Vaping A - Z

A.
Atomizer – This is what turns the liquid into a vapour.
Adapter - a connecting piece to fit threading between a battery and a tank.
B.
Battery - can be built into your device and charged with a USB cable or are removable and rechargeable.
C.
CBD - CBD stands for Cannabidiol one of many compounds active in the hemp plant. It does not contain THC. We provide CBD Virtue products on our website.
Cartomizer – a combination of disposable cartridges and atomizer.
Coil - a Kanthal or Nichrome wire that heats up the E-Liquid to produce
the vapour.
D.
Drip Tip – an accessory that allows you to drip the E-liquid directly onto the atomizer.
Dry Hit - happens when there is not enough E-Liquid in the tank or it has not had time to soak into the wick.
E.
E-Liquid – A mixture of ingredients between Propylene Glycol (PG) and Vegetable Glycerine (VG) and flavourings.
E-Cigarette - a vaping device for E-Liquids
F.
Food and Drug Adminisration (FDA) - an administrative branch of the United States government that oversees rules and regulations pertaining to the safety of food and drug products sold in the USA
G.
Grub Screws – posts that hold the coil in place.
H.
Hit – to inhale vapour from your device
I.
Inhale – the process of breathing in our great tasting E-Liquids.
J.
Juice – another word for E-Liquid
K.
Kanthal – a well known brand of wire used for coils.
L.
Liquid – another word for E-Liquid
M.
Mods – an advanced type of E-Cigarette which allows you to modify the settings like wattage, voltage, temperature control and other functions
N.
Nic Shot – a 10ml bottle of flavourless nicotine to add to a short-fill E-Liquid
O.
OHM – the term used to measure resistance.
P.
PG/Propylene Glycol – one of the main ingredients used in E-Liquid. Used to provide a ‘throat hit’ and also is a great flavour carrier.
R.
RDA – rebuildable dripping atomizer or ‘dripper’. You will usually have to re-drip the E-Liquid quite frequently.
S.
Sub OHM – the resistance of the atomizer being below 1.0
Shortfill – bottles of nicotine free E-Liquid with filled short for space to add a nicotine shot.
T.
Tank – a device with a larger glass space for E-Liquid so you can see how much E-Liquid is in there.
V.
Vapers tongue – used to describe when a vaper has been vaping too much, or they have used the same E-Liquid flavour for too long and can no longer taste the flavour of their E-Liquid
Voltage – the electrical pressure applied to the E-cigarette
W.
Wattage – the output, the higher the wattage the more powerful the vape
Wick – the wick absorbs the E-Liquid
Z.
Zero nic – E-Liquids that are completely nicotine free.