To Sub-ohm or Not to Sub-ohm

[fiKnight]

I'm an ex-smoker who enjoys the throat hit I used to get with cigs. I find that I get a much better throat hit and better flavor overall with my nautilus Mini at about 14 watts than I do with my Atlantis at 30 watts.

When I want to blow some massive clouds just for the hell of it, I'll crank the Atlantis up to 30. I don't really understand WHY I don't get good throat hit and flavor with sub-ohms at higher wattage. Does anyone have a good explanation for this?

 

[Cacique]

I wish I had better advice but you don't have to pick between one or the other. If you like big clouds sub-ohm is an option though I read higher resistances can be better in regulated devices. You could try raising your Atlantis a bit, but if it's the v1 I wouldn't go more than around 35 watts, but just go slowly so you don't burn your coil.

 

[Baditude]

Throat hit is most determined by the nic concentration of e-liquid, lesser so by the pg in the pg/vg ratio in e-liquid.

Higher temperature vapor is often misconstrued by some as throat hit, but it just causes harshness. Some people prefer a cooler vape, others a warmer vape.

Flavor is determined by multiple factors, one of which is the temperature the e-liquid is vaporized. Not all flavors are best presented by high temperature; in fact IMO most are not. For instance, most fruit flavors are best at lower temps. Tobacco and coffee flavors often best at higher temps. But this is a very subjective viewpoint as what one person likes another will not.

I vape at both 1.5 ohm and 0.6 ohm, and enjoy both for different reasons. Two years ago I vaped cartotanks 2.0 - 3.0 ohm. Although I'm not a cloud chaser per se, I do like a decent amount of vapor. I'm more about the flavor.

 

[Thrasher]

The only real reason to end up subohming on a regulated device as because very low gauge, thick wire was used to make some big coils and the resistance naturally stayed low.

Otherwise theres no real reason for it regulated.

If you want to experience what real subohm can do get a dripper or rebuildable tank designed with that in mind, you will get dramatically different results then using a prebuilt head.

 

[edyle]

I'm an ex-smoker who enjoys the throat hit I used to get with cigs. I find that I get a much better throat hit and better flavor overall with my Nautilus Mini at about 14 watts than I do with my Atlantis at 30 watts.

When I want to blow some massive clouds just for the hell of it, I'll crank the Atlantis up to 30. I don't really understand WHY I don't get good throat hit and flavor with sub-ohms at higher wattage. Does anyone have a good explanation for this?

Are you using the same juice or not in each setup?

 

[fiKnight]

Same juice.

 

[edyle]

Same juice.

well the atlantis probably has bigger airflow to begin with.

the atlantis coil would be thicker wire than the nautilus coil and run cooler at the same wattage.

 

[Sgt.Rock]

edyle hit it there...a lot of flavor is killed by high volume airflow.

Hit that same coil with a slower draw ot tighten up your airflow if you can adjust it and you should notice an increase in flavor.

 

[SissySpike]

second what Thrasher said sub tanks are nice and convent but its kinda like any hot rod a Stang or Comaro is a sweet ride off the showroom floor but way better if you do some modifications. bef up the fule force in some air Now were talkin!