Advice on my 1st hybrid mech? And did you know about mechs when u started or learn as you went?
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I run aliens or fused claptons in my mech pretty much zero ramp up. Running 2x24g/36g ni80 6 wrap aliens. Love the warm vape and flavor I get off of those
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Yeah I agree. A year ago I was all into the aliens and staggered claptons and even though I still build them for friends that don't know how I rock single strand coils anywhere from 18g to 24g depending on the device, RDA/RTA and juice I want to run.
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@Wheelin247 I figured as much. I don't dabble with Clapton's, aliens, or fused anymore. Yeah, looks pretty, but are more problematic when working with them. I think I have a precoiled atty that has a set of fused Clapton's (20g/38g) and when I fire them, it's hot spots for DAYS! Mainly coming off the 38. Even spacing them out causes issues.
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I don't even know what "alien" builds are, I presume it's one of the modern builds.
I've used mechs longer than regulated & I stick to simple builds
I've used mechs longer than regulated & I stick to simple builds
I don't even know what "alien" builds are, I presume it's one of the modern builds.
I've used mechs longer than regulated & I stick to simple builds
Yes, aliens are an exotic build. Here is a pic of an alien build I did on a 40mm Mason. 9 wraps on a 6mm drill bit coming in at .25.
I was a regulated mod guy until about 5 months or so ago and all I use now is unregulated or mechs. I build unregulated and mechs and I buy some also. When the regulated chips burn out or FDA says no more to regulated mods a lot of people won't be able to vape once the mods bite the dust and us that are running unregulated and mechs will still be vaping.
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I've seen them pre built at my local, he is very knowledgeable & a good mate.Yes, aliens are an exotic build. Here is a pic of an alien build I did on a 40mm Mason. 9 wraps on a 6mm drill bit coming in at .25.
I was a regulated mod guy until about 5 months or so ago and all I use now is unregulated or mechs. I build unregulated and mechs and I buy some also. When the regulated chips burn out or FDA says no more to regulated mods a lot of people won't be able to vape once the mods bite the dust and us that are running unregulated and mechs will still be vaping.
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I wouldn't know where to start, I do single coil builds haha but yeah us mech users face the long haul
A Beginner's Guide to Your First Mechanical Mod
- Covers the differences between a mechanical vs. regulated mod, essential safety accessories, optional safety accessories to add layers of safety to your mech, routine maintanance, use of proper batteries, proper ventilation, low resistance vaping, and faux hybrid mods.
So I have a question...I put a regular round wire build in my new Petri RTA, came out to 0.5 dual but it seems like that's too high for a single battery mech or something cuz the ramp up is slower than when I had fused claptons in there and I really don't get much vapor. Should I be trying for 0.3-0.4 instead? I was trying to stay around 0.4 for safety reasons since I'm new to mechs but at 0.5 it doesn't seem like enough power is going to the coils
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What kind of wire is it (Kanthal, SS, Ni80) and what size wire? Also how many wraps are you doing around what size bit?
It would also help to know what battery your using. In mechs you have to build to your battery. You want to be on the line (but safely) with the amp draw your battery can handle and the amps the build is drawing from the battery. Let us know the answers to those questions and we will be able to help you. Other people may chime in to get other info or to help you out.
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What gauge wire? Lower gauge wire needs more power to heat up. Also, wire type impacts heat up time also. Nichrome and stainless steel appear to have faster ramp up times than kanthal.
.5 ohms is pretty safe, if memory serves me correctly, for a battery rated at approximately 10A CDR. According to Ohms Law - 4.2V @ .5 = 8.4A and 35.28W. I'm not saying you SHOULD use a 10A battery - 15-20A will be the better choice, but 10A CDR batteries will work too.
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Yeah I'm using a 30A battery (LG HB4) so I guess I was being too cautious lol. Well better safe than sorry right? And it's 24awg nichrome and there's like I think 9 or 10 wraps lol. I haven't gotten into building YET, I've only used prebuilt coils and those came from PureCoils with the Petri setup. I should probly use their fused claptons that came with the RTA but they come out to like 0.22-0.18
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If you use 24g Ni80 wrapped 6 times around a 3mm bit it will come out to a .2 build.
Ohm's Law - V x V divided by R = W
W divided by V = A
V-Volts
R-Resistance
W-Watts
A-Amps
So for this .2 build and a 30A single battery it looks like:
4.2 x 4.2 divided by .2 = 88.2W
88.2 divided by 4.2 = 21A
That is well under your 30A limit on your battery. It's a good practice to build to a resistance where it won't draw close to the amp limit on your battery. A .2 build would work just fine for you and you will enjoy the vape a lot better than the .5 coil build you have now. Hope this helps!
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Ohm's Law - V x V divided by R = W
W divided by V = A
V-Volts
R-Resistance
W-Watts
A-Amps
So for this .2 build and a 30A single battery it looks like:
4.2 x 4.2 divided by .2 = 88.2W
88.2 divided by 4.2 = 21A
That is well under your 30A limit on your battery. It's a good practice to build to a resistance where it won't draw close to the amp limit on your battery. A .2 build would work just fine for you and you will enjoy the vape a lot better than the .5 coil build you have now. Hope this helps!
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Honestly this is probably going to get me yelled at by everyone here but if you put the 510 of the atty on a table (granted it doesn't fall over ) and you see a gap between the table and the threading then you should be good as long as the 510 is very fixed i dont .... with adjustable 510 ....So I just got my 1st mech, the Dotmod Petri lite with the Petri v2 RDA and I was quite surprised to find that the positive pin is BARELY protruding on the V2 and therefore I'm a lil nervous to put a build in it. Is anyone familiar with these that could give me some advice? It's a beauty but I still don't want to blow my face off just to look good while vaping haha. I know next to nothing about mechs so any pointers would be awesome. Btw I'm so glad to be a new member of this forum!!
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Also rad set up super jealousSo I just got my 1st mech, the Dotmod Petri lite with the Petri v2 RDA and I was quite surprised to find that the positive pin is BARELY protruding on the V2 and therefore I'm a lil nervous to put a build in it. Is anyone familiar with these that could give me some advice? It's a beauty but I still don't want to blow my face off just to look good while vaping haha. I know next to nothing about mechs so any pointers would be awesome. Btw I'm so glad to be a new member of this forum!!
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Honestly again probably gonna get yelled at again, when i started vaping mechs (which was about a month after i started vaping because i vaped a buddies stingray clone with a doge v1 and fell in love) i was building building around .5 using 24g kanthal and almost started smoking again i hated the vape and hated the vape i was getting from my first real set up (kanger subtank full size eith a kanger kbox) and i was after the vape my buddy had little did i know my buddy had a 22g build ohming in at .2 so all im saying is dabble man try taking off a wrap or buying thicker guage wire try different ids and have fun. Honestly listen to your batteries more then your ohm meter. if the cells get hot yeah bro pump the breaks. But im vaping a 5 wrap 20g build on a 3mm which is like .08 and id honestly get lightheaded and nic sick before my cells got hot enough to worry.
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