hey guys , i bought the nano tesla mod with the smok big baby beast with the awt batteries ,
when i charge up the batteries at full and try to fire the mod at 120 or even 90 it says battery low , second problem is i can't vape over 60 and some times over 40 or even 30 , without coughing and feeling the juice is very hot and of course it hurts my throat , though all the coils i use start from 45 or 50 and best at 60-80 or 45-60 , sometimes i can't even start where the coil should start and i used different juices and its the same , but when i use my revenge mod with the smok tank or even the ngr (i think that what it's called) i can go up to even 120 since its 220w mod so what is the issue here guys ? hope you can help me out because i can't enjoy vaping since the flavor get better at high wattage like 60 or 70 according to the coil .
P.S i didnt try any rda or even the rba coil the comes with the smok big baby tank .
A lot going on here, so I'll break it down.
1) Battery Low warnings. A) I wouldn't even trust a pair of AWT brand batteries anywhere close to 100watts. They are a re-wrap manufacturer, meaning they bought up batches of B or C bin discards from the Big 4 actual battery manufacturers (LG, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic/Sanyo), batteries the Big 4 didn't want to put their own name on and give an A Bin Spec label to, so the batteries are sub-par to start with, nor do you know if there is a LG HE4 (2500mah 20amp Continuous Discharge Rated) or a Panasonic NCR18650B (3400mah 6amp CDR) under that mislabelled wrapper saying the battery is 35 or more amps. News flash, there is no 18650 on the market over 30amp CDR (LG HB2, HB4, HB6 1500mah True 30amp CDR), so at best those AWT batteries are 20amp Continuous, maybe 35amp at a 1/2 second pulse (key word "MAYBE"). B ) The low battery warning on a full charge at 120watts, well news flash again max watts on an A Bin Authentic 20amp CDR battery from the Big 4 is max 60watts per battery, once you hit that fire button on those AWT batteries the voltage available and the amps available are sagging below what the mod knows will fire that 120watts safely. If the batteries were up to snuff as an A Bin Spec authentic you wouldn't get this warning at a full charge.
Suggestions of batteries for that mod, or any dual battery mod you own
Upto 100watts - Samsung 30Q 3000mah, Sony VTC6 3000mah, or LG HG2 3000mah, all 20amp CDR, that is 50watts per battery
Upto 120watts - Samsung 25R 2500mah, Sony VTC4, LG HD2, HD2C, HD4, Sony VTC5A
Upto 150watts - LG HD2, HD2C, HD4, Sony VTC5A (these 4 are 25amp CDR batteries)
Upto 180watts - LG HB2, HB4, HB6 1500mah 30amp batteries <-- As stated these 3 are the top dogs of amps in 18650 format, any battery says higher than this in its specs is a lie
Suggested Battery Sources
US/Canada/Mexico
Liionwholesale.com
imrbatteries.com
illumn.com
orbtronic.com
RTDVapor.com
EU/UK
fogstar.co.uk (UK)
batteriesplus.co.uk (UK)
nkon.nl (Netherlands)
(*****Do Not Buy off Amazon or Ebay, to high a risk of getting worse than re-wrap, that is getting clones/fakes*****)
Also take a read here
Mooch's blog | E-Cigarette Forum <-- This blog has tons of tests and info on vaping batteries, suggest you read some of it, also from his blog current vaping battery chart
2) Vaping wattages for a coil. There is no silver bullet setting, any coil with wattage ranges those are just recommended "Averages" only, not what you need to run them at. The actual juice flavor, PG/VG ratio, Nicotine Strength, air flow, as well as "You" as the end user all play part in what max wattage will be.
*These Steps Apply to "ANY" new coil*
A) Prime the coil properly. Take your dropper and liberally soak/wet any exposed cotton on the sides of the coil, then down into the top of the coil. Key here is not to have juice pool or drip off the coil head, just enough to get wet. Assemble the tank, set aside for a few. Thinner liquids 70PG/30VG to 50/50 this can be 5 to 10 minutes, thicker liquids 20PG/80VG and such can take up to 20minutes. This allows the coil to soak up and saturate properly.
B ) Set the watts on you mod lower than the lowest "Average" rating of the coil, example coil rated at 40 to 80 watts, here you would set the watts to about 30watts to start. Just like you don't go racing a brand new Ferarri without first driving it a month gently to break the motor in properly, the coil head of your tank is the motor of the whole vaping device, you have to break it in gently as well.
C) Without hitting the fire button, take several unpowered puffs, this relieves any excess pressure assembling the tank cause as well as creates the proper vacuum to pull liquid into the coil the tank needs to operate properly.
D) Now in short max 5 second pulls, vape on the device for about 20minutes or so continuous usage, after this if everything is A-Ok, up the watts about 5 more watts, vape at this setting for another 15-20minutes continuous use, rinse and repeat this step until the flavor, heat, throat hit, and vapor production is to you "Your" personal tastes, not Joe Bob Buddy's flavor taste, but "Yours".
E) During Step D, any moment that flavor decreases from the previous setting on a new setting, or feels anemic, and/or almost a dry hit, take the watts down to the previous setting, this is sign that the wicking (cotton) is not keeping up with that watts setting, here the PG/VG ratio also comes into effect (thicker liquids will wick slower than thinner liquids). If you get a burnt, harsh, punches you in the back of the throat charcoal hit, tear out the coil, get a new coil, start at step "A" you've burnt the wicking and destroyed the coil head.
Note- Some flavors like higher heat (custards, bakery flavors, sweet cinnamons, cookies, caramels, vanillas, etc) where others like lower heat (tobaccos, coffees, simple fruit flavors, not very sweetened flavors), as stated above flavor of the juice is a big contributing factor, liquids with high PG get harsher and more throat hit at higher watts, just like higher Nic content gets more throaty the higher the watts. Vape is to hot try adjusting the airflow wider or lower the watts down. Again, no one size fits all silver bullet setting.
