Electronics Engineer???

[Jorjey]

Hi,
I'm new here and new to vaping. As I was shopping around for some accessories and parts for my E-cig I got to a point of making a choice for something that rendered me ignorant.

As I was shopping, I was asked to make a choice for "ohms". I have no clue what ohms have to do with my Iclear 16 clearomizer and batteries or the coils. Did I happen to click on an area of vaping that I wasn't supposed to go to? Do ohms have to do with "mods" or other areas of vaping that I'm not educated enough to understand? (I guess so since I don't know about ohms).

I use Ego c Twist variable batteries and Iclear 16 dual coil and tanks. I really don't want to have to get a degree in electronic engineering to be able to enjoy my E-cigs.

I searched the forum, but didn't find info on this, so I hope I'm not being redundant.

Thanks.

 

[FearTX]

Choose the lower ohm coils for ego batteries. There is a ton of info on these forums that actually break it all down.

 

[DetraMental]

Yeah just get the 2.0 or around that, 1.8....

 

[Jorjey]

Yeah just get the 2.0 or around that, 1.8....

Thank you very much. Now, for my next question...."why?". What happens with voltages and ohms and whatnot with vaping? Does this have to do with the temperature of the e-liquid and the taste and if so...how do higher or lower voltages, watts, and ohms behave with E-cig tastes?

I've been looking for a thread "For Dummies" on this, but I haven't been able to find any because I may not be asking the right questions. If someone can point me in the right direction I'm sure I can get answers explaining this to me as they would speak to a total electronic ......

 

[Bill's Magic Vapor]

This should explain it pretty well for you. Also, get a good Ohm's Law Calculator. I use this one:

Watts - volts - amps - ohms conversion calculator

Good luck!

 

[djdavies]

Lower OHM's, or resistance, will allow more current to flow through the coil. More current will result in higher heat. Higher heat (or lower for that matter)will do whatever it might do to a particular juice. Maybe good, maybe bad. If you also have variable voltage, now you have some control, and I think most people like to dial in a good setting, then raise the voltage as the battery depletes in order to keep a fairly consistent coil temp.

 

[Jorjey]

Lower OHM's, or resistance, will allow more current to flow through the coil. More current will result in higher heat. Higher heat (or lower for that matter)will do whatever it might do to a particular juice. Maybe good, maybe bad. If you also have variable voltage, now you have some control, and I think most people like to dial in a good setting, then raise the voltage as the battery depletes in order to keep a fairly consistent coil temp.

Thank you VERY much. This info has been very helpful to me to understand what it's all about.

 

[Kevin littell]

E=Volts
I=current in amps
R=resistance in ohms
P=power in Watts.

Ohms law say E=I x R

Power equals I x E (P= I x E or P=I squared x R)

Lower resistance gear makes more power (P=IxE) at lower voltages

what you need to know is that lower resistance (ohms) draws more current (amps). So if your carrying only 1 battery you want a big one. If you sit front of a charging station most of the day you dont care.

Because a battery only stores so much and lower resistance gear drains batteries faster. Why is that important??? Because if your only carrying 1 600mah battery and vaping like a frieght train your gonna run out of battery right about lunch time.


So, small battery users buying low resistance stuff carry multiple batteries or higher resistance gear. Big battery folks carry whatever they want (user taste).

Battery Life is usually defined by the number of full cycle charges they will live thru too.

Me for instance, I started out with a 170mah battery (tiny tiny tiny little batteries)...2 of them....I could vape them dead in an hour, plug them in too charge them and start using the next one.....I was charging them 3 or 4 times a day....3 weeks later I had 2 dead batteries that would not charge and a fresh pack of Marlboros in my pocket where the Ecig used too be.


Then I went to 900 mah (milli amp hour.... 2200 mah is a 2.2 amp battery) batteries....I carried 2, I used to vape one for 2 hours, charge it and go to the next one....13 months later I was still getting good service out of them on 2.4 too 3.0 ohm gear.


But then I went 18650 3200 mah variable voltage and could run any gear out there.....the 3 ohm stuff I run between 4.2 to 4.5 volts, some of the stuff I have is old 1.7 ohm Dual coil that I like (personal taste) at 3.7 too 3.9 volts AND I made some 6 ohm stuff I ran at 5.2-5.8 volts.


Then I got tired of farking with so much stuff, s-canned everything except the carto tanks and went to 3 ohm stuff cause its gentle on batteries.

So, theres a learning curve yes....and alot of decisions to make unless you find something cookie cutter you like. Just keep in mind when you buy gear what the amp rating is on the switch and one concept:


The more power something is running at the bigger it explodes when it fails. Not too many folks put 40 watt gear in there mouth and push the button but most mods will run 15-20 no sweat.


Good luck

 

[RedNBlack]

Jorjey,
Bills set you on the correct path.
Lower ohms= less voltage=same flavor=more battery life.