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Okay, so I currently use a KR808 as my primary (and only) vape. I am looking for something a bit more in terms of overall experience. The variable voltage mods are compelling to me but I wonder if I need one.

So here is my question: If you were to run a 1.5 Ohm carto with 3.0 volts, would it be the same experience as running a 3.0 Ohm carto at 6.0 volts.

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mmmm....not sure bout this. I know there is a chart somewhere that can tell ya bout watts. But if you want a nice hit on 1.5 you should go at least 3.7v. If you got vv you might as well vape it at 5.5-6V with a 3 ohm atty. Much nicer than 1.5 ohm Lr. I just recently bought some cisco 3 ohm and vaping it at 5.5-5.8 and loving it. I no longer use LR atty since switching to VV mod. Used to use 1.5 cisco on 3.7 box mod. That was nice but its not as nice as hi voltage with 3ohm atty.

just noticed the Va location. I'm bout 15 mins away from short pump. I have not seen many vapers around other than a couple at work.
 
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1.5 ohm atty on a 3 volt battery (Where do you get a 3 volt battery?) is going to hit at approximately 6 watts, which is weak for what most people like. (This is approximate- batteries don't really fire at the voltage they are labeled at too often.) You calculate by using volts x volts/ohms.

A 3 ohm atty on a 6 volt device (again, assuming that your 6 volt device is really 6 volts exactly, which most aren't) will deliver 12 watts. A MUCH more powerful vape. Too strong for a lot of vapers, but depends on how you like it.

Most people go somewhere in between. I've got a 1.5 ohm atty on a 3.7 volt mod right now. (Actual voltage around 4.2 volts off the charger, 3.6 volts when I no longer want to vape it.) Call it four volts, gives me around 10 watts. Just about perfect.

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For what it's worth, I don't actually vape anything VV- too many electronics are easy to break and hard to fix or get fixed.

But changing voltages (I use different devices and different battery combos to do this) makes a real difference to the vape.

It may help to think of all your gear in terms of power (measured in watts). Voltage(volts) squared over resistance (ohms) is how I was taught to calculate that.

THe thing about VV is- it's great if you use a lot of different kinds of atties, cartos, and what have you.

If you use mostly the same thing (I vape LR 510 atties almost all the time) there's really not much need for it.

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