electronic or mechanical mod are better?

[Maurice Pudlo]

consider the mvp type first, get some experience with it, try out some mechs with friends that have them, base an opinion on them and if you like them, then buy one...

kinda like ... learn to drive a car with an automatic transmission, once you feel good about driving then try out a manual transmission vehicle...

My thoughts run counter to this for the vehicular, if you learn to drive a manual transmission first you can drive anything, any time.

However for vaping, I'd say the obvious go to starting point should be a VV/VW type device for any person who is looking to quit smoking. If you are entering vaping for no particular reason attached to a preexistent addiction then mechanical mods are the more involving choice that a hobbiest might like to start with.

Either choice can be effective, the VV/VW device is simply less reliant on user understanding of electric theory and application than the mechanical device which requires the user to be at the very least familiar with the basic concepts and willing to follow a few reasonable rules for the sake of both safety and vape quality.

Maurice

 

[DaveP]

Mechs are for seasoned vapers. If you are learning about vaping while recoiling mechs there's too much risk of danger, imo. Vape a regulated mod while you are learning about what makes a good coil and let the electronics tell you about your mistakes without smoke and battery spew.

Lots of people here will say that's silly, but even with lMR high drain batteries there are gotcha's that don't need to be experienced. Take it easy and slide into vaping gradually. Sub ohming, especially for new vapers, is like drag racing the first week after getting your driver's license.

 

[Asbestos4004]

^^^^agreed^^^^^

 

[Fir3b1rd]

Just thought of this as another reason to go regulated first.
Not only for the gotchas like dave was saying, but some serious physical booboos.
I consider myself a fairly experienced vapor with a decent collection of gear. Im also well educated in the world of electronics and can build a nice setup with my eyes closed.
Prime reason-i can't feel below the waste(im a paraplegic); so, i always lock my mech. I keep it just under my shorts leg while rolling around. Apparently the mod fired regardless for some reason and not having feeling left me with serious 3rd degree burn the size of a dollar bill on my thigh. Granted the average person would be able to say ouch before the burn got that bad but its just an example of why educsting yourself on these mods and battery safety FIRST would be best BEFORE going mech.
in my case I've switched to the dna30 for all my dripper style vaping needs, totally dig the time shutoff lol

 

[realsis]

Hi, In my opinion , a regulated mod is safer because it won't fire a short circuit and will shut down or cease fire if their is a problem.some think mechanical mods offer more freedom but The regulated mods are getting better and are allowing the user to do things , more safely. Take the mod i use, the ipv2 50 watt mod for a example, it is regulated yet will allow the user to sub ohm down to .2 and vape up to 50 watts. The mechanicals might not have limitations but it's a trade off for safty. Mechanical mods WILL NOT shut down with a short or sign of trouble. For this reason I recommend a regulated mod. Their are many regulated mods that pack quite a punch. The ipv2 50 watt box mod with the yihi sx 330 v2 chip is one. It's a great regulated mod without many of the limitations some of the other mods have. So you get the best of both worlds with it. If your not quite ready to go to a mechanical mod, I highly recommend the ipv2 50 watt box for a regulated mod with less restrictions.

 

[John Lever]

Fairly new at this, but I'm perfectly content with an MVP and a couple of Vision Spinners. I use Aspire tanks exclusively.


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[tayone415]

I'm interested for buying mvp or cheap mechanical mod under $70, which are better and safer?

Which one is better? That will always vary from person to person and there style of vaping and what they're after.

Which is safer? The MVP would most likely be the safest route. Mech mods are only as safe as you are. If you really want a mech and are concerned about safety some mechs are kickable, means some can use a kick which is an electronic device that turns a mech into a regulated device while the kick is being used you could also use a 0.02 fuse for safety.

 

[nasca]

+1 to installing a fuse or a kick.

I dont use a kick myself, but I do run a fuse inside my mechanical just in case I make a mistake.

 

[p0rnst4r]

Once you go mech... you never go back!

 

[HecticEnergy]

In summary:
Different strokes for different folks!
Regulated mods are safer, "kicking" a mech turns it into a regulated mod.
Regulated mods is basically a mech with a governor: You can't go "as fast" but it's safer.
Mechs seem to be mostly for rebuilders - if you are making your own coils and have a firm understanding of the basics of electrical circuits and how it apples to a vaporizer.

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[regal55]

For flavor mechanical mods are great pure dc, the provari and VTR com close. But I can't recommend a mechanic clone to a beginner. I had 2 cheap nemmy clones short inside and burn up batteries. With a V/W device there is protection against that sort of thing.

 

[pascuba]

I agree with the MVP - it was the device which finally allowed me to enjoy vaping and to quit analog cigs. I'm now 2 1/2 months cig free. I find that the 11 watts that the MVP has is plenty for what I've been doing so far. I don't need huge clouds as I never blew huge clouds when I was smoking. I admit it is cool to see some of the cloud chasers blow these huge clouds of vapor and that almost all of them use mech mods to do it. I do want a device that will allow me to change juices quickly. I have seen a video of a .25 ohm coil that does not use cotton. So when the juice is gone - he just dry burned the coil and was able to change juices without having to rebuild the coil. That could be my answer - but he was using a mech mod that produced 30 - 50 watts. I am not aware of an MVP like device that can do that. From what little I know, you almost need a mech mod in order to use coils below 1 ohm.

 

[jbarrick]

i would start with regulated mods such as the mvp first until ur comfortable recognizing what voltage/wattage goes with what ohms and batt safety, mech can be great for various reasons but make sure u learn basic battery and atomizer safety as well as safe amp draw from the battery in relation to the atty ur using, if u choose the mech route theres stuff to learn, its not complicated or a ton of info but i believe it must be learned to safely use mechanical devices, inherently the regulated vv/vw devices are safer because most will not fire if there is a short in the atty and many also have a limit on the amps able to be drawn from the battery which leaves very little chance of dangerous battery dmg

This is what worked for me

 

[Fir3b1rd]

I agree with the MVP - it was the device which finally allowed me to enjoy vaping and to quit analog cigs. I'm now 2 1/2 months cig free. I find that the 11 watts that the MVP has is plenty for what I've been doing so far. I don't need huge clouds as I never blew huge clouds when I was smoking. I admit it is cool to see some of the cloud chasers blow these huge clouds of vapor and that almost all of them use mech mods to do it. I do want a device that will allow me to change juices quickly. I have seen a video of a .25 ohm coil that does not use cotton. So when the juice is gone - he just dry burned the coil and was able to change juices without having to rebuild the coil. That could be my answer - but he was using a mech mod that produced 30 - 50 watts. I am not aware of an MVP like device that can do that. From what little I know, you almost need a mech mod in order to use coils below 1 ohm.

My dna30 vaporshark has a veritas wrapped at 0.6 dual coil and fires at 30w.