A couple of Noob questions.

[ShinyBlooJay]

I have a bit of confusion on some of the basic vaping information. Any Help?

What difference does the thickness of your wick make?

I get that having a 32>30>28 wire results in a decrease in resistance in that order because the thinner the wire, the less resistance correct? so a 3-4 wrap would result in a lower Ohm reading then a 5-6 wrap right?

How do I know what kind of rba I can do on a mechanical mod?

I know that on VV I can only adjust according to my resistance. Otherwise, for lack of a better explanation, I'd blow something up. But because VW controls or regulates Voltage and Ohms, is it possible to "blow something up" if you increase your wattage too high?

Any info to clarify or explain would be a great benefit =)

 

[Crash Moses]

Actually, the thicker your wire the less the resistance. AWG is a little backwards...the lower the number the thicker the wire, so 28 awg is actually bigger than 32 awg (the reasons for this go back a long way in history).

But you are correct in that a 3/4 wrap would result in a lower ohm reading than 5/6. The shorter the wire the lower the ohms and the thicker the wire the lower the ohms.

Just about any RBA will work on any mechanical mod (with some exceptions such as Empire Mods) as long as the connections are compatible. Most are 510 connections.

What really delineates whether an RBA should be used on a mechanical mod or not is the resistance and since the resistance depends on how you build the RBA the choice is yours. That said, mechanical mods with a standard 18350 or 18650 IMR battery start out at 4.2 volts and quickly drop to 3.7 volts over time. They stay at 3.7 volts for most of their duration and then begin to drop again at which time they need to be recharged (a multimeter is essential if you're using mechanicals for this reason). You want to build your coils to match the constant 3.7 volts provided by your mechanical mod (although with voltage drops this is actually closer to 3.2 to 3.6 volts depending on your mechanical). I like my coils between 1.0 and 1.5 ohms (although I'm vaping a 1.8 micro-coil right now that is outstanding). If you use a VV or VW mod with your RBA you can build higher ohm coils to use at a higher voltage.

VV and VW both do the same thing just in a different way so, yes, it is possible to "blow something up" if you set the voltage (or wattage) too high. Most VV and VW mods use protected circuits and will refuse to fire if they detect too low a resistance. The worst I've had happen to me is popping a coil (which just means the wire breaks and I have to start over with my wrap).

If you're looking at getting into RBAs don't skimp on the batteries or the charger. Get good batteries (Panasonic, AW) and a good charger (Pila, Xtar). Just about everything you need can be found at RTD Vapor AW Batteries and they take Paypal.

Also you may want to head on over to the rebuildables forum as there is a lot of good info there as well.

Rebuildable Atomizer Systems

Also, check out the The ECF Library

Semper Vape

 

[genghishahn]

^ This. Well said, sir.

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