"Preheating" with a manual battery

[stalnakerz]

I've read a few articles/ads, etc... about people that use manual batteries preheating the atty or carto when vaping. Just wondering how long one should preheat or if it even really makes any difference in vapor production or flavor.

 

[oettinger]

It does make a difference with vapor, and of course some flavor, I don't pre-heat as much as some, press the button wait a several second than puff...

Just like that. I wait for the crackling to die down on mine, then drag. Popping hot e-juice sucks.

 

[stalnakerz]

Just like that. I wait for the crackling to die down on mine, then drag. Popping hot e-juice sucks.

Wierd, the only time I've actually heard crackling in my atty is when I accidently hit the button with no cart on it.

 

[dwillings]

It also makes a big difference on what PV (Personal Vaporizer) you're using. 6v mod's for example heat up so quickly that no "preheating" is needed.

 

[Kurokaze]

I typically only do it for a split second before I take a drag. In playing around with it, I found that even a long pre-heat only produces a small amount of vapor. Which makes me think that it may be harmful, or increase the residue, to cook the atty with no airflow to clear the created vapor.

Your mileage may vary, try it:
Hold the button for one second, two, four or more seconds. Release the button. Then take a drag. Observe the vapor.

 

[scfaster]

I usually hit the button about a second before the lips hit it.

 

[Jonmo1]

I typically only do it for a split second before I take a drag. In playing around with it, I found that even a long pre-heat only produces a small amount of vapor. Which makes me think that it may be harmful, or increase the residue, to cook the atty with no airflow to clear the created vapor.

Your mileage may vary, try it:
Hold the button for one second, two, four or more seconds. Release the button. Then take a drag. Observe the vapor.

I think this is the reason you've only gotten small amount of vapor with the preheating...

You're not supposed to release the button then drag....

it's just a matter of pressing the button for a moment then start dragging while still holding the button.

The idea is that atomizers take a while (relatively speaking, a second or so) to get up to the optimum temperature to vaporize the liquid.
So you let it warm up a second, then start dragging.
THis is one of the biggest reasons many people dislike automatic batteries.
You have to take "Primer" puffs to warm up the atty.

Personally, I don't really do this anyway...
I'm dragging instantaneously at the same time I push the button..works just fine for me.

 

[d0nj03]

Personally, I don't really do this anyway...
I'm dragging instantaneously at the same time I push the button..works just fine for me.

Same here. In fact, I find that the first insta-drag (no preheating) gives me the best TH, while the next one (with the atty warmed up) is somewhat weaker.

 

[stalnakerz]

Thanks for the info everyone. I think that so far, I've found that pre-heating isn't really needed with my Riva. I've tried no pre-heat, 1 second, and 2 seconds and the vapor produced seems to be about the same with a 4 second draw. Not enough of a difference to worry about burning up an atty.

 

[OldCoot]

using a 510 i hit the button count to 2 dragging on 3 with good vapor and flavor

 

[Sylvie]

I haven't really counted how long I hold the button down for quite awhile. It seems that after you've vaped for awhile your finger just seems to know how long to do so automatically however, I do recall one of my kit manual stating to hold the button down 3-5 seconds before vaping..