A question about ohms and coil builds

[SingedVapor]

Maybe it's a bit over my head and I am just not getting it but I have a few questions if anyone could take the time to explain.

Now that I have my 20w device i'm experimenting with high watts and resistances and my main question is...

What is the difference between running low watts on a low resistance coil vs running high watts on a high restiance coil. For instance could

Low watts & low res = high watts & high resistance

Be accurate? Is there any reason to do one over the other? And which do you guys prefere?

(Sorry if that didn't make sense i'm a bit confused )

 

[CloudZ]

Coil performance basically boils down to wire temperature and surface area. Thicker wire and more wraps gives you more surface area, but these things also mean that you need more wattage to reach a high enough temperature for good performance. However, if you push the wattage higher than what a coil build can handle, it will get too hot and burn your juice.

Since your mod can go up to 20 Watts, you probably want to get as close to that number as you can without burning juice. I don't think we currently have any guidelines for high wattage vaping with rebuildables and heavy wire gauges, so whatever recommendations that are out there are all based on experience. I suggest you start out with 28 gauge kanthal and build a 1.5 ohm coil. Try it out, see how it vapes.

To answer your question more directly, lower wattage for a given wire gauge will always be less intense than higher wattage, regardless of the coil resistance. Replace "wattage" with "voltage" in your statement, and then it is much closer to being correct. The only missing factor which muddies the waters a bit on this is wire gauge.

Keep experimenting, it will eventually all make sense

 

[Cool_Breeze]

In the final analysis, Watts are arguably what you want to be concerned with. Watts are a product of the relationship between Voltage and Resistance (Ohms).

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...n/435997-volts-ohms-amps-watts-explained.html