Can someone enlighten me about the benefits of TC?

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flexy123

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I sort-of don't understand. With a standard mod I can also adjust, say either Volts or Watts to get to a certain temperature/flavor experience. Obviously when I vape my kayfun Lite at 13W the coil and also the vape is "cooler" than when I would vape at 20W.

So, now TC comes in and I have problems seeing what's so good about it. What is the benefit of it? What can a TC mod/mode do what I cannot do with a device where I can "only" adjust volts or wattage?
 
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Tc gives a consistent vape from the start to the finish of the puff. Even if chain vaping the temperature doesn't rise above the set limit. And coils and wicks last much, much longer. Some of the benefits for me.

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Tc gives a consistent vape from the start to the finish of the puff. Even if chain vaping the temperature doesn't rise above the set limit. And coils and wicks last much, much longer. Some of the benefits for me.

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Yes a benefit, but more of a benefit at higher wattages than lower wattage.
Lower mass/wattage coils have short ramp up times.
 

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To me it's about getting a consistent vape. With power mode it just keeps getting hotter and hotter the longer you hold down the fire button.

TC reaches the temperature you set and the mod varies the power to keep you there. It's all about consistency for me. No dry hits or burnt cotton is just an added benefit for me.

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I went straight from Ego's to TC so I don't have much experience with VW/VV, but for me it gives a much smoother, care free vape.

TC means I don't have to adjust my draw-speed to maintain a certain temp or throttle the fire button. I can just inhale as fast or as slow as I want to without giving it much thought.

For me it is the way to go, everything else seems obsolete at this point.
 

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With TC in use one can hold down that fire button and inhale for as long as they want/can, to get more vapour and have no fear of getting a dry or burnt hit. It's great for newbs and new builders alike. imo.
Any well wicking atty will work the same way at the proper wattage.
 

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Yes the no dry hits or burnt cotton but that was not a worry for me either. As stated consistent vape is the reason I use it.
For example if I'm running my Boreas at 75 watts and do an extended draw, the flavor changes near the end as the juice cooks?. Where as in tc it will stop heating and avoid cooking juices. To each their own and if you vape at lower wattage overheating is not an issue.
As stated it's just convenient and simplifies life so no matter where I am or what I'm doing my vape is always the same.
 

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    AHhh the vaping theory, where properly design coil+wick+chambor+wattage would allow the user to hit the fire button for as long as they'd like and never dry out the wick or get a "dry hit".

    (forgive me, I went directly from prebuilt atomizers to wind-your-own TC vaping on RTA's)

    The theory being that the vaporizing juice cools the coil so that it does not overheat. The problem with the 'theory' is that someone (aka the user) is drawing the vapor away and cold air into the chamber so for the setup to work in 'wattage mode' a higher wattage needs to be used to counteract the users actions. The other 'hole' in the theory is that the user may not hit/suck/draw/pull/puff (whatever) exactly the same or for the same length of time each and every time.

    This leads to user settings that ether start off strong and fizzle out or start weak and get stronger as the user holds the fire button and pulls. Hold the fire button to long before pulling and the coil could very well over heat. Chain vape or vape outside the bounds of your build and at the very least you may get a exceptionally warmer than desired experience or even a 'dry hit'.

    What if the mod actually attempted to regulate the temperature of the coil instead?

    The user can still set the mod to apply as much power as they want to "ramp up" the coil to the desired temperature and once it reaches the setpoint, the mod will regulate the power needed to maintain that temperature setting.

    In my mind this offers a much more consistent vaping experience. It also offers the the beginner builder much more "wiggle room" on their coil winding and wicking.
     

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    For me, VW/VV tends to be a lot more consistent. It's completely possible that I'm doing it wrong, but every time I've tried TC, I can feel it cutting the power when the max temperature is reached.

    With VW/VV, I personally can't detect incrementally hotter vapor with longer and/or consecutive pulls. To be fair, I tend to use relatively low-mass, high-ohm coils, so my ramp-up is very quick and there's little latent heat build-up.
     

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    I have never tried TC myself. Every mod that I currently use has it but since I am a MTLer and never vape above 20 watts, I don't see the point. Don't even remember the last time that I had a dry hit. As well, I have a lot of 26/28 ga Kanthal and don't want to waste it. I do understand why high wattage vapers would want it given the current state of available equipment. Don't think I would want to take a direct to lung dry hit at 100 watts!! Sounds painful.
     
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    Tc gives a consistent vape from the start to the finish of the puff.
    I think I've seen this same statement written about every "next great thing" that has shown up all the way back to 2013. Please excuse me but IMO TC is just the next greatest thing for manufacturers to unload another new product for sheeple who already have a closetful of the last most fantastical vape that is suddenly junk. Jus my :2c:
     
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    BillW50

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    @Foggy Road: Well not really. I had an ejuice that worked fine in a dripper, but horrible in a tank. Tried many times with power mode and just when you think you nailed it, the damn thing would caramelize and all of the flavor in the whole tank would be contaminated in minutes. I am sure most experienced users wouldn't have even bothered. But I have to figure out why something fails. Only with TC, I really did nail it. Anything higher than 370°F and it would caramelize and ruin everything. TC is really good for a lot of things. No burnt hits is just one of them.
     
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    To me, there are a lot of advantages to a good TC mod.

    You know you're vaping in the safest way possible if you set your temp below 480 or so.

    Battery life tends to increase as you're not using your ramp-up wattage throughout the entire hit to keep the coil hot. (When you vape 20-25 ml of juice a day battery life becomes a very important factor)

    Flavor profiles can change tremendously when you're using temperature control, since you're able to fine tune exactly where you want each flavor you have to hit at, without compromising the initial strong hit.

    The biggest one for me is consistency, as wattage mode has never given me the same consistency as new TC mods.

    That's just me though :thumbs:, everyone has their own preferences and what an "ideal" is to me is the worst vape possible to others.
     
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