Zeus Setup & Useage Guide 

Although very simple, I've encountered a few gotchas and 'must know's which will be described later.

Choosing and making an ejuice Mix

I currently recommend a 1:2 or 1:3 of your choice of PG/VG blend - max VG content of 50% content (I currently use 80PG/20VG)

Note: I use a 1:4 with rebuildable 'sub ohm's, but rebuildable Z coils are more prone to heat damage The slightly stronger mix can generate required vapour strengths from lower Wattages, with less inherent risk of scorching the wick

For full details on how to make your D-juice, see section Making The d-juice

2. Check cap seals - remove the cap, and check both seals are in place. If these are missing or damaged then the juice will leak away into the base of the atomiser as little as 20 minutes. The phenomenon of coil leak-through is illustrated on the Z-series coils page

3. Filling - slowly fill the tank with your D-juice. Immediately replace the cap securely without delay to avoid the leak-through problem.

4. Leave Standing - allow to stand upright, 20-30 minutes should be more than sufficient for juice soak into all parts of the wick/coil

Mod Settings

Here we'll use fixed wattage (power) mode. Temperature Control is not commonly supported on non-rebuildable atomisers, and even if coils are made from SS316L, unless the manufacturer has explicitly specified them as TC-compatible then these cannot be expected to perform a credible temperature controlled function.

Power Mode Settings

The chosen settings will depend upon the level of desired toke potency, which is a combination of ..

• Wattage Setting - assuming all other factors equal, higher Wattages can be expected to deliver increased vapour potency

• The Type Of Coil Fitted - I've found a surprising vaping difference between different coil versions. For example, the Z0.4Ω coil appears to run much hotter for a given Wattage than the Z0.2Ω, performing more efficiently at lower Wattages (25W(ish), but far more prone to heat damage at higher Wattages (>30W(ish) )

• Duration & Inhalation Rate Of The Toke - for a specific Wattage and d-juice mix, the slower and longer the toke, the more potent each toke will be

• Strength of D-juice mix - for a specific Wattage and toke duration/rate, the stronger the d-juice mix the more potent each toke will be

• PG/VG ratio (subjective) - For me, D-juices containing higher VG content (I cannot ignore this phenomenon if using 50PG/50VG) seem to have significantly reduced potency and increased come-up times

When describing vaping technique for a particular device, to form a more complete picture, consider including all details listed above, not just the Wattage alone

Practical Wattage Setting

In theory, a high Wattage setting and a slow constant toke (of say 9-10 secs) could be used to achieve a single-toke, maximum-intensity experience - and I've found this to be perfectly feasible for properly set up rebuildable atomisers.

However, rather than trying achieve a high intensity experience in one single long 8-10 second toke, I've found that using multiple shorter tokes (say 6 seconds) with a lower Wattage preferable. The lower Wattages, will reduces the chances of coil scorching and unpleasant dry tokes.

The Wattage that we can use for a 6 second toke varies depending upon the coil fitted. The following as a very rough general guide, the accuracy of which may vary considerably depending upon factors such as dimitri concentration, PG/VG ratio and Wattage accuracy of your mod.

Note: These figures are to be treated as an absolute maximum in perfect conditions, and it is strongly recommended to build up Wattages and toke duration slowly & gradually to these

Summary Of Gotchas To Avoid

Setup Gotchas

• Avoid the Z0.4Ω and Z0.25Ω coil for dimitri use

• Test out a new tank with PG only, no d-juice at first

• Make doubly sure the coil is correctly and fully inserted

• After filling, ensure the cap is securely fitted without delay

• Allow 20-30 mins between filling and attempting to vape

• When removing the base cap, take care to keep upright. It might contain a useful amount of escaped leak-through juice.

Vaping Gotchas

• Start off vaping at lower Wattages/short tokes and work up slowly, DO NOT DIVE STRAIGHT INTO A SESSION USING THE MAX WATTAGES FOR YOUR COIL (see above)

• Never exceed the suggested max wattages for your coil, these are absolute max for perfect vaping conditions

• Stop vaping well before any risk of the tank running dry

• VERY IMPORTANT - Do not vape when the juice level starts to fall below the level of the holes, and reduce the Wattage as the level falls near to the holes. Top up with pure PG, PG/VG or more-djuice

• Hold the tank upright during vaping, enough so that juice can enter all transfer holes simultaneously

Storing A Part-Filled Tank For Later Use

The d-juice in a tank will keep room temp for a month or more if stored in a dark location (albeit with some darkening ejuice colour) . If I want to store for longer then personally, I'd drain as much d-juice from the tank as possible and transfer it to a sealed vial.  I'd then place both the tank (which will contain non-drainable juice in the coil and stuck to the inside surfaces of the atomiser) and the vial in baggies in the freezer.

Here's an example of how the draining may be achieved

Note: it's not recommended to attempt to re-use juice that may have been contaminated by previously burned coils

• If the level of the d-juice is high enough, suck out as much as possible with a syringe and long 14ga blunt-tipped needle

• With the atomiser held in an upright position (but preferably not on the mod owing to the risk of juice ingress), leave the top cap removed from the tank

• If the juice is of regular viscosity (i.e doesn't contain unusually high proportion of VG) then, it'll soak right through the coil and collect in the base of the atomiser where it can be mostly retrieved with the syringe/blunt tip

• Be aware that the base of the Zeus has insufficient capacity to hold a full tank (even when using the smaller straight glass), so the cap will need to be unscrewed and emptied at suitable intervals during the draining.