Best Cartomizer for Standard 510 Battery?

[hairball]

No. The lower resistance, the more strain it puts on the battery. If you go too low, it will outright kill your battery.
IIRC, you have 280mah batteries At any rate, 3ohms is not the "only safe" carto to use with 280mah. I'ts just the most commonly available resistance that will strain your battery the least.

You can go to 2ohm safely, but the overall life, and the time between charges will be shortened. It's a tradeoff you make. A 3ohm carto on a 3.7V small battery is going to give you pretty lame vapor production. 1.7ohms is pushing it though and would likely damage your battery pretty quickly. Use 2.5ohm Boges if you can find them. That's why I prefer Boge cartos. Their resistance is more consistent. Smoketechs seem to be +/- 0.3 ohms.

That's YOUR opinion. I get plenty of vapor off a Joye 510 slim ecig using a 3ohm. Also, the 2.5 IS NOT recommended for these types of batteries. For an Ego, it's a little better but low resistance still strains the mosfet.

 

[r77r7r]

HIGHLY agree with Hairball on this! ---

I don't see many folks getting these anymore, are the 808's that are popular now a better vape??

 

[swedishfish]

I prefer the 510 over a KR808. But that's me. I don't use it often and it's not enough that if I had a KR808 I'd throw all my stuff away and get a 510, but I do.

 

[JerryB]

That's YOUR opinion. I get plenty of vapor off a Joye 510 slim ecig using a 3ohm. Also, the 2.5 IS NOT recommended for these types of batteries. For an Ego, it's a little better but low resistance still strains the mosfet.

Thank you Hairball! So... what I should do is use a 3 ohm carto, but switch to a higher nicotine (24 mg) to get the TH I experience with the eGo / LR cartos with 18 mg?

 

[Sylvaria]

Just out of shear curiosity, and I have no idea if you can get these attys anywhere anymore, but I ohmed out my old m401 atty's on a m401 to 510 converter. I still have quite a few m401 attys and carts left over. I found out they are 2.6 to 2.7 ohms resistance. Would they work pretty well if I want to go that route with an ego or 510 slimline batt for a "discrete" vape sometime rather than carrying around my LT? Although, I don't seem to have much trouble hiding my LT in my bag. The atty's work just fine on my LT btw better than they ever did on my 401 PT even.


Syl

 

[r77r7r]

info for OP:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/joye-510/65055-battery-voltages-surprise.html

 

[DC2]

I would never even consider using 3 ohms on a 3.4 volt device, the vapor output would make me cry.
I would go with 2 ohms and deal with any potential battery issues.


Here is a thread I started a long time ago, before I came up with better solutions...
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-lr-atomizers-510-stock-180mah-batteries.html

 

[swedishfish]

I would never even consider using 3 ohms on a 3.4 volt device, the vapor output would make me cry.
I would go with 2 ohms and deal with any potential battery issues.


Here is a thread I started a long time ago, before I came up with better solutions...
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-lr-atomizers-510-stock-180mah-batteries.html

True. You can pick up a 510 battery on sale for about 10 bucks.

I just realized my 510 batteries are over a year old! Granted I don't use them daily- even weekly. I should check them, I probably jinxed myself and they're dead.

 

[JerryB]

info for OP:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/joye-510/65055-battery-voltages-surprise.html

Wow! What an informative post ("Battery Voltages -- Surprise!")
Thank you r77r7r for sharing the link!

 

[yzer]

There is no standard 510 battery. 510 is a threaded atomizing device connection series. That said, for 510 APVs using regulated 3.7V batteries as a power souce LR cartomizers and atomizers work best. The LR resistance is generally pegged at 2.5 ohms and less. 3.7V APVs using LR devices can use single cells (batteries) that have a wide capacity, from 2000mAh and above to less than 650mAh. The battery capacity relates to how long the battery will operate before recharging is needed, not the optimal resistance of the device it powers.

 

[DC2]

I guess the standard resistance Joye 510 atomizers (2.3 ohms) throw a bit of a wrench into the LR/SR/HR categorization scheme.

And as for me, I've been using them for 3 years now, with no consideration to using anything else.
They always work, have the perfect resistance for me, and last a long time.

 

[r77r7r]

There is no standard 510 battery. 510 is a threaded atomizing device connection series. That said, for 510 APVs using regulated 3.7V batteries as a power souce LR cartomizers and atomizers work best. The LR resistance is generally pegged at 2.5 ohms and less. 3.7V APVs using LR devices can use single cells (batteries) that have a wide capacity, from 2000mAh and above to less than 650mAh. The battery capacity relates to how long the battery will operate before recharging is needed, not the optimal resistance of the device it powers.

I think this part gets confusing for newcomers because some refer to the cig sized Joye 510 simply as "510".

 

[yzer]

Yes, it's very confusing. Vaping is an industry in development and there is a lot of confusion and just plain bad information around about all of the choices in gear that is currently available.

That's where a forum like ECF can be a beacon of light.

 

[JerryB]

Yes, it's very confusing. Vaping is an industry in development and there is a lot of confusion and just plain bad information around about all of the choices in gear that is currently available.

That's where a forum like ECF can be a beacon of light.

Amen! Speaking as a 'newcomer', so much of this is very confusing!
Yes - ECF is a "beacon of light"!
Fortunately, I was willing to devote a few weeks towards research before I took the plunge and made my first purchase - which resulted in my ending a 44 year relationship with tobacco (after only my first ten days or so of vaping).
However, I think that too many give up on vaping as a result of the confusion.

 

[Caridwen]

Amen! Speaking as a 'newcomer', so much of this is very confusing!
Yes - ECF is a "beacon of light"!
Fortunately, I was willing to devote a few weeks towards research before I took the plunge and made my first purchase - which resulted in my ending a 44 year relationship with tobacco (after only my first ten days or so of vaping).
However, I think that too many give up on vaping as a result of the confusion.

Congratulations!! That's so great!

 

[JerryB]

Congratulations!! That's so great!

Thank you Caridwen!

 

[DancingHeretik]

That's YOUR opinion. I get plenty of vapor off a Joye 510 slim ecig using a 3ohm. Also, the 2.5 IS NOT recommended for these types of batteries. For an Ego, it's a little better but low resistance still strains the mosfet.

2.5 is standard resistance. 3 ohm is high resistance. My original 510 kits (way back over a year ago when I started) were 2.5 ohm. And 2.5 ohm atomizers are ok on 510 little batts (if you don't mind using atomizers instead of cartomizers).

But, I guess I'm just not a big carto person because I absolutely hate 2.5 ohm cartos on 510 little batts. Now that I have the Twist, maybe I can finally use up the rest of the 2.5 ohm cartos I bought to try last year and get rid of the stupid things!

2 ohm are good, but will kill the 180 and 280 mah 510 batts. They seem to work fine on Ego batts. But, you may be right about the mosfet. Maybe I should try to use them on mods whenever possible and only use them on Ego's when out and about.

I can't believe I found someone that uses even higher resistance stuff than I do! I always feel kind of like the oddball because I don't like as warm a vape as everyone else seems to like. I guess I'm not so strange after all!