If you are looking at buying your first mod it can seem a bit daunting with all the choices. A lot of vapers have questions about which kind of mod to get, and many are looking for variable voltage or variable wattage.
Variable voltage means you can adjust the voltage output on your pv - which needs to be within the right range for the resistance of your attachments (cartos, atomizers, clearos etc). If you mismatch the volts and resistance you can blow the coils on your attachment.
Variable wattage means you can adjust the power in watts - and the pvs that have this function automatically adjust the volts to the resistance for you. So you don't have to calculate it.
Its really a matter of preference. VW is more convenient. As some-one once said, its like having cruise control. For myself, I prefer variable wattage over variable voltage because I can switch from one accessory to another and stay at the same watts. Or I can adjust watts and not worry about calculating whether the volts are ok with the ohms. The variable wattage device adjusts the volts automatically to the right level.
A great thing about the newer variable wattage pvs out now is that they also have variable voltage. So you can use either one and experience both. The Provari is variable voltage only - which is too limiting for some-one like me because I prefer variable wattage a lot more.
For the best variable wattage and variable voltage pv I'd say right now probably the Sigelei Zmax. With this you get the best of both worlds. A good vendor will give you a reasonable warranty - for a Zmax a 6 month warranty is what I went for personally. I have two Smoktech Zmaxs.
The Vamo is variable wattage and variable voltage at a reasonable price and also performs well.
Best pv for only variable voltage is probably the Provari. Although I wouldn't put it very much ahead of the Zmax for variable voltage. Both do the job well.
Purely mechanical mods have no built in circuitry - its hard to pick just one or two good ones as there are some beautifully made mechanical pvs, such as the Caravela, the GGTS, and the Adam. There are also some good less expensive mehanical mods, such as the Smoktech telescope, the CCTS, and quite a few others. Mechanical mods are 3.7 volt vaping devices, and you need to keep an eye on the battery charge after a while so that it doesn't go down too low.
There's also the hybrids such as iHybrid - these have a built in rebuildable atomizer/tank. There's a real learning curve with rebuildables, so if those are of interest I'd recommend getting a cheap rebuildable atomizer first to see if you like them and take to them.
Edit: I should mention the bottom feeder mods as well. These are mods that have a e-juice feeder inside and are like dripping mods. The vaper can continually drip by a slight squeeze on the side of the juice bottle inside the mod and e-juice flows up to the attached atomizer or cartomizer. The Reo mods are a popular type. The Vmod is also a popular e-juice feeder mod. These sort of mods are usually box mods with a hole on the side to allow part of the juice bottle to be squeezed.
There are mods I haven't covered here too - like e-pipes. There are some beautiful e-pipe mods.
It always pays do to do some research with mods - look up reviews on youtube, visit the APV forums and read users feedback there too. And invest in good IMR batteries such as AW IMR or Efest IMR, and a good charger. Xtar and Pila chargers have a good reputation. I use the Xtar WP II myself.
Variable voltage means you can adjust the voltage output on your pv - which needs to be within the right range for the resistance of your attachments (cartos, atomizers, clearos etc). If you mismatch the volts and resistance you can blow the coils on your attachment.
Variable wattage means you can adjust the power in watts - and the pvs that have this function automatically adjust the volts to the resistance for you. So you don't have to calculate it.
Its really a matter of preference. VW is more convenient. As some-one once said, its like having cruise control. For myself, I prefer variable wattage over variable voltage because I can switch from one accessory to another and stay at the same watts. Or I can adjust watts and not worry about calculating whether the volts are ok with the ohms. The variable wattage device adjusts the volts automatically to the right level.
A great thing about the newer variable wattage pvs out now is that they also have variable voltage. So you can use either one and experience both. The Provari is variable voltage only - which is too limiting for some-one like me because I prefer variable wattage a lot more.
For the best variable wattage and variable voltage pv I'd say right now probably the Sigelei Zmax. With this you get the best of both worlds. A good vendor will give you a reasonable warranty - for a Zmax a 6 month warranty is what I went for personally. I have two Smoktech Zmaxs.
The Vamo is variable wattage and variable voltage at a reasonable price and also performs well.
Best pv for only variable voltage is probably the Provari. Although I wouldn't put it very much ahead of the Zmax for variable voltage. Both do the job well.
Purely mechanical mods have no built in circuitry - its hard to pick just one or two good ones as there are some beautifully made mechanical pvs, such as the Caravela, the GGTS, and the Adam. There are also some good less expensive mehanical mods, such as the Smoktech telescope, the CCTS, and quite a few others. Mechanical mods are 3.7 volt vaping devices, and you need to keep an eye on the battery charge after a while so that it doesn't go down too low.
There's also the hybrids such as iHybrid - these have a built in rebuildable atomizer/tank. There's a real learning curve with rebuildables, so if those are of interest I'd recommend getting a cheap rebuildable atomizer first to see if you like them and take to them.
Edit: I should mention the bottom feeder mods as well. These are mods that have a e-juice feeder inside and are like dripping mods. The vaper can continually drip by a slight squeeze on the side of the juice bottle inside the mod and e-juice flows up to the attached atomizer or cartomizer. The Reo mods are a popular type. The Vmod is also a popular e-juice feeder mod. These sort of mods are usually box mods with a hole on the side to allow part of the juice bottle to be squeezed.
There are mods I haven't covered here too - like e-pipes. There are some beautiful e-pipe mods.
It always pays do to do some research with mods - look up reviews on youtube, visit the APV forums and read users feedback there too. And invest in good IMR batteries such as AW IMR or Efest IMR, and a good charger. Xtar and Pila chargers have a good reputation. I use the Xtar WP II myself.
