Newbie - how much juice do I need?

[bferris19]

Hello all - I'm a 43 year old guy and have been smoking about a pack a day for thirty years. Last week a relative of mine was diagnosed with lung cancer (a former smoker of course) and it scared the sh*t out of me, so I'm really hopeful that these e-cigs will help me lead a more healthy life, and get off of analog cigs for good. I researched online and finally found a kiosk in a mall near me that sold e-cigs and tried one today - ok a little funny taste but not bad, and I could tell that it satisfied the 3 "R"s that have hooked me for all these years - routine, ritual and reward, not just the nicotine.

I didn't purchase from the dude at the mall, as I thought I could get better product and price online, and I think I found the right place with Awesome Vapor, which has really good reviews for both product and service, so I'm psyched to receive my E-Go starter kit sometime next week.

My question to you folks is, how much "juice" does one go through? From what I understand with the E-Go you refill a few drops onto the cartridge and atomizer "as needed" but I can't get much clarification as to how often and how much you use. I'm getting two 18ml bottles of juice with my starter kit (one comes with it and I ordered an extra one,) so how long will that last me if I'm a typical "pack a day" smoker??

Any help appreciated and thanks in advance - you folks have a great forum here from what I've read.

Bill

[BillyBlack]

With higher nic you might vape less. I still use 24mg.

Did you mean 18mg nic juice? Bottles are usually 10, 15, 20, and 30ml.

Figure on at least 2ml a day.

As far as how often to top off... often. Don't try to suck the cart dry. You might also try cutting down the filler (remove about a quarter to a third off the bottom) after you get the hang of it. The factory carts seem to have too much filler in them.

[bferris19]

Thanks Billy Black, and my bad - awesome vapor uses 16ml bottles of eliquid, not 18ml. I'm getting one in 24mg nicotine and one in 18mg nicotine to see which one works best for me. I would love to be able to just load up my E-Go and be set for the day, but from what I'm hearing and what you say below I will need to be topping off during the day a couple of times.

[BillyBlack]

I would love to be able to just load up my E-Go and be set for the day,

I was gonna suggest you try the Joye Mega Atomizers.

The ones awesome vapor sells though are not labeled as Joye, plus they seem pricey. I don't like buying from folks who don't clearly state the manufacturer.

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[Vagablonde]

Originally Posted by bferris19

Hello all - I'm a 43 year old guy and have been smoking about a pack a day for thirty years. Last week a relative of mine was diagnosed with lung cancer (a former smoker of course) and it scared the sh*t out of me, so I'm really hopeful that these e-cigs will help me lead a more healthy life, and get off of analog cigs for good. I researched online and finally found a kiosk in a mall near me that sold e-cigs and tried one today - ok a little funny taste but not bad, and I could tell that it satisfied the 3 "R"s that have hooked me for all these years - routine, ritual and reward, not just the nicotine.

I didn't purchase from the dude at the mall, as I thought I could get better product and price online, and I think I found the right place with Awesome Vapor, which has really good reviews for both product and service, so I'm psyched to receive my E-Go starter kit sometime next week.

My question to you folks is, how much "juice" does one go through? From what I understand with the E-Go you refill a few drops onto the cartridge and atomizer "as needed" but I can't get much clarification as to how often and how much you use. I'm getting two 18ml bottles of juice with my starter kit (one comes with it and I ordered an extra one,) so how long will that last me if I'm a typical "pack a day" smoker??

Any help appreciated and thanks in advance - you folks have a great forum here from what I've read.

Bill

welcome to the forum
also a pack a day 30 year smoker it's been just over a month for me ciggie free.
I dont have experiance with the eGo but I am jealous..Ha!
What I found concerning juice for myself was,when I really craved a ciggie 18 mg didnt work for me..so I switch throught the day between 24 and 18 mg
once I figured this out I seemed to use less juice as well
I cant say exactly how much but I think about 2-3 ml a day
hope that helps

[Jim Davis]

When I first started, I bought 36mg and cut it in half with VG. Twice the juice for the money.

I vaped the 18mg but always kept a small bottle of 36mg for the morning and after dinner. When I needed it, I spiked on the 36mg and then went back to the 18mg. It took me a couple of weeks to get away from my mornng spike.

[bferris19]

Thanks for all the advice. I'm thinking if I find the 18mg is not enough I might add a drop or two of 24mg and kind of find a balance there.

Another question I have is about the battery charge. When they talk about battery charge life (for example I'm told the E-Go battery can go 7-8 hours on a charge,) are they talking about active vaping time - or the total time (including when it's not being "smoked"?)

Thanks again, glad to be part of the forum!

[Royal]

Li-Ion batteries are pretty good about holding a charge when not in use.
As a general rule, an average user can get one hour of use out of a battery for every 100 mah. So typically a 650 milliamp hour battery should last about 6 1/2 hours worth of use time.
Here is how it works, a Joye 510 has a typical resistance of 2.3 to 2.5 ohms.
Running at 3.7 volts this amounts to a draw of about 1.6 amps of current, so a 650 mah battery will energize a Joye 510 atomizer for about 24 minutes.
Keep in mind that 24 minutes amounts to a lot of drags.

[BillyBlack]

Well I don't think you can compare vape times that easily.

The eGo's 650mAh battery will last considerably longer than a 900mAh 14500 battery in a mod, and the vape will be much more consistent during that time.

At about 2 hours you can sense the voltage dropping with a 14500, 2 hours on an eGo seems just like it did right off the charger.

The eGo's mosfet/PWM circuitry acts as sort of a regulator and seems to use those mAh's more efficently.

You made a good choice bferris starting with the eGo, the standard Joye batteries and Mega batteries just aren't in the same league as the eGo's.

[mcquinn]

I usually go through 20 to 30 ml a week and I try to keep ahead of the mailman.Nothing worse than having 1 ml of liquid left and not knowing when the next batch will arrive.It only seems to take two or three days for a shipment to arrive if I have stuff on hand .if I am out it usually takes five or six days.