Can someone enlighten me about the benefits of TC?

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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.
Well ok, you've convinced yerself. But to me that entire paragraph simply says, burnt hit? I've never experienced a burnt hit that has ruined a tankful of juice. I must have either a supersensitive tongue or a totally dead one, cuz when I taste the wick starting to scorch I lift my thumb off the power..back it down 2 or 3 tenths of a volt and go back to schlurpin that luscious sweet jooce.
 

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@Foggy Road: What the above means to me is all of those very tasty coil cloggers that you couldn't use in power mode, are now available to vape and enjoy in TC mode. :D
I'm truly sorry but all I see are words that say nuthin... Except perhaps that TC is a godsend for those that require training wheels on their mod.:|
 

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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:

So I'm one of the sheeple, that's good to know... Vaping i a fairly new thing and the technology advances quickly. That's inevitable. The same thing about the "unnecessary feature present only to sell new equipment" (of course the aim of vape companies is to sell equipment, they'd be pretty lousy businessmen otherwise...) has been said about variable voltage, variable wattage, even reverse battery protection - pretty much every advancement (and it's the same with pretty much every type of technology, from cars to computers). Do you need tc? No. Is it a useful feature? Yes, definitely. Does it make earlier equipment junk? Of course not (and who has said that it does?). Look, if you don't want to use it, fine. But if you dismiss it without really understanding what it does and can do, and put down those that have adopted the technology and find it useful, you kinda come across as a reactionist.

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I'm truly sorry but all I see are words that say nuthin... Except perhaps that TC is a godsend for those that require training wheels on their mod.:|
Even if that were true (which it of course isn't, tc isn't nearly as easy and trouble free as it should be, yet)... Now it's a bad thing to make vaping easy!? Elitist much (in an utterly ridiculous area to be part of an elite in)? There are so many others things I'd want to master before I'd even consider "I'm a better vaper than thou" as something one could even be proud of.

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I'm truly sorry but all I see are words that say nuthin... Except perhaps that TC is a godsend for those that require training wheels on their mod.:|
Who are these vapers who needs training wheels? The only ones I see are the ones who can use power mode only and those who can use either power mode or TC mode. :D
 
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Even if that were true (which it of course isn't, tc isn't nearly as easy and trouble free as it should be, yet)... Now it's a bad thing to make vaping easy!? Elitist much (in an utterly ridiculous area to be part of an elite in)? There are so many others things I'd want to master before I'd even consider "I'm a better vaper than thou" as something one could even be proud of.

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Well put Ken. I think Foggy just got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, or maybe lowered his nicotine level too drastically, idk.

@Foggy Road, that's a bit out of line dude, watch your language please. We get it already it's not for you. Now move along please, there's obviously nothing in this here thread that interests you.
 

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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?
I'm with you,as far as I'm concerned,TC means "Too Complicated"
 
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So I'm one of the sheeple, that's good to know... Vaping i a fairly new thing and the technology advances quickly. That's inevitable. The same thing about the "unnecessary feature present only to sell new equipment" (of course the aim of vape companies is to sell equipment, they'd be pretty lousy businessmen otherwise...) has been said about variable voltage, variable wattage, even reverse battery protection - pretty much every advancement (and it's the same with pretty much every type of technology, from cars to computers). Do you need tc? No. Is it a useful feature? Yes, definitely. Does it make earlier equipment junk? Of course not (and who has said that it does?). Look, if you don't want to use it, fine. But if you dismiss it without really understanding what it does and can do, and put down those that have adopted the technology and find it useful, you kinda come across as a reactionist.

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Finally, someone who's actually saying something that isn't a repetition of the same old catch phrases.....perhaps not a sheeple.... I dunno or care. I agree with every word you say (and your actually sayin stuff). Right up to "Is it a useful feature?" That's up to everyone to decide for themselves. I get that! I'm a bit of a geek and believe I've got a good handle on the theory (it avoids dry hits for those who don't wanna be bothered with payin attention to what they're doin) behind TC and I get a real kick outta repeatedly reading how "this new one actually works"!
As for putting down people who use it? No. But I did get annoyed wit da guy pounding out entire paragraphs (3 times) to say the same 4 words every time (directed specifically at me). If that makes me a reactionist, so be it. Personally I prefer and take pride in the term contrarian.

As I see this the OP started this asking for opinions.... that's all I had any intention of doing was give my opinion.... until opions began being directed at me specifically. I replied.
 
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Well put Ken. I think Foggy just got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, or maybe lowered his nicotine level too drastically, idk.

@Foggy Road, that's a bit out of line dude, watch your language please. We get it already it's not for you. Now move along please, there's obviously nothing in this here thread that interests you.
Whoa whoa whoa.... Go back and find where MY langauage got outta line fer me please. Attitude? Maybe. Methinks Ya'll got so excited in your zeal to pile on the "odd man out" that you were payin little attention to who said what! Just like ya wanna pay as little attention to yer vape as possible?
 
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Finally, someone who's actually saying something that isn't a repetition of the same old catch phrases.....perhaps not a sheeple.... I dunno or care. I agree with every word you say (and your actually sayin stuff). Right up to "Is it a useful feature?" That's up to everyone to decide for themselves. I get that! I'm a bit of a geek and believe I've got a good handle on the theory (it avoids dry hits for those who don't wanna be bothered with payin attention to what they're doin) behind it and I get a real kick outta repeatedly reading how "this new one actually works"!
As for putting down people who use it? No. But I did get annoyed wit da guy pounding out entire paragraphs (3 times) to say the same 4 words every time (directed specifically at me). If that makes me a reactionist, so be it. Personally I prefer and take pride in the term contrarian.

As I see this the OP started this asking for opinions.... that's all I had any intention of doing was give my opinion.... until opions began being directed at me specifically. I replied.
Contrarian - I hope you don't mind if I borrow that from you. Great word!
 
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It's great we have a choice TC or VW now.
If the FDA gets their way, TC may be the only option. (or nothing)
I'm happy Evolve kicked off it's development in Oct 2014
TC won't be necessary if they get their way with a 5A battery pushin out 12 watts.
 

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@ian91: I too vape MTL most of the time and I am usually running at 10 watts. Plus I use TC more often than not.

@WharfRat1976: You can adjust TC to work exactly like power mode if you like. This is called Power Dominant.
The point is that if you don't need it, why use it. If it gives me what I already have and requires that I buy new wire to do it, not much point.
 
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The point is that if you don't need it, why use it. If it gives me what I already have and requires that I buy new wire to do it, not much point.
If you don't need, you don't need. I didn't need it either. But it is fun to be a nerd and experiment. ;)
 

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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?
TC is watts mode with a temperature limit. Set the watts where every you like then pick a not-to-exceed temperature. My higher ohm builds tend to over heat too often above 20 watts. In temp control I can go to 30 watts but limit the temperature to avoid over heating. I find no benefit to going above 30 watts, which gives plenty of headspace for the battery (safety).
 
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    When you go through 5-10ml of juice a day battery life becomes important. I find most of my builds have 26-32AWG on ~2.5mm ID coils.

    I'm been "on the fence" as to if TC mode is a 'toodle puffers dream' or not. While many of my builds could easily cloud up a room I'm generally puffing away at fairly low power and low temperature.

    A few weeks ago I purchased a "Moonshot" and try as I could to get a low power build in it I finally went with the 24AWG NiFe and +50j to fire it. Works great if you like filling the itty bitty 2ml tank all the time. (it vaporizes juice VERY quickly)

    Some of the 1st TC mods and a few inexpensive ones have very noticeable regulation. I have a few builds that when driven with two much power I can hear/feel the power pulses firing the coil.

    Needless to say, most new mods have the feature, if you like or use it or not. (I actually use the 3D on my TV) Sadly with the addition of TC mode most manufacturers no longer include VV mode. Those of us who like firing our atomizers with a fixed voltage have to dig through the bargain bin for pre-TC era mods.

    Some people (such as myself) like it, others find it a useless additional feature on their mod. Whatever works for you.
     
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