To kick, or not to kick. That is the question

Hell..so many questions.

Ok. Personally I started the same way as you. The main reason started to use a mech, though, was bewcause I really liked the look of the Phantom Brass Stingray and ordered one.

Also I was unable to multi coil efficiently with a VV/VW beacuse of teh limit to the AMPS drawn. Same as you I got Dripper, small amount of different gauge wire, drip tips etc. 30A batteries and all the odds and sods associated and needed. Only thing I don't have yet, I think, is a digital multi meter.

I started out kicked, on Kayfuns, to get used to the approximate battery life of the lower mAh, and moved on to unkicked soon after for the added Amp draw available for dual coils. Now I only drip. I am debating putting the Kayfuns in the drawer for later on. I haven't used a tank since I started to multi coil. Taste is way up there and vapour as well.

Finalkly no I am not ready to stop etting new gear for dripping yet, god damn it!! I have a new dripper on the way now, and will be getting a Helios, by Vape Head Origins, as soon as I get back from Song Kran. I would get it now, but I leave in a week or so and it won't get here in time.

Only going original ow asd I am finding more and more problems with the clones as I buy them A hell of a lot of the problems are really just that I am fussy about my gear and the smaller imperfections can be really annoying to me. You know things like 1 air hole that wont fit a piece of 28g instead of the 3 or 4 on the original, adjustable. That sort of thing. LOL

So basically for me it is onwards and upwards. A couple more mechs in the future - at least - and try out drippers.

I have also found that I have recduced the flavouring percentage in my DIY juice so that is saving me a little bit as well. I will probably settle around 50% from what I was originally putting in.

 

i am still working with the vamo and was completely happy with it until this past weekend. Ryan took me down to big by pass and i got a new dripper Origen Dripper Clone so i can start double coiling, the problem is, the vamo is just not putting out the amps to get a solid hit off of it. so now i am going back and forth about a new mech mostly for the sake of double coiling drippers.

i am a bit worried using a mech mod without a kick, my life has been an ongoing experiment in murphy's law i do understand there is a very small chance of a battery blowing up in my face, but i simply want to make that risk as low as possible. the vamo + kayfun or igoL puts out more vapor than the amount of smoke i would ever consume from an analog so is it really worth it to take a risk so i can fog up a room?

most likely i will end up getting a cheap mod, (ATM looking like a Nemesis) and being very conscious of battery power until i can locate a kick at a reasonable price. maybe i am being overly cautious, but a double coiled cloud is far from something i need but i do need all my fingers and nose

 

i can tell a difference, but i get the difference from a single coil as well. the double coils just add to the amount of vapor being produced. the crazy thing is, i have one or two juices that i actually prefer the taste from a tank. not sure why, maybe i added to much flavoring.

 

Best thing I've done in a while is to get off the analogs and get on to the e-cigs. As well as this I'm really enjoying this forum reading up on all the many facets of vaping that all of you experienced, knowledgeable guys contribute and discuss.

My learning curve is rising but the fact is I'm still a newb!
So here's my dumb question. . . . wtf is a kick?

 

not laughing at you, just your eloquent way of asking i asked myself the same question a few months ago

a kick is a devise you can put in an unregulated devise to make it regulated.

Evolv Kick 2

it allows you to control the watts or volts on a mech mod. it also keeps you from running down your battery too low. on a mech, you are running straight off a battery onto the atomizer. there is no computer in between to let you know when you have a problem or are doing something you shouldnt be.

here is a great (but long) explanation

A PBusardo Review -The Kick 2 - YouTube

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interesting... anyone have an explanation for this?

 

I did a month on egos, another 2 on vv/vw before I got my first mech. I actually went mad at FT and bought four. Of these two I never use (Pisces & JM) and two (ss & brass nemesis) I use everyday. I got into mechs because 'everybody' was saying they gave the best vape. Was worried about batteries for a while but not any more

For out and about (in a pocket/bag, on a motorbike, working etc) I use a Kayfun/Russian clone on a nemesis at 0.9 ohms in 18350 with a strong coffee/choc/ry4 juice. At home, and on lesuirely outings I drip fruity and creamy flavors. Mostly on a Helios/Nemesis. Helios is the Ft one which I had to mod a bit (drill out 2nd airhole, widen holes in afc ring) but now works great as a dual-coil. Dripping on 18650s only as it tends to be about 0.5 ohms.

For me the Kayfun replaces cigarettes and the dripping is just extra pleasure with the added flavor and vapor. Not sure I could drip all day as a vape a lot and i think it would be overload. EDI|T: Plus drippers leak in my pocket.

Still occasionally rock an evod on an ego twist when I want to look more normal. Rebuilt with nanocoil and cotton the evod still gives a good vape.

Don't expect to buy any more mechs although I have ordered another Nemesis as back-up. Still accumulating atties: waiting on orders for: Igow3, Omega, Origen, different Kayfun clone, Ithaka, 3D. Only mod on order is the handmade Copper Mod DNA30 but I don't expect to receive it before the end of April.

I do use a kick when I am drinking because I am reckless and tend to over-discharge my batteries.

 

Thanks for that explanation yourauntbob. Credit for my eloquence goes to living the first half of my life down under, credit for patience and chill goes to living in Hawaii for 25 years and as for my 9 years in Pattaya? It's a mixed bag . . . . I haven't decided what kind of credit I can give it yet.

Anyway, I've got some lessons to catch up on and I love watching all PBusardo's vids.

 

Not nit picking, just want to clarify. The Kick 2 only regulates Watts up to 15W and allows you to run sub ohm to 0.5W. It doesn't regulate voltage as such but draws what is necessary, together with Amps to get the desired Wattage.

And Yourauntbob, how much are you looking to pay for a Kick 2?

 

not nit picking ah i saw some clones that adjust volts so i threw it in there

i am looking to pay nothing but if i saw one for a good deal i would most likely jump on it. lets say 1000 baht for sake of argument.

 

So not cool on the meet up thread and now this!!!!