CASAA<\/a><\/strong><\/span> – The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association.<\/p>\nCE-2<\/strong><\/span> – A CE-2 type device generally has the heating element towards the top of the device and wicks that go down into the juice.\u00a0 These wicks are designed to direct the juice from the bottom of the device to the top where the heating element is.<\/p>\nCig-A-Like<\/strong><\/span> – An electronic cigarette that simulates the look, feel, and size of a real cigarette.<\/p>\nClapton Coil <\/b><\/span>– A clapton coil is just one of the many exotic coil types out there and perhaps the most popular.\u00a0 It is typically a thinner gauge wire tightly wrapped around a thicker gauge core.\u00a0 Exotic coils, such as the clapton are believed to have increased flavor due to the increased surface area of the coil.<\/p>\nClearomizer<\/strong><\/span> – A tank system that uses an atomizer head or coil that is typically replaceable by the user.\u00a0 Although they are not designed to be rebuildable, some of the heads can be rebuilt.\u00a0 Clearomizers come in many versions\u00a0 including top coil (like the Vivi Nova) and bottom (like the ProTank) and heads with single and dual coils.\u00a0 Most modern day Clearomizers also feature adjustable air flow control.<\/p>\nClosed System <\/strong><\/span>– An electronic cigarette system that comes pre-filled and cannot be refilled by the user.<\/p>\nCloud <\/b><\/span>– Term for the output vapor from an electronic cigarette.<\/p>\nCloud Chasers <\/b><\/span>– Vapers who strive to achieve as much vapor output as possible.<\/p>\nCoil<\/strong><\/span> – The thing that gets hot! Generally a piece of nichrome or kanthal that has been wrapped around some kind of wick. Current flows through the coil, the coil gets hot, and vaporizes your e-liquid. You then vape happily.<\/p>\nConnection Type<\/strong><\/span> – Many different connection types are used to connect the atty\/carto to the device or battery.\u00a0 The most common are 510, 901, 808, 801.\u00a0 The 510 has won the “format war” and is what we see mostly used today.<\/p>\nCotton<\/strong><\/span> – Cotton, or more specifically, organic Japanese cotton has replaced silica as the most commonly used wicking material in pre-built coils and rebuildable atomizers.<\/p>\nCutoff<\/strong><\/span> – How long an electronic cigarette will fire before it shuts itself down.<\/p>\nDiacetyl<\/strong><\/span> – A flavoring agent used in e-liquids to produce a rich buttery flavor.\u00a0 It has been determined that this agent is responsible to “popcorn lung” and should be avoided.<\/p>\nDimitris AKA The Vapin Greek <\/b><\/span>– A former electronic cigarette review who is very difficult to understand due to his thick Greek accent.\u00a0 His favorite color is pink.\u00a0 He has the honor of being Phil Busardo’s friend.<\/p>\nDirect Lung (DL\/DTL\/D2l)<\/strong><\/span> – A style of vaping. This is the act of taking the vapor directly into the lungs using the lungs.\u00a0 It may also be known as a “lung hit”.<\/p>\nDisposable<\/strong><\/span> – A single use electronic cigarette.\u00a0 Typically an all in one device containing the battery, coil, and liquid, the entire device is thrown out after the battery dies or the liquid runs out, whichever comes first.<\/p>\nDIY<\/strong><\/span> – Do It Yourself.\u00a0 In vaping this generally describes making your own e-liquid.<\/p>\nDNA <\/b><\/span>– A series of boards by Evolv used to control electronic cigarettes.<\/p>\nDrip\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Shield<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 With dripping comes over dripping. With over dripping comes leaking! The drip shield was originally designed for the 901 atomizer to “catch” over dripping inside the shield and prevent e-liquid from leaking all over your device. It also works with a 510 atty, but you’ll need to use a 510 to 510 extension to raise the air path for proper airflow.<\/p>\nDrip Tip<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 A drip tip is a mouth piece originally created to be used on an atomizer for “dripping”.\u00a0 It has an enlarged opening allowing you to drip e-liquid directly into it.\u00a0 Drip tips come in many different styles, colors, sizes, shapes, and materials.\u00a0 You will, at times, hear drip tips being called mouth pieces and vice versa.<\/p>\nDripping<\/strong><\/span> – Dripping is the act of manually getting e-liquid to the heating element by “dripping” it directly onto the heating element.\u00a0 This removes the e-liquid delivery system from a typical electronic cigarette system.\u00a0 People generally consider dripping to provide the best possible vapor, throat and flavor.<\/p>\nDry Burn<\/strong><\/span> – The act of firing a rebuildable coil with no wick or liquid in order to de-gunk or clean the coil.\u00a0 It is not recommended to fully glow the coil.<\/p>\nDry, Scratchy Hits<\/strong><\/span> – This can occur when not enough juice is supplied to an atty or carto.\u00a0 This will result in poor flavor and vapor.<\/p>\nDual Coil<\/strong><\/span> – Atomizers, coil heads, cartomizers, or rebuildables that utilize two coils instead of one.<\/p>\nElectronic Cigarette (E-Cigarette, E-Cig, Personal Vaporizer, PV)<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 A device used to vaporize e-liquid and creates the sensation of smoking a traditional cigarette.\u00a0 A typical electric cigarette is a system made up of three important parts.\u00a0 A power source, a heating element, and an e-liquid delivery system.\u00a0 The power source provides power to the heating element which heats up and vaporizes the e-liquid.\u00a0 The e-liquid deliver system holds and directs the e-liquid to the heating element.\u00a0 http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronic_cigarette<\/p>\nE-Liquid (Juice)<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 E-Liquid is vaporized by the heating element and this vapor is inhaled to create the sensation of smoking.\u00a0 E-Liquid generally contains 3 components.\u00a0 A base of either Propylene Glycol or Vegetable Glycerine (or some combination or “blend” of the two), nicotine, and flavorings.\u00a0 Nicotine is optional.<\/p>\nENDS<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Electronic Nicotine Delivery System.<\/p>\nEVALI<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 E-cigarette or Vaping product use-Associated Lung Injury.\u00a0 The name given by the CDC to the vaping lung disease that was caused by vitamin E acetate cutting agent used in illicit THC cartridges.\u00a0 This disease has nothing to do with nicotine vaping, the type of vaping discussed on this website.<\/p>\nFiller Material<\/strong><\/span> – The material found in cartridges and some cartomizers.\u00a0 This material is designed to soak in the e-liquid and direct it to the heating element.<\/p>\nFlooding<\/strong><\/span> – This can occur when too much juice is supplied to an atty or carto.\u00a0 This will result in poor vapor and “gurgling”.<\/p>\nFreebase Nicotine <\/b><\/span>– Standard nicotine used in e-liquid.\u00a0 The other type is salt.\u00a0 You will get a stronger throat hit from a freebase nicotine liquid over a salt nicotine liquid.<\/p>\nGurgling<\/strong><\/span> – Usually occurs when too much e-liquid is supplied to a given device resulting in flooding.\u00a0 This can also be caused by condensation built up in the air passage.<\/p>\nHeating Coil<\/strong><\/span> – The thing that gets hot! Generally a piece of nichrome or kanthal that has been wrapped around some kind of wick. Current flows through the coil, the coil gets hot, and vaporizes your e-liquid. You then vape happily.<\/p>\nHot Spot<\/strong><\/span> – A coil that is heating unevenly.\u00a0 This could cause part of the coil to glow and burn a wick prematurely.\u00a0 Hot spots in rebuildables can be fixed by first identifying the hot spot by dry burning, and then “brushing” the coil lightly with something like a micro screwdriver.\u00a0 By repeating these steps, you will eventually work the hot spot out.\u00a0 Creating simple spaced coils will also eliminate the possibility of hot spots.<\/p>\nICR<\/strong><\/span> – Lithium Ion Cobalt Rechargeable Battery<\/p>\nIMR<\/strong><\/span> – Lithium Ion Manganese Rechargeable Battery<\/p>\nJuice (E-Liquid)<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 E-Liquid is vaporized by the heating element and this vapor is inhaled to create the sensation of smoking. E-Liquid generally contains 3 components. A base of either Propylene Glycol or Vegetable Glycerine (or some combination or “blend” of the two), nicotine, and flavorings. Nicotine is optional.<\/p>\nKanthal<\/strong><\/span> – One of the main types of resistance wire used for the heating coil in an atomizer or cartomizer. The others are nichrome, nickel, stainless steel, and titanium.<\/p>\nLi-Ion <\/b><\/span>– Lithium Ion rechargeable battery<\/p>\nLi-Po <\/b><\/span>– Lithium Polymer rechargeable battery<\/p>\nmAh<\/strong><\/span> – Milliamp Hours – Indicates the capacity of the battery.\u00a0 Generally a higher rating means a higher capacity.<\/p>\nManual Devices or Batteries<\/strong><\/span> – Manual batteries or devices will activate the heating element only when a button is pushed.\u00a0 Most electronic cigarettes and mods use some type of button.<\/p>\nMechanical (Mech) Device\/Mod<\/strong><\/span> – A mechanical device or mod is just that, purely mechanical. There is no circuitry, protection, or other electronics in use. The button will close the circuit sending power from the battery directly to the atty\/carto connection.\u00a0 It is extremely important to understand ohm’s law and battery capabilities when using a mechanical.<\/p>\nMG<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Milligram strength per milliliter\u00a0 Used to describe the nicotine strength of an e-liquid.\u00a0 12mg = 12mg of nicotine per milliliter or 1.2%.<\/p>\nMod<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Originally , a mod was a device created by an e-cig enthusiasts looking for a better device than those mass produced.\u00a0 They wanted superior performance in battery life and vapor production as well as build quality.\u00a0 The term “mod” is used loosely these days and sometimes not correctly.\u00a0 Mod can also be used to describe a modification made to an electronic cigarette or device to improve it’s performance.<\/p>\nMouth To Lung (MTL\/M2L)<\/strong><\/span> – A style of vaping.\u00a0 The 2 step process of taking the vapor into your mouth using your mouth muscles, following by taking the vapor into your lungs along with additional air from the mouth or nose using your lungs.\u00a0 This is how 99% of the world smokes a cigarette.<\/p>\nMulti-Voltage (MV) Device <\/strong><\/span>– A device that has pre-determined voltage settings.\u00a0 Most of these have at least three settings.\u00a0 For example, a low setting could be 3.7V, a medium setting could be 4.5V, a high setting could be 6V.\u00a0 You cannot adjust outside of these settings.\u00a0 This is not a commonly used term in the vaping community, but it needs to be.\u00a0 Examples: The SVR, The EVO, The Ovale F-50.<\/p>\nNichrome <\/strong><\/span>– One of the main types of resistance wire used for the heating coil in an atomizer or cartomizer. The others are kanthal, nickel, stainless steel, and titatium.<\/p>\nNiMH <\/strong><\/span>– Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery.<\/p>\nNo-Resistance Wire<\/strong><\/span>– The heating coils in some RBA installs require no-resistance wire leads to be attached. They allow for current to get to the heating coil through them, but the portion that is no-resistance will not get hot. The two types that are generally used are silver and nickel.<\/p>\nNRT<\/strong><\/span>– Nicotine Replacement Therapy<\/p>\nOpen System <\/strong><\/span>– An electronic cigarette system that can be filled with e-liquid by the user.<\/p>\nPassthrough<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 A true passthrough allows you to vape off an external power source other than your electronic cigarette’s battery.\u00a0 A passthrough is different from “vape while charging” in which case you are still vaping off of your battery and not the external power source as your battery charges.<\/p>\nPersonal Charging Case (PCC)<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 A device that you first charge and then use to charge your electronic cigarette batteries while out on the go and away from an outlet.\u00a0 These are generally used and helpful for smaller electronic cigarette models with less vape time between charges on the batteries.<\/p>\nPersonal Vaporizer (PV)<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Another name for an electronic cigarette and generally preferred by the vaping community.<\/p>\nPods Systems<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Pod systems are a more recent trend in electronic cigarettes.\u00a0 Smaller devices with less battery life and liquid capacity.\u00a0 Originally designed to take advantage of the higher nicotine salt nic trend.\u00a0 \u00a0There are numerous types of pod systems on the market today.\u00a0 Some pods are pre-filled single use throw away like the Juul.\u00a0 This differs from a disposable as the main unit is reusable and rechargeable, only the pod is thrown away.\u00a0 Some pod systems can be filled several times then you throw the entire pod away.\u00a0 Some pod systems allow you to reuse the pod while only changing the coil.<\/p>\nPriming<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Coils come dry.\u00a0 Cotton comes dry.\u00a0 If you try to fire a dry coil or dry cotton in a coil of your creation, you will instantly burn it destroying the coil or cotton.\u00a0 It is very important that you first prime you coil or cotton before firing it.\u00a0 In coils, a few drops of liquid into the coil to saturate the wicking material inside.\u00a0 On your build, soak you cotton first before firing it.\u00a0 If you don’t have access to your cotton IE a pod, fill and wait several minutes to allow the liquid to soak into the filler.\u00a0 You can also apply numerous UNPOWERED puff to pull liquid into the wicking material.<\/p>\nPropylene Glycol (PG)<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Propylene Glycol is used as a base in many e-liquids.\u00a0 People have reported sensitivity and\/or having an allergic reaction to PG. These people may be required to add a higher % of Vegetable Glycerin (VG) or all VG to their e-liquid in order to continue vaping.\u00a0 http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Propylene_Glycol<\/p>\nRBA<\/strong><\/span> – A rebuildable atomizer. These atomizers allow you to replace or repair the wick and coil system inside of them. These types of devices are generally thought of as more advanced. They require you to manually wrap a wick of some type with resistance wire to create a coil. This assembly is then installed into the RBA.<\/p>\nRDA<\/strong><\/span> – A rebuildable dripping atomizer. These atomizers allow you to replace or repair the wick and coil system inside of them. These types of devices are generally thought of as more advanced. They require you to manually wrap a wick of some type with resistance wire to create a coil. This assembly is then installed into the RDA.\u00a0 You can then drip your liquid onto the coil you just built and enjoy a vape.<\/p>\nRDTA<\/strong><\/span> – A rebuildable dripping tank atomizer. These atomizers are a hybrid between an RDA and an RTA. They will have build decks similar to that of a dripping atomizer and the e-liquid capacity of a tank. They do require the user to install the coil(s) into the device and wicking for the coil.<\/p>\nRTA<\/strong><\/span> – A rebuildable tank atomizer. These atomizers allow you to replace or repair the wick and coil system inside of them. These types of devices are generally thought of as more advanced. They require you to manually wrap a wick of some type with resistance wire to create a coil. This assembly is then installed into the RTA.\u00a0 RTAs have tanks incorporated into their design which hold e-liquid and automatically feed the wick and coil.<\/p>\nResistance<\/strong><\/span> – Atomizers, cartomizers, and coils all have a resistance rating in Ohms.\u00a0 Typically lower resistance coils will get hotter fast, but will require more power.\u00a0 Higher resistance are slower to heat up, but require less power.<\/p>\nResistance Wire<\/strong><\/span> – What the heating coils is made of.\u00a0 The main types used today are kanthal, nichrome, nickel, titanium and stainless steel.\u00a0 It is important to note that kanthal and nichrome should be used in wattage mode.\u00a0 Nickel and titanium should be used in temperature control.\u00a0 Stainless steel can be used in either wattage or temperature control modes.<\/p>\nRestricted Direct Lung (RDL) <\/strong><\/span>– A vaping style and tightness of draw somewhere between the mouth to lung (MTL) style and the direct lung (DL) style.<\/p>\nSalt Nicotine <\/span>–<\/strong> Salt nicotine has been treated with an acid to smooth out the throat hit or harshness of the liquid.\u00a0 This allows you to vape a much higher nicotine concentration without it being too harsh.\u00a0 The other type of freebase nicotine.<\/p>\nSilica <\/span>–<\/strong> One of the first wicking materials used in cartomizers and atomizers.<\/p>\nSquonking <\/span>–<\/strong> Some dripping atomizers can be “bottom fed” from bottle containing e-liquid that us underneath the coil.\u00a0 The act of squeezing that bottle to force e-liquid up into the atomizer has been deemed “squonking” by the vaping community.<\/p>\nStacking<\/span> –<\/strong> Stacking is the act of using two batteries in series instead of just one.\u00a0 Think of it like putting two batteries, one on top of each other in a flashlight.\u00a0 In order to be as safe as possible and prevent damage to yourself and your device, you should ALWAYS use matched battery pairs, devices that have vent holes, and batteries that have protection built in.<\/p>\nSteeping<\/span> –<\/strong> The act of doing nothing with your juice \ud83d\ude42 Some people will allow their e-liquid to steep before using it. It allows a freshly made juice’s flavors to intermingle, mature, and become all happy together. How long should you let your juice steep? A couple days? A week? Opinions will vary on this. Some vendors will even put steeping instructions in with your order. All my review juice has PLENTY of time to steep because it takes me so long to get to them! My all-days I just vape’em up when I get them. If you don’t like a juice when you first get it, give it some time to steep and try it again before you toss it!<\/p>\n