High ohm dripping...
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most of my coils are 30 gauge 10 wraps, 3mm or 3.5mm
that usually works out about 2.6 ohm single and with dual coil it works on my vamo too.
High ohms would be around 3 ohms. 2 is normal ohms. Under 1 sub ohm. With that said I drip with 5 wraps of 32g for 1.9 to 2.1. I am now trying a twisted 32g at 1.9 ohms on a igo w. Good to me but drains the battery.
that may have been true a year or two ago, but with the new subtanks out, just about anything above 1.5 is considered high nowadays...
just my two cents.
I guess I do high(ish) ohms on drippers, but only on regulated mods that can push power. On a mech, I'm always sub-ohm.
That's a good point, I honestly don't see much new equipment coming out with coils above 2 ohms these days, and so many are pushing their sub-ohm products.
That's a good point, I honestly don't see much new equipment coming out with coils above 2 ohms these days, and so many are pushing their sub-ohm products.
I think you're using mech mods petrotech, in which case that would be 7-8 watts. This build could be pushed up to at least 20 watts on a regulated mod without burning juice if the wicking was good and the atty had sufficient air flow, but that would be a completely different vape
Higher ohm coils perform best on regulated mods that allow you to crank up the lower needed to fire them.
Sub ohm vaping came from mechanical users who wrap lower ohm coils
To get high performance without the need for a 50 watt mod.
Sub ohm vaping came from mechanical users who wrap lower ohm coils
To get high performance without the need for a 50 watt mod.
I think you're using mech mods petrotech, in which case that would be 7-8 watts. This build could be pushed up to at least 20 watts on a regulated mod without burning juice if the wicking was good and the atty had sufficient air flow, but that would be a completely different vape
I like mechs. Not really sure why...I think is has to do with the hobbyist part of it. What kind of vape I want depends on my skill at building coils...I have plenty of regulated devices, and I did go through a "subohm phase" (is that a real thing? lol) and built a few coils that could handle 100+ watts...
but now I guess I just like to vape and still be able to see the TV. lol.
I was just wondering who else did it, because I'm tired of people looking at me crazy when I tell them I'm not running a sub-ohm coil on an RDA/mech.
That was the case when I started vaping in 2012, but I have to agree with petrotech that it's changed lately. It also depends on who you're talking to.
For me, 1.0 ohm is too high and I vape nickle builds typically at around 0.12 ohms on temperature protected mods. I set up a RDA with dual cols at 0.18 ohms a couple of days ago and it's great on a Sigelei box at 45 watts.
In general I consider 2.0 ohms high, 1.0 ohm medium and anything under 0.5 ohms low, but that's just me
I have plenty of high ohm coils that perform wonderfully on a mech....I just think it has more to do with your preferred "vape style". lol
It depends on what power a vaper wants to vape at. Low watt vapers aren't going to want to turn up the power.
Yup, that was part of my journey the last few years. OTOH, I can now run low ohm, thicker wire builds on mechanical mods and turn down the power. Higher power regulated mods which can handle really low ohm Kanthal builds have really opened up the range of possibilities to explore! And then there is temperature protection to consider also.
2.5mm id. , 30 ga. , 1.7 Ω coil run at 3.7-3.9 volts. Does that count? Dripper holds 1-1.5ml and can be laid on it's side without leaking, I get a good 1/2 - 1 hour between fills
I've got a mini drip, another microdrip, and a mini atty in the mail...wish I would've waited and got the merkava as well. and now I'm debating between a Kato and a MicroBig....
That's cool too.
Not everyone that has a corvette likes (or needs) to drive 170mph.
But if you ever want it to perform better, you know it has the ability to do so.
Vaping is an individual thing for sure.
Your mileage will vary depending on personal tastes and preferences.
Definitely good stuff from them! 
it seems like my personal tastes and preferences change every month...lol.
it's weird how I smoked the same brand of cigarettes for almost 10 years, but now that I vape, I change it up all the time. next month I'll probably be running a TC mod and carry a .2 ohm coil on my mech for a backup. lol
In an effort to save some positive contacts on several Reos...I've been experimenting with higher ohm builds. I generally build dual coils that measure around .25-.3 ohms. That plays hell on Reo contacts over time. So...with a little effort, I've managed to get an extremely satisfying vape at .7 ohms. It's a single Clapton coil - .26ga wrapped with .30. 5 wraps on a 2mm bit. It helps to have an atty like the Stumpy, Derringer or Manta V2. Flavor is off the charts...enough vapor to make a scene, my battery seems to last forever and my contacts look brand new after a week. I really don't think I'm sacrificing any performance with this build.....but next week, I'll surely rip everything apart and go back to low ohms. Maybe not....this works very well.
That was the case when I started vaping in 2012, but I have to agree with petrotech that it's changed lately. It also depends on who you're talking to.
For me, 1.0 ohm is too high and I vape nickle builds typically at around 0.12 ohms on temperature protected mods. I set up a RDA with dual cols at 0.18 ohms a couple of days ago and it's great on a Sigelei box at 45 watts.
In general I consider 2.0 ohms high, 1.0 ohm medium and anything under 0.5 ohms low, but that's just me
In 2009, 2 Ohms would be considered "high" too.
On my Janty Dura-C, I could choose between a "normal" atomizer at 1.8 Ohm, or a "H-R" atomizer at 2 Ohms.
In 2010-11, the first "low-resistance" atomizers appeared, for the Janty Ego Tank - at a surprisingly low 1.6 Ohms !!
It's amazing how this industry evolved in a little more than six years. That innovative, "low-resistance" atomizer would be considered *way* too high by most vapers today.
If by high Ohms you mean lower wattage, nope, I can't go back other than for nostalgia. Lately around 20 watts is my minimum and that's before breakfast lol. But I still wonder a bit if the trend for more power will continue. At about 50 watts I don't want any higher. Some day that might be considered lower wattage?
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