Are you a mech user?

[MattyVigilante]

Hi all,

So I'm doing a bit of research purely for my own interest and I wanted to get some of your views on mechanical mods.
This is not a bashing post, we have all seen the pictures of individuals who have used mechanical mods in error, this is not why I am asking. Topics on that subject have been debated endlessly so it needn't be drawn into this discussion.
I want to know what attracts you to your mechanical devices, what your favourite builds are, what your favourite mod might be. Maybe why you choose to use mechanical mods over regulated mods, what feature would you like to see on a mechanical mod?

Many thanks for reading

MV

 

[Bad Ninja]

I use mechs because they are simple basic devices without electronic parts that fail.
Its a battery and a switch.
They are as safe as a flashlight ( and based on a modified flashlight design, which is why we call them mods).

I fully understand how all my gear works, and just have no need for limits, sketchy software, and flimsy buttons that wear out.
I control the vape amd temp with my build.

Regulated devices use Pulse Wave Modulation to deliver power.
With a mech, its a smooth pure seamless delivery.
This is why the vape is different from a mechanical.


Regulated

Mechanical

 

[pianoguy]

I've been using mechanical mods (predominantly bottom-feeders) since mid-2010. Shortly before that, the FDA was seizing shipments, and it looked like vaping could be shut down at any time. I wanted devices that didn't rely on proprietary technology, that I could repair myself if need be. I've had a few regulated devices - last year I got a bottom-feeder that had the guts of an eVic VTC Mini. I quite liked it, particularly the battery life and consistent vape. I liked it right up until it quit working a month later.

 

[sofarsogood]

I use mechs because they are simple basic devices without electronic parts that fail.
Its a battery and a switch.
They are as safe as a flashlight ( and based on a modified flashlight design, which is why we call them mods).

Flashlights that use lithium ion batteries have electronics to protect the battery. If you went to the store and were offered a cordless tool with no electronics to protect the battery would you buy it?

i seriously considered getting into mechs 18 months ago. They seemed like a good idea for stockpiling and I Iiked the compact form factor. Then I watched some youtube videos of li batteries venting violently and decided to pass. I also considered using a mech with a kick but why bother. These days I mostly carry an all black Pico with and all black rda, small and stealthy, lasts me all day on work days. With temp control the rda is as convenient as a tank for my purposes.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Flashlights that use lithium ion batteries have electronics to protect the battery. If you went to the store and were offered a cordless tool with no electronics to protect the battery would you buy it?

i seriously considered getting into mechs 18 months ago. They seemed like a good idea for stockpiling and I Iiked the compact form factor. Then I watched some youtube videos of li batteries venting violently and decided to pass. I also considered using a mech with a kick but why bother. These days I mostly carry an all black Pico with and all black rda, small and stealthy, lasts me all day on work days. With temp control the rda is as convenient as a tank for my purposes.

Yes they do. In my mech, my build handles that.

No circuit board needed.


Tools without electronics?
Like a saw or hammer or my $3,000 worth of sockets and wrenches?
I use the right tool for the job.

You dont need a flamethrower to light a cigar.


Know your gear.

 

[sofarsogood]

Yes they do. In my mech, my build handles that.

No circuit board needed.


Tools without electronics?
Like a saw or hammer or my $3,000 worth of sockets and wrenches?
I use the right tool for the job.

You dont need a flamethrower to light a cigar.


Know your gear.

I'm not opposed to other people using mechs. I'm opposed to me using mechs and I gave my reasons. I pull a tool cart at work with one cordless tool, a hand drill. if there were no protections for the battery pack it would have caught fire by now.

 

[Ben85]

I use mechs because they are simple basic devices without electronic parts that fail.
Its a battery and a switch.
They are as safe as a flashlight ( and based on a modified flashlight design, which is why we call them mods).

I fully understand how all my gear works, and just have no need for limits, sketchy software, and flimsy buttons that wear out.
I control the vape amd temp with my build.

Regulated devices use Pulse Wave Modulation to deliver power.
With a mech, its a smooth pure seamless delivery.
This is why the vape is different from a mechanical.


Regulated
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Mechanical

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I don't think you can sum it up better than that.

Very occasionally I try a regulated mod, just to remember once again that they are not for me.

 

[Bad Ninja]

I'm not opposed to other people using mechs. I'm opposed to me using mechs and I gave my reasons. I pull a tool cart at work with one cordless tool, a hand drill. if there were no protections for the battery pack it would have caught fire by now.

Yes mechs require an intimate knowlegde of the gear and how it works.
They are not "push and play".
But that's exactly why we like them.

Its not a safety issue.

These days regulated mods pose as much or more danger than a properly used mechanical mod.
Key words: "properly used".

Thats why I post "Know your gear".

Mechs arent for everyone, but the OP asked why we like them.

 

[Kprthevapr]

I like mech mods because quite simply, pink and purple regulated mods are overrated!!!
I love brass and copper! Most of my mechs are copper, my left palm is usually green lol. Doesn't bother me in the least
I'm also one of "those" people who only uses drippers
I have around 40 or so mech mods, some good, some bad.
It was a caravela clone and a trident RDA that helped me quit smoking, so I'm a lil partial to mech mods

 

[Train2]

I prefer the vape I get.
Hard to explain, but when I use one of my regulated mods, I find myself fiddling with settings, trying to get it to vape like one of my mechs...so...why?

I never have a dry hit, so TC doesn't make me want a chip in my mod.

And kind of like the first responder's car post - I like the "direct" feel - I can tell exactly how my build and wicking is performing - no dampening of the performance by electronics.
I don't really like anti-lock brakes - I'd rather be directly in control.
I kinda enjoy driving a stick shift.
And I prefer the vape from a mech.

I check my build pretty carefully. Feel quite safe with my mods - they're built well. And again - they're "responsive".
I DID once have a hard short in an atomizer. That mod had one of those "hot springs" that will collapse under a short to protect you? Guess what - I KNEW I had a short in an INSTANT. and stopped firing before the spring even dropped. Before there was any damage to anything or any danger.

There's as much danger with cheap chipped mods as there is with mechs. The danger is that there's a lot of energy in our batteries. With regulated mods, we mostly see issues during charging. With mechs we see people shorting at the 510 connection. With either, we see people carrying loose batteries. It's predominantly user error...

 

[Rule62]

All I use are mech squonkers. I don't own a regulated mod, and have no intention of getting one.
I just like the idea of controlling my vape via the way I build, rather than control it electronically with a chip or board.
Best analogy for me: it's like bikers. Some folks like 'full dressers', some prefer 'choppers'. I'm a chopper guy.
I used to do a lot of hunting, also. I like the challenge of black powder, rather than the simplicity of conventional cartridges.
It's just a personality thing, I guess.
Nothing against the regulated mod crowd at all. I'm just not one of them. I started vaping before the advent of the recent influx of regulated mods, and just never took an interest in them.

 

[mongo74]

How about throwing a monkey wrench into the works: How many of you mech users also use faux hybrid direct to battery mods? Akin to taking that Cobra 427 and dropping a blower on it.

 

[Kprthevapr]

All I use are mech squonkers. I don't own a regulated mod, and have no intention of getting one.
I just like the idea of controlling my vape via the way I build, rather than control it electronically with a chip or board.
Best analogy for me: it's like bikers. Some folks like 'full dressers', some prefer 'choppers'. I'm a chopper guy.
I used to do a lot of hunting, also. I like the challenge of black powder, rather than the simplicity of conventional cartridges.
It's just a personality thing, I guess.
Nothing against the regulated mod crowd at all. I'm just not one of them. I started vaping before the advent of the recent influx of regulated mods, and just never took an interest in them.

Black powder is fun til ya get a chain fire
Bore butter FTW Lard works too

 

[Kprthevapr]

How about throwing a monkey wrench into the works: How many of you mech users also use faux hybrid direct to battery mods? Akin to taking that Cobra 427 and dropping a blower on it.

Me! Me! Me!...sometimes

 

[anavidfan]

I use mechs because they are simple basic devices without electronic parts that fail.
Its a battery and a switch.
They are as safe as a flashlight ( and based on a modified flashlight design, which is why we call them mods).

I fully understand how all my gear works, and just have no need for limits, sketchy software, and flimsy buttons that wear out.
I control the vape amd temp with my build.

Regulated devices use Pulse Wave Modulation to deliver power.
With a mech, its a smooth pure seamless delivery.
This is why the vape is different from a mechanical.


Regulated
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Mechanical

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Well put Bad Ninja.... all of the above.

I especially love the photo comparison, its says it all.

Mech lover for life.

 

[Rule62]

Black powder is fun til ya get a chain fire
Bore butter FTW Lard works too

Yep. Chain fires aren't good.
That's why, in organized shoots with revolvers, usually you are only allowed to load 5 chambers, and must cap each chamber with Bore Butter or lard.

 

[3mg Meniere]

I have six nemmys, complemented by one provari. I have them all kicked, two spare kicks, and six fuses. I have safety, economy, Ω checker, easy repair, and vw (at least for now), all rolled up into my kit. No need for temp control here. Color options come from J-Wraps.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Yep. Chain fires aren't good.
That's why, in organized shoots with revolvers, usually you are only allowed to load 5 chambers, and must cap each chamber with Bore Butter or lard.

The butter protects against chain fires, loading 5 of six is so you can rest the hammer on an open chamber to prevent accidental discharges due to a bump, drop, or fall.


Loading 5 of 6 isnt just for BP.
Any old style single action revolver without a transfer bar should be loaded with only 5, with hammer on the open chamber.....
Unless of course you are headed to a gunfight, and need all 6.


Im your huckleberry.

 

[Rule62]

The butter protects against chain fires, loading 5 of six is so you can rest the hammer on an open chamber to prevent accidental discharges due to a bump, drop, or fall.


Loading 5 of 6 isnt just for BP.
Any old style single action revolver without a transfer bar should be loaded with only 5, with hammer on the open chamber.....
Unless of course you are headed to a gunfight, and need all 6.


Im your huckleberry.
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Yeah, I don't get in a lot of gun fights. I can't even remember the last time. But I only load 5; even with my single action .45.
Just like mech mod vaping; it's all about safety.

 

[Bad Ninja]

Yeah, I don't get in a lot of gun fights. I can't even remember the last time. But I only load 5; even with my single action .45.
Just like mech mod vaping; it's all about safety.

Yup.
Its all about knowing your gear.
Perfectly safe in the hands of a knowledgeable, attentive user.
Dangerous in the hands of the careless.

What model .45?
If its a newer model SA ( Ruger for example), it probably has a transfer bar that blocks the hammer from touching the firing pin unless cocked.

Older colts and rugers built before1973 wont have it unless added later.

I love wheel guns. The older, the better.

Like mech mods, Single Action revolvers are easily user serviced, beautiful works of simple engineering, and when used properly, provide an awesome experience unlike any other.