Mechanical Mods in 2016: What's the point?
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I'm still relatively new so I'm staying away from mech mods, but I've seen some members saying that they prefer using their RDAs on them. There's no way I'll try it until I've accumulated enough experience to consider it something I can venture into safely. My question is: Is the general consensus that RDAs on a mech mod will offer a better experience than on a regulated mod? Or is it subjective?
Quite true but it can get a whole lot saferKeep It Simple, Stupid!
Can't get much simpler than a tube, battery, button and atty(as long as you know battery safety)
Not necessarily I Vape my RDA on my Regulated Mods and I've tried them on friends Mech Mods and I think the flavor that I look for from a Vape is about the same. With one exception; the Mech Mod Vape is hotter for the same length draw. Due to the fact that the Mech Mod is simple dumping the power of that battery right now, and not gradually giving just enough power to get that satisfying flavor; without the heat that could come with it on a short device with an excess of power.
MHO is that Mech Mods are best suited for the Cloud Chasers & Competition styles of Vaping.
Been using my kayfuns and nemesises for about 2 years, and i've no plans to change that either.
I found the setup that works for me, once the shinyitis went away i just settled with mechs.
Ocassionally using RDA aswell ofc.
Sometimes i do feel like i should buy some of the newer stuff, but i don't realy need them.
Main reason i like em is due their durability and longetivity. And ofcourse the aestetics of them, i just love how they look. And fits the pocket realy well also.
I found the setup that works for me, once the shinyitis went away i just settled with mechs.
Ocassionally using RDA aswell ofc.
Sometimes i do feel like i should buy some of the newer stuff, but i don't realy need them.
Main reason i like em is due their durability and longetivity. And ofcourse the aestetics of them, i just love how they look.
And fits the pocket realy well also.
Surely that depends on the resistance of the coils one builds?
No.
A mech mod makes for a great backup instead of having to have 2 or 3 regulated mods with questionable centerpins.
A regulated mod gives you flexibility and convenience and information. and short circuit protection.
I'm using an evic vtc mini at the moment; sooner or later I expect to get problems with the centerpin; I think it has like a rubber insulator thing which can flex, so it has a small amount of springiness to it, but eventually I expect that rubber thing to fail, and I won't be able to repair it ............
I was about to say I won't be able to repair it without cutting the top off with a hacksaw but I'm not so sure; just opened up the back and took out 2 screws... not sure what to do after that, but maybe it can be opened up; just not about to risk breaking anything right now.
If regulated mods were made fully serviceable where you could replace any part including the chip, and even run it without the chip if necessary, there wouldn't be a need for the typical mech mod
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Without educating yourself about matching up resistance with power, you are likely to get a mismatch moving from a regulated mod to a mechanical mod. It's easier to adjust a regulated mod to fit your atomizer without that additional knowledge. I personally find that knowledge important to better understand how to manage my vape in either case, but not everybody wants to learn more than necessary. For those vapers, a mechanical mod is not as safe, will probably be less satisfying and should be avoided.
As the OP here, i don't know if anyone here who cautioned me on using mechs for the first time, is still following this thread.
I'm now using mechs exclusively when I am at home. Never carry them around. I build my single coils to around 1 ohm on drippers and 1.3 ohms on tanks. Using 18650 AW IMRs with 20A rating and Samsung 25s. When batteries power down to 3.7V I recharge. That's pretty safe I believe.
Very satisfying experience using a high quality mech. Unharnessed battery power released by beautifully conductive mechanical switches and tubes and firing up my own coil. The flavour from a good dripper is incomparable. If I read my own original post here, I cringe.
I'm now using mechs exclusively when I am at home. Never carry them around. I build my single coils to around 1 ohm on drippers and 1.3 ohms on tanks. Using 18650 AW IMRs with 20A rating and Samsung 25s. When batteries power down to 3.7V I recharge. That's pretty safe I believe.
Very satisfying experience using a high quality mech. Unharnessed battery power released by beautifully conductive mechanical switches and tubes and firing up my own coil. The flavour from a good dripper is incomparable. If I read my own original post here, I cringe.
Sounds like you're doing great! I carry my mechs around, but REO's are very difficult to accidentally fire in the pocket. Some tube mechs have really good locking mechanisms, but not all.As the OP here, i don't know if anyone here who cautioned me on using mechs for the first time, is still following this thread.
I'm now using mechs exclusively when I am at home. Never carry them around. I build my single coils to around 1 ohm on drippers and 1.3 ohms on tanks. Using 18650 AW IMRs with 20A rating and Samsung 25s. When batteries power down to 3.7V I recharge. That's pretty safe I believe.
Very satisfying experience using a high quality mech. Unharnessed battery power released by beautifully conductive mechanical switches and tubes and firing up my own coil. The flavour from a good dripper is incomparable. If I read my own original post here, I cringe.
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