First mechanical Mod plus SmokTechs "The kick"

[D3z216]

Hey every one! Just purchased my first mech mod, its the k-100 clone very excited to receive it. Along with it i purchased some rba's and "the kick" from smoktech. Kinda nervous because never used a mech mod before, i only have used variable v/w mods with built in protection. Plan one using the k-100 with an 18350 imr with no protection and the kick. Does anyone know if the kick has protection? tried to find some info on them but madvapes dident post much info on it. But any tips/pointers would be awesome on how to use a mech mod ; Also tips and pointers on rba's would be very useful as in how many wraps equals how many omhs that sorta thing. Other than that I am very excited to be apart of the vaping community. This helped me quit smoking and also a fun lil hobby for me! Thanks!:

 

[Ryedan]

I'm very happy with my K100 clone. Been using it for a few months now with no issues whatsoever. I did apply a small amount of Noalox to all contact points when I first got it. Don't know if that helped any because I didn't try it first without it.

This link has some info on this kick. From the site:

" Variable wattage from 5 watts up to 12 watts
Brass contact points
Short protection
Low Voltage protection
Reverse Battery shut off "

You didn't say which 18350 imr you have. I think most IMR will be OK for this application considering the kick, but if it's a no-name brand you will not know how many amps it can output safely. If it was my setup I would want to have a battery capable of handling 6 amps discharge. Without the kick I would look for more than that.

In case you don't already know this, the resistance of the coil and the battery voltage determine how many amps it will draw from the battery. Here is a online Ohm's law calculator. You plug in volts and ohms and it tells you the rest. If you draw more amps than the battery can deliver it will heat up. That's bad. Get it hot enough and it will become unsafe not to mention that it will destroy itself eventually. The kick will keep you safe as long as it is working properly. Without the kick in there you need to run the numbers yourself.

For more info on RBA's check out the RBA forum here. Lots of great info there.

Basic safety for using a mecnaical mod is to know the resistance of the coil you put on it before firing it. I use a digital multimeter. Know what the battery can output and don't over work it. Keep an eye on the battery voltage when you take it out to charge and when it comes off the charger. The kick will make things safer than if you didn't have it, but I would want to be aware of these details also.

 

[D3z216]

I purchased some trust fire 800 mah imr's and also the EH 800 mah imr's from madvapes once again no info on the discharge rate. Far as the multimeter i have a zmax mini which displays the resistance. I plan to run microcoils at around 2-2.8ohms. I tend to like high resistance for some reason. But thanks so much you've been most helpful.