Am I doing something wrong?

[Brainfish]

Well it is the new users questions forum, so time for some silly questions (and where I get to show my ignorance)

OK, thought I would treat myself to a wee upgrade and bought an eGo starter kit to replace my Tornado.

Came with a battery and a clearomizer. And this is where my problem lies, I almost burnt my lips off!

I'm used to using the Tornado almost like a shisha pipe. Taking in a good long draw, out through the nose while taking the next one for 3 or 4 draws. The vapour from the clearomizer is way too hot to do this, even by the first draw (under 2 secs). Is it supposed to be like this? If so then I need a re-think. I've ended up putting the atomizer from the Tornado on the eGo battery for now

I'm assuming that a clearomizer is just a clear cartomizer? or is there a difference. I tried to read up on this but not sure. If they are the same and are supposed to be "hot" then me no likey. The heat has even changed the flavour of the vapour. Is there a decent quality set of parts I can get that will replicate how the Tornado works?

Help me POTV, you're my only hope!

 

[KulrMeStoopid]

Can you provide a link to what it is you bought as there are loads of different types of clearos?


First thought though, you may be taking too long a drag and causing it to overheat.

 

[Brainfish]

http://www.totalvape.co.uk/#/shop/4570409677/ce5-DUO-900-Black-Kit/4434892

And the drag is less than 2 secs. With the Tornado I am able to take 3 or four consectutive 2-3 sec drags with the vapour staying cool

 

[Tromain]

If the vapor is too hot, look into buying a long drip tip to stick on the clearo, the extra length will give it time to cool a little, also you could unscrew the clearo slightly to let more air flow in through the bottom which will help cool it too.

 

[KulrMeStoopid]

Do you have two clearos? Is the other one doing it too?

 

[Brainfish]

Yep, got 2 and both doing the same. The vapour is hot and more, I dunno, wet? Even on a quick drag, whereas with the T, the vapour is cool. I'll do some more reading while skiving at work tomorrow

 

[Brainfish]

Getting on much better today. I've adjusted my "technique". Shorter drags & shorter presses of the power button. Using it more like the way I used to smoke cigs rather than the long multi-draw way I was doing with the Tornado.

One day I won't be a n00b

 

[AndyB]

Don't worry Brainfish, it's a learning curve for us all! I'm still learning after nearly 4 months, and I'm sure that there is loads more to pick up too!
Andy

 

[ZT]

Paul ... start messing around now and then with different delivery systems (clearos, vivi novas, carts etc) eventually you will find 5 or 6 that suit ya!

 

[steffijade]

Do you happen to know the ohm resistance of the clearomiser in the new kit?

The lower the ohm resistance, the hotter the vapour will be (and the hotter the clearomiser/drip tip will get).

The heat of the vapour can be 'guaged' using ohm's law. It sounds a bit complicated, but basically, if you know the resistance of your clearomiser and the voltage that your battery is putting out, then it's possible to work out the amount of watts being produced. The higher the wattage, the hotter the vapour will be.

Here's a link to an ohm's law calculator : http://www.ohmslawcalculator.com/ohms_law_calculator.php

If you know the voltage of your battery (let's say 3.3 volts for an example), you can enter that in the 'Voltage (E):' box in the calculator.

Likewise, if you know the ohm resistance of the clearo (2.4 ohms for example), you can enter that in the 'Resistance (R):' box.

You only need those to values to work out the wattage.

According to the calculator, 3.3 volts running through 2.4 ohms of resistance produces 4.5375 watts.

If you use a lower resistance clearo on the same voltage it will produce a higher wattage (which will mean hotter vapour).

If you change the 2.4 resistance in the calculator to 1.8 ohms, you'll see the wattage jumps to 6.05 watts (hotter vapour).

If you change the voltage, it will also affect the wattage.

If you change the 3.3 volts (an approximate average voltage for an Ego battery) to 4.2 volts (the approximate voltage of a freshly charged Lithium Ion battery) and input that into the calculator with 1.8 ohms, you'll see that the wattage jumps up to 9.8... more than double the first calculation.

It might seem a bit geeky and complicated at first, but understanding how the different voltage/resistance combinations affect the wattage will help you to find your vaping 'sweet spot' and avoid combinations that you think would be too high/low wattage for you.

(Incidentally, the calculator will also tell you what the amp draw is for a voltage/resistance combination... the higher the amp draw, the more strain on your battery...less strain is more desireable).

I'd advise trying to find out the voltage and resistance of the new kit and compare it to the old one... if there's a difference between the 2 it might explain why the new kit seems hot to you.