Are mech mods dead?
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I feel theres currently this hype for regulated mods currently, you see more and more higher wattages mods coming out every week. So i guess because of this hype for regulated that mechs are being ignored for the moment.
Futhermore i dont think YTs would want to keep reviewing mechs as they're usually the same, whereas currently theres alot of innovation for the regulated mods although i must say some of those "innovations" doesnt really have any use to them.
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Futhermore i dont think YTs would want to keep reviewing mechs as they're usually the same, whereas currently theres alot of innovation for the regulated mods although i must say some of those "innovations" doesnt really have any use to them.
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I guess it's a combination of several factors.
1) prices of regulated mods have come down by a lot.
2) the reliability of China chips has improved.
3) how many ways can the designer improve on a mechanical mod? Not many, I think. The improvements would probably be on the design of the switch. The rest would be just cosmetic changes. A lot would depend on manufacturing tolerances.
4) 4.2v down to a flat battery, same performance throughout for regulated, albeit a slight drop when it's nearly flat.
5) ease of mind for beginners
6) cloud chasing I suppose.
I use both types and prefer the regulated, cause I don't have to strip it and clean it periodically. Lazy bugger I am.
1) prices of regulated mods have come down by a lot.
2) the reliability of China chips has improved.
3) how many ways can the designer improve on a mechanical mod? Not many, I think. The improvements would probably be on the design of the switch. The rest would be just cosmetic changes. A lot would depend on manufacturing tolerances.
4) 4.2v down to a flat battery, same performance throughout for regulated, albeit a slight drop when it's nearly flat.
5) ease of mind for beginners
6) cloud chasing I suppose.
I use both types and prefer the regulated, cause I don't have to strip it and clean it periodically. Lazy bugger I am.
My mech is for home use. The fact that I have to judge battery life by feel, and how it's power tapers down just doesn't cut it for me anymore. Though I am still in love with its simplicity. SMPL with a tugboat/velocity for me.
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You see them using 'disposable" devices. NONE (okay 99%) of the devices will be useful in 5 years.
You will still be using the JustGG and Ithaka and I'll be tooting on Esterigon and Tilemahos.
Keep NOT smoking!
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There are many who love them (myself included), and in some cases use nothing but. Why you might ask. Kept clean and well maintained they should last a life time. The chip goes pop on a regulated mod and a soldering iron and a screwdriver isn't going to help you.
But theres more...
They are arcane.
They are an anachronism.
Their simplicity for me equates to beauty from an engineering perspective. I used to like Zippos for same simple effective engineering.
I like the challenge of building the right coils, for the right atomizer for the right mech. So that a it provides a great vape from fully charged to battery swap out time.
Theres something almost steampunk about a battery tube in this age of microchips and LCD displays.
No box mod sits as comfortably in your pocket.
If you dreamed about being a wizard or a steam-engine driver as a kid, then you probably have a mechanical mod in your vape collection.
I love them and I couldn't give a flying weasels backside whether they are popular or not.
But theres more...
They are arcane.
They are an anachronism.
Their simplicity for me equates to beauty from an engineering perspective. I used to like Zippos for same simple effective engineering.
I like the challenge of building the right coils, for the right atomizer for the right mech. So that a it provides a great vape from fully charged to battery swap out time.
Theres something almost steampunk about a battery tube in this age of microchips and LCD displays.
No box mod sits as comfortably in your pocket.
If you dreamed about being a wizard or a steam-engine driver as a kid, then you probably have a mechanical mod in your vape collection.
I love them and I couldn't give a flying weasels backside whether they are popular or not.
Mech Mods are tailored for do it yourselfers. Similar to how some build their own computers and will never buy a prebuilt one. So it's not unnecessarily dead, it's just a niche.
I love my Reo, day in day out my vape is exactly the same, perfection, all I have to do is change the battery and rewick once a week. When I used a regulated mod in the past I found my sweet spot and never changed the settings again, what's the point of that, speaking only for myself. On a mech one just has to know how to build a coil (what ohms) and you can have what ever kind of vape you want. So never say never but for now I am a mech guy.
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