First mechanical mod

[R-dot]

I recently bought my first mechanical mod, I'm running a 1.5 ohm coil which is a perfect amount of vapor production and it is a pretty cool vape.

I am using a VTC-4 i have seen people really pushing this battery with subohming with a single coil above an ohm it should be incredibly safe, correct?

 

[B2L]

With a 1.5 ohm coil you are well into the safe range with a VTC4 (or most any quality cell for that matter)

Welcome to the wonderful world of mechs!

Can we assume you are testing your builds before vaping them? It doesn't matter what your coil is built at in the event of a dead short. (Don't mean to sound condescending there, just making sure )

 

[R-dot]

With a 1.5 ohm coil you are well into the safe range with a VTC4 (or most any quality cell for that matter)

Welcome to the wonderful world of mechs!

Can we assume you are testing your builds before vaping them? It doesn't matter what your coil is built at in the event of a dead short. (Don't mean to sound condescending there, just making sure )

I tested all builds on my subox before putting them on my mech

 

[sawlight]

Sounds like you are moving forward in a safe manner. I think you meant to say "pushing well below 1 ohm" in your original post. Above 1 ohm isn't a concern for most any battery, below that, .8 or .2 ohms for example, you need to know your battery and ohms law very well!
You did great on your selection of battery, one of the safest on the market right now, so you are safe there for sure.

 

[B2L]

This is Baditudes post from the thread Safe Vaping w mechmods

I agree with every comment above. And the original poster was wise to ask for help here. I use both a mech and a regulated mod; I like both for different reasons.

The important thing to remember about a mech is, unlike a regulated mod, it has no protection circuitry to keep you safe. YOU must use your senses and brain to keep yourself out of trouble. Educate yourself about:

• mech mod safety
• safe battery practices
• know the amp limit of your battery and never exceed it
• know how to use an ohm reader and interpret its measurements and understand how to use an Ohm's Law Calculator

Lucky for you, I've written some blog articles which cover all of the above.

A Beginner's Guide to Your First Mechanical Mod

• Covers the differences between a mechanical vs. regulated mod, essential safety accessories, optional safety accessories to add layers of safety to your mech, routine maintanance, use of proper batteries, proper ventilation, low resistance vaping, and faux hybrid mods.

Ohm's Law Explained for Vapers

• My attempt at explaining Ohm's Law in simple layman terms and how it relates to vaping.

Explain it to the Dumb Noob: Ohm's Law Calculations

• As simple as it is to use, some people have a tough time grasping the concept. Warning: Includes graphic photos of mod explosions.

Deeper Understanding of Mod Batteries Part 1

• For those who want to learn the differences between IMR, IMR/hybrid, ICR, and LiPo batteries. What do those numbers and letters on batteries mean? What's an amp rating and why is it more important than the mAh rating when choosing a battery for vaping?

Battery Basics for Mods: The Definative Battery Guide for Vaping

• A popular and essential read to understand which batteries are safe to use in mechanical and regulated mods. Includes a frequently updated list of recommended safe-chemistry, high-drain batteries with their specifications.

Information Resources for Your First RBA

• An essential read and referrance guide for someone new to rebuilding coils. Includes a multitude of useful links on battery safety, mod safety, coil meters, coil building, and the differences in the three types of RBA's.

Using a mech mod can be as safe as you make it if you educate yourself, understand and follow several safe routines, don't use incompatible equipment, use the best batteries available, and be certain that your mech has adequate vent holes in case a battery shorts out. Good luck and vape safe.

Mooches blog Mooch is also invaluable reading for battery ratings and information.

 

[IMFire3605]

I recently bought my first mechanical mod, I'm running a 1.5 ohm coil which is a perfect amount of vapor production and it is a pretty cool vape.

I am using a VTC-4 i have seen people really pushing this battery with subohming with a single coil above an ohm it should be incredibly safe, correct?

+1 you are well within safety specs of the VTC4. 4.2v/1.5ohms=2.8amps, you are only asking barely a 1/10 the max amps the VTC4 can output so very very safe. Wanting longer run time between charges the LG HG2 (Chocolate Brown) or Samsung 30Q (Lavender), both 3000milliamp hours at 20amp CDR and still be under the 50% max output threshold and gain about another hour or more of vape time per charge.

 

[edyle]

I recently bought my first mechanical mod, I'm running a 1.5 ohm coil which is a perfect amount of vapor production and it is a pretty cool vape.

I am using a VTC-4 i have seen people really pushing this battery with subohming with a single coil above an ohm it should be incredibly safe, correct?

If you are using 1.5 ohms on a mech you might as well get yourself a dropin kick module.

 

[R-dot]

+1 you are well within safety specs of the VTC4. 4.2v/1.5ohms=2.8amps, you are only asking barely a 1/10 the max amps the VTC4 can output so very very safe. Wanting longer run time between charges the LG HG2 (Chocolate Brown) or Samsung 30Q (Lavender), both 3000milliamp hours at 20amp CDR and still be under the 50% max output threshold and gain about another hour or more of vape time per charge.

Currently carry around 1 VTC5 and 1 VTC4 in my battery case daily so i might have to look into getting one or two of those

 

[mauricem00]

I tested all builds on my subox before putting them on my mech

guess we won't be reading any stories about you mod blowing up. nothing wrong with vaping at 1.5 ohms. I do that on a dual battery mechanical box mod and my batteries last 3 days before I have to recharge them

 

[Alter]

I enjoyed using my kicks with the mechs as long as you stay 1.2ohm and higher. My ohms have dropped significantly so the kicks are almost obsolete to me. A con of kicks is they are finicky and the Sigelei kicks I used would shut off in a whim and that became frustrating to keep resetting them.
I'm still using the first mech I bought almost 3 years ago, its a K100, all beaten up but still pushing out the vape.

 

[edyle]

I enjoyed using my kicks with the mechs as long as you stay 1.2ohm and higher. My ohms have dropped significantly so the kicks are almost obsolete to me. A con of kicks is they are finicky and the Sigelei kicks I used would shut off in a whim and that became frustrating to keep resetting them.
I'm still using the first mech I bought almost 3 years ago, its a K100, all beaten up but still pushing out the vape.

If your ohms are fluctuating between 1.1 and 1.3 you might mistakenly think your kick is finicky.

Same if your coil keeps shorting out on something repeatedly.

 

[Alter]

If your ohms are fluctuating between 1.1 and 1.3 you might mistakenly think your kick is finicky.

Same if your coil keeps shorting out on something repeatedly.

I was running rebuilt protank heads when I was using the kicks and they ranged from 1.2-1.8ohm builds.
I often thought the little negative pin on the side of the kick was the culprit of the kick shutting down. The kicks fit differently in different mechs, some too loose so I either had to add a shim to make it fit better or sand them down so they weren't so tight. I also sanded the plating off both top and bottom of the kick and as long as I kept it nice and shiny the kick ran just fine. They also shut down if you run the batt down to @3.2 volts. It took me a couple frustrating shutdowns to figure the low batt safety feature.