Can someone please explain to this noob about 5v vaping. I need more of something that I am not getting on my eGo 1100 mah battery but can not really tell you what it is I am missing or not pleased with. Please explain to me the pros and cons of 5v vaping. And what is the cheapest/easiest way of making or buying one. I think my disappointment lies in the fact that I seem to just hold the button down for 7-8 sec, and sometimes do not even feel like I am getting a hit but I know I am because on the exhale I get plenty of vapor and reasonable flavor. Steer me in the right direction please.
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The operating voltage on your battery is as follows.
Voltage: 3.2-3.7V operating voltage
What ohm atty are you using? The reason I ask is you may not need to increase your voltage at all, you need to increase the resistance of addy. Watts(heat) = Volts x Amps
Voltage: 3.2-3.7V operating voltage
What ohm atty are you using? The reason I ask is you may not need to increase your voltage at all, you need to increase the resistance of addy. Watts(heat) = Volts x Amps
No, they would need to decrease the resistance.
Funny, I have a 3.4v, 3.7v, 5v and a VV all sitting here on my desk, and they all taste pretty much the same. It's simply a matter of what I use on those voltages to get the taste that I want.
Put a 1.5ohm atomizer on that eGo bat and you might be surprised. Put a 3ohm atty on 5v and you will be surprised by how close to the same it is.
The reason for that is they are both @ 8+/-0.3watts
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Voltage is irellevant to vaping.
What you need to be focusing on is Wattage.
Voltage squared divided by resistance.
Your ego (running at around 3.4v) with a 1.5ohm atomizer produces 7.7 watts.
A 5v device with a 3.2ohm atty will produce around the same wattage.
The reason people vape at higher voltage is kinda two-fold. One, a lot of people desire higher wattage which is pretty impossible to get on an eGo style battery. I vape anywhere from 10-20 watts, which would be impossible to produce with an eGo.
The next reason is vaping at a higher voltage with a higher resistance atomizer is easier on your batteries as it pulls less current (please correct me if I'm wrong, my knowledge of electronics is fairly limited).
What you need to be focusing on is Wattage.
Voltage squared divided by resistance.
Your ego (running at around 3.4v) with a 1.5ohm atomizer produces 7.7 watts.
A 5v device with a 3.2ohm atty will produce around the same wattage.
The reason people vape at higher voltage is kinda two-fold. One, a lot of people desire higher wattage which is pretty impossible to get on an eGo style battery. I vape anywhere from 10-20 watts, which would be impossible to produce with an eGo.
The next reason is vaping at a higher voltage with a higher resistance atomizer is easier on your batteries as it pulls less current (please correct me if I'm wrong, my knowledge of electronics is fairly limited).
What I am wondering is do the high resistance atomizers last longer? I use ego batteries with LR atomizers and take very good care of them, but they will almost always last about a month and then go out on me. I love the way they perform while they are working, but then they just die on me. There is no loss of performance most of the time before they die, I take a hit and it is great and then go to take another hit and then nothing, like someone turned the switch off. I have tried other peoples devices and know that 5 volts is what I want, I was just wondering if changing devices and using high resistance atomizers would give me longer service on my attys. Also, I like to drip and keep my attys very wet to get lots of flavor.
You need to remember the old adage: The candle that shines twice as bright lasts half as long.
If you are decided on 5v vaping, you need an atty that has a minimum ohm reading of 2.9 to get to
8 watts of power. The lower ohm reading you go at 5v, the higher the wattage, and the hotter the vape.
And, since you are a dripper that likes to keep the atty very wet, a higher wattage is good.
Don't think of it at making your attys last. Think of it as making your vaping experience great.
If you are decided on 5v vaping, you need an atty that has a minimum ohm reading of 2.9 to get to
8 watts of power. The lower ohm reading you go at 5v, the higher the wattage, and the hotter the vape.
And, since you are a dripper that likes to keep the atty very wet, a higher wattage is good.
Don't think of it at making your attys last. Think of it as making your vaping experience great.
What you are describing is a lack of throat hit. Higher voltage might not be the correct solution to your problem.
You need to remember the old adage: The candle that shines twice as bright lasts half as long.
If you are decided on 5v vaping, you need an atty that has a minimum ohm reading of 2.9 to get to
8 watts of power. The lower ohm reading you go at 5v, the higher the wattage, and the hotter the vape.
And, since you are a dripper that likes to keep the atty very wet, a higher wattage is good.
Don't think of it at making your attys last. Think of it as making your vaping experience great.
Thanks for the info, I am not dissatisfied with my vaping experience with the LR attys at 3.7 volts, but am limited on funds at the moment and guess I was hoping they would last longer.
I have pretty much decided to get something that will vape 5 volts, I just haven't decided what to get yet. I just hit 5 months w/o analogs and guess I am ready to branch out further than my pocketbook will allow. 
Actually, a 1.5ohm dual coil cartomizer on a 3.7V device hits exactly the same as around 5Volts...so Ive been told by the mod makers and experts..Im using several mods, but the silver bullet...or my ego...hits very good with a 1.5ohm dual coil carto. Give that a try...the cheapest route to try....before jumping into a 5v device that uses smaller batteries and your forever charging them because you use them up every few hours...the 18650 batteries will give you a couple days of use between charges..of course depending on your vaping habits it varies acordingly.
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Search threads for how to make the puck. $9 worth of parts from radioshack and 4 AAA NIMH rechargeable batteries from Dollar General and 1 hour to make it. 4.8 Volts, charge lasts me about 8 hours heavy vaping. I use a 2.8 ohm fluxomizer xl from gotvapes.
I love misinformation! Try a 5V with a dcc on it. There's no comparison! You're trying to compare apples to oranges with this statement. And for 5V batteries, most will last a user around 6 hours. As for 18650's, I can run one down in 6-7 hours.
Thanks, I have seen a couple of videos on making box mods, but none that I felt gave enough info for someone who has never put anything like that together before. I have a little diy skills in other areas, but not much in electronics. I will search for the threads you mention and see if I feel I can tackle the project. Actually, the more I look at stuff and read, the more I feel it probably is not incredibly difficult. It would be great to make one for that price. My son is a computer guy and can solder.
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