Well, that's a step in the right direction: 100 is too high
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Everytime I hand my other half my set up to try a flavour or whatever he coughs like crazy. Whereas I get no satisfaction from what he uses all the time but he does.Quickly scrolled back down to 50w (I love the RX200)
It's a weird old game this vaping lark.
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As I've been told a thousand times: It's all subjective.
It's funny, and nice, how the vape doesnt get too hot on the Aromamizer, unlike the subox Mini. Again... subjective.
It's funny, and nice, how the vape doesnt get too hot on the Aromamizer, unlike the subox Mini. Again... subjective.
I'm very glad you have found enjoyment in your new toys
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@braveminion Not your fault at all luv. Could've been other factors such the 12mg nicotine, my wicking method or even my battered lungs in recovery mode, but don't I think the vape was hot. I'm not keen trying it out again right way, but I will later.
OK, here we go: What makes vapor is heat (thermal) energy pumping from the surface of the coil wire, where this is in contact with wet wick. Go to Steam Engine, on the "Coil Wrapping" tab, and input those values. Mandrel size, leg length and wraps is important, but not necessarily for this example because it requires the same length of 24 ga wire to make that resistance regardless. I specified a 3mm mandrel and 5mm legs, and got a 7/6 wrap coil. If you used a different mandrel you'll have different wraps, but it won't make any difference in the heat flux because the wire length is the same. Now, over to the right of the page is the "results" box, with a blue header, where you read off the number of wraps you need to wind to make the resistance you want. The 6th line down is headed "heat flux". The engineer in me insists on thinking of this a "thermal flux," but what it is is a measure of the amount of thermal energy being fed into the environment by your coil by all three possible means of heat transference (conduction, convection and radiation). Note the watts block has up/dn arrows. Run the watts up and down and you'll see the thermal flux (it's labeled mW/mm^2, which is milliwatts per square millimeter) changes, as well as the background color. Blue is cold, green is normal and red is too hot. Play with the watts buttons and you'll find that coil hits "green" between 29 and 58 watts, which corresponds to 100-200 mW/mm^2. The green label is not an absolute measure, just a guideline. If you like a warmer vape, you may prefer a reading of 220 or 250 mW/mm^2 (64 or 73 watts) or some other value. What you like is not important: what is is knowing what kind of heat flux produces the vape you're looking for. Once you have that, you can test any future coil you intend to build before you build it, and get a pretty good idea what kind of watts it's going to want to produce "your" vape. Note that while changing mandrel size won't change the thermal flux-- just the number of wraps-- changing the wire gauge or wire type or wrap style (single wire, twists or parallels, etc.) will, because you are changing the ratio of surface area to mass of the coil when you use different wire styles or gauges. Finally, the far right tab (top of the page) in Steam Engine is the "Wire Wizard." There you can lay out Claptons and other fancy wire styles. It doesn't have the fancy chart where you can click the numbers and watch the background color change, but it will tell you mW/mm^2 per watt of power applied, and this will get you to the same place with a calculator.
Handy tool, that Steam Engine
12mg would probably be a bit harsh.
But with a bit more experimentation you will find where you want to be. At least now you know that it isn't 100w. And your battery will last longer than mine
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But with a bit more experimentation you will find where you want to be. At least now you know that it isn't 100w. And your battery will last longer than mine
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Thank you! Thank you!OK, here we go: What makes vapor is heat (thermal) energy pumping from the surface of the coil wire, where this is in contact with wet wick. Go to Steam Engine, on the "Coil Wrapping" tab, and input those values. Mandrel size, leg length and wraps is important, but not necessarily for this example because it requires the same length of 24 ga wire to make that resistance regardless. I specified a 3mm mandrel and 5mm legs, and got a 7/6 wrap coil. If you used a different mandrel you'll have different wraps, but it won't make any difference in the heat flux because the wire length is the same. Now, over to the right of the page is the "results" box, with a blue header, where you read off the number of wraps you need to wind to make the resistance you want. The 6th line down is headed "heat flux". The engineer in me insists on thinking of this a "thermal flux," but what it is is a measure of the amount of thermal energy being fed into the environment by your coil by all three possible means of heat transference (conduction, convection and radiation). Note the watts block has up/dn arrows. Run the watts up and down and you'll see the thermal flux (it's labeled mW/mm^2, which is milliwatts per square millimeter) changes, as well as the background color. Blue is cold, green is normal and red is too hot. Play with the watts buttons and you'll find that coil hits "green" between 29 and 58 watts, which corresponds to 100-200 mW/mm^2. The green label is not an absolute measure, just a guideline. If you like a warmer vape, you may prefer a reading of 220 or 250 mW/mm^2 (64 or 73 watts) or some other value. What you like is not important: what is is knowing what kind of heat flux produces the vape you're looking for. Once you have that, you can test any future coil you intend to build before you build it, and get a pretty good idea what kind of watts it's going to want to produce "your" vape. Note that while changing mandrel size won't change the thermal flux-- just the number of wraps-- changing the wire gauge or wire type or wrap style (single wire, twists or parallels, etc.) will, because you are changing the ratio of surface area to mass of the coil when you use different wire styles or gauges. Finally, the far right tab (top of the page) in Steam Engine is the "Wire Wizard." There you can lay out Claptons and other fancy wire styles. It doesn't have the fancy chart where you can click the numbers and watch the background color change, but it will tell you mW/mm^2 per watt of power applied, and this will get you to the same place with a calculator.
Handy tool, that Steam Engine
There are three 18650s in this RX20012mg would probably be a bit harsh.
But with a bit more experimentation you will find where you want to be. At least now you know that it isn't 100w. And your battery will last longer than mine
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What a nice little mod with so much grunt.
I remember "pulling" my back out this badly two years agp, and having to go through withdrawal at the time because there was no way I was going to smoke indoors. This time around it's a lot easier with vaping.
I have only 2. Yours will definitely last longer.There are three 18650s in this RX200
But I do have pretty flashy lights, which when in the dark and combined with huge clouds, makes my little house look like a banging disco. I am young again
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I don't think I mentioned it on this thread, but I still have high hopes for my ideal takeout/travelling setup: Cute little Mini Volt with an equally cute little tank such as Avocado or Goblin Mini. Goblin Mini is available at a local vendor, but no sign of the other two yet
I was just looking at the avocado on fast tech. It looks interestingI don't think I mentioned it on this thread, but I still have high hopes for my ideal takeout/travelling setup: Cute little Mini Volt with an equally cute little tank such as Avocado or Goblin Mini. Goblin Mini is available at a local vendor, but no sign of the other two yet
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Do you guys use fast tech a lot? And essentially do you have look out for 'Authentic' in the title?
Not me. I've ordered from FT ONCE, and considering that the thing I ordered was shipped the very next day and still took FORTY THREE DAYS to reach me... never again.
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Yes, I like it's size. I have it's bigger cousin, the Griffin, but I haven't tried it out yet. I'm still waiting for it's replacement glass tube, and for my back to feel better.
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