Kent - Thanks very much for taking the time to post this. I think I'll try a couple of the Kangers. I notice that they come stock with 1.8 ohm coils, which means you need to buy the 2.2 separately right? What are the compromises of different coils?
I'm just a beginner here, still looking for the right setup. I'm also gonna get a sample kit of Halo juices if that makes any difference in atomizer selection.
Thanks again.
Dave
Hi Dave. The differences in coils are the ohms/resistance part of the watts (heat generated) equation. see:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-stuff-i-double-dog-dare-you.html#post9130707
(and the other answers in that thread)
The other part is voltage from the battery. If you have a fixed voltage - then you can determine how much heat by varying the ohms on coils. If you have a fixed ohm on coils, then you can change the heat by varying the voltage.
Most people starting out have a fixed voltage battery, so varying the ohms on the coils is how to adjust wattage.
Wattage or the total heat produced effect certain things about vaping - vapor (more heat = more vapor), throat hit (you need some heat in order to get this) and flavor. More heat (less resistance to the current - ie. ohms) enhances some flavors and washes out or burns some flavors. In general - strong flavors - tobacco, chocolate, coffee, - like more heat, and lighter flavors - fruit, berries, vanilla, coconut - like less heat.
I've found (and this is only pertinent to the flavors I vape) that the 1.5ohm coils for the T3 are too hot for my flavors (except for espresso) and the 2.4-2.6ohm are too cool for even my lightest flavors (ymmv). So when advising people, I stay in the middle - the 1.8 is good for my tobacco/habana reserve/real tabs/applewood and absinthe flavors, and the 2.2 is good for Ylang Ylang and Lotus flavors.
Some vendor has the
highest resistance coils in the T3's they sell. Other sell T3's
with the 1.8 ohm coil. So I opt for the ones that sell the 1.8 ohm coil (because I'd waste the 2.6 ohm coil). Then I pick up some 1.8 coils for replacement and some 2.2 for the lighter flavors. Starting with those, a newbie can figure - I need something more hot or something a bit cooler for my flavors and buy the replacements that suit them, but you won't be totally burning out any or not tasting any. Or one could buy a VV Twist batt or similar to get the wattage via voltage change. It really doesn't matter what ohm coil you have on a VV batt. I'd still opt for the middle ohm'd coils and adjust the voltage according to taste.
Halo, to me, is a rather strong tobacco - what used to be called the 'signature' is the lightest of them but still very much tobacco. To me all flavors were toward a cigar taste, not a cigarette taste but that may have changed.... I would think that the 1.8's would be perfect for them to bring out that taste and the 2.2 ohm may tone it down a bit. 1.5 would still be too hot and you may not even taste it at 2.4-2.6 (the reason I say 2.4-2.6 is that I've metered those coils out to 2.6 ohms - even though some vendors sell them as 2.4 - that happens and perhaps others are actually 2.4 - but I don't buy them anymore
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