subject: How An Electronic Cigarette Cartridge Works? [print this page] The electronic cigarette or e-cigarette is one of the safer smoking alternatives available in the market today. It is a battery-operated cigarette-shaped tube that produces a vaporized nicotine solution.
The e-cigarette is composed of four important components like the electronic cigarette cartridge (mouthpiece), the atomizer (heating element), the battery (lithium ion) and circuitry and the LED light cover.
Mouthpiece
The mouthpiece also known as the cartridge is one of the most important components of the electronic cigarette. It is composed of two cup-like plastic pieces--the outer part and inner part.
The outer part of the mouthpiece resembles the filter (brown part of the cigarette) where the user would suck up and inhale the smoke-like vaporized liquid nicotine. The inner part of the mouthpiece, however, houses the absorbent material that is saturated with the flavored nicotine solution known as the e-liquid.
The mouthpiece is specially designed in such a way that the supposed-to-be smoke (nicotine vapor) can flow within it and through the hole that is found at the end of the tube. When the absorbing material inside the electronic cigarette cartridge dries out of the liquid nicotine solution, the cartridge can either be refilled or be replaced with a new pre-filled cartridge.
There are other e-cigarette models that facilitate a dripping process of the replenishing flavored nicotine solution.
It is to be noted, however, that the flavored nicotine solution may or may not contain nicotine content at all. The refillable cartridge of the e-cigarette can actually have varying amount and strength of nicotine like strong, light and or zero nicotine content.
This makes this magnificent piece of technology a great smoking cessation tool. A person who wishes to quit smoking can use the device and gradually adjust the level of nicotine content on the cartridge in order to facilitate the withdrawal quitting process.
Atomizer
The second component of the electronic cigarette is the heating element or the atomizer. The atomizer heats and transforms the liquid nicotine solution into vapor through the right level of temperature as controlled by a small chip. The atomizer and the cartridge are sometimes merged as one on some e-cigarette models and are referred to as cartomizer.
Battery
The battery is the third component of the electronic cigarette. The small rechargeable lithium ion battery powers the atomizer and the entire device. The battery compartment also holds the important circuitry of the device as well.
LED Light Cover
In order to complete the real-like smoking experience of the user of the device, the e-cigarette has a LED light cover placed at the tip of the tube. The LED light cover lights up mimicking the burnt end of the cigarette. The LED light glows the moment that the user inhaled the vaporized nicotine from the electronic cigarette cartridge.
