A little confused as to what VV, Watts, Ohms?

[Jeprox89]

As simple as it gets, I'm still confused as to what ohms, variable voltage, and watts really mean. How does these three things work on APV, genesis attys, and mods such as the provari? I'm in the stages of wanting to buy a new mod (mechanical), but also looking into something like a provari. And I just wanted to ask for some help as to what these three mean and how they work with such mods and what is a great set up would be.

 

[cskent]

Volts, watts, amps, and ohm's can be confusing to some people at first so lets make an analogy.

Suppose you have a water hose connected to a faucet. The faucet can be adjusted to increase water flow (electricity), that's like your voltage in a vv setup, in a fixed voltage device it's like having only an on/off switch on your faucet so you have only one setting.

The size of the faucet and hose determines the amount of water that gets through to the end of the hose, bigger hose equals more water, that's like watts.

If you have a sprinkler on the end of your hose, the bigger the holes, the more water is allowed to flow more quickly, that's like your atty or carto where lower resistance is like having bigger holes.

The combination of volts, watts, and ohm's give an amp load which is the total amount of electricity used.

With variable voltage you can adjust the amount of current getting to your atty/carto. In a mechanical mod you simply adjust your ohm's to match your voltage. A simple Ohm's Law Calculator can really help here. If you're getting the vape you want on your current setup just enter your voltage and ohm's and you can find out what watts you're happy with.

I hope this helps.

 

[Thompson]

Mechanical can handle much lower ohm coils than a VV/VW. The provari has the lowest Ohm capability of any of the VVs and it can only go to .9Ω

Different thickness of wire have different resistance levels, but they also behave differently under load. Such as lower gauge (thicker wire) doesn't get as hot as higher gauge (thinner) and can vape with more power without scorching the liquid.

Just for fun, if you hold ALT and type 234 on the number pad, you'll get Ω

 

[rob408]

Volts, watts, amps, and ohm's can be confusing to some people at first so lets make an analogy.

Suppose you have a water hose connected to a faucet. The faucet can be adjusted to increase water flow (electricity), that's like your voltage in a vv setup, in a fixed voltage device it's like having only an on/off switch on your faucet so you have only one setting.

The size of the faucet and hose determines the amount of water that gets through to the end of the hose, bigger hose equals more water, that's like watts.

If you have a sprinkler on the end of your hose, the bigger the holes, the more water is allowed to flow more quickly, that's like your atty or carto where lower resistance is like having bigger holes.

The combination of volts, watts, and ohm's give an amp load which is the total amount of electricity used.

With variable voltage you can adjust the amount of current getting to your atty/carto. In a mechanical mod you simply adjust your ohm's to match your voltage. A simple Ohm's Law Calculator can really help here. If you're getting the vape you want on your current setup just enter your voltage and ohm's and you can find out what watts you're happy with.

I hope this helps.

Great info. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Empress Dragonfly]

if I may.....where does a kick come in and what is it? where does that fit in?

 

[dBm0]

The Kick is a drop in module we can put in our mechanical mods to give us regulated power to the atty. Also adds short-circuit protection and low battery voltage protection. Nice kit for those transitioning from VV mods to mechanical mods and want regulated power with some added safety features. They do require atties that are between 1.3 and 3Ωs. Just replace the battery size with one size smaller + Kick (i.e. sub your 18650 battery with a 18500+Kick, or sub a 18500 battery with a 18350+Kick). This link has great a description and vid, but you can find the module cheaper on other vendor sites. Hope this helps.

 

[Empress Dragonfly]

Thank you so much for explaining this.....

The Kick is a drop in module we can put in our mechanical mods to give us regulated power to the atty. Also adds short-circuit protection and low battery voltage protection. Nice kit for those transitioning from VV mods to mechanical mods and want regulated power with some added safety features. They do require atties that are between 1.3 and 3Ωs. Just replace the battery size with one size smaller + Kick (i.e. sub your 18650 battery with a 18500+Kick, or sub a 18500 battery with a 18350+Kick). This link has great a description and vid, but you can find the module cheaper on other vendor sites. Hope this helps.