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03-08-2011, 05:09 AM
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#1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA
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| My first ecigarette was one of those tiny little ones, the regular size i guess you would call it. I got myself a starter kit and it got me away from tobacco cigs. Soon after i was wanting more and got myself a 510. The vapor production was much better then the tiny ecig models, but it felt like i was sucking my lungs out through my mouth using it.
Then i got a 510 manual, with the little button atop it. A manual ecig is so much better than an auto, it feels more natural.
Now i am wondering about a passthrough and exactly what to expect from it?
from my understanding it just connects from ecig to computer via usb so there is no need for battery recharging. Is that all it does? Will it degrade your batteries lifetime? Will it burn out your atomizer faster? | 
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03-08-2011, 07:30 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Texas/New Mexico
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| Hi LC, welcome to the neighborhood.
I hardly use my passthrough,I've got one for the home vaping station and one in the car.
Just put a fresh catro on the one at home and I had forgotten what the PT was like,very good.
I got mine because Everyone said I had to get one(I think that's how I ended up smoking for 50 yrs.) Now I have to much vaping junk in front of me all the time, all of those 'yagottatrythiss' that I hardly use my pasthrough. If you just have a few ecigs and want to save wear and tear on the portable batts ,if you want to have one at hand because your on a computer for long periods, if you want to have one in the car,if your budget can stand the strain then ;Yeah,'you got to get one of these'.
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! If you decide a PT is for you, get one with a battery and fully charge before use. USB ports are usually not designed for the kind of electrical load that an ecig requires. An ecig will need 2amps to work right and the PT battery will keep you from blowing up your computer powersupply or worse the motherboard. APT battery acts as a buffer for that high electrical load.
If you want to get one of the straight PTs without a battery, you should get a wall usb converter that is rated 2A or 2000mAh (the same thing) a car plug in for the lighter should have the same rating and you can use a single PT by taking the one you use at home to the car for on the road. I personally would never use a PT on a laptop at all, except for charging,not vaping, they were not meant for the load needed to power an atty.
I hope this is helpful, there are more knowledgeable folks here, they will probably chime in. Glad to meet you littleciggy.
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03-08-2011, 05:26 PM
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#3 | | Darth Vaper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leftern Mass
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| Yeah, what he said. When I had a 901 PT hooked to my USB port, every time I took a hit the screen skewed to the left. Draws about 1.5 amps, and your USB port is only meant to handle about half an amp!
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03-08-2011, 06:16 PM
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#4 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Michigan/USA
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| Good info,I have several pt's & love them with a manual switch,I use a auto switch only in my car.I never tried plugging into my computer & after reading previous posts am glad I didn't.Does not work with low amp usb adapter for some chargers.I would follow above advice on amps when choosing a usb adapter. | |
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03-08-2011, 09:07 PM
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#5 | | Vendor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: In the Heart of Alabama
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| Good advice here,littleciggy.
If you get a passthough (PT), make sure it has an inline battery, and charge it prior to using it. Then you should not have any issues with it.
It should perform as well as your portable batteries.
Welcome to VapeAtron!
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03-08-2011, 09:22 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: In Your Dreams
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Originally Posted by littleciggy  My first ecigarette was one of those tiny little ones, the regular size i guess you would call it. I got myself a starter kit and it got me away from tobacco cigs. Soon after i was wanting more and got myself a 510. The vapor production was much better then the tiny ecig models, but it felt like i was sucking my lungs out through my mouth using it.
Then i got a 510 manual, with the little button atop it. A manual ecig is so much better than an auto, it feels more natural.
Now i am wondering about a passthrough and exactly what to expect from it?
from my understanding it just connects from ecig to computer via usb so there is no need for battery recharging. Is that all it does? Will it degrade your batteries lifetime? Will it burn out your atomizer faster? | I'm just different, I guess. I never associated my 30 years of smoking with being connected to my car or computer. I never had a pass through and never will. Maybe I need one! | |
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03-08-2011, 10:05 PM
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#7 | | Vendor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: In the Heart of Alabama
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Originally Posted by Rose I'm just different, I guess. I never associated my 30 years of smoking with being connected to my car or computer. I never had a pass through and never will. Maybe I need one! | I know where you can one Rose, but I can't tell you here..Check out Supplier Hype!...right here on VapeAtron
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03-08-2011, 10:08 PM
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#8 | | Darth Vaper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leftern Mass
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Originally Posted by xgregx I know where you can one Rose, but I can't tell you here..LOL | Um, I think you just did...
__________________ Do you mind if I STEAM?!
"well, you see Steam, we never had a rule about it because we didn't think anybody would ever DO it!"
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Now will you all please leave while Dr Berger and I make out the Death Certificates! | |
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03-08-2011, 10:29 PM
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#9 | | Vendor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: In the Heart of Alabama
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Originally Posted by Steampunk Um, I think you just did... | Ooops... | |
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03-08-2011, 11:45 PM
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#10 | | Darth Vaper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leftern Mass
Posts: 10,386
| I see NOOOOOTHING! 
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"well, you see Steam, we never had a rule about it because we didn't think anybody would ever DO it!"
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03-09-2011, 01:12 AM
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#11 | | Dismembered Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: USA
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Originally Posted by xgregx Good advice here,littleciggy.
If you get a passthough (PT), make sure it has an inline battery, and charge it prior to using it. Then you should not have any issues with it.
It should perform as well as your portable batteries.
| Well if it has a battery it's not a passthrough. It's just a battery device with a charger built into to it.
If you've ever checked, Janty does not make an eGo passthrough. Nowhere will you see the term passthrough. Janty electronic cigarettes, e-liquids and carts - eGo USB BATTERY MANUAL Quote:
The Janty eGo USB battery allows the user to vape while charging the battery. This USB battery includes an astounding 5 foot USB charging cable allowing for ample mobility while charging... The end lights up red to let you know that it is charging. Once the red light goes out, the battery is fully charged.
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03-09-2011, 08:31 AM
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#12 | | Couldnt take it anymore Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mod impersonation carries a stiff penalty YKWYA
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| Yea..but "charging while vaping from the battery device" just doesn't have the same ring as "pass-through" but I see your point 
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03-09-2011, 09:15 AM
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#13 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: norwood, ma
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Originally Posted by littleciggy My first ecigarette was one of those tiny little ones, the regular size i guess you would call it. I got myself a starter kit and it got me away from tobacco cigs. Soon after i was wanting more and got myself a 510. The vapor production was much better then the tiny ecig models, but it felt like i was sucking my lungs out through my mouth using it.
Then i got a 510 manual, with the little button atop it. A manual ecig is so much better than an auto, it feels more natural.
Now i am wondering about a passthrough and exactly what to expect from it?
from my understanding it just connects from ecig to computer via usb so there is no need for battery recharging. Is that all it does? Will it degrade your batteries lifetime? Will it burn out your atomizer faster? | If you use a passthrough, buy for $10 a independant USB port, plug one side into an power outlet, the other into your computer. Most of those little cadget have between 4 to 8 USB connectors. Now I have about 16 USB ports on my computer and I can vape my passthrough without worrying that I will blow my computer. If you buy the port, look for Revision 2.0 | |
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03-09-2011, 09:51 AM
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#14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Texas/New Mexico
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| Janty has it wrong as well. I suggest that anytime the device is producing vapor the PV is consuming more power than is being provided by the power source to the battery. Therefore the device is not capable of vaping while the battery actually gets any charging current. The hole in the bucket is bigger than the cup you are using to fill the bucket.
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03-09-2011, 01:48 PM
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#15 | | Vendor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: In the Heart of Alabama
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Originally Posted by JohnnyJames Well if it has a battery it's not a passthrough. It's just a battery device with a charger built into to it. |
It may not be a true passthrough, but it still functions the same, without directly pulling current from the port. It does need charging, but when and IF you put it down, it will recharge, unlike the portable batteries. Quote: |
If you've ever checked, Janty does not make an eGo passthrough. Nowhere will you see the term passthrough.
| If you ever checked the OP, they were referring to 510. Nowhere in the post was there mention of anything other than 510. | |
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03-09-2011, 08:27 PM
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#16 | | Dismembered Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: USA
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Originally Posted by xgregx It may not be a true passthrough, but it still functions the same, without directly pulling current from the port. It does need charging, but when and IF you put it down, it will recharge, unlike the portable batteries.
If you ever checked the OP, they were referring to 510. Nowhere in the post was there mention of anything other than 510. | I ain't arguring with ya, if you think a pass through is the same thing as a battery charger, good for you.
And the last time I checked an eGo is a 510. | |
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03-10-2011, 12:50 PM
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#17 | | Vendor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: In the Heart of Alabama
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Originally Posted by JohnnyJames I ain't arguring with ya, if you think a pass through is the same thing as a battery charger, good for you.
And the last time I checked an eGo is a 510. | Nor am I with you.
I was just trying to help littleciggy save a motherboard. | |
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