Lol! That's the same thing that happened to me when I first tried bobas. I only vape it when I drink a beer now for some reason because they go together perfectly. It is actually time to switch over to that right now because I am about to fire up the grillIn the meantime, I think you guys should watch this when you get a chance Vanguard's Sex, Lies and Cigarettes (must watch)
Last edited by Panky; 09-12-2011 at 10:41 PM.
"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.
Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."
-Dave Barry
In addition, and this is a personal preference, I have never liked LR attys/cartos. From my first introduction to vaping, LRs were recommended but as soon as I tried higher Ωs @ HV, I was hooked on the higher combo. Many feel that watts are watts and mathematically it is true. However, the vapor changes IMHO between - for example - 8.5 watts using LR and 8.5 watts using 3Ωs. I find that LR heats my juices too quickly and changes the flavor. I also use higher VG concentrations and VG burns at lower temps and more quickly than PG. With Darwin, SR and HR just seem to be a better option because they can run just as high watts AND they give us access to lower watts too (juices now being more complex combinations of flavors and some respond better to lower heat output levels. Try taking one of your more complex flavors and vape it at 10 watts for a few draws, then 7 watts for a few and then 8.5 watts and see what happens).
I have a pineapple milkshake juice and I generally vape it around 8.5 in a new 801 carto (see Drew's site). If I crank it up towards 10 watts, I get more pineapple flavor. if I turn it down towards 7 watts i get more Vanilla flavor. Similarly, I have a tobacco menthol juice that if I run at 10 watts I get mostly all menthol, 7 watts is mostly all tobacco and 8.5 is a very nice blend. when using LR attys/cartos, Ohms Law (and Darwin's minimum volt push) limit you to the upper range of watts. You can turn Darwin dial down but you are still vaping Ohms law as calculated based on the Ωs and the minimum volts push on the Darwin screen (use above linked calculator to test yours).
I think part of this effect is to do with the fact that higher resistance coils have more winds of the heating wire, and therefore have more surface area in contact with the juice at any given time, sometimes twice the surface area.
If you compare the coil of a 1.5 ohm LR atty, and a 4 ohm atty, huge difference in coil size!
As long as you can pump the same watts into it, the higher resistance atty/carto will produce a better vape IMHO, and is less likely to dry up mid hit like the small tightly packed LR coil will.
yea only reason i was using lr was cuz thats all i had from my egos, this one im using now is 3 ohm, with some bobas bounty, whoa... amazing, i love my darwin even more now!
im going to pick up some more attys at the b and m tomorrow
Quit Smoking: August 1st, 2011
with the lr stuff i was cranking it up to like 11-12 watts to really get a feeling out of it, with the 3 ohm, im right at 8.4 and its perfect.
Quit Smoking: August 1st, 2011
On top of all this? Remember that all these numbers are "sort of". While it is cool to have a live readout of all this stuff (I am easily entertained), this is not lab equipment we are measuring with. Also, resistance changes with heat, and heat is all about what these things are doing. I agree, Neb, some ramp up to the temp too quick, and I can taste/see the difference.
I too, enjoy mixing the flavors on the fly. I am too lazy to 'two-hand' it while vaping, but you can get yet more interesting combinations by ramping up/down the watts in mid-hit. I shall continue to 'one-hand' it. Make up your own jokes here....
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