I think im going back to regulated mods lol...

[The60WattGUY]

Hey guys,

Ive been using couple mechs for about a month now or so its nice i like it,
But ive noticed that regulated mods are way more powerful probably because it has more volts?
Anyway i think imma take my atties off and batteries out and put them on display and just go back to regulated only,
sure i might play with my mechs in the future for fun but as a all day daily vape?
Nah...
Regulated just performs better and also keeps the vape the same till the battery runs out but thats understandable,
Its also alot safer for me too,
Mechs are nice for a vapacolypse tho so i am happy i bought them still and i will play with them but technology improved so much they are no longer
King of clouds imo...

What you guys think?
Any of you in same position?
If i compare them it deffently beats it performance wise i know i could build lower for bigger clouds but then again the vape drops as you go is not not avoidable..
Anyway i still like and love them dont get me wrong but as an ADV it doesnt perform as well which i knew ahead of time but wanted to see it for my self.

But for now back to VW VV mods
My mechs will be for playing around/hobbyist, since i got 4 mechs i wont be buying more i think its plenty for that

Oh yea one of my mechs came out of the box with a sticky fire button too it hangs but since exchanging it is to late and i got 3 more of the same mod ill just use a fire switch from another mod i guess so the tube is still usable lol but i noticed quality control isnt as good as regulated mods too for some reason

Anyway thats my story and opinion on what i think of them after using it

 

[borno]

I'm fine with unregulated, but like an easy to push fire button. The hands need a break after all those years of working on stuff.

 

[DavidOck]

While I do have several mechs (and fuse units and kicks) in the vapocalypse box, until then I'm strictly regulated.

Yes, the layers of protection are good

But, as you say, getting the same vape across the battery, not having to be overly careful of coil resistance, not needing to wind for, say, 3.8 volts and getting harsh vapes when fully charged and wimpy when not

 

[somdcomputerguy]

Two of my reg mods are VW, one is VW, VV, and has a BYPASS or 'mech-like' mode, and I have one mod that is truly a mech. I also have a reg mod that is 'mech-like' all the time.

The thing I like most about regulated mods, besides their 'added safeties and protections', is certainly the 'consistent power' factor, so I'd have to agree with you on that. The reasons my mech will always stay in my 'still in use' list are because it has only a fire 'button' and no LED's or display panels or other switches or dials, and I find myself very partial to the slow voltage decline of the battery and those effects on the whole vaping thing. Kinda like when a flashlight shines bright, then bright enough for a while until it's not bright enough anymore, I guess.

 

[DPLongo22]

I'd just much rather change a power setting than worry about having to make a perfect coil, time and again, plus I've never taken well to the changing vape as the battery depletes.

I'm set in my ways at this point, with absolutely no reason to change. Regulated mods for the win here, always and without exception.

 

[tj99959]

Nothing better than a good dripper on a mech mod. Been using a mech mod for 12 years, and hopefully I'll get another 12 out of them (let's see.... that would make me 94 yo) So maybe I need to get about 24 more years out of them.

 

[Coyote628]

Well, I kinda do the same thing but I use my mech so seldom, I sometimes need to brush up on ohms law. The tsunami is a tube mech and I also have a VV semi regulated mod that I like to use sometimes as well. But a regulated mod = easy. So there is that

 

[The60WattGUY]

@DavidOck yea exactly lol i do love the way they look and feel tho but the performance defently isnt better

 

[The60WattGUY]

@DPLongo22 yep i have to agree, regulated mods are miles ahead but then again mechs look cool and will never rly break but meh ill save those for vapacolypse...
I wish they had more regulated mods that look and acts like a mech like a tube like mod, seems like it doesnt rly exist exept for a few but they are expansive like dicodes have one..
Or they are retro like the vamo,evic etc..

If i was rich and i could start a vape company i would release variable wattage/voltage tube mods with a screen lcd on the side..
Why dont they do this? Its all box mods, the single battery box mods come close but its still not a tube more like half a box lol

 

[The60WattGUY]

@tj99959 true a good dripper on a good mech is nice but vape drops off quickly tbh a dripper on a regulated mod would probably perform better and for longer, its just fact but thats because it has electronics parts so make sense it does more...
But mechs do last forever exept for one mech i received one with a fire switch that sticks no matter what i do came out of box like that but since i got another one of the same mod ill just toss the switch and keep the tube body since i can still use that, would exchange it but its been like 3 weeks probably to late ah well lol

 

[The60WattGUY]

@Coyote628 regulated mod is easier yea also safer and performs better its alla around a better vape imo but electronics can fail so theres ups and downs

 

[The60WattGUY]

@DPLongo22 yea regulated FTW, mechs were good when regulated mods was still low powered when it was only 20-30watts max, mechs use to be better if you want like 100 watts but now we got regulated devices that are 200-220w easily you can even find devices that are 300-400watts regulated , mechs are outdated compared to that imo..
I just rly like the look and feel of these tube mods just wish they came out with regulated versions, its all box mods tubes has completely died out

 

[DPLongo22]

@DPLongo22 yep i have to agree, regulated mods are miles ahead but then again mechs look cool and will never rly break but meh ill save those for vapacolypse...
I wish they had more regulated mods that look and acts like a mech like a tube like mod, seems like it doesnt rly exist exept for a few but they are expansive like dicodes have one..
Or they are retro like the vamo,evic etc..

If i was rich and i could start a vape company i would release variable wattage/voltage tube mods with a screen lcd on the side..
Why dont they do this? Its all box mods, the single battery box mods come close but its still not a tube more like half a box lol

You just need a time machine back to pre-2015 level, when the large majority of top-notch mods were tubes. I still have a bunch of them, and I still use them.

@DPLongo22 yea regulated FTW, mechs were good when regulated mods was still low powered when it was only 20-30watts max, mechs use to be better if you want like 100 watts but now we got regulated devices that are 200-220w easily you can even find devices that are 300-400watts regulated , mechs are outdated compared to that imo..
I just rly like the look and feel of these tube mods just wish they came out with regulated versions, its all box mods tubes has completely died out

I liked regulated all the way back to when they were even lower than 20w. Vaping is a very personal thing, so there is no "right" or "wrong". We had/have the luxury of doing exactly what we want. I'm not sure how much longer that will last, but it's freaking awesome.

There are still a lot of folks out there who would probably sell some of their old tubes. I'm not one of them, but I know they're out there. Have you considered a WTB ad in the classies?

 

[borno]

then there's the uwell nunchaku for a regulated tube 80w though.

 

[DavidOck]

@DPLongo22 yep i have to agree, regulated mods are miles ahead but then again mechs look cool and will never rly break but meh ill save those for vapacolypse...
I wish they had more regulated mods that look and acts like a mech like a tube like mod, seems like it doesnt rly exist exept for a few but they are expansive like dicodes have one..
Or they are retro like the vamo,evic etc..

If i was rich and i could start a vape company i would release variable wattage/voltage tube mods with a screen lcd on the side..
Why dont they do this? Its all box mods, the single battery box mods come close but its still not a tube more like half a box lol

As DP mentioned, regulated tubes were de rigeur for a long time, still have a bunch myself. But the box form is more compact, easier to pocket carry, so that's where they've (the makers) mostly gone.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

I've been using mechs for a good number of years. About 1/2 the mods in my rotation of 8-12 setups are always mechs. That has not changed over the years.

Is a mech better than a regulated mod??? That depends who you ask. I don't wade into the waters of "is this or that better or best".

FWIW, there are still a good number of die-hard mech users around. Not so many posting on ECF these days. Mech users do post daily on other vape forums, Facebook groups and elsewhere.

My personal opinion is whatever someone prefers is "best" for them. And as has been already stated, there is no right or wrong, and one is not better than the other.

Bottom line, it's all about personal preference.

 

[englishmick]

Well, I kinda do the same thing but I use my mech so seldom, I sometimes need to brush up on ohms law. The tsunami is a tube mech and I also have a VV semi regulated mod that I like to use sometimes as well. But a regulated mod = easy. So there is that

Same here with the mechs. Got to keep them around just in case. I dig one out once in a while to stay familiar. But I use them with around 1.2 ohm coils so there isn't so much to worry about going wrong.

 

[Territoo]

A tubular mech mod isn't going to be much longer than the length of the battery. However a tubular regulated mod has to be longer than the battery to account for the electronics, which is why regulated mods are more commonly box mods, because they need not add the extra length.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

There are several dual battery tube mechs these days. I've seen them as dual 18650 and 21700.

That is much ( like, MUCH as in MUCH ) more power than I require.

 

[Territoo]

There are several dual battery tube mechs these days. I've seen them as dual 18650 and 21700.

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That is much ( like, MUCH as in MUCH ) more power than I require.

That's not a mod, it's a lightsaber!