Battery Voltages -- Surprise!

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Scottbee

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AH ha! I'm finally utilizing the search feature with better results!

I was thinking of buying a cheapy mod OR buying LR attys. I don't want TOO much heat/blast, but a little more might be GREAT! So, with this in mind, do you guys think a 3.7 mod would do it or a LR atty (2.0 ohm or so)?

You didn't mention what batteries you currently have.....
 

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You didn't mention what batteries you currently have.....

LOL! Absent minded, alot going on up there, haha!

I am using a standard eGo 650maH and now realizing that this is the Joye510 sub forum but the thread has 650mAH voltage ratings in it so why not. I like vg more than pg and though I get a TH with vg(18mg) I would like to see what could give me a little more warmth/ump?

I've tried LR 2.0 cartos and I like the feeling, but couldn't enjoy it long enough to know for sure because I dislike the taste of cartos that much.

With all of this in mind, 3.7v mod? Or LR atty? (+5 for the mod simply because I'd like a bottom feeder :) )
 

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It might .. but you are stuck with the one voltage, so too hot or too cold and you have to live with it.
Loving my provari still, not really a cheapy tho its worth the bucks.

Oh, believe me, if it were possible for me to aquire a nice VV, I'd be all over it. Unfortunately, money is tight so that song is something to be sung at a later time.

I am already enjoying my vaping experience, but I am just curious to see if trying these other things will enhance my experience (nothing wrong with making a good thing greater, right?) I am probably going to my local vendor to buy a couple of LR attys today.
 

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LOL! Absent minded, alot going on up there, haha!

I am using a standard eGo 650maH and now realizing that this is the Joye510 sub forum but the thread has 650mAH voltage ratings in it so why not. I like vg more than pg and though I get a TH with vg(18mg) I would like to see what could give me a little more warmth/ump?

I've tried LR 2.0 cartos and I like the feeling, but couldn't enjoy it long enough to know for sure because I dislike the taste of cartos that much.

With all of this in mind, 3.7v mod? Or LR atty? (+5 for the mod simply because I'd like a bottom feeder :) )

The 3.7 mod, I think, would ordinarily give you a "straight" 3.7v device. I think you can get the same thing, and in a little classier container, with the newer Riva's (750mah) bats. SE not a necessity. The non-SE's Riva (from Liberty-Flights) were straight 3.7 devices as well. LR atty didn't do much for me but Riva bat vs Joye eGo bat did. On LRs, there seems to be wide variances in resistance for one supplier/order so perhaps I got a high ohm pack. But experience with Riva 750 and Joye 650 - compared on same atty - Riva one hands down, IMO.
 

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Hey Scottbee - I've been off the site for a while and there's a whole new crop of devices out there. One that caught my possible interest is the Gogo. Have you had an opportunity to test it yet for under load voltage? Is this a true 3.7 device or is it like the eGo? Just askin the expert.

My main vape for quite some time is a Prodigy V2 @ 6v running Boge reg resistance cartos. I have an eGo and run LV cartos, and I love the form factor of it, but it falls short (obviously) of the V2. So I'm wondering if a "true" 3.7 device with LR cartos will at least approach a 5v or 6v experience.

Any of your wisdom would surely be appreciated!
 

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So, judging from this thread I would be better off to buy the new 3.7 Riva Ego style (750mah) batts when I have to replace my 3.2v Ego batts. That in itself should produce a much better vape. Anyone have experience in this vein to offer?

That is exactly correct, IMHO. I have 4 Egos I don't use. Yeah, mostly, I'm vaping a Mako, but I do use the Rivas sometimes.
 

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So, judging from this thread I would be better off to buy the new 3.7 Riva Ego style (750mah) batts when I have to replace my 3.2v Ego batts. That in itself should produce a much better vape. Anyone have experience in this vein to offer?

Dave, I did just that, BUT.... as with anything else, much depends on what flavors you're vaping. True 3.7v with say an LR eGo-t tank attys that are metering out at 1.7Ω for me, are giving 8+Watts. If you have a flavor that doesn't stand up to the wattage - I have a few, I find I'm better off with the regular eGo-t battery at 3.4Volts. I even have some flavors that do well on the eGo batt with the regular tank attys (2.2-2.3Ω). The flavor - habana reserve - does well on both set ups but the taste is a bit different and I like them both. So.... much depends on flavor. However, that said, the SE Riva does give you that upper end of wattage when you have flavors that open up with more heat. I have 6 eGos going - three using the SE Riva and 3 with the eGo-t batts. 4 are with the eGo-t B types, 1 with an LR B type and 1 with an LR A type.

I'm no longer 'testing' flavors - I've vaped the same basic flavors (one exception BWB applewood) for over a year now - DIY Decadent Vapours in VG with the VG nic base, so I know my flavors well and know which wattages bring out the best in them.
 

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Dave, I did just that, BUT.... as with anything else, much depends on what flavors you're vaping. True 3.7v with say an LR eGo-t tank attys that are metering out at 1.7Ω for me, are giving 8+Watts. If you have a flavor that doesn't stand up to the wattage - I have a few, I find I'm better off with the regular eGo-t battery at 3.4Volts. I even have some flavors that do well on the eGo batt with the regular tank attys (2.2-2.3Ω). The flavor - habana reserve - does well on both set ups but the taste is a bit different and I like them both. So.... much depends on flavor. However, that said, the SE Riva does give you that upper end of wattage when you have flavors that open up with more heat. I have 6 eGos going - three using the SE Riva and 3 with the eGo-t batts. 4 are with the eGo-t B types, 1 with an LR B type and 1 with an LR A type.

I'm no longer 'testing' flavors - I've vaped the same basic flavors (one exception BWB applewood) for over a year now - DIY Decadent Vapours in VG with the VG nic base, so I know my flavors well and know which wattages bring out the best in them.

I just got my Tank type B in yesterday. It's giving me flavor with BWB Malty Toffee that I haven't had in a while (on 3.2v). The type A was good but I think the type B is better. Some flavors, such a BWB 555 can be a little harsh on throat hit with certain attys. Some flavors I like best in a 306 atty with a drip tip. I agree that the Ecig, voltage, and atomizer affect taste dramatically. I've learned not to judge a juice until it's aged and tried in multiple attys.

Applewood seems to come through fine on everything I try it on.

The type B atty floods just as easily as the type A even with thicker juices such as the Malty Toffee which is something like 30pg/70vg instead of BWB's normal 70pg/30vg. Both seem to flood as the tank gets down to about 1/4 full. At that point you have to hold it horizontal while vaping to let some of the juice in the bowl soak out into the mesh until the flooding stops.
 
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I just got my Tank type B in yesterday. It's giving me flavor with BWB Malty Toffee that I haven't had in a while (on 3.2v). The type A was good but I think the type B is better.

Just got a reo mini and have a 306 lr cisco on it for the applewood - dripping - best vapor of all and flavor holds up well. But yeah, applewood can span a range of wattage and still taste good. The B's are next for flavor - real close to dripping for me - it seems no matter what form I can detect filler. The mega eGo carts are the least imposing but the tanks are better still. The dual coil cartos and the CE2's work for me but no others. You miight try those B's on the eGo and the SE Riva with different flavors.... and you will detect a bit more vapor on the Riva.
 

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I did that recently - I've replaced my eGo batts that were wearing out with three Riva 510 SE batts in rotation. I've been happy with the result but I will say that the eGos (before they were worn out) produced a more consistent result over the charge of the battery - the Rivas definitely drop off toward the end. Overall, I'd recommend it, though.
 

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What do they read straight off the meter? My worn-out eGos were reading 3.3 or less and they could barely drive a 2.0 ohm cartomizer.

[Sorry just noticed you said 3.1.]

What kind of atty/carto are you using?

They are 3.7 volt batteries, just like all the others. They charge to about 4.2 volts, just like all the rest. The voltage "straight off the meter" has no meaning. They regulate at almost 3.1 volts with just about any reasonable load.

I build most of my cartomizers with about a 3Ω coil, which go through about 9ml of juice per day. That's more than I want to consume, and I have a recent build with a 4Ω coil that uses about 6ml of juice per day.

This is the kind of cartomizer that I use:

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That's it in my avatar.
 

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My mainstay is a Hello 016 battery because it regulates at a slightly lower voltage than other batteries with a 510 connection. I strive for less, not more, heheh.

You may be right about "regulated" voltage of the Hello 016. But my suspicion would be that it is not "regulated". Hello name, so it seems to me, is connected with Rivas. Don't mean to be acknowledgeable - but was is the "016" or what is its meaning?
 
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