Thursday, November 25, 2010

Using an Electronic Cigarette

By Larue Flor


Electronic cigarettes are really quite simple to use; although they certainly function a bit differently than traditional tobacco cigarettes, there's no question that anyone can get up and running with a brand new e-cig in minutes. The article shows you how to immediately begin using this product.

Gathering the required parts

Obviously, you'll need to open the box and unwrap all the pieces to get started. The majority of electronic cigarettes come with a battery charger, so you can get started right off. If you find your battery is completely drained, plug it in for a couple hours to charge and then come back to this walk-through.

The three primary components that should come together are a battery, atomizer and a cartridge. Locating those should be fairly easy. The battery is the long piece with an LED light on the end. The atomizer is probably the smallest item in the box with a small braided metallic thing sticking out of one end of it. Lastly, the cartridge, which holds the nicotine solution, is roughly the size of the filter on a normal cigarette. The cartridges can be uncovered at the end or possibly have a plastic cap or even a full foil covering. Go on and remove the cover, since this needs to be done before it can be put together.

Putting together the electronic cigarette

Assembling the electronic is simple when you have got all the pieces together. An atomizer normally attaches to one end of the battery, so go on and do this. With most brands, all you need to do is slide the open end of the cartridge over the tip of the metal-braided end of the atomizer.

Taking a drag

What you do next depends on whether you have an automatic or manual battery. If you find yourself to be uncertain, take a peek at the exterior of the battery - is there a tiny button there? If so, it's a manual battery, if not, it's automatic.

Those of you with automatic batteries can inhale lightly on the cartridge end of the assembled electronic cigarette after bringing it to your lips. Push the button on the battery as you breathe in if you have a manual battery. If you do this before a mirror, you can see if the LED at the end of the battery is coming on. If that doesn't work your battery probably needs recharging.

If the LED is lighting up but you're not getting any vapor, hit it for a few seconds, then wait a few seconds and hit it again. Sometimes it may take a bit for the nicotine solution to work its way up into the atomizer, so repeat this process 5-10 times.

If you are having trouble getting any vapor, trying inhaling a bit harder, but it is not necessary to inhale any harder than a tobacco cigarette.

By now there should be good vapor production. New atomizers often have an odd taste at first, and they typically take about a day to break in and get working properly. That's normal and should wear off in about a day.

If you're still not getting any vapor production, slide the cartridge off the atomizer. Is the atomizer wick (that braided metal thing) a little damp? There is supposed to be some nicotine solution on it. It is is wet and you don't have a vapor, your atomizer might be dead. Nicotine solution may not be getting up to the atomizer like it should if it is not damp.

Probing the inside of the cartridge with a small implement like tweezers should reveal a small ball of fabric about the size of the head of a q-tip. The nicotine solution should moisten the fabric. However, if that isn't the case, then there is nothing inside of the cartridge.

If everything checks out, and there is still no vapor, then you will need to phone the place you bought it from and have it replaced.




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