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Knuckle Head – An adjustable drip tip that can be set to any
desired angle.
Kanthal Wire – Trademark for a family of iron-chromiumaluminium (FeCrAl) alloys used in high temperature applications.
Kanthal A1 – Kanthal A1 is the type of wire most used for RBA
coil builds, and is sometimes used in manufactured coils. It is an
iron-chromium-aluminium alloy, FeCrAl, that is very stable and
gives excellent results in an atomiser coil.
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FYI
mAh - This is a value called milliampere hours which is a
measure of a battery’s capacity in terms of its output in milliamps
(1,000 milliamps = 1 amp) over time. This means that a 1,600
mAh battery should deliver 1.6 amps for an hour.
Manual battery - A manual battery has a button which is
pressed by the user to activate the battery as opposed to an
automatic battery which is operated by air pressure. Virtually all
larger models of e-cigarette are manual battery types.
Mechheads - This is the name given to vapers who choose to
only only use a mechmod, usually a mechanical tubemod - a
tube format APV with no internal wiring or circuitry that is simply
a battery holder with a mechanical actuator for a switch.
Mini ecig - Minis are the smallest of the three classes of ecig
(mini, mid-size, APV) and are designed to replicate a tobacco
cigarette in size and shape. While many smokers who are new
to vaping like to use a device which resembles a traditional
cigarette in size, shape, and looks, far better performance is
available from larger devices which can accommodate larger
batteries.
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Leaking - Great care is taken in the manufacture of e-cigarettes
to prevent accidental leakage of e-liquid but it does happen from
time to time. These days most leakage is down to user error usually adding too much liquid or adding it in the wrong place.
Mod - This refers to any modification of an e-cigarette or one
of its component parts. It is also the original term used for a
large-battery or removable-battery e-cigarette although the term
APV (advanced personal vaporiser) is gaining in popularity to
describe such devices and, especially, the higher end devices.
Modding - This refers to the reworking, customising and
custom-building of any e-cigarette component or even the whole
device.
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Lithium cells - electronic cigarettes tend to use rechargeable
lithium based cells for the battery as they provide high voltages
and high charge density, the amount of energy that can be
stored in proportion to their size and weight. Some batteries,
such as Li-ion cells will need an additional protection circuit to
prevent overcharging or over discharge. This circuit can either
be part of the e-cigarette device itself or attached to the negative
pole of the battery itself.
Ni200/Nickel Wire – Wire that is pure nickel, it has very low
resistance and is used with temperature controlled mods.
LR - Low resistance, typically used to describe the most
common measurement applied to an atomiser. A pre-built
atomiser with a resistance below 2 ohms is considered LR. SR
or standard resistance is 2 to 3 ohms and HR or high resistance
is 3 to 5 ohms. Resistance is related to power - a LR coil will use
more power and create more vapour.
Nicotine – An alkaloid found in tobacco and other plants of the
nightshade family. It is available in various strengths in e-liquids
but is is also possible to get e-liquid with no nicotine content at
all.
Nichrome wire - This is the standard coil wire type used in
most manufactured atomiser coils. It is made from nickel and
chromium with a common ratio of 80% nickel to 20% chromium.
Noobs - Also known as newbies, these are people who are new
to vaping and can also be used to describe anyone using a mini
e-cigarette.
That’s it for this edition. Look out for some more vaping
terms in the next edition.
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