Dripper ohm range for a regulated mod

[Misk]

Hey folks. I have been using a Patriot RDA with a mechanical mod for a little bit now and have been building dual micro coils in .2 - .4 ohm range. I just got my first regulated mod today. It's a custom built SX350 and I was wondering if I should build my coils differently for use with a regulated mod than I did for the unregulated mech.

Per my thinking since I can regulate the watts I should be able to build with a bit higher ohm coils and just use the power to dictate the vape. Any and comments and suggestions welcome.

 

[bholcomb22]

You're on the right track.

The beauty of having a high wattage regulated device is that you can build at higher resistances, and still get a nice hot vape with lots of vapor. It also mean you are going to get a lot more surface area from your coil(s), and ramp up time is going to be cut down to next to nothing if you have a 50 watt + device.

 

[Misk]

Good to know I am at least thinking along the right track. Just not sure weather to go for 0.8 - 1.0 ohm range or shoot for the 0.5 - 0.6 range.

 

[edyle]

Hey folks. I have been using a Patriot RDA with a mechanical mod for a little bit now and have been building dual micro coils in .2 - .4 ohm range. I just got my first regulated mod today. It's a custom built SX350 and I was wondering if I should build my coils differently for use with a regulated mod than I did for the unregulated mech.

Per my thinking since I can regulate the watts I should be able to build with a bit higher ohm coils and just use the power to dictate the vape. Any and comments and suggestions welcome.

Do you have the specs on the sx350?
Knowing the specs we can figure it out.

 

[edyle]

Yihiecigar SX350

Specs of YiHi SX350 50W Yihieicgar


No. Specs Minimum Typical Max
1 Output Power 5 Watts 50 Watts
2 Output Voltage 1.0 Volts 9.5 Volts
3 Output Current 25.0A
4 Atomizer Resistance 0.2 Ohms 2.0 Ohms 3.0 Ohms
5 Bypass (Direct Connection Mode) YES
6 Output Power (Bypass mode) 5 Watts (3 ohm) 80.0 Watts (0.2ohm)
7 Output Voltage (Bypass mode) Battery Voltage-0.09V
8 Output Current (Bypass mode) 1.33 A 25.0 A
9 Input Voltage (Battery required above 25A ) 3.2 Volts 3.7 Volts 4.5 Volts
10 Input Current 1.5 A 10.0 A 25.0A
11 Screen On Current 25 mA
12 Quiescent Current 1 mA
13 Power Down Current 350 uA
14 Efficiency 92%
15 Screen size 0.66" OLED
16 Fire Method Only One Regular Fire Button
17 Adjust Power Method Both Gravity Sensor & Up/Down Button adjust the Power
18 USB Charging for Battery Yes 1A
19 App controlled Bluetooth NO
20 Software Upgrade/GUI operate YES
21 Charging for Mobile Phone NO
22 Customize Logo YES (above 120pcs,we can customize the logo for you)
23 Protection: 1. Reverse Polarity Protection
2. Output Short Protection
3. Low Resistance Protection
3. Battery low voltage Protection
4. Temperature Protection

 

[edyle]

Looks like you can go up to 3 ohms.

 

[Misk]

5w - 60w
1v - 9.5v
.15ohm - 3ohm

At least that is what Yihi website says. Also 2x 18650's in parallel if that makes any difference.

 

[Misk]

Looks like you can go up to 3 ohms.

Yeah 3 ohms is the max, but I am guess I don't want to build that high. I was just look for a good starting range.

 

[bholcomb22]

I don't know anything about this particular chip, but on any regulated device like this one you are going to have an enjoyable vape anywhere from .5 to 1.5 ohms if it delivers a true 50 watts at all resistances.

I would just experiment. Build a 1.5 ohm coil and vape a while. Then build a 1 ohm coil, then a .5, and dial it in that way. If you like the 1 ohm coil build something like .8 or 1.2 ohms. you will find your sweet spot, and in all reality it's subjective anyway.

 

[Misk]

I don't know anything about this particular chip, but on any regulated device like this one you are going to have an enjoyable vape anywhere from .5 to 1.5 ohms if it delivers a true 50 watts at all resistances.

I would just experiment. Build a 1.5 ohm coil and vape a while. Then build a 1 ohm coil, then a .5, and dial it in that way. If you like the 1 ohm coil build something like .8 or 1.2 ohms. you will find your sweet spot, and in all reality it's subjective anyway.

Thank you for the reply and solid advice! I was thinking after playing around with Steam engine I would probably go with a .8 ohm coil to start off with and see how it works out.

 

[edyle]

Thank you for the reply and solid advice! I was thinking after playing around with Steam engine I would probably go with a .8 ohm coil to start off with and see how it works out.

It's not going to matter much what ohms you use within reason; that's the whole point of the chip;

with a mech you need to build at a particular resistance for the particular wire that you use; you need to change the resistance until you find the sweet spot.

with the chip allowing you to adjust the voltage, if one day you make a 1 ohm coil and it vapes good at 4 volts, then the next day you make a 2 ohm coil with the same wire, you'll just use 8 volts instead and end up at the same sweet spot but a lot more fog.

 

[eratikmind]

I have an Omega set up at 1x coil/1.5Ω. Starting at some 18 watts on a VS rDNA, it's great. At 23 watts, it's fantastic. YMMV

 

[captainchunk]

I've never used an SX350 device, but from what I know from owning a DNA30 (30W max) device is that it wouldn't deliver max power at anything below 0.5 ohm. I use my DNA30 mostly with my Russian 91% now (1.5 ohm build at 15W seems to be my "sweet spot"). I drip exclusively on mechanicals these days.

 

[suspectK]

If you have the full range of the sx350... it doesn't really matter at all with resistance. Just use 22-28awg wire..

I've tested this with my taj ji atomizer and IPV2. I built two quad coils...one has two coils in series- 0.5 Ohm. The other is a normal quad- 0.25 Ohm... same exact build outside of that. No difference in performance...but it's not that great of a difference in current.:/