Hello all! I am a complete noob here, just started vaping Friday, and had a few questions.
I had done some research on vaping and decided to give it a try. I've smoked cigarettes for fifteen years and hated the stinking and waste of money. Also doing low Carb and cutting sugars, I figured I could still get the nicotine and a sweet fix.
I went to a shop and the lady was knowledgeable but I felt she went over my head. I have no idea about voltage or ohms.
She set me up with an evod ten hour battery and an aspire BDC tank, but no written instructions.
I guess my questions are;
*Is this a good set up?
*How do I maintain it, clean it?
*What is a coil and how do they work?
*Is it normal to cough at first, like (tmi ) the old stuff working it's way out?
I appreciate any feedback, like I said, I know nothing about this but really love it so far.
Welcome to VU and I will take a shot at answering some of your questions.
The combo she sold you is a decent enough one to start with but I am wondering why she did not match you up with an Evod Clearomizer instead of the Aspire BDC.
For the battery, you just keep it charged and if it last you for a full day of vaping you are good. I would have suggest two batteries. One to use while the other one charges or waits to replace the one you are using. Also, I am a wee bit paranoid about battery safety. Don't leave it charging longer than it takes to charge it. Take it off the charger as soon as it is done charging. With the Aspire BDC hopefully she sold you some replacement heads. I will get back to that. For maintenance, every few fills just give it a good rinse with water and see if you can fit a Qtip inside the drip tip (the part that goes into your mouth to clean it. You may need to trim the cotton just a bit from one side to get it to fit.
As far as the replacement heads are concerned, well you just replace them when the old one dies. Depending on the liquid you use, they could last for a couple of weeks or even longer. When the time comes and nothing is happening when you press the magic button, take it apart, remove the old one and replace with the new one.
The coil is just what is sounds like, it is a cylindrical metal coil that heats up when current is applied to it. Inside it is a wich which delivers your liquids to the coil which heats it and turns it into tasty vapor.
And it is quite normal to cough at first. You body is trying to get rid of the crap left from tobacco. Before long, that will stop, your breathing will be better as will your sense of smell.
One thing you just have to do is to drink plenty of water! Just like the doctors say. The PG component in E-Liquid will dry out your mouth tissues and that will lead to something called Vapers Tongue which means you can't taste your vape. Just be a good little vaper and drink your water like the doctors have always told you to.
Sadly, beer does not count.
And before I forget, it is quit normal to drift back and forth between actual cigarettes when you first start. When I started long, long ago, I just had to have a real smoke first thing in the morning and at variouse times during the day. But in two weeks, I just did not want the coffin nails anymore and I have only vaped since them.
And by the way, download this into your computer.
http://www.silkquit.org/stop-smoking/quit-meter.aspx
It is a Quit Meter and you can tell it how much you used to smoke and what your tobacco product of choice cost you.
And it will run in the background and keep track how many smokes you have avoided over time and how much money you have saved.
Kind of a nice inspirational thing.
And if you have anymore questions, post them here or send me a personal message.
We were all noobs once!
