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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 . mAh - This is a value called milliampere hours which is a measure of a batteryʼs 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 .
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 .
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 .
Mod 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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Ni200 / Nickel Wire – Wire that is pure nickel , it has very low resistance and is used with temperature controlled mods .
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 .
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 .
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 .
terms in the next edition .
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