Battery question and power output

[highc1157]

I have an APV V3 and an omega rda at 1.3ohms single coil build. My question is this:

My mod has voltage option up to 6volts or 15W depending on the mode it's in, and I'm running on an effest red 18650 ( 3.7V, 30amp limit, 1600mah).

Can I surpass the 15W limitation by using voltage mode and cranking it to 6.0 volts ? Theoretically that would yield 27.7 Watts of power.

I'm just curious if my circuitry throttles down the power by changing the voltage if it detects it being above 15W. Nobody told me when I bought the mod

 

[CreepyLady]

Generally they all cut off at their limitations. So even if you turned it to 6 volts the power output would be capped to 15 watts regardless.

 

[highc1157]

Generally they all cut off at their limitations. So even if you turned it to 6 volts the power output would be capped to 15 watts regardless.

When I bought my itaste SVD the guy said if I cranked to 6volts when I was running 1.5 ohm coil builds he said it was running at 22Watts, and this was te most popular/knowledgable vape shop in town, so. I took his word for it. So you're sure it won't surpass 15W even though I have a good battery ?

 

[readeuler]

My understanding is generally, no, it won't surpass the 15W. I think the APV v3 is more or less a Vamo v3.

You should look at P Busardo's review of the Vamo V5 (which uses the same chipset as the V3), on youtube. About half way in, he plugs it into a fancy machine and gets all sorts of fun graphical voltage readouts. When it's set to a voltage that would result in more than 15 watts, the device only puts out the required voltage to get 15 watts.

Weird stuff, huh?

 

[bussdriver]

The watt rating on regulated devices is not a figure that applies to all atomizers no matter what their resistance. Their ability to output maximum wattage falls within a window relating to voltage and resistance. What will limit your mod is its current output capability, and its maximum voltage capability. If your coil resistance is too high, the watts delivered doesn't matter as much as the fact that the mod can't output a voltage high enough to deliver the full wattage. On the other hand, if your coil resistance is too low, the mod won't be able to output the current necessary to deliver that kind of wattage. In either case, the mod will probably do what it can and let it go at that. You might think you're getting that power, since it won't let you know unless it errors out. It may simply go to maximum and stop there, or some may even cut back on the power since it doesn't like being overloaded.

 

[Halcyon2501]

When I bought my itaste SVD the guy said if I cranked to 6volts when I was running 1.5 ohm coil builds he said it was running at 22Watts, and this was te most popular/knowledgable vape shop in town, so. I took his word for it. So you're sure it won't surpass 15W even though I have a good battery ?

Nope, it won't go beyond 6 volts or 15 watts, regardless of your atomizer resistance.

You should look at P Busardo's review of the Vamo V5 (which uses the same chipset as the V3), on youtube. About half way in, he plugs it into a fancy machine and gets all sorts of fun graphical voltage readouts. When it's set to a voltage that would result in more than 15 watts, the device only puts out the required voltage to get 15 watts.

Yeah, the same thing happened in his SVD review.

 

[highc1157]

Do you guys recommend I just get the nemesis clone for $25 on fasttech so I can go subohm and vape higher than 15W ?

 

[p7willm]

If you do go with a mechanical you must realize that you lose all the protection of a regulated mod. You can run the battery too low and hurt it. you can draw too many amps from the battery and hurt you. You can make a mistake building your coils and the mod will not save you.

On the other hand you can learn a little about batteries, Ohm's law, be careful, etc. and be relatively safe.

Know enough to be careful and then be careful.

 

[69CamaroSS]

Nope, it won't go beyond 6 volts or 15 watts, regardless of your atomizer resistance.

Yeah, the same thing happened in his SVD review.

Precisely! Hence the term "Regulated" PV. Max Volts, Watts or Amps are just that for the regulated circuitry...the MAX that the device can output regardless of what you put on or in it and what you tell it to do. Kinda like asking your car to go 250MPH with a stock 4 cylinder engine.