Hey guys! Just a quick question, so my setup here is a tesla two sub mod with a protank 3 and a 0.8 sub ohm coil! Well, I just got the tesla two and it's an unregulated mod that fires at 4.2V, it seems to burn the 0.8 coils rather quickly! I got two of those coils and they both already have a burnt taste, I swapped it out with a 1.8 ohm coil and the coil doesn't seem to burn as easily, works better but less vapor. Why is that? Thanks!
Burning coils too fast.
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get a proper mod where you can adjust the mod up or down at the touch of a button to match up with your coil instead of having to go trial and error experimenting with different coils to see which coil works better with your mod.
Even if you find a coil that works good with your mod, just knowing the ohms doesn't guarantee and another coil of the same ohms but different makeup inside could work similar.
If you vape a lot , and especially if you go through 5 to 10 ml per day, you will find you need to change coils every few days especially if using thick dark liquids. Flavorings are made for food and usually contain substances which do not vaporise and that stuff gunks up your coils and wick; ultimately the cost of swapping coils is going to drive you to rebuildables so do yourself a jumpstart and get something the likes of a subox kit with the kbox vt mod and a subtank mini with rba coil head that you can recoil or rewick yourself.
Even if you find a coil that works good with your mod, just knowing the ohms doesn't guarantee and another coil of the same ohms but different makeup inside could work similar.
If you vape a lot , and especially if you go through 5 to 10 ml per day, you will find you need to change coils every few days especially if using thick dark liquids. Flavorings are made for food and usually contain substances which do not vaporise and that stuff gunks up your coils and wick; ultimately the cost of swapping coils is going to drive you to rebuildables so do yourself a jumpstart and get something the likes of a subox kit with the kbox vt mod and a subtank mini with rba coil head that you can recoil or rewick yourself.
So a variable mod would have been a better investment in this case? This thing is unregulated and just fires as high as it can go and it goes down as the battery level drops. Would the tank I'm using have anything to do with it? This is not specifically a sub ohm tank, just a typical protank 3.
Coupor Mini plus for full control to 1 watt
Your mod - 2.2 to 3ohm for any control
Higher often loses vapor - heats less.
Your mod - 2.2 to 3ohm for any control
Higher often loses vapor - heats less.
I'm suprised that mod is toasting your 0.8 coils so quickly. It's possible the coil head isn't wicking your liquid fast enough to keep up with the burn. What is your PG/VG ratio? If you're using a really thick juice with lots of VG, it won't wick as fast.
Lower ohms do generally produce more vapor. They burn hotter and faster and drain a battery faster.
I do agree with the others that a non regulated box is not the best place to start out but you've already bought it so trying to help you there.
Lower ohms do generally produce more vapor. They burn hotter and faster and drain a battery faster.
I do agree with the others that a non regulated box is not the best place to start out but you've already bought it so trying to help you there.
I'm not too sure my PG/VG ratio, it is tkovapor e liquid, my guess is probably 60/40. Unless anyone knows exactly what ratio tkovapor makes their e liquid with. It is burning my sub coils rather quickly, I had to go to a higher ohm and the burning vanished, just less vapor.
tank doesn't exactly matter much, it's the coil that you put in the tank that matters.
Yeah, you will see a lower vapor production from higher ohms. It's just the physics of electricity. Hopefully it will still be enough to keep you vaping until you can get it all sorted.
I just wish more people would find this forum and study up a little bit before jumping into vaping. All too often you see somebody getting in way over their heads with this and have know idea what they bought or how it all works. And of course, you have vendors who are all too happy to sell you whatever they grab off a shelf because they either don't know or don't care.
So you're saying the battery I got was probably a bad idea? The guy who sold me this said that it adjusts itself depending on which coil you throw on it, I bought it and when I got home, did my own reading and read that this was unregulated and that was a lie.
First thing..... Where are you getting this stuff? First guy sold you a setup that was potentially a bomb waiting to happen. Now another guy tells you an unregulated box mod will automatically adjust itself? You must have found the worst vape shop in on the planet. (And that is saying A LOT!)
Unregulated is not the way to go for beginners. You really need to take this stuff back where you got it, get your money back and start looking for a regulated device with compatible tanks and coils.
Yea dude, this shop sucks! I need to find a better one and in the mean time, learn a bit more! In my case, as I do have this setup already and am stuck with it, should I just stick to 1.8 ohm coils? Or maybe buy some more sub ohm coils and not hit it as much? It sucks but it's what I got, sadly. This battery, WITH a 15% discount still costed me $54!
Stick with the 1.5 coils if the 0.8 coils were burning out on you. It will ad a little bit to your battery life as well.
In the meantime do your research. Read everything you can on this forum. There are several sub forums that focus on specific types and parts of vaping.
Stay out of vape shops. You got that setup for $54 with a discount and it sells for less than $50 online. I'd still take it back and at least try to get your money back. They're selling you stuff without any idea of what they're doing. When you get a sense of what you're looking for, shop online from one of the vendors recommended on the forum.
Yes, bad beginner choice no regulation. Just a Big Mechanical Box.
Would be fine for Build deck RTA's, Subtanks, Rebuildable Dripping atomizers. But not for glorified clearomizers.
Would be a decent piece to put away for later, as you progress and possibly expand your experiences.
Would be fine for Build deck RTA's, Subtanks, Rebuildable Dripping atomizers. But not for glorified clearomizers.
Would be a decent piece to put away for later, as you progress and possibly expand your experiences.
This is one of the reasons I dislike mech mods.
You really need a regulated mod where YOU control the power instead of the battery firing full force.
What would be a good subtank for this setup? Would changing the tank to a subtank possibly fix this? Maybe kanger is a bad choice for this type of setup? Or should I stick with what WillieB69 said and just up my ohms?
Protanks are NOT good for subohm builds. They might work for a bit but that little rubber grommet is most likely just being toasted. Lowest I was ever able to build a pt coil was 1.2 and even that had to be run at like 3.4-5 volts. 4.2 would make instant hot legs/burnt plastic taste for sure.
I had heard somewhere that a protank wasn't, what's a decent cheaper subtank that would best fit this mod? Seeing as I already bought it, might as well get a decent tank setup..... sigh.
Kanger makes good tanks. The Protank is just not what you need with that box. A Kanger Subtank or Subtank Mini would likely work fine. Unlike the Protank, the Subtank is made specifically for sub ohms. When you buy the Subtank, it should come with a 1.2 ohm coil and a 0.5 ohm coil as well as an rba deck that you can build your own coils on once you get a little more knowledge. Replacement coils are also fairly inexpensive.
Just order it online, not from a vape shop!
Just order it online, not from a vape shop!
I can't really offer much advice on subtanks as I only have the Kanger Subtank Plus and the Joytech Cubis as my only true subtanks. I would recommend it as its kinda the only one I use now (spoiled with airflow I'd say). I like the Cubis but I keep going back to the subtank as my daily tank. I run it at 1.3-4 ohms around 10 watts, about 3.7 volts. ok.. just punched it up to 14 watts to check. Definitely not burning any insulators at 4.3 volts and only on the mid airflow hole. Kicking alot of vapor though. I'd say that you should really get a multimeter so you could check your ohms and for shorts since you're using a mech. Better to be safe than sorry. Damn, now I don't wanna turn it back down to 10 watts.. lol. But yea I'd say a subtank would do well but I generally don't subohm as I'm satisfied with my higher ohm builds.
*edit* Just saw the tesla has short protection so its not really a mech but I'd still say a cheap multimeter is always handy for more than just vape stuff.
*edit* Just saw the tesla has short protection so its not really a mech but I'd still say a cheap multimeter is always handy for more than just vape stuff.
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