Burny taste at higher voltage

[Commie]

So it turns out that my new twist is bork, and insists on only putting out 4.8volt.

That would explain why my 2 ohm cartos taste like burning socks, I'm good with that.

But as a test, I made a 3 ohm coil in a phoenix rba, and it still tastes burnt Am I wrong to assume that a 3 ohm coil at 4.8 volt should taste comparable to a 2 ohm coil at 3.7?

On a somewhat related note, is there any other benefit to higher voltages besides using higher resistance coils?

Thank you for any information!
Commie

 

[fourthrok]

"On a somewhat related note, is there any other benefit to higher voltages besides using higher resistance coils?"

I can't think of anything. I use low ohms on low voltage. Higher ones on higher voltage. 3ohm should be fine on 4.8 (although for my juice 4.2-4.4 is better).

 

[MickeyRat]

Actually a 2 ohm coil at 3.7V is 6.8 W. A 3 ohm coil at 4.8V is 7.6 W. So, no a 3 ohm coil at 4.8V isn't going to be like a 2 ohm coil at 3.7V. You'll need about a 3.4 ohm coil for that.

Watts are a good rule of thumb but, they aren't everything. There is a difference between a high resistance coil at higher voltage and a low resistance coil at lower voltage. Which you prefer is a matter of taste. That's said. lower resistance usually means higher amps and amps are tougher on switches and batteries. So, all things being equal, you're better off higher resistance at higher voltage. There's been a lot of discussion on that last and others may differ.

 

[fourthrok]

Well...to clarify. I prefer single coils and like 1.7 ohm on 3.3-3.4 volt eGos, but prefer 2 ohm on kGo. The 3 ohm I got specifically to use with VV. As for dual coils ...ah. They are problematic. But I can manage with 1.5 DCs with very low volts (3.2). Otherwise they burn too hot. IMHO.

 

[skelley]

Forth to answer your question, here are your numbers from the other post...

4.2v w/ 3ohm = 5.8watts, 1.4amps
3.2v w 1.5ohm = 6.8w 2.1amps
I'd say your are a 6-7 watt person.
So the only main difference is the lower amps draw on the batt which would indicate less heat generated on internals and also longer use between charges.

 

[MickeyRat]

Well...to clarify. I prefer single coils and like 1.7 ohm on 3.3-3.4 volt eGos, but prefer 2 ohm on kGo. The 3 ohm I got specifically to use with VV. As for dual coils ...ah. They are problematic. But I can manage with 1.5 DCs with very low volts (3.2). Otherwise they burn too hot. IMHO.

That heat part on the DCs is a little strange. A 1.5V DC is two 3 ohm coils in parallel. They shouldn't be getting that hot. I don't use DCs so I really can't speak from experience though.

 

[Commie]

Thank you for the explanation, guys. And just to clarify, my normal battery runs at 3.7 rather than 3.2. Well, it starts out at 4.2, but that doesn't last very long.

 

[Highwayman1224]

So it turns out that my new twist is bork, and insists on only putting out 4.8volt.

That would explain why my 2 ohm cartos taste like burning socks, I'm good with that.

But as a test, I made a 3 ohm coil in a phoenix RBA, and it still tastes burnt Am I wrong to assume that a 3 ohm coil at 4.8 volt should taste comparable to a 2 ohm coil at 3.7?

On a somewhat related note, is there any other benefit to higher voltages besides using higher resistance coils?

Thank you for any information!
Commie

Sorry about your twist problems, but when you said your carto's tasted like "burning socks" I cracked up, LOL!!! That flavor would NOT be very pleasant!!

 

[unloaded]

The main advantage of VV is regulated power, a more consistent vape through the life of the battery. Some of the stuff coming out recently doesn't really do well as far as regulation goes though. You can also tweak your voltage in to match your juice and atty to get it just the way you like it. But again, some of the VV coming out now can make that a challenge. The longer battery life when using higher resistance/voltage isn't exactly true either. The amperage between the regulator and atty is lower but the amperage between the battery and regulator is higher so it's pretty much a wash as long as the wattage is similar. My whole post is concerning boosting a single battery, VV with stacked batts don't really apply to the above statements.

 

[18SixFifty]

I have owned at least a dozen different 5 volt mods. From box mods that I made to the GLV, GG model I don't remember which one. it was brass. All kinds of other ones too. At five volts I have to run well over 3ohms or all I get is nasty burnt flavor.

I believe that if you get a 5 volt set up correctly that it does produce more vapor with less battery consumption. However, I have pretty much given up on 5 volt vaping. All too often all I got was the "burnt socks" flavor. I rarely go above 4.2 volts.

 

[jake1981]

Some atty's just don't get moist enough quick enough and they go dry with too big volts..