Do dual-coil clearomizers require more voltage/wattage than single-coils?

[Gato del Jugo]

Say you have a dual-coil iClear 16 which is described as 2.0 ohms...


Would it be correct in saying that the resistance is actually 4.0 ohms (2 coils x 2.0 ohms each), and hence would need a somewhat higher voltage/wattage than a single-coil rated at 2.0 ohms?

Or does the dual-coil truly total 2.0 ohms (2 coils x 1.0 ohms each)?


Thanks!

 

[erikbal]

It actually equals 2 ohms, in your scenario. Right now I have an iclear30s with a 2.1ohm resistance and a regular iclear30 with 1.7 ohm resistance. I forgot whether they're wired in series or parallel, someone else more knowledgeable than I am will chime in on that one. I hope I at least answered part of your question.

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[Recycled Roadkill]

A dual coil doesn't require more wattage/voltage per se but if you want the full potential of vapor and flavor that dual coils can provide then the answer is yes, it does require more power. And as a result your battery will flatten out faster.

 

[j3illy]

I've never used any type of dual-coil, but you're right about have to divide by 2. Each coil is getting only 1/2 the wattage it would normally, so you have to take this into account w/ your battery choice, to take full advantage of them.

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

It actually equals 2 ohms, in your scenario. Right now I have an iclear30s with a 2.1ohm resistance and a regular iclear30 with 1.7 ohm resistance. I forgot whether they're wired in series or parallel, someone else more knowledgeable than I am will chime in on that one. I hope I at least answered part of your question.

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In the case of the iClear30 series, they're wired in paralled. Identical resistance wired in series will be doubled.

 

[Zealous]

A duel coil doesn't require more volts but it uses more power so you would go through a battery charge quicker than with a single coil.

 

[Gato del Jugo]

In the case of the iClear30 series, they're wired in paralled. Identical resistance wired in series will be doubled.

Awesome, that's what I was confused about most, I think.. parallel vs. serial


Is serial less of a manufactured product, and more of a do-it-yourself coil thing?

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

Awesome, that's what I was confused about most, I think.. parallel vs. serial


Is serial less of a manufactured product, and more of a do-it-yourself coil thing?

I can't see any advantage in a do it yourself situation to winding two coils in series as a single coils wound longer would have the same effect.

As far as an easy way to remember series/parallel difference goes, just remember that two lightbulbs wired in series would produce half the light in each bulb.

 

[Stosh]

For vaping purposes what matters the most is how many watts are being applied to the coil or multiple coils. For example a 2.0 ohm dual coil carto using 4.0 volts will produce a TOTAL wattage of 8 watts, but this is split by each parallel coil so that each individual coil only receives 4 watts. Boosting the voltage to 5.0 volts will produce 6.25 watts to each coil, closer to what a single coil carto may be vaped at.

That said, the lower wattage to each coil will give you better flavor with less burnt taste, so long as there is enough heat / wattage to produce sufficient vapor. Over heating a coil with too much power, wattage, heat is the most common problem in producing that lousy burnt flavor...

The manufactured products are parallel coils, a serial setup wouldn't be necessary as you could just put more turns into a single coil to achieve the same result.