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Post by phatfil on Nov 4, 2015 11:11:20 GMT
welcome to aaec
Its a bl**dy minefield when you start looking at vaping, Soooo much kit to select from and more new stuff on the web pages on a daily basis.
i too started with an ego pen battery and plastic clearomiser, not the best about but not the worst either, ideally you want a battery/box that will last a day without needing a charge up and an atomiser made from more inert materials like Stainless steel and glass rather than plastics. but i wont add my recommendations as not to confuse, and its all good advise above.
the far east web stores like fasttech.com and gearbest.com can supply you with the hardware at a fraction of the UK high st price (if your lucky enough to have a local shop selling a full range) but will take a week or 2 to arrive on your doorstep.
It might be a bit of a headach sussing out whats what But IT IS WORTH IT!!
Just beware, vaping and chinese web stores full of bargains can combine into problem of collecting shiny bits like a magpie and you can soon spend all your backy savings..
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Post by phatfil on Nov 3, 2015 19:24:03 GMT
The remote is a total pain, plugged a USB mouse into the box and it has transformed it. Must get a wireless mouse for it. Lovin the box, slick,fast and great quality video from it EDIT ..................... I ordered one of those (similar) you linked to from Gearbest UK warehouse. Hoping to get it today www.gearbest.com/mice-keyboards/pp_178154.html?wid=3 cHooBeyDoohow does it deal with premium services like netflix or the amazon offering? my older Quad processor box with a similar look is pants with the premium services, netflix is unwatchable.. a brief google on the subject led me to an interweb bulshite explaination of a difference between h/w and s/w decoding?? premium boxes use a dedicated h/w chip to decode while cheaper far east boxes utilise a s/w decoding???
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Post by phatfil on Nov 3, 2015 17:20:21 GMT
good to have you back.. not good about the circumstances requiring the name change..
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Post by phatfil on Nov 2, 2015 15:50:18 GMT
Thanks for the offer phatfil i will pm if i get desperate, might give jcol method a go. I vape at 70 pg 30 vg so i might not need to thin it at all . you wont ive mixed boots vg @50/50 and afaik boots is the gloopiest the offer stil stands i got 10l as its the most cost efective volume and am 1not even 1/2 way thru the 1st 5l container
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Post by phatfil on Nov 2, 2015 5:11:10 GMT
pm me i have 10l of lab grade pure water ive bought for suspending yeast colonies in for my brewing, i will gladly send you out a bottle of a couple of hundred ml for the cost of postage..
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 23:00:31 GMT
So what exactly is everything I need to order and so it's future proof? And I'm definitely not going for any tobacco flavours, probably fruity etc you need a mod or battery box (eleaf istick 30w is a good basic starter lets you manage the power you apply to a coil and should give you a days vaping on a single charge) an atomiser the nautilus is a good starter one, you will also need coils to exchange these are atomiser dependent.. and juice.. £1 per bottle juice from www.onepoundeliquid.com/ personally i like thier lemon sherbert juice, this will get you started and possibly keep you going till you (if you) quit vaping too?? so could be seen as future proof But.. the vape world is flooded with new kit on a daily basis almost, there are more mods on the market than anyone could ever use, and more atomiser options too.. some of us chase the bleeding edge (at a cost..) tho you dont need to, its all about what works for you..
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 21:20:51 GMT
welcome aboard and congrats on making the decision..
Many of us started with the kit available in the chemists/24hour garage, and im afraid they are not the best options available.
While they work, they dont work as well as the sort of kit you will find discussed in here, most folk in here tend to use mods (battery boxes) and attomisers,
the eleaf isticks with their easy built in batteries and usb recharging are very popular 1st mods and everday out and about mods as they are relatively cheap (£20) and pretty reliable.
a very popular 'my first atomiser' option is a nautilus, its a tighter draw than most of the popular sub ohm attomisers or atty's out there but the tighter draw for a suck into mouth before taking into the lung is more akin to smoking a ciggy that the sub ohm open draw for direct to lung inhales that you may or may not progress into later ??
have a poke about and a good read of the posts in the beginners section as they are very well written.. and dont feel dumb asking any Q's we have all been there and the only dumb Q's are the ones that remain unasked is the general feeling in here..
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 21:06:56 GMT
all water under the bridge, but i do retain the right to dig up whenever its humerous
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 21:03:07 GMT
folks know the drill if putting anything up for sale just tag glen in your ad and could be a sale made Unless he is about to sell the self same mod at £20 less .. sasnfrasn wasnd mumble grumble
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 19:14:07 GMT
well it stands to reason 3 mods are needed each day 1 for the am one for the pm and one for the evening.. then you Need a special mod for occasions and a good number of backups.. so anyone operating with less than 30 mods is under equipped
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 19:10:04 GMT
dreading my renewal notice. 20+yrs no claims and before the dodgy accident injury claim onslaught my fully comp cover was sub £100, Now im facing renewals 2x 3x that amount, and im driving the same ol shed of a motor.. if anyone wonders who finances all the cold calls from 'solicitors offices' with suspiciously thick asian accents who dont know the name of the solicitors they are representing, or any details of the accident they want to help you with.. its ME!! and you!.
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 18:40:12 GMT
suspicions proven glen can resist anything but temptation ps a familiar affliction
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 18:02:59 GMT
+1 for the vic mini nice tidy feature rich mod with a big screen and good handfeel
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 0:06:58 GMT
someone was asking about one of these recently..cant recall who to tag tho..
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Post by phatfil on Nov 1, 2015 0:03:39 GMT
positive 510 connection problems can be solved using an ego/510 adaptor as supplied with some mods, take a file or block and sandpaper to the top of a ego/510 adaptor and take 1mm or so off the top, screwing your atty into this will now push its 510 contact pin 1mm or however much you filled off deeper into the mod 510 fitting making a better +ve contact.. its a fugly solution, but can be used to isolate other issues..
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