Category: Recent News
VAPING NEWS: UTAH [HB 118 Flavor Ban Defeated]
“A bill aimed at cracking down on teen vaping in Utah died in a committee hearing Monday. H.B. 118 would have banned flavored e-cigarettes from all stores except tobacco specialty stores, which are closed to people under 21. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost, eased those restrictions on Monday and changed the bill to allow other stores to sell menthol flavored e-cigarettes. She said House leadership told her it would not pass without that change, but it still failed.”
ARTICLE LINK:
Bill Aimed At Curbing Teen Vaping Dies In Utah Senate Committee
From Lou
Hey! I been following you for years on YouTube. lately I have been having anxiety I believe to be caused from high mg nicsalt. I tapered my self down by mixing my own and recently just bought a bottle of watermelon peach from the unsalted line at 12mg. And I absolutely love it. The flavor is amazing and the throat hit is perfect. I usually dont reach out to people but I felt I had to thank you for bringing back a good mtl traditional nic juice. The nic salts have there place and kept me off the cigarettes but I feel it was becoming too much. So thank you Phil. You must get a ton of emails so I hope this reaches you.
ATTENTION FLORIDA!!
From the VTA on Florida:
FLORIDA GETS READY TO CALL VOTE ON FLAVOR BAN & TOBACCO TAX
VTA’s Regional Government Affairs Director, Kino Becton, and many representatives of the Florida Smoke Free Association (FSFA) are working hard to fight back against two Senate bills (SB 810 and SB 1394) which seek to define vapor as a tobacco product in order to open the door to the imposition of tobacco taxes. Both bills were called to the state Senate floor for a vote on Wednesday night. However, Senator Simmons (Sponsor) requested that they be temporarily postponed so he could “engage in negotiations with the House to come up with language acceptable to both Chambers”. We believe this action is an effort to get the House to adopt the same language from these bad bills.
As VTA and FSFA continue to fight against SB 810 and SB 1394 on the ground, we NEED your HELP! We ask that you take the time to call state senators and ask them to vote NO on SB 810 and SB 1394. FSFA has the full contact list of senators here.
Follow-up from Nick Orlando – Vice President of the Florida Smoke Free Association (FSFA):
We need your voices everyone focus on The House of Representatives and respond to the call to action on flsmokefree.org please visit the page for more details.
URGENT HOUSE C.T.A.
Please call Rep. Jackie Toledo @ (850) 717-5060 to thank her for her bill (HB 7089) and ask that she “keep it clean with no amendments” as it moves through the house.
Then one more phone call:
Take a minute to call your representative asking them to do the same, support HB 7089, and to keep it clean and vote NO on any amendments. You can find your representative by clicking here.
THE INNOKIN KROMA-R KIT REVIEW
A PBusardo Review – The Innokin Kroma-R Kit
In this video we take a look at the Innokin Kroma-R. A well featured easy to use kit that comes in MTL and DL/RDL varieties.
We also do some housekeeping and kick off a new contest.
The links:
United Vapers Alliance
Dash Vapes
Innokin
Vapesourcing
Element Vape
Thank you to and please support the Premiere Taste Your Juice Sponsor…
The Video:
*NOTE: Any use of these videos in part or in their entirety without Phil Busardo’s expressed written consent is strictly prohibited.
The Photos:
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: Samsung’s “illegal” battery use letter to Gregory Conley, president of the AVA
Shared with permission: https://imgur.com/a/gQgwvDD
You might have heard about LG’s and Samsung’s efforts to get vendors to stop selling their batteries. This letter was sent to Gregory Conley by Samsung’s attorneys as part of that.
Samsung claims these sales are illegal and asks the AVA to help them prevent injuries (a good thing) and to help stop sales of Samsung batteries (not a good thing). The attorneys also have a long list of things they say the AVA could do.
Let that sink in…Samsung, a multi-billion dollar company, is asking the AVA to start a safety campaign, add warnings to their newsletter and web site, send a blast e-mail to all their members, send separate notices to all AVA shops and employees, make announcements at all AVA events, meetings, etc., and post an AVA press release.
Gregory Conley’s response to the letter on Twitter was awesome: https://twitter.com/GregTHR/status/1235383737623498754
A BATTERY MOOCH POST: Murata 2700mAh VTC5D 18650…great performer now bit worse than VTC5A
When I tested the Sony version of this cell in 2018 and the Murata version in 2019 it performed a bit better than the Sony/Murata VTC5A. The two sets of cells from two sources I just tested performed a bit worse that the VTC5A now though. Perhaps some of the VTC5D’s that are available now are a lower grade? I don’t know.
The VTC5D is still a great performing cell but right now I personally wouldn’t pay more for them than what VTC5A’s cost. I don’t think you’ll notice any difference in performance between them.
All of the VTC5D’s I have seen have the secondary bottom venting ring. If your “VTC5D” cells do not have the ring I cannot guarantee that this means they are fake but I have never seen a VTC5D without the ring.
The bottom battery contact of a mod will press against the bottom venting ring of this cell. This could potentially interfere with venting of the cell if there was an accidental short circuit or incredibly rare internal defect. I don’t know how much of a safety issue this might be. As with all of the round cells we buy, use this cell at your own risk.
Murata gives this cell a temperature-limited rating of 35A. This means Murata says you can use it at up to 35A as long as the cell temperature does not go above 90°C., which is incredibly hot. There is no continuous current rating in the datasheet. I am giving it a 25A rating as that is as high as you can go before exceeding my 80°C temperature limit.
Using this cell at levels higher than this just accelerates its aging, shortens it overall life, increases the risks, and results in lower performance. If you are above 25A then I recommend using the Samsung 20S instead.
The capacity for the four Murata VTC5D’s I tested ranged from 2740mAh to 2745mAh at 540mA (0.2C) down to 2.5V. This is astoundingly good consistency and is typical for good cells from the big manufacturers. I am rating these cells at at 2700mAh.
Four cells were purchased for the purposes of testing by me.
Ratings graphic: https://imgur.com/a/PNGuXVg
Full Test report: https://bit.ly/2VTa3f4
I want to work for the vaping community full time! If you feel what I do is worth a couple dollars a month and you would like early access to battery availability, battery and charger testing and news, and a say in what I test, then please consider becoming a patron and supporting my testing efforts: https://www.patreon.com/batterymooch.
These tests only note the ESTIMATED ratings for these batteries at the time I tested them. Any battery that is not a genuine Samsung, Sony, Murata, LG, Panasonic, Molicel, or Sanyo can change at any time! This is one of the hazards of using “rewrapped” batteries or batteries from other manufacturers so carefully research any battery you are considering using before purchasing.
Misusing or mishandling lithium-ion batteries can pose a SERIOUS RISK of personal injury or property damage. They are not meant to be used outside of a protected battery pack. Never exceed the battery’s continuous current rating and keep the plastic wrap and top insulating ring in perfect condition.
Any rating in my ratings tables can change at any time as different grade cells appear on the market, we get swamped with fakes, or new information becomes available to me. Please, never assume that the ratings in the tables are permanent and will never change! Always download the latest version before considering any cell purchase.
To see how other cells have tested check out this link: https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blog-entry/list-of-battery-tests.7436/
UVA SAVE THE VAPE RALLY!
You will be hearing about this rally a lot in the next coming months. I wasn’t able to attend the previous rally, but I will be at this one and I’m on the confirmed speaker list.
Many of you ask, what can I do to help save our way of vaping. This is one way you can help. Commit to being there. SHOW UP!
Bodies are needed and whether you’re a manufacturer, shop owner, employee, or simply enjoy vaping… please… SHOW UP!
You can also help fund the rally and find out more about it by clicking on the banner below. No donation is too small and all are needed!
VAPING NEWS: FLORIDA [Senate Anti-Vaping Bills & Bans]
“Senators approved tobacco regulations Thursday after finding acceptable bill language separating two controversial measures. With changes adopted to keep the effort rolling, the primary bill (SB 810) would raise the age for lawfully purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21, prohibit the sale of most flavored nicotine liquids and distinguish vaping products from standard nicotine products. The second bill (SB 1394) would include e-cigarettes and other vaping products as tobacco products, tagging licenses to sell them with the $50 fee. A separate bill (SB 630) by Rockledge Republican Sen. Debbie Mayfield, which would let local governments pass smoking bans in parks, passed the Senate and now heads to the House.”
ARTICLE LINK:
Tobacco regulations set for Senate vote, but House fate looks unchanged
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VAPING NEWS: NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA [Flavour Ban]
“The Nova Scotia Legislature’s law amendments committee heard Thursday that the government’s effort to reduce youth vaping rates won’t achieve its goal, but will unfairly affect small businesses and adult consumers. The government plans to amend the Smoke-free Places Act and the Tobacco Access Act so they include vape products and it also intends to tax those products. But vape shop owners and users said the proposed tax system, as well as a flavour ban, won’t get at what they believe is really driving youth vaping rates in the province.”
ARTICLE LINK:
Proposed ban on flavoured vape products raises concerns among users, industry
VAPING NEWS: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND [Updated Vaping Report]
“The government’s Tobacco Control Plan for England tasked Public Health England (PHE) to update its 2015 vaping evidence review every year until 2022. The sixth report was released on Thursday and looks at the prevalence of vaping among young people and adults. It also reviews research literature on vaping among pregnant women and people with mental health conditions.”
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