I'm currently vaping with a 1300 mah vision spinner and protank 2. I'm using the original coil that came with the tank. I have heard that purchasing different ohm coils can affect different things like resistance and taste. I have no idea which ones do what. Please help explain this to me! I need a new coil!
Confused about ohms
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As far as you're concerned with what you list;
Higher ohms take longer to heat up and provide a cooler vape. Battery should last longer.
Flavor is subjective but generally higher ohms for fruity flavors.
Lower ohms heat up fast and provide a hotter vape. Battery life will be lessened.
Flavor is subjective but generally lower ohms for burnt type flavors.
With a VV you can probably make any of them work satisfactorily so it wouldn't hurt to get an assortment to make up your own mind.
In prebuilt coils on a Protank 1 and Vivi Nova I liked the middle 2.2Ω-2.4Ω for stock coils.
Building my own coils I liked them 1.8Ω-2.0Ω on those, sometimes more or less depending on wire gauge, so if you get into building you can adjust the gauge to suit the ohms or the ohms to suit the gauge and you can adjust the feed rate.
Higher ohms take longer to heat up and provide a cooler vape. Battery should last longer.
Flavor is subjective but generally higher ohms for fruity flavors.
Lower ohms heat up fast and provide a hotter vape. Battery life will be lessened.
Flavor is subjective but generally lower ohms for burnt type flavors.
With a VV you can probably make any of them work satisfactorily so it wouldn't hurt to get an assortment to make up your own mind.
In prebuilt coils on a Protank 1 and Vivi Nova I liked the middle 2.2Ω-2.4Ω for stock coils.
Building my own coils I liked them 1.8Ω-2.0Ω on those, sometimes more or less depending on wire gauge, so if you get into building you can adjust the gauge to suit the ohms or the ohms to suit the gauge and you can adjust the feed rate.
I prefer a cooler vape. With my regulated mods (variable voltage like your Spinner), I prefer a standard resistance (2.0 - 2.5 ohm) with the clearomizers that I use (Protank and iClear 30).
I use different voltages depending upon the flavor I'm vaping, and switch flavors 3 - 4 times a day, with different flavors in my clearomizers and cartotanks.
I've found fruit flavors are best in the lower voltage range (3.6 - 4.0 volts) and other flavors like my coffee or tobacco flavors higher (4.0 - 4.4 volts).
I use different voltages depending upon the flavor I'm vaping, and switch flavors 3 - 4 times a day, with different flavors in my clearomizers and cartotanks.
I've found fruit flavors are best in the lower voltage range (3.6 - 4.0 volts) and other flavors like my coffee or tobacco flavors higher (4.0 - 4.4 volts).
Another smal but subtle way to get a cooler vape is to attach a long drip tip to your delivery device. After I had some dental work done, I started to find the super short drip tips i was accustomed to using, a bit too warm a vape. So swapping to a long one allowed me to get a nicer vape without changing anything else.
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I totally agree with this. I have the two drip tips below which are longer in length to help cool my vape.
http://www.myfreedomsmokes.com/parts-accessories/510-parts/510-miscellaneous-accessories/510-long-skinny-drip-tip-aluminum/
http://pinkspotvapors.com/product/freudian-tip/
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Disclaimer: This is the most simplistic explanation and is addressed to new vapers mostly or vapers who are happy within the recommended "just right" power zone (4.5-8.5 watts). If you are using dual coil atomizers or are interested in high wattage vaping, it's a different conversation altogether. 
You will also have to understand the concept of amp limits and how it applies to high power vaping.
Ohm's Law as it pertains to vaping is really not that complicated--and it's very useful when you want to know what you're doing.
Voltage and wattage are often misunderstood by new vapers. Wattage is the power (heat, sweet spot) that your PV (battery and atomizer) generates. Wattage = Voltage (of your battery) squared divided by Resistance (Ω) of your atomizer [P=V[SUP]2[/SUP]/R]. If you're not good at math, don't worry, use this easy calculator:
Online Conversion - Ohm's Law Calculator
Of course, if you own a VW (variable wattage) device, you don't really need this calculator because your device will do the math for you.
The wattage you want, especially at the beginning of your vaping career, should be somewhere between 4.5 and 8.5 Watts. Anything lower than 4.5 watts may not vaporize your juice properly and will not produce enough warmth and vapor. Anything above 8.5 watts increases the risk of burning the filler in your cartomizers (if you're using them) and even some juices, especially the delicate ones.
There are, of course, other variables, like eliquid and JDD (juice delivery devices) that you're using on your batteries. Seven watts on a filler type cartomizer may feel different than the same 7 watts on a fillerless clearomizer or a dripping atomizer. The same is true for different eliquids; tobaccos, chocolate and coffees generally require more wattage (heat), while fruit and other delicate flavors do better with less heat. Everyone's sweet spot is different--those are just very general guidelines.
Experiment and you'll find your own bliss in no time!
Welcome to ECF and happy vaping!
You will also have to understand the concept of amp limits and how it applies to high power vaping. Ohm's Law as it pertains to vaping is really not that complicated--and it's very useful when you want to know what you're doing.
Voltage and wattage are often misunderstood by new vapers. Wattage is the power (heat, sweet spot) that your PV (battery and atomizer) generates. Wattage = Voltage (of your battery) squared divided by Resistance (Ω) of your atomizer [P=V[SUP]2[/SUP]/R]. If you're not good at math, don't worry, use this easy calculator:
Online Conversion - Ohm's Law Calculator
Of course, if you own a VW (variable wattage) device, you don't really need this calculator because your device will do the math for you.
The wattage you want, especially at the beginning of your vaping career, should be somewhere between 4.5 and 8.5 Watts. Anything lower than 4.5 watts may not vaporize your juice properly and will not produce enough warmth and vapor. Anything above 8.5 watts increases the risk of burning the filler in your cartomizers (if you're using them) and even some juices, especially the delicate ones.
There are, of course, other variables, like eliquid and JDD (juice delivery devices) that you're using on your batteries. Seven watts on a filler type cartomizer may feel different than the same 7 watts on a fillerless clearomizer or a dripping atomizer. The same is true for different eliquids; tobaccos, chocolate and coffees generally require more wattage (heat), while fruit and other delicate flavors do better with less heat. Everyone's sweet spot is different--those are just very general guidelines.
Experiment and you'll find your own bliss in no time!
Welcome to ECF and happy vaping!
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