Are fancy $100+ mechanical mods a waste of money if you're still working with vivi novas and protanks?

[StaircaseWit]

Beat me to it

OK, I'll try to add something to this thread in a productive sort of way... "i am considering a mech mod as a back up"

Yeah, so did I. Now my Vamo is the backup for my mech! And a second mech on order with at least a third in my future too, I'm sure. Glad I didn't settle on a Provari right out of the gate or it would be collecting dust too! That's just ME though

I've had pretty much the same experience. I still use my Provari quite a bit, but I find myself reaching for a mechanical more and more. The biggest difference for me was getting a tiny 14500 mod; now it feels strange to use the Provari, and I keep pinkie-pressing the bottom expecting it to fire.

It's nice to have mods that require nothing more than an easily-acquired common battery to keep right on firing.

 

[tc1]

You do need to clean mechanicals ... once a week will usually do. Just a simple warm soap bath and an old toothbrush on the threads and contacts. It will keep the threads smooths and the contacts conductive.

 

[Crocky]

One more question about the k100 or mech mod in general. When using the IMR batteries can you use them until they die out or do you need to change them before they drain out while in the mod?

 

[Firestorm]

When using the IMR batteries can you use them until they die out or do you need to change them before they drain out while in the mod?

You should not deep cycle lithium batteries (completely discharge them). I recharge when they go below 3.7v.

 

[crxess]

I'd say no but in my opinion, you aren't using the full potential that rebuildables + mech mods can offer. If you use vivi's or protanks you wont be able to go lower in ohms.

Vivi with 1.8ohm coil will work nice on a Mech and actually looks okay on some. Once you have one you may decide to expand on your inventory. the IGO-L suggestion is an excellent starting point. Simple to build/ rebuild and works great. Small and not intimidating at all.

 

[Oktyabr]

You do need to clean mechanicals ... once a week will usually do. Just a simple warm soap bath and an old toothbrush on the threads and contacts. It will keep the threads smooths and the contacts conductive.

I'll respectfully disagree. You should clean *anything* that gets exposed to the elements, finger prints, and/or e-liquid. A warm soap bath is for my cats and maybe my wife, if she's in the right mood . My mechs (and all my other batteries) get cleaned with a polishing cloth and everything that is threaded gets hit with a *light* coat of Ox-Gard (like Noalox but with a more conductive formula.) That's the 510 threads, both on the mods and the attachments, the threads in any tube sections and end caps, and even a little on the contact points. This prevents corrosion and I rarely have to touch any of it more than once a month of frequent use.