Month: March 2020

SW4: Batteries have been around for a long time, but it’s only relatively recently that we have had the Lithium Ion cells used in our vaping devices (and other places). We go deep on batteries: from their history, to their composition, different configurations and of course practical safety tips.

Internal Structure of Lithium Ion Battery

Mooch is the authority on battery testing and you should check his data and results whenever you want to know about specific batteries.
Recommendations: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/blog-entry/moochs-recommended-batteries.7593/
Test Results: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/
Mooch’s blog: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/blogs/mooch.256958/

Pictures of battery configurations below from https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/serial_and_parallel_battery_configurations

Once you know the Amp limits of your batteries, use this simple Ohms Law calculator for determining safe builds for your particular setup.
https://www.saddlehorseblues.com/pages/calculations

SW3: We’re calling this episode Tool Talk. At the height of rebuildable popularity, I was building about a thousand coils a month for our own shop and others across North America. In this episode, I cover off the tools that you’ll need to get started on building and some that you might want to level up your tool collection. I’ve included a few build tips as well. 

To see examples of some of the tools that I mention in the episode, see https://www.saddlehorseblues.com/collections/tools

See below for a photograph of the knitting needle trick that I mention in the episode. 

March 15, 2020

SW2: In this episode we take a lighthearted look at a serious issue: the massive scale gaslighting of the vape community by lobbyists, the media, and some public health officials. Kick back with a vape and a bevvie and see if you can spot the number of times people have tried these very tactics on you. 

The Great Gaslighting (long form on Controversial by Default)

https://controversialbydefault.com/the-great-gaslighting/

https://www.saddlehorseblues.com/blogs/blog-news/did-somebody-leave-the-gaslight-on

March 15, 2020 Spinning Wires

SW1: We cover COVID-19 in our first episode: where we are with it right now, how it has affected the vape industry, propaganda, and what you can do to protect yourself and help to flatten the curve. Don’t worry, we try not to get too heavy about it. 

Note: numbers are constantly changing, as expected. As of Sunday March 15th, the number of tests performed in Canada was at about 25,000 and the number of confirmed cases had increased to 300. Looking for updates? Check out the links below.

Health Canada COVID-19 Outbreak Update: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html

U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention COVID19:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Worldometers- tracking COVID19:  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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