Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch:

Every attempt to isolate a cause to explain the war on vaping faces its difficulties, as no cause is entirely defective in explanation, yet neither is any satisfyingly sufficient to explain the level of hysteria engulfing the nation. Clues are best found by examining similar phenomenon and terrifyingly, there’s no better example than the decades-long battle in the “War on Drugs.”

In this edition of RegWatch we’re joined by Ethan Nadelmann, founder and former director of the Drug Policy Alliance and member of the advisory board of the Open Society Foundation’s Global Drug Policy Project.

For decades Nadelmann led the fight to end the “War on Drugs,” so he knows all too well the dehumanizing, slanderous, coercive tactics used by moral crusaders. Today he sees those same tactics deployed against vaping; raising his ire and compelling him to join the fight.

What are the similarities between the “War on Drugs” and the “War on Vaping?” And, could the vaping battle be lost?

Find out, on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com.

Streamed: December 10, 2019
Produced by: Brent Stafford

This episode is supported by: Demand Vape

Here’s the latest from Brent Stafford at Regulator Watch:

At times it seems like it will never end, the stream of shameful, slanderous, pseudo-scientific research belched from the halls of academia and the darkened corridors of public health. With each new study the same old rehash of claims chips away at the truth, that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking.
Thankfully a small cadre of scientists have dedicated careers to debunking bogus studies and one of the most prolific and well-known of these scientists is Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, cardiologist and research fellow from the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Department of Pharmacology, University of Patras, Greece.

In this special edition of RegWatch hear Dr. Farsalinos confront the most pernicious of the recent retreads of suspicious studies and learn whether he thinks truth in science still has a chance to win-out.

Only on RegWatch by RegulatorWatch.com

Streamed: December 6, 2019

Produced by: Brent Stafford

This episode is supported by: FlavourArt & STLTH

Good video from White Horse Vapor…

White Horse Vapor

From interviews, podcasts, and newspaper articles, we will never stop advocating for the legitimacy of the vapor products we and many other specialized vape stores offer. With all these vapor bans and false claims surrounding the vape industry, we will continue to help and support you in the fight to vape whatever flavor you so choose.

Even after countless government articles and studies revoking the claim that nicotine vapor products are the main culprits of illnesses, we felt the need to showcase and prove that the products we put into our bodies are in fact a much safer, cleaner, and smarter alternative than cigarettes. We created a video to share that awareness and to spread our message.

If you’re a fellow vaper and supporter of these life changing products, please LIKE and SHARE this video to help us reach our goal of 5,000 shares.

On Wednesday, December 11, the American Medical Association (AMA) and others are urging people to call the White House to express support for banning flavored vapor products. Anyone who supports tobacco harm reduction needs to call in and provide a counter voice to they myths and outright lies about flavored low-risk nicotine products!

Two flavors will not sustain independent vapor retailers and
will unnecessarily make vaping less attractive
to people who want to switch away from smoking.

The White House needs to hear from adult vapers and anyone who loves a vaper! A flavor ban won’t protect our children, but it will kill their parents.

We need to
Light Up The Switchboard
At The Whitehouse!
Ph: 202-456-1111
(Comment Line)
or
202-456-1414
(Switchboard)

On your call:

• The operator will likely ask where they can direct your call
• Simply tell them that flavored vapor products saved your life,
• Tobacco and Menthol aren’t enough to save small businesses or help people quit smoking; and,
• tell them “We Vape, We Vote.

Be polite, be brief, and say thank you.

On hold? Here’s something to do while you wait: Send a Message!

Hi Mr. Busardo,

My name is Josh and I’m a long time subscriber and follower. I write because it hurt my soul to see you so upset on the last Smoker’s Show 12/3/19. I want you to know that you are the reason why I continued to vape in the beginning when I was having trouble. Your videos and your enthusiasm told me that I needed to keep trying. With your help I not only became a vaper I became a hobbyist vaper. I don’t want to make this long but I needed to let you know my little story. I needed to offset the terrible comments you received. I’m sure that there are many more people like me out there. We may not comment or send email but we are out here because of what you do. May you and your family be blessed today and always!

Thank You,
Josh

This is a decent performing 26650 cell that is accurately rated. Like most 26650’s it has some cell-to-cell performance inconsistency but that’s not a big issue. There is a “V2” on the wrap that indicates it is a different cell from the original Hohm Grown.

The capacities for the four Hohm Grown cells I tested ranged from 4367mAh to 4398mAh at 840mA (0.2C) down to 2.5V. This is good consistency and all of the cells easily exceed their capacity rating. I like to see cells test out at least 100mAh above their rating to ensure no cell, due to normal cell-to-cell inconsistencies, can be below the rating. I am rating this cell at the same capacity as Hohm Tech, 4244mAh.

The four cells had DC internal resistances (DC IR) ranging from 14.8mOhms to 17.1mOhms. This is a wider range than I like to see but typical for 26650’s. The cell with the 17.1 mOhm DC IR performed a bit worse than the others.

The four cells reached 76°C-79°C when discharged at 30A. This is just below Hohm Tech’s 80°C max temperature rating so I am giving these cells a 30A rating. I prefer a cell to run at a few degrees below the max rated temperature at their rated current level though, to ensure that normal cell-to-cell differences never cause a cell to go over the rated temperature.

This cell has a 41.1A “max” rating in larger print on the wrap, which I am very much against. Hohm Tech is in the process of switching over to a wattage-based ratings system though and will not be making their “max” ratings the biggest numbers on the wrap. This should be happening over the next couple of months for all their cells and I welcome the removal of these large print “max” numbers.

The new wattage-based ratings system, when fully implemented, could make things easier for new vapers to choose the Hohm Tech cell that best fits the way they vape. But it means they might not learn about current ratings and other things they will need to know if they use any other company’s batteries. I’m torn as to whether it is a good idea or not. I look forward to seeing how the community reacts to it.

The “max” ratings are temperature limited to 80°C. This means you could potentially use this cell at up to its 120W/41.1A rating if you don’t let it get hot. While it is possible to go that high with this cell it does not lead to good performance and your vaping time will be short. I recommend limiting use of any cell to its continuous current/power rating or lower. This reduces risk, increases overall cell life, and improves performance.

For this cell I recommend staying under 20A-25A (60W-75W) as there is a huge drop in the watt-hours of energy delivered (which determines your vaping time) at 30A.

Some of the ratings on the wrap are printed quite small over a patterned background. This makes them hard to read, reducing their usefulness to vapers.

Hohm Tech (www.hohmtech.com) donated cells for testing, thank you!

Ratings graphic: https://imgur.com/a/m7SOnYj

Full Test report: https://bit.ly/2RrrsJq

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/

This is a good performing 21700 cell that has a slightly exaggerated capacity rating. It performs about the same as the Samsung 40T but not as good as the Molicel P42A.

The capacities for the three Hohm Run XL (not Hohm Run) cells I tested ranged from 3984mAh to 4035mAh at 800mA (0.2C) down to 2.5V. This is pretty good consistency but one cell failed to meet its 4007mAh rating and the others were very close to the rating. I like to see cells test out at least 100mAh above their rating to ensure no cell, due to normal cell-to-cell inconsistencies, can be below the rating. I am rating this cell at 3900mAh.

The three cells reached 79°C-81°C at 30A. In my opinion this is close enough to Hohm Tech’s 80°C max rating to give these cells a 30A rating. I prefer a cell to run at a few degrees below the max rated temperature at their rated current level though, to ensure that normal cell-to-cell differences never cause a cell to go over the rated temperature.

Hohm Tech gives these cells a “temperature limited” rating of 38.6A. This means you could run this cell at 38.6A as long as you do not let it get hotter than 80°C. But I recommend not going that high as it increases your risks, reduces performance, and speeds up the aging of the cell.

This cell has Hohm Tech’s new wattage-based ratings. It is rated at 87W continuous and has a 111W temperature-limited “max” rating. As long as you don’t let the cell reach 80°C Hohm Tech says you can run it at 111W. They do say this reduces the life of the cell though and I agree. To reduce risk, extend overall cell life, and increase performance I recommend not going over about 25A or 75W. All cells are stressed when you run them near or above their ratings so this is not a recommendation just for the Hohm Run XL cell.

The new wattage-based ratings system, when fully implemented, could make things easier for new vapers to choose the Hohm Tech cell that best fits the way they vape. But it means they might not learn about current ratings and other things they will need to know if they use any other company’s batteries. I’m torn as to whether it is a good idea or not. I look forward to seeing how the community reacts to it.

Some of the ratings on the wrap are still printed quite small over a patterned background. This makes them hard to read, reducing their usefulness to vapers.

Hohm Tech (www.hohmtech.com) donated cells for testing, thank you!

Ratings graphic: https://imgur.com/a/sDikSJk

Full Test report: https://bit.ly/33RjHPF

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/

Phil,
66, soon to be 67 yrs old. Quit smoking cigarettes January 6, 2013 by learning How To Vape from you, Nick and Scott …. truly Saved my life. Please accept my Thanks for all you’ve done for me (and so many others). Stay true to yourself!

This is a decent performing 21700 cell that has a slightly exaggerated current rating. It performs a bit better than the Sanyo NCR20700A but not as good as the Molicel P42A, Samsung 40T, or Samsung 30T 21700’s.

The capacities for the four Hohm Run (not Hohm Run XL) cells I tested ranged from 3054mAh to 3133mAh at 600mA (0.2C) down to 2.5V. This isn’t great consistency but is typical of cells not from the major manufacturers. I am rating it the same as Hohm Tech did, 3023mAh.

It runs a bit too hot in my testing at its claimed rating of 39.1A, about 85°C-86°C, to be rated that high as that goes over Hohm Tech’s 80°C limit. I have always measured cell temperatures a bit higher than what Hohm Tech measures and we have discussed this at length. I stand by my measurements though and every test is done the same way so direct comparisons can still made between the different cells I test.

I am rating these cells at 35A continuous with a temperature limited rating of 45A (Hohm Tech’s temp-limited rating is 49.5A). This means you could run this cell at 45A as long as you do not let it get hotter than 80°C. But I recommend not going that high as it increases your risks, reduces performance, and speeds up the aging of the cell.

This cell has Hohm Tech’s new wattage-based ratings. It is rated at 112W continuous and has a 142W temperature-limited “max” rating. As long as you don’t let the cell reach 80°C Hohm Tech says you can run it at 142W. They do say this reduces the life of the cell though and I agree. To reduce risk, extend overall cell life, and increase performance I recommend not going over about 35A or 100W. All cells are stressed when you run them near or above their ratings so this is not a recommendation just for the Hohm Run cell.

Some of the ratings on the wrap are still printed quite small over a patterned background. This makes them hard to read, reducing their usefulness to vapers.

Hohm Tech (www.hohmtech.com) donated cells for testing, thank you!

Ratings graphic: https://imgur.com/a/B9gmQ7l

Test report: https://bit.ly/2RlqG0j

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/

The Smoker’s Show S02E09 – Scenes From The Sunrise Florida Vape Rally

On tonight’s show…

• We talk about “bad vape days”
• Phil rants
• We talk about and hear from some folks who attended the Sunrise Florida Vape Rally @ the Trump Rally
• We take a closer look at the vWatch from VapeWearLabs
• We try to spread some Holiday Cheer and give out a bunch of kits
• Phil fights with his internet
• We add more to the Great Stocking Giveaway of 2019

As always we take your calls and answer your questions.

The Smoker’s Show is a vape show not for vapers, but for smokers.

A show to get information about vaping, to debunk vaping myths, to discuss vaping terminology & technology, and to look, review, & provide starter kits for the transitioning smoker.

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