In an ideal world
We've all seen the bum reports and studies, dry hit studies and researchers being perplexed when vapers read them and laugh at the results.
Well, think about this, most of these studies are "peer reviewed" the issue is that one large group of peers in the field of e-cigarettes is completely ignored, its foolish, but they are.
Who are these overlooked peers? Well basically....US!
Whilst we may not have a doctorate or university qualification in medicine, what we do have is real time successful experience in the actual use of ecigs, something many of these researchers completely lack, hence the bum studies.
We might not be able to poison mice, but we can effectively set up and test any vaping configuration within a couple of months of making the switch, which is where my thoughts are heading.
Why should we accept crap studies from someone who cannot even properly use a clearomiser and vv battery, never mind grasp the difference between that clearomiser and say an RDA on a mech? It would be like me, a ham fisted hammer wielding engineer attempting a heart transplant then declaring its an unsafe practice when my victim died.
So here's my ideal world, my vaping study utopia.
Researchers who wish to study should need to pass appropriate qualifications, qualifications that to any extent, any vaper finds they need to pass in order to sagely and successfully use the devices, the reward for the vaper is generally a successful exit route from combustion.
Safety:-
There is an obvious need to be able to match an atomiser to an appropriate power source. Its not complicated - kids learn the relevant laws at school.
Ohms law.
Whether you use a clearo on an ego or an rda on a mech or a tank on variable wattage device, you still need to understand enough about ohms law to determine if your set up is working correctly and safely within the supply limits of your chosen power supply.
Coiling and Wicking :-
We want the best of the best of our peers doing this research. Given that many vapers successfully coil and wick devices in their living room, and understand the merits, limitations and nuances of the various devices, it's not unfair to expect researchers to be able to do the same, and prove that they can safely set up whichever atomiser choice on any potential power supply.
Long and short, I'm saying the should be able to coil and wick an rda, rta and genesis atomiser, they should be able to pick them out from a manufacturers catalogue, and they should know the effects of resistive wire thickness, coil diameter and spacing, wick material choice, requirements of using each type of wick, the nuances of using each type of atomiser (genesis/kayfun tilt, lung hit vs mouth to lung etc) and they should be able to fit the atomiser to each type of power supply or explain why an atomiser cannot safely be used (flush/springloaded pin on hybrid etc).
They should be able to measure coil voltage and resistance, and preferably current too, and use these measurements to demonstrate what is happening in thr circuit and why some builds might not be a good idea (.2ohm on an 18350 for example)
They should be able to tell us about dry hits and what is causing them in the various atomisers. Safe cell charging and discharging practice, venting configurations and the simple circuit that is a mod.
They should be able to mix up a usable eliquid in whichever pg/vg/nic level/flavour is required, and explain what effect varying each of those parameters has on both the vaping experience and its application in each type of atomiser.
They should be at least as good at all this as most vapers are because, they intend to use these studies to prove policy that may be used against us. And if they truly did understand all this, they might actually contribute meaningful studies that further understanding and help make vaping even safer than it already is.
Its not a lot to ask, we're talking a few weeks intensive study, study that they actually get paid to do, and without that knowledge, i would contend that many of these studies are impossible to peer review.
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