Another Question

[M&R B]

Something else I was wondering about is wattage and how it pertains to the overall vaping experience. This is my understanding with the other aspects, simply put.

Volts in relation to ohms. the bigger the gap or number between the 2 means warmer vapor, stronger throat hit and more vapor production. Volts also can effect the taste of the juice.

Amps are important in relation to that as well. Volts/ohms=amount of amps needed so not to short or melt your device. 1.5 ohm cart at 4.5 volts needs at least 3 amps to be safe.

So where does wattage control come into play here? If you have control of the volts, amps and resistance, how does watt control further tune things beyond that? Just a newb trying to learn all aspects .

 

[Black Strat]

Something else I was wondering about is wattage and how it pertains to the overall vaping experience. This is my understanding with the other aspects, simply put.

Volts in relation to ohms. the bigger the gap or number between the 2 means warmer vapor, stronger throat hit and more vapor production. Volts also can effect the taste of the juice.

Amps are important in relation to that as well. Volts/ohms=amount of amps needed so not to short or melt your device. 1.5 ohm cart at 4.5 volts needs at least 3 amps to be safe.

So where does wattage control come into play here? If you have control of the volts, amps and resistance, how does watt control further tune things beyond that? Just a newb trying to learn all aspects .

Watts is the actual power used to vaporize the liquid. Watts is current squared times resistance. The higher the resistance, the less current needed to produce a given power (or heat generation). The lower the current, the longer the battery life. Many vapers have their favorite wattage to vape at. Those with variable voltage tend to use higher resistance coils for this reason. I use low resistance coils on my fixed voltage eGo's to achieve a higher power. I like vaping in the neighborhood of 7-8 watts. Some like higher.

 

[M&R B]

Thank you. So let me ask you a question then. If I'm using a 3.0 ohm tank at 4.5 volts (obviously using 1.5 amps), I'm liking the vape production and throat hit, how does adjusting the watts effect this? Does it then change the amps when doing so?

 

[Plumes.91]

Check it out, I just made a huge blog post with just about everything you could ever want to know about vaping: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...es-everything-1-spot-n00bs-vaping-part-1.html

 

[Black Strat]

Thank you. So let me ask you a question then. If I'm using a 3.0 ohm tank at 4.5 volts (obviously using 1.5 amps), I'm liking the vape production and throat hit, how does adjusting the watts effect this? Does it then change the amps when doing so?

Changing the wattage definitely changes the current. Higher current = warmer vape, more vapor production (until it is burning the wick!) Changing the power also can change the flavor of a liquid.

 

[Black Strat]

Here is a link to a calculator so you can calculate current, power, etc.

Ohm's Law Calculator

 

[tsafur]

The best thing about variable wattage is, i can wrap a coil around any of my rebuildables and throw it on any of my variable watt devices without having to adjust anything. Doesn't matter what ohm i wrapped my coils.

 

[kiwivap]

Hi M&R B - I read your post on the other forum as well. Simply put, variable wattage like the Zmax has means you set the watts you like to vape at and your mod automatically adjusts the voltage to suit the ohms of your tank/carto.

Using variable voltage instead of variable wattage means you need to check the ohms of your tank/clearo and set the volts to your desired wattage range.

If you don't like the Zmax in chrome or stainless Madvapes has exactly the same mod in a different casing - the acrylimax, for $80.
Blue AcryliMax Acrylic Variable Volt APV
They have other colors too.

You may still be able to use the VAPERCON discount code on their site for 10% off any purchase.

I haven't used an acrylimax, but apart from the exterior it's the same as the Zmax - so has variable wattage.