Why This Blog?

I am a doctor from India. I started smoking from very young age and smoked for long 30 years! Knowing every ill effects of smoking I was unable to quit. Then one day while checking my BP. I found it abnormally high! I initially didn't trust the instrument and checked with 3 or 4 instruments repeatedly and the results were same. Next day I did my blood tests for lipid profile and they all were deranged. Now , that was the time, I was bound to quit but how???? The blog will tell my story. Hoping this blog will help many smokers to understand their smoking habit and will help them to quit or, shift for the better.

Friday, May 16, 2014

E Cigarette Basics

The  e cigarette I tasted from my friend was imported from UK , it was looking just like a cigarette had glowing tip when you draw and very nice fumes with very good flavour and warmth. It costs him about INR 4000 with about 10 refill. I searched net and found on ebay e health cigarette, same look and description and with 10 refills it is priced about INR 300! I ordered immediately a pack with Benson Hedges Flavor and high Nicotine.It reached me in 5 days. 

It was useless! It produced some fume and flavor but it has no way close to cigarette!I neeed to charge the battery every few puffs! So frustrating.

What I learned is, this is cheap replica of what I tasted from my friend. More so, I learned the technology of e cigarette.

I started gathering informations........

The e cigarette has three parts:

1. Battery: Important to have higher power to last a day and you should have two. Two because, you can use one when other is charging.There are various kind of batteries. 

The slim cigaraette like one has very low capacity and basic. 

A bit thicker ones, though does noty look like Cigarette and don't glow at tip and not automatic, that means it does not activate with the draw and you need to press a button to activate while you draw is more practical. These batteries can be made on or off by clicking 3- 5 times depending on the models.

The next generation battery have the option of changing the voltage, and it is required, i will discuss it later

The Third one is called MOD They are high end and with replacable batteries will discuss later.

For now just remember there are two kinds of standard threads in batteies i. 510 , ii. Ego


2. Atomizer: Here lies the heater where the E liquid ( The liquid made up of Vegetable Glycerine, Propylene glycol, nicotine and flavors in various concentrations) burns. It is available in different resistance and of different kinds. This has a life and consumable material. You need to be very careful while choosing this to keep your recurring expenses to minimum. I learned it in hard way. Will discuss this in details later.

3. E liquid dispenser: These are also of different kinds. Cartomiser, Tank, RDA 

Keeep reading......