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Originally Posted by keimei
Thanks all for the warm welcome! 
I jumped in big time to give this a real shot at working for me. I got two Joye 510 starter sets from two different web shops. So, Now I have 4 X 510's, 2 X AC, one usb, and one car charger. I also bought 20 blank carts and about 200ml assorted juice from a few other web sources.
So far, just three days in, and 0 analog cig's for me! This is just great!!! No #!&^ I do feel better, I can smell thing already, I can breath better, and the crave of the analogs is kind of easy to put off with the 510 PVs at hand. |
Bravo WTG! As long as you have supplies and a stick on hand with a spare bat and spare juice, you will be fine. I'm in my third week, with the vaping and my 4th day with the 510. I have been smoke free since 10am Monday.
My morning session consist of 6-10 hits of RY4 @24mg (tailpiped) with my coffee. It provides my fix and a slight buzz, the remainder of the day I'm at 16-18mgs dependant on which flavour/stick. Whenever I get an urge, I just take a hit or two and put it back in my pocket, or lay the passthru down. I was able to mimick a menthol recipe, and I am sucking on that as I reply here. I wasn't please with stock cart recipes etc... I roll my own and know I know this has and will be my alternate lifestyle
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Now the questions:
Two of the atty's quickly tasted like burning crap! Both are from one of the kits. The two atty's from the other 510 kit hit and taste just GREAT! What is up with that? Should I take this up with the vendor?
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The atty preservative, which is supposed to be PG. Since you have lots, rinse 'em out good with alcohol and blow thru from the batt end into a paper towel, repeat this a couple of times , allow to dry overnight and all should be fine.
When you do get new atty's do above , or: to prime a new atty blow through from the batt end into paper towel, the paper towel is used so you can see the liquid that comes out. When no more liquid comes out, roll a tip and insert into the atty, to remove any remnants (dab around (gently) the bridge) then, drip 2-3 drops on the atty and (tailpipe) it with an empty cart without any batting. Do not enhale this mix, just puff it out and all will be fine. You will be able to detect any foul smell or taste. Once you are satisfied with smell/taste, enhale the vapour. Once happy, remove the empty cart and replace with a full one you are now ready to go.
Reading on the forums etc... it didn't take me long to notice that poly fill as a batting was not going to cut it. So, I precluded any of the nasty side effects of poly fill use in new carts by modding all my cart to the PTB. The flavour is identical to dripping. Some folks have said that they have smoked them dry etc... and at times have burnt/melted the filler material I don't. I know when to top off. Has soon as a detect a loss in vapour production or a slight change in taste, I top off. Usually this requires 5-6 drops sometimes up to 8. As long as the atty remains wet, it will remain cool and wick for you. It is when the atty becomes dry and hot that problems start to occur.
All my attys get blown out at night, a little piece of paper towel loosely placed in the (cart end) and cut flush, and allowed to drain. They are kept separate (so they don't get mixed up). They are place in
my charger along with there batteries. A neat and convenient way to do maintenance and re-charge all your batts. I use 3 sticks at a time.
As I am having my morning coffee, I fill my carts and allow to rest while I prime my attys with 1-2 drops of their specific juice. Then I assemble my sticks. Once assembled, take a drag or two just to get them going and you are now set for the day.
The charger.storage assy might seem a bit pricey but it is a neat convenient way to keep things organize, (read attys after an alcohol cleaning), and all my batteries charge at once.
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Some batteries seem to have much longer legs than others? I wish I marked them from the start, I don't know which kit they came from now.
Vermont Vapor Tobacco is very viscous and doesn't seem to absorb into the carts but it tastes real nice when dripped. What should I do to get this to cart right?
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Sounds to me like an improper ratio of PG and VG (heavy on the VG). The PTB will work for you, but if the viscosity is still to great you can cut it with PG or alcohol. Alcohol will increase the TH (Throat hit), while PG will just cut it down a bit. Both methods will reduce the overall nic content, which is really irrelevant if you are vaping 16mgs or better. Remember a little goes along way when modifying juices.
This is why I decided to DIY as I am in this for the long haul, I wanted to do it right. Not only that, since I am using vaping as a smoking cessation alternative, I will be reducing my nicotine intake over time. I have not set a drop dead date for that. Once at 0 nic I plan to quit, mind you I will still have my supplies should I need a psycological fix.