So I jus put in an order for my first mech mod and a trident clone and I was planning on doing a microcoil setup somewhere around 1 ohm and up. Well for now I only have efest batteries, 18350's and 18650's. Is it safe for me to vape this kind of set up with the batteries I have? I am going to put in an order for AW IMR batteries soon, but those will come after this set up comes in. I just want to make sure that this set up is safe.
First Mech and RDA Questions
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I agree with the above.
I generally run all AW IMRs in both my regulated and mechanical mods (14500, 18350, 18490, 18650). When my daughter got herself her first mechanical mod, I decided to give some Efests from RTD a try. Three 14500 IMRs for her and two 18350 IMRs for me. I put the Efests in with my AW rotation and didn't notice any difference for about 2 - 3 weeks. Then I started noticing a gradual drop off in capacity with the Efests.
My daughter noticed it too, without me asking. She asked me why her batteries once lasted about 6 hours and now they were only lasting 3 - 4 hours. I ended up giving her my AW 14500 batteries, took her Efests, and put hers and mine away in a drawer. Pretty disappointing. Maybe a bad batch, but with two different sizes? Just my experience.
The later. The battery discharges to a voltage no longer capable of supporting a good vape... that's yer' sign. ;-)
Without a DMM (digital multimeter) you're only guessing at a lot of, otherwise valuable, information. With one... you can measure, accurately, the status of a batteries charge, the resistance of a coil and the continuity of your mech. If you encounter a problem, it will allow you to easily and quickly troubleshoot that problem. For well under $25 for a decent one... it's one of the best investments you can make if you want to vape at low ohms with a mech mod.
Unless you plan to get into RBA/RDAs at some point you don't REALLY need a digital multimeter. If you can find one an inline battery voltmeter can check your battery voltage, too. With the recent popularity of mechanical mods, they have become pretty scarce at the online vendors. Eventually these will get back in stock. These screw into your mechanical mod's top connector, you press your fire button and the voltmeter measures the voltage of your battery. These can also check your juice attachment's resistance (ohm) by attaching it to the other end of the voltmeter.
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