Can't go over 4 volts with a 2.8 cartomizer?

[cocacola31173]

I recently got some Boge f16 cartos at 2.8 ohm and for some reason if I go over 4 volts on my Provari I get a burnt taste. I have been using 1.8 ohms but have heard that higher ohms are better for battery life but also heard you can go higher.

Has anyone had this trouble and is this normal?

Thanls!

 

[JeremyR]

Hey coca cola, It sounds like the carto. Have you tried another.?

I'm a regular high ohm user, battery life is increased substantially, in your case should be 30-40%.

I am using a 2.8 ohm right now actually. Was at 3.2-3.5 for a while with and older mod. One thing to consider is that typically high ohm burn hotter, they also heat much faster. If it vapes great at 3.8 then try it. Since thier hotter you may not need as much power as your used to. Depending on the gauge of wire. Thinner heats faster with less power.

 

[Baditude]

That is not normal. Let's consider what might be going on.

Did you adequately prefill the cartomizer properly? If not, the polyfill wick could burn from not enough e-liquid. Once the polyfill is burnt, the carto is ruined.

You could have gotten a bad carto, or a bad batch of cartos. Its unfortunate, but it does happen. It seems like all the cartomizer manufacturers have had bad batches from time to time. There's no fool proof way for manufacturers to check quality control of cartos before they are shipped to the distributors.

Have you checked the resistance of the cartos with your Provari to make certain that you did indeed receive the correct resistance?

One thing to consider is that typically high ohm burn hotter, they also heat much faster. If it vapes great at 3.8 then try it. Since thier hotter you may not need as much power as your used to. Depending on the gauge of wire. Thinner heats faster with less power.

Not entirely true. Lower ohms burn hotter and heat faster; they provide a warmer vape. They pull more amps from the battery, so drain a battery more.

Higher ohms require higher voltage, but pull less amps from the battery, so drain a battery less. They burn less hot and heat slower; they provide a cooler vape.

Doesn't make "common sense", but this is Ohm's Law in effect.

 

[JeremyR]

Yeah it does totally depend on the gauge of wire used.. I was thinking of 28 compared to 32g... In rebuildables. So the comment may be void in this situation.

Depends on the gauge of wire they use. Lower ohm of the same gauge will heat faster because it's less wire. But if its lower ohm with heavier wire it will not always heat faster.

But at any rate no it should not cause burning of the carto.