am i safe to vape at .48 ohms?

[tstreck]

Alright so i recently bought my first mod after about a year of vaping on egos/evods etc... i am using a stillare on a paragon. so to my question. i just finished my first build, which is a dual coil. i used 26g kanthal and did 6 wraps. this is reading at .48 ohms. the battery which im using is green and labeld SE US18650VTC5. is it safe to be at .48 ohms with this battery? thanks for the help

 

[Wraith504]

If it is truly .48 on an ohm meter then you are plenty safe with a vtc5

 

[Poisontail]

Yes I agree with wraith504 imho .48 ohms is my favorite dual coil build so far! [emoji106]

 

[eratikmind]

Be sure to monitor the remaining charge in your battery. Recharge at some 3.6 remaining volts.

 

[tstreck]

thanks guys

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!

Do you know how to figure out if you are safe with any build, any battery? If not, here are a few links:

1. batteries -- from Baditudes blog Battery Basics for Mods: IMR or Protected ICR?
** choose the safest and right battery for your applications here. Includes a list of name brand, high-drain, safe-chemistry batteries with mAh & amp ratings in 18350, 18490/18500, and 18650 sizes.

2. Ohm's Law: Ohm's Law Calculators and Formulas
** I use 75% of the continuous amp rating of my battery just to give me some headroom for safety. For a Sony 30A battery that would be 22.5 amps. For a fully charged battery use 4.2 volts.

3. Here are a few links for you regarding building coils and getting the resistance just where you want it:
**a. Steam Engine
**b. Coil Toy Calculator

 

[Bunnykiller]

.48 is kewl... .08 is ... well looking for a problem

 

[jasonvoorhees]

.26 ohm coil with a 3.7v sony vtc5. im drawing 14.8 amps. am i in the clear here

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Alright so i recently bought my first mod after about a year of vaping on egos/evods etc... i am using a stillare on a paragon. so to my question. i just finished my first build, which is a dual coil. i used 26g kanthal and did 6 wraps. this is reading at .48 ohms. the battery which im using is green and labeld SE US18650VTC5. is it safe to be at .48 ohms with this battery? thanks for the help

Depends on if your battery is an authentic or fake and the accuracy of what you use to measure resistance.

.26 ohm coil with a 3.7v sony vtc5. im drawing 14.8 amps. am i in the clear here

You should always use the fully charged voltage of 4.2v when calculating amp draw.
4.2 / .26 = 16.153a, again it depends on if your battery is authentic or fake and the accuracy of what you use to measure resistance.
Inexpensive dvom / ohm meters including the cheap box type can be off as little as .015 (rare) or as much as .2 (common).

When you get down to the .2anything range unless you use a meter that is capable of reading 3 digits to the right of the point (.000) accurately you really don't know what the actual resistance is.

 

[Warpigs]

Vaping at that level can be dangerous, be safe