (as well as o-rings) causing cracking. My opinion is it's relatively safe if rinsed thoroughly and allowed to dry. Any residues left are of insignificant quantity to cause harm That being said I dont do it. I just dont think it's necessary as normally rinsing with filtered water does enough for me" |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 5:28:18 GMT
Just did a quick Google search, and found a thread where someone was saying it was BAD to use iso to clean the heads. I'm not 100% sure as to why though, so I dont want to say for definite and then end up leading you mis-informed
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 5:27:03 GMT
The only thing to remember about the BVC coils, is that you cant dryburn them. So if they do start to get gunked up, its off down the shops for a small bottle of Vodka to clean them with Will isopropyl alcohol clean them as well as vodka? This would be a lot cheaper than buying vodka. Oooo I'm not too sure about that. I havent cleaned ANY of my coil heads with alcohol yet, but I will need to soon. Hopefully one of the more experienced members will be able to help you with that question |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 5:12:08 GMT
Don't think anyones had one long enough to ruin one yet, due to just how long they actually last. Been using one for two weeks now, and its still working flawlessly! I am using 80/20 PG/VG ratio though I believe. Awaiting a delivery of some much higher VG ratio juices (30/70) that should be here within the next few days, so I'll revisit this post whenever they finally decide to give in on me. As far as I can see though, from other peoples comments whilst using high VG liquids, they still work perfectly, and seem to have lasted everyone a while, as most people are still using the first coil then put in. Definitely worth the investment in my honest opinion, best thing I've purchased vape-wise  Handy to know they last a while. I'm using 50/50 in my home made juice and find that it gunks cartomizers within 3 days. The only thing to remember about the BVC coils, is that you cant dryburn them. So if they do start to get gunked up, its off down the shops for a small bottle of Vodka to clean them with |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 4:56:00 GMT
How long on average are these coils lasting and what ratio of PG & VG juice are you using? Don't think anyones had one long enough to ruin one yet, due to just how long they actually last. Been using one for two weeks now, and its still working flawlessly! I am using 80/20 PG/VG ratio though I believe. Awaiting a delivery of some much higher VG ratio juices (30/70) that should be here within the next few days, so I'll revisit this post whenever they finally decide to give in on me. As far as I can see though, from other peoples comments whilst using high VG liquids, they still work perfectly, and seem to have lasted everyone a while, as most people are still using the first coil then put in. Definitely worth the investment in my honest opinion, best thing I've purchased vape-wise |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 4:51:06 GMT
Just been on YouTube and I'm mega surprised at the huge amount of love ( from reviewers who usually build RDA's kayfuns etc) are giving it. They are raving on about the exceptional flavour , vapor it gives , some have even put down their kayfuns away for days on end ! Anyone use these ? Are they really that SUPER? I'm actually thinking of getting one now .. I'm running the new BVC coils heads in my original Aspire Nautilus, and I must say, they are absolutely fantastic! I haven't used any type of rebuildable before, so I cant comment on that, but the flavour and vapor production blows any other tank I've seen (with the exception of rebuildables) out of the water! |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 7, 2014 4:40:50 GMT
Hi everyone! Just been watching another review on the Aspire Nautilus Mini, and the reviewer touched on something that noone else I've seen has mentioned. He goes into detail about the material that the wicks are made of, and expresses his concern, but after reading some of the comments on the video, I have to admit, it has caused me to wonder if these coils are really all they're hyped up to be  Now dont get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE the BVC coils in my regular nautilus, havent got a bad word to say about them at all. However, I was just wondering if this is really something to be concerned about? He talks about the material being sort of sandpapery (great new word!) , and when it starts to crumble off, it did make me look into my coil and feel a bit weird knowing some of that stuff could be being inhaled into my lungs  Heres the video for you guys to watch. Anyones comments and thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated by me. Heres hoping that my new little babies are actually safe to be using He expresses his opinion about it at 4:37, and shows you it on the close-ups around 14 minutes into the video (if you guys don't want to watch the whole review, pretty sure you've seen enough Nautilus Mini reviews now)  |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 6, 2014 20:14:06 GMT
Thanks all, very helpful. I love the sound of loads on LT and my shopping cart was getting out of control  So I am going to try a variety of types (thanks callumcutter1) from smoke rainbow to try to find what types I like best and then concentrate on them from LT. I have some that I am trying and whilst I have only found 1 that I can’t stand, there is nothing that I think I could vape for most of the time and I end up with 3 or 4 on the go all the time. I used to be undecided but now I’m not sure Red No problem  I do the same as you, I have 7 tanks altogether, all with different juices in them. Not THAT'S what I call undecided |
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Post by callumcutter1 on Aug 6, 2014 17:55:52 GMT
A pretty safe way to go about it would be to buy one (or a few) of all TYPES of flavours. Buy a few different fruits, a tobacco, a menthol/mint, a dessert type etc. and just see which TYPE of liquid you like. This will help with getting rid of any type you don't, such as menthol liquids (in my Dads case). Then, from there, you can start trying different things. Smoke Rainbow is brilliant for getting started though, and I don't know anyone else that offers what they offer. Maybe take a look at that website and see what you like
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