Dual coil anything on the LT?

[SilentEcho13]

Hey guys.

I have a COV dual coil atomizer at 1.5ohms that I'm using on my LT. I know it regulates LR atomizers, so I'm only getting 3.7ish-4v into it.

Can I use any dual coil atomizer/cartomizer on the LT at all, while still being able to push 5v, or does it regulate anything that's dual coil?

Thanks!

 

[dotma]

I do believe it regulates anything that is DC.

 

[SilentEcho13]

Meh.

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[Eddie.Willers]

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Amen to that!
I wanted to use DC above 4v so I bought an Infinity.

 

[AttyPops]

It's a matter of amps. Not regulation, exactly.

OK, so I'll give this a go...

You can use a dual coil, a single coil, or a deci-coil (10 coils). The unit doesn't even know how many coils are on the atomizer/carto. All it knows is the resistance it is finding.

So use an ohms law calculator and find out how many AMPS you require @ a particular voltage and ohms. Or plug in 2.5 amps and a voltage and see how many ohms you need (min). If you want 5 volts, plug in 5 volts and 2.5 amps (the LT's limit) and see how many ohms that is (2 ohms).

Ohm's Law Calculator

So a 2.0 ohm DC, or a 2.0 ohm single coil will work at 5 volts... mathematically.

So, when you exceed the 2.5 amp limit of the regulator, the voltage suffers (drops). This may also be part of the short circuit protection... but is also a design limit.

Of course, it matters to YOU... a 1.6 ohm DC has two 3.2 ohm coils.... and needs twice the amps. OTOH, at 5 volts a sigle-coil atty/carto usually rocks anyway. Don't really need DCs IMO.

Just remember that it's amps that count here. Amps are determined by the atty ohms (as well as what the battery can provide).

 

[dotma]

Oops, i stand corrected -- thanks attypops!

 

[SilentEcho13]

It's a matter of amps. Not regulation, exactly.

OK, so I'll give this a go...

You can use a dual coil, a single coil, or a deci-coil (10 coils). The unit doesn't even know how many coils are on the atomizer/carto. All it knows is the resistance it is finding.

So use an ohms law calculator and find out how many AMPS you are pushing @ a particular voltage. If you want 5 volts, plug in 5 volts and 2.5 amps (the LT's limit) and see how many ohms that is (2 ohms).

Ohm's Law Calculator

So a 2.0 ohm DC, or a 2.0 ohm single coil will work at 5 volts.

THat makes sense, time to order a new DCA haha.

Thank you!

 

[SilentEcho13]

Would I be better off ordering a 2.0ohm, 2.5ohm, or 3.0ohm DCA, to be on the safe side?

 

[SilentEcho13]

Amen to that!
I wanted to use DC above 4v so I bought an Infinity.

I don't know why I didn't order an iPro to begin with. I considered it, but I ended up with a LT for some unknown reason, haha.

 

[carlton]

I'm using a 2.5ohm dcc @ 5.5V on my LT right now. No problems.

 

[AttyPops]

np. I edited slightly to make it more clear. ECF is being slow. Took forever. lol.

 

[SilentEcho13]

Heh, thanks, yeah ECF was lagging a bit for me too.

At the moment, I have a 2.4ohm 306 atty on the way, and going to give that a try.

There's just something about the DCA's. They've set a standard for me. I can't get a single coil atomizer to be as warm and vapor-producing as the DCA, regardless of voltage. I just get a burnt taste.

I have the 3.0ohm 510 atty that came with the LT, and I can barely get it over 5v without burning. This happens even if I keep it wet (seriously this thing leaks like no tomorrow). I've cleaned it out, blown it out, eventually I gave up and just threw the DCA onto it. No real VV, but it works well.

 

[AttyPops]

Interesting. I vape using 5v box mods (at the moment) They are regulated to 5 volts... no vv. However, I use single coil atties all the time (3.2 ohm Boge currently) and it's working fine. That's 1.5625 theoretical amps. Single coil tho. A DC with two of those same ohm coils would be a 1.6 ohm carto and over-amp the thing.

So it all depends. There's so much variability with the hardware and the # of combinations of stuff that it can get frustrating. Hang in there. 2.0 ohms is pushing the LT to it's 2.5 amp limit at 5 volts. 2.5 would give you more range.

However, as to real-world performance and preference... get some of each and try em. Just do the math so as to not over-amp it. However, the math can only tell you so much. Good Luck.

 

[SilentEcho13]

2.5 it is. thanks!

I need to now figure out what's wrong with this 510 atty :/

 

[Malicious Intent 63]

I'm on the same path trying to find the most productive components for my LT...
I haven't looked into the iPro though..HMmm

 

[SilentEcho13]

The iPro is something I have to get my hands on soon, or even a buzz pro.

 

[Keeno]

Let's make it easy:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlZnGjZRjO_UdGo3VVlnVHY0VExZLVd5aDkwUEJEZXc#gid=1

 

[JuniorNA]

Attypops is spot on. You get more range when using 2.5-3.0 ohms. And the atty that came with does leak like crazy. I thought it was me but I've read a lot of other people having same issue.

In using a 3.0 ohm dual coil, will I have the full range even though the amps are higher ? The reason I ask is because bottom line is the resistance is 3 ohm even though it's dual coil


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[SilentEcho13]

I went and bought a 2.5ohm 306 atty for the mean time, and it fricken rocks at 5-5.5v!

I still have yet to order a 2.5ohm DCA, but that's coming soon.

As for the atty it came it, I just gave it away...lol.

Thanks guys for the help, especially that chart.

 

[Caelius Felix]

Vaping Zone (and probably other vendors, too) has 4ml 510 dual coil cartos at 2, 2.5, and 4 ohms. It's pretty easy to find the right voltage setting on the LT to suit each one. The link to the chart earlier in this thread explains it all.