I need a new mech...

[entropy1049]

Here's the deal.

I've been vaping single cell mech tube mods with Gennies and RDA's for years. Rolling my own and quite comfortable with basic circuit theory, battery safety, and building coils and wicks.

With the prospect of longer vaping time and current headspace, multi cell box mechs are looking good to me. Currently, I seldom vape below ~0.4 ohms, and use only good, authentic batteries (VTC5's for 18650's).

I'm open to two or three cell 18650 box mods or two cell 26650 box mods. Parallel boxes only. Quality and safety (frequently one is proportionate to the other) are top priorities. Simplicity, good contacts, and a good switch are also important to me.

I'm neither a cheapskate nor a vape snob. I've had pretty gamey $500 authentic mods (and some incredible ones), and pretty fantastic $15 clones (and some really bad ones), so authentic or clone are secondary considerations. Price does not always equate to quality.

So, with that selection criteria in mind, thrill me...

 

[Bad Ninja]

Lots of good reviews here.
Dual18650 raptor clone fully mechanical box mod


https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...om-the-guys-who-did-the-cherry-bomber.690025/

 

[Bad Ninja]

I've also heard good things about the Lethal clones
Triple 18650.

http://focalecig.com/Product/Lethal-StyleMechanical-Box-ModBlack-24835?SSAID=870917

 

[entropy1049]

Lots of good reviews here.
Dual18650 raptor clone fully mechanical box mod


https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...om-the-guys-who-did-the-cherry-bomber.690025/

Raptor and Lethal were both on my short list. Good to get some confirmation. The post at the bottom of the first page of the ecf thread you linked that said "switch throw like a Paps" has my full attention (love that switch).

 

[Thraizer]

Check out Cigreen Bigfoot, fully mechanical dual parallel 18650, spring loaded 510, silver plated positive contacts, silver plated 510 assembly and switch internals. I actually might pick one up.

 

[entropy1049]

Check out Cigreen Bigfoot, fully mechanical dual parallel 18650, spring loaded 510, silver plated positive contacts, silver plated 510 assembly and switch internals. I actually might pick one up.

This is not going to be easy, three solid contenders thus far...

 

[Eric Auer]

Why not a 26650 mech?

Eric

 

[TonyB66]

It's as cheap as you can get - Tesla Invader II parallel box mod with Mosfets to protect the switch. Dual 18650. Got one from Fastech and it's been great and cost next to nothing. Just works and is relatively safe. Quite big in your hand but it's not going to slip.

 

[entropy1049]

Why not a 26650 mech?

Eric

Merely capacity greed

But the safety factor may well be worth the trade off in mAh...

Speaking of safety, something just occurred to me...do all of these mechanical switch box mods have batteries touching both pos and neg contacts continuously and rely on a chassis grounded switch to contact and fire the atty?

 

[Bad Ninja]

Most complete the circuit on the negative side, leaving the positive contact connected, just like most tube mechanicals.

 

[entropy1049]

Cool, couldn't seem to find good pics (hadn't checked YouTube yet...) of the Lethal. I'm not a MOSFET guy, and the Bigfoot circuit path I must pass on.

So far it's Lethal and Raptor leading the pack. Thanks for helping folks!

 

[Eric Auer]

Merely capacity greed

But the safety factor may well be worth the trade off in mAh...

Speaking of safety, something just occurred to me...do all of these mechanical switch box mods have batteries touching both pos and neg contacts continuously and rely on a chassis grounded switch to contact and fire the atty?

There are honest 3500mah 26650 cells out there
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...ch-test-results-a-25a-3500mah-battery.702944/

Eric

 

[entropy1049]

You have no idea how much you just complicated this...

 

[roxynoodle]

I would get a Raptor or Lethal. Those are the 2 I'm looking at.

 

[Bad Ninja]

You have no idea how much you just complicated this...

You could get the Raptor, the lethal, and this 26650 mod and still be under $100.
Fill em all with fresh batteries and you could vape for days.

https://88evape.com/shop/mechanical-mods/26650-chiyou-mod/

 

[entropy1049]

Funny, I got my brother in law vaping and off ciggies. He stayed up with the technology, I stayed with my gennies and mech tubes. He's recommending the Militia Mods box:

http://www.militiamods.com/store/p39/Unregulated_Box_Mod_Parallel_Or_Series_18650.html

Initially I balked at MOSFET and wanted to stay purely mech. The more I read though, the more it makes sense. I do yell at kids to get off my damn lawn, but try not to adopt a "change is bad" philosophy about new things without giving them fair consideration.

Thoughts?

 

[Bad Ninja]

Funny, I got my brother in law vaping and off ciggies. He stayed up with the technology, I stayed with my gennies and mech tubes. He's recommending the Militia Mods box:

http://www.militiamods.com/store/p39/Unregulated_Box_Mod_Parallel_Or_Series_18650.html

Initially I balked at MOSFET and wanted to stay purely mech. The more I read though, the more it makes sense. I do yell at kids to get off my damn lawn, but try not to adopt a "change is bad" philosophy about new things without giving them fair consideration.

Thoughts?

MOSFETs are used when the switch can't handle the load.

Full mechs have switches that can hand the load.

I don't see the upside to using a MOSFET to make up for an inferior switch.