Looking to step up in to sub ohming

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove]

My little rant may have come off more assaulting/offensive than intended. If so - sorry about that!

Lots of ECF members has lots of experience with high-VG liquids. Me not being one of them. I'm sure Someone™ will get you sorted.

No worries Watt Wick. I get your drift though

 

[GeorgeS]

ahhh good point. I have eleaf iStick 30w with an Aspire nautilus on the top. In theory i could put a sub ohm tank on it and whack up the voltage?

Nautilus tanks are not known for wicking high VG juices well. A Kanger Subtank Mini is a decent upgrade from the Nautilus and could be fired with a iStick 30w. An added bonus is the Subtank Mini's stock coils have much larger juice holes which wick thicker (IE: higher VG) juices better.

It is also a good "beginner" RTA that you can wind your own coils on the included RBA.

 

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove]

Well i can't find a UK online vape store that stocks a Melo tank but there are plenty that have the Kanger Subtank Mini in stock. So i'm steering towards the Kanger at the moment.

Has anyone got any advice on what coils would be best suited to my iStick 30w? will it handle 0.5?

 

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove]

Actually scrap that last question

A little searching reveals it will be fine using 0.5 or 1.2 ohm coils. My last concern is whether it will be able to handle a thick juice like a 90/10 VG/PG or 100% VG juice.

 

[Hans Wermhat]

As long as you don't hit it more than 2 or 3 times a minute, it should work pretty well with a juice like that.

 

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove]

I should be ok then. Even when smoking i don't think i took 3 drags a minute.

It seems i have the option of getting V1 SSOCC 0.5 ohm or the Vertical OCC 0.5 ohm coils. I've no idea what the difference between the two are and which would be better for me though

 

[beckdg]

I'm not really fussed about big clouds. I'd like to be able to see the TV on the other side of the room

I'd just like to use VG juice

Then get a tiny dripping atomizer for cheap, build it at a resistance you prefer and vape it at the same power you're used to.

VG doesn't need more power. It only needs good wicking.


This will get you going with some 30 gauge kanthal...

SMOKTech RDA Rebuildable Atomizer

Tapatyped

 

[beckdg]

I should be ok then. Even when smoking i don't think i took 3 drags a minute.

It seems i have the option of getting V1 SSOCC 0.5 ohm or the Vertical OCC 0.5 ohm coils. I've no idea what the difference between the two are and which would be better for me though

SS is for temp control. If you're not interested in learning that yet, the OCC coils would be the better choice.

Tapatyped

 

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove]

Ok i've took the plunge and ordered a Kanger Subtank Mini V2 with five extra vertical OCC 0.5 ohm coils for £23.98 and free delivery.

Just need to go to the local vape shop and pick up some max VG juice now

Thanks to everyone for their help, it's very much appreciated!

 

[Douggro]

SS is for temp control. If you're not interested in learning that yet, the OCC coils would be the better choice.

The coil body is SS; the coil itself is Kanthal or nichrome.
Yeah, I got burned on that one too.

 

[beckdg]

The coil body is SS; the coil itself is Kanthal or nichrome.
Yeah, I got burned on that one too.

Oh wow.

Guess I'll shut up now. LOL

Tapatyped

 

[Douggro]

Oh wow.

Guess I'll shut up now. LOL

Nah, I'm just in good company now.
I'm agreeing with Phil Busardo that Kanger's naming conventions need some serious re-thinking..

 

[Robert Cromwell]

so something like this ruet? Kanger Subtank Mini V2

The subtank Mini V2 is a great tank.
Not a massive cloud blowing tank but a very nice tank. RBA deck included and no leaky. Decent flavor and clouds.

My fav tank so far.

 

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove]

The subtank Mini V2 is a great tank.
Not a massive cloud blowing tank but a very nice tank. RBA deck included and no leaky. Decent flavor and clouds.

My fav tank so far.

Good to hear, thanks Mr Cromwell!

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Well i can't find a UK online vape store that stocks a Melo tank but there are plenty that have the Kanger Subtank Mini in stock. So i'm steering towards the Kanger at the moment.

Has anyone got any advice on what coils would be best suited to my iStick 30w? will it handle 0.5?

The Kanger .5 coil has a recommended wattage range of about 15 to 50 watts. Should vape well on 30 watts max with 50/50 juice. The Kbox mini is nice and goes up to 50 watts. Just get the set? Around $60 for the Kbox mini and the subtank mini in the US. I recommend the LG HG2 battery for the Kbox mini set.

The 1.2 ohm Kanger coil vapes nice at around 13-15 watts.

I mostly vape mine with a 28 ga 1 ohm coil in the RBA deck at 14 watts.
The RBA deck comes with 2 ~30 watt .6 ohm prewound coils.

another step up mod to consider is the VTC Mini. 75 watts and TC too. around $40-50 in the US.

 

[Vapeing baker]

Thinking outside the box but I've recently started useing a squonker mod mainly for flavour but I also have problems with pg so I vape high vg liquids you can build any coil you like high or low ohms and you won't have any issues with high vg liquids not wicking basically if you could drip it you can vape it.maybe an idea.Sammy.

 

[herb]

Then get a tiny dripping atomizer for cheap, build it at a resistance you prefer and vape it at the same power you're used to.

VG doesn't need more power. It only needs good wicking.


This will get you going with some 30 gauge kanthal...

SMOKTech RDA Rebuildable Atomizer

Tapatyped

Excellent point and very true , most people seem surprised when their juice consumption goes through the roof with sub ohm tanks lol.

 

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove]

The Kanger .5 coil has a recommended wattage range of about 15 to 50 watts. Should vape well on 30 watts max with 50/50 juice. The Kbox mini is nice and goes up to 50 watts. Just get the set? Around $60 for the Kbox mini and the subtank mini in the US. I recommend the LG HG2 battery for the Kbox mini set.

The 1.2 ohm Kanger coil vapes nice at around 13-15 watts.

I mostly vape mine with a 28 ga 1 ohm coil in the RBA deck at 14 watts.
The RBA deck comes with 2 ~30 watt .6 ohm prewound coils.

another step up mod to consider is the VTC Mini. 75 watts and TC too. around $40-50 in the US.

Thanks again for the info

I thought about getting the set but i'm a careful person at heart and this is still an experiment really. So i decided to get just the tank first and see how i get on with it on what i have. If all goes well and i like the VG juices i'll definitely look in to a more advanced set up soon.

 

[Stewart Jarvis-Grove]

Thinking outside the box but I've recently started useing a squonker mod mainly for flavour but I also have problems with pg so I vape high vg liquids you can build any coil you like high or low ohms and you won't have any issues with high vg liquids not wicking basically if you could drip it you can vape it.maybe an idea.Sammy.

There seems to be more people out there than i thought who have problems with PG. I'm not looking to take big direct lung hits and blow big clouds all the time. I'd like to carry on with mouth to lung hits with the option to make some big clouds if i want to show off to the uneducated

 

[Izan]

Ok i've took the plunge and ordered a Kanger Subtank Mini V2 with five extra vertical OCC 0.5 ohm coils for £23.98 and free delivery.

Just need to go to the local vape shop and pick up some max VG juice now

Thanks to everyone for their help, it's very much appreciated!

Hi mate,
If you have juice you like and just want to add some VG... duck into your local Boots/pharmacy and grab some VG.
Value Glycerin BP 200ml | 100pc Vegetable sourced glycerin - Boots