I recently bought a disposable fruit flavoured e-shisha from ebay then promptly bought another so I could puff one to death and then dissect it. For the uninitiated, e-shisha is the new trendy name for the classic e-cig / electronic cigarette. By making them available without nicotine in the vaporising liquid and giving them fruity themes they are kinda making them more acceptable than the traditional nicotine version.
These devices contain a battery (usually rechargeable), control circuit, airflow detector and heating element to create a cloud of vapor like a smoke machine in a night club. Traditionally the nicotine based ones have a mixture of propylene glycol, water, aroma and nicotine to give a rather "throaty" smoke effect complete with nicotine for the hardened smoker. But for those who prefer not to have a strong lung sensation they also supply the liquids with vegetable glycerine (glycerol) as the glycol. The nicotine is also optional, with many choosing to "vape" liquid with just aroma in it.
The aroma is probably the most dodgy chemical in the vapor. It's certainly a much safer way to get a nicotine hit than a traditional particulate-smoke cigarette.
I don't smoke, but I do think these are pretty cool gadgets and tend to make my own liquid for them with just glycerine and water.
This video is a teardown of a depleted disposable unit. For those wondering about the vaporising heater, it's just a spiral of resistance wire wrapped around a bunch of fibreglass strands.

17 thoughts on “What’s inside a disposable e-shisha / e-cigarette.”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jade Moon says:

    Where can I buy one of these

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Janice Kobain says:

    Waaaaait, so you knew they use fiberglass wicks, right?
    I myself prefer cotton wicks these days, although I bought myself a POD device several hours ago — out of curiosity: to use it and see what's inside (and, I guess, salvage the Lithium battery, as they tend to prefer including them even in the disposable items).

    And you may have already guessed that you help keeping your viewers' curiosity bright at all times, for this I thank you so much!

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jr Miranda says:

    Is there a juice?

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars british fireworks says:

    Tbh these have no nicotine so they are just a bit of fun

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Rob Decker says:

    This is a direct copy of the Flair E hookah lmao

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Massimo says:

    Bought 20 from Aliexpress recentlyfor less then 1€ each specifically to recover the cells. The version I got uses a plastic tube and it's very easy to disassemble, the cell is in a rigid metal case with no markings in it that's very similar to a capacitor with two contacts on the top.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GroundHawk says:

    I was not surprised that when I wanted to find out how to open mine, that your video was first to come up. Who better than my favorite random electronics tear down guy.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Snizhana Nedbai says:

    😂✨ Im buying a strawberry one tomorrow ;-;

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Muhammad Patel says:

    White ppl tryin to understand shisha pens when they dont kno shit..
    Us Asian mandems brought it. We kno it

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Muhammad Patel says:

    "An e- shih shaa"😂😂
    Its pronounced shee shah

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars WHTM_Bandit says:

    Yeet

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Alison May says:

    You can buy them for £1 each on ebay if you dont mind waiting for them to arrive from China

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MacquarieRidge says:

    Horray for backwards logic.

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hola! Susanne Barbour says:

    Can these be refilled? Not enough in them. They suck literally.

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars David Dalmau says:

    How you charge a shisha pen ?

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hindustan Caterers And tent house varanasi says:

    How to charge it

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ItsAlcatraz says:

    Mine had a Blu brand ecig battery in it LOL! It stopped producing vapour so I am trying to recharge it now to see if it will fix it. Died after about 7 puffs.

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