I am planning on getting the Magma RDA by Paradigm because looking at reviews, it looks the best for flavor. I am wondering what mod I should use with it. I plan on mainly building micro coils out of 28g kanthal, so my resistance should be ~1.2 ohms (correct me if I'm wrong).
I love the look of mech mods but hate the voltage drop off. I would love it if I could find a regulated device that looked like a mech. Is there anything like this or should I just go for a mech and not worry about the drop off (I have 4 samsung 18650 30A batteries).
First off, the Samsung 1865025R 2500mah batteries are 20 amps continuous, not 30 amps.
Battery Basics for Mods
Wrapping two identical coils of 1.2 ohm 28 gauge will give you a net resistance of 0.6 ohms.
As a beginner, I'll always recommend a regulated mod over a mechanical mod due to a regulated mod's built-in protection circuitry. However, if you are dead set to use a mechanical mod (no pun intended), get one which is designed to be safer. I use a
Silver Bullet. It has a side-fire power switch as opposed to a bottom-fire power switch like most mechanicals. This is more natural (how many bottom fire regulated mods are there - none) and being that the fire switch is
recessed, it is less likely to autofire in a pocket or purse.
Inexpensive Mechanical Mod & RDA Setup
You can use an Evolv Kick in a Silver Bullet, regulating the battery voltage to your personal settings. Essentually, your un-regulated mech mod becomes a regulated mod.
When using a mechanical mod, the biggest potential danger is when a battery vents in thermal runaway. Your mod essentually becomes a pipe bomb. When batteries vent in thermal runaway, they usually vent from the top. Most mods have their vent holes in the bottom. The Silver Bullet is designed to vent through the fire button where the venting is most likely to take place. Venting batteries may expand in size, blocking the accumulating hot gas from escaping through the bottom vent holes of most mods.
