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<h2 id="0">What exactly is a blinker?</h2>
<p>A blinker is the term for when you hit a vape pen or cartridge until the battery starts to blink. A blinker hit lasts for about 8-10 seconds, depending on the type of cartridge you're smoking.</p>
<p>When your battery blinks, that's the power safety feature kicking in, preventing it from overheating and potentially causing damage to the cartridge or battery. Taking too many blinkers in a row will cause your battery to heat up and will lead you to burn your oil faster.</p>
<h3 id="2">Is there a point to taking blinkers?</h3>
<p>Whether it's worthwhile to take blinkers or not usually varies depending on the invidiual. For some cannabis users, they need to take a blinker every time or else they don't get high. For others, even one blinker would get them way too faded. The time it takes for a "blinker" to occur can vary depending on what type of battery the user is using.</p>
<p>Nowadays there are brands that use different types of batteries for their cartridges like STIIIZY and PLUGnPLAY. These batteries these companies use for their cartridges are different from the traditional 510 batteries, as they are custom-built to fit pods rather than cartridges.</p>
<h3 id="3">How will I feel after taking a blinker?</h3>
<p>In the cannabis scene people commonly refer to 1 blinker as the equivalent of a low temperature dab. The cartridges or pods you are smoking in these vape pens can contain live resin or distillate, which is the same thing that one could use to dab. If you have a low tolerance, taking even one blinker can get you extremely high. If your <a href="https://weedzly.com/library/what-is-a-tolerance-break">tolerance is on the higher end, </a>you could take 5 or 10 blinkers and not feel any drastic effects.</p>
<p><img title="https://res.cloudinary.com/timj111/image/upload/v1673540804/articles/crxym95jziy6admr9ymp.jpg" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/timj111/image/upload/v1673540804/articles/crxym95jziy6admr9ymp.jpg" alt="Woman taking a blinker hit" width="250" height="250" /></p>
<h3 id="4">Coughing after a taking a hit</h3>
<p>After taking your first blinker or even a short hit of a vape pen, expect to cough. <a href="https://weedzly.com/library/different-ways-of-vaping">THC vapor</a> interacts with your&nbsp;<br />lungs differently than smoke and it can take some time for your lungs to adjust. The type of distillate you are smoking can also play a role in how you react to it. You may cough less while smoking certain types types of wax so it would be wise to find a brand that works well for you.</p>
<h3 id="5">Taking too many blinkers</h3>
<p>After you smoke for a while, your tolerance starts to build up. It may seem like a few weeks ago you would take three blinkers and feel very faded, but now you need to take 10 to feel that same buzz. This is known as an increase in tolerance. This is bad because cartridges are expensive and they finish quick, especially when taking blinkers.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 id="6">Smoking blinkers only</h3>
<p>Taking blinkers is great if you want to get high quickly., and for some people they only do take blinkers. If you decide to do take a few blinkers consecutively, your cartridge or pod will start to heat up. If you feel your battery or wax pod has got too hot, it's a good idea to seperate them and let them cool off. Smoking and taking blinkers is great to get stoned quickly but will cause you to build a quicker tolerance than if you were to take normal hits.</p>
<h3 id="7">Should You Take Blinkers?</h3>
<p>No, you shouldn't take blinkers. Taking blinkers is fun, but if you want to conserve your cartridges and minimize the risk of damaging your lungs, you should steer clear.&nbsp; When you take a blinker, the reason that the battery blinks is to indicate that you have to stop hitting it so that it doesn't overheat. By hitting blinkers, your causing your battery to heat up to very high temperatures. Taking blinkers causes you to use more of your cartridge per hit, as your heating up the battery and pod causing more oil to be used.</p>
<h3 id="8">Are There Any Health Risks To Taking Blinkers?</h3>
<p>Yes, there have been cases of people's lungs collapsing after taking blinkers for long periods of time. This may not be caused directly because of taking blinkers, but may be because of severe cough or pre existing conditions that got worse because of constantly taking blinkers. You can see the video below from youtuber Ruben Smokes, who used to take blinkers all the time until his lung collapsed.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IdiiIHs6Fcw" width="500" height="280" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
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<h2 id="1">Other Frequently Asked Questions:</h2>
<h3 id="9">Why Does My Stiiizy Battery Keep Blinking?</h3>
<p>Whenever your battery or weed pen starts to blink red, that means it's out of charge. You need to charge your battery so you can then continue smoking.</p>
<h3 id="10">What Does It Mean When Your Weed Pen Blinks?</h3>
<p>If you're using a traditional 510 battery and it starts to blink red, that means its out of charge. You should charge it before trying to use it again.</p>
<h3 id="11">How Many Blinkers Are In A 1G cart?</h3>
<p>Different carts have different types of oil and therefore will give you different results.&nbsp;Raw Garden 1G cartridges can give you 30 to 40 blinkers while STIIIZY 1G pods can give you 60 to 70 blinkers.</p>
<p><img title="https://res.cloudinary.com/timj111/image/upload/v1673541311/articles/sqhdp7rgyjyiur6hdcjd.jpg" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/timj111/image/upload/v1673541311/articles/sqhdp7rgyjyiur6hdcjd.jpg" alt="Man smoking blinkers from a pen" width="250" height="250" /></p>
<h3 id="12">How Long Is A Blinker Hit?</h3>
<p>A blinker is about 8 seconds. After 8 seconds you'll see the battery start to flash and you'll know that it's done.</p>
<h3 id="13"><strong>Two Popular Cartridge Brands</strong></h3>
<h3 id="14"><a title="Raw Garden&nbsp;" href="https://weedzly.com/brands/raw-gardentm?fromSearch=true">Raw Garden&nbsp;</a></h3>
<p>Raw Garden is a premium brand in California, known for their live resin cartridges &amp; potent concentrates. They are&nbsp; definitely a top ranking cartridge brand in California. Their cartridges are usually ranging from $50 to $65 per full gram. Don't let the price scare you away, they are definitely worth a try. These cartridges screw right on to any traditional 510 battery, but it's always good to get a matching Raw Garden battery to use with your cartridge.</p>
<h3 id="15"><a title="STIIIZY&nbsp;" href="https://weedzly.com/brands/stiiizy?fromSearch=true">STIIIZY&nbsp;</a></h3>
<p>STIIIZY has grown at amazing rates and surpassed all other <a href="https://weedzly.com/library/popular-strains-in-california">California cannabis vape </a>brands by popularity in 2021. They recently have released a new line of products - Cannabis Derived Terpene Pods. If you enjoy the taste of cannabis these are great as you really can taste all the flavors of the plant when you take a hit. These pods are available in&nbsp; strains such as Biscotti, Lemon Cake, and Cookies &amp; Cream. This is a big change from their original distillate line of pods, where they came in numerous flavors like - Strawnana, Blue Dream, and Dos i Dos. STIIIZY also offers another line of products, <a href="https://weedzly.com/brands/stiiizy/products/dp-papaya-live-resin-pod-1g">called Live Resin Pods</a>. With three different Pod product lines, it's easy to understand why STIIIZY gained so much popularity this year.</p>