Battery dies quickly on sub-ohm builds?

[aaronreyes29]

Hello, I know the title of this thread probably sounds like an obvious question but what's up with my battery dying so fast on my sub-ohm build? I am currently set up on a Patriot rda with a 28g dual parallel microcoil at .22ohms. I currently use the VTC5's and they last probably under 2 hours of off and on vaping. The VTC3's which I have used previously, last under about an hour. Is this normal? And how can I vape longer with these batteries?

Also, at .22ohms, I figured I would be blowing huge clouds. But no matter how hard I try to build lower, my cloud output kinda stays in the same area. I once built my patriot with 26g, dual macrocoil setup and came out to 0.18ohms, yet it really wasn't producing the amount of vapor I thought it would. I'm currently using a Halo Top cap for my 0.22ohm build, and I am also getting average sized clouds. I've used several different air holes on my patriot rda with different top cap(s) ranging from 1/8 to 3/32 dual air holes. Those didn't seem to do the trick either. Any tips on this too would help me out tremendously! Thank yaaa!

 

[CreepyLady]

In the range of resistance you are working in, you are drawing 20 amps. Drawing 19.09 amps on a dual coil build will use a battery in no time flat.

 

[MrPlink]

Normal.

Impedance is only one aspect to vapor production. Type of coil, wicking and airflow are all equally crucial. And not to forget the type of juice being used.

 

[Ryedan]

Hello, I know the title of this thread probably sounds like an obvious question but what's up with my battery dying so fast on my sub-ohm build? I am currently set up on a Patriot RDA with a 28g dual parallel microcoil at .22ohms. I currently use the VTC5's and they last probably under 2 hours of off and on vaping. The VTC3's which I have used previously, last under about an hour. Is this normal? And how can I vape longer with these batteries?

Also, at .22ohms, I figured I would be blowing huge clouds. But no matter how hard I try to build lower, my cloud output kinda stays in the same area. I once built my patriot with 26g, dual macrocoil setup and came out to 0.18ohms, yet it really wasn't producing the amount of vapor I thought it would. I'm currently using a Halo Top cap for my 0.22ohm build, and I am also getting average sized clouds. I've used several different air holes on my patriot rda with different top cap(s) ranging from 1/8 to 3/32 dual air holes. Those didn't seem to do the trick either. Any tips on this too would help me out tremendously! Thank yaaa!

Yup, the lower the resistance is, the more power you're pulling form that battery for each drag.

Here's a battery drain calculator. Plug in 0.22 ohms, 2600 mAh, 3.7 volts and 13C. You've got 9 minutes run time. That's 111 puffs at 5 sec each. It's actually probably less than that at this power level. VTC3's are only 1600 mAh.

Maxing out vapor production depends on power, air flow, coil design, atty design, VG% and doing lung hits. Any bottleneck in these will limit you. Look at some Rip Trippers videos and see how he does it. He knows his stuff.

 

[dice57]

Everything effect everything when talking about vape. Juice mix, VG ratio, air, wick, ohms, wire, mod, batteries, contacts, .... Become the build to be one with the rba. It's a science and an art.

I build for total Vape Satisfaction, clouds are just a coincidental byproduct. lmao. Although must say, get a massive amount of vapor production on my 0.32 ohm Magma being fired by the Stingray Copper Black. Wide open air at 3 mm each whole, vertically mounted duals. Awesome flavor, nic delivery, and yeah, clouds too. Not 100% VG clouds since I mix at 70% VG, but darn respectable ones. I need it all, but don't chase clouds, it's not my focus.

Oh yeah, more amps you draw, the faster the battery drains, simple ohms law deduction. Just saying.