For a VV device - HR atty, LR atty, or just a regular atty?

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KDK

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I'm seriously confused (and electrically chalenged) about this topic. I'm considering getting a variable voltage mod, but I have a lot of standard 801 attys. I don't want to get one and then find out I can't use my attys, of burn through them really fast. Are they ok to use with a VV device, or is that a bad idea? Thanks for any advice! :confused:
 

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Actually the 801 atty might be about the best of all worlds for VV. They are around 3.0 ohms, in general, and so should be able to hold up fairly well to higher voltage. Of course if they are very used, the HV might push them over the edge into trash can faster...just using an atty shortens its life, after all. But the 801 is known to be quite hearty, so I would give it a shot. It still might be too low in resistance for around 5.5V or higher.

In the 510 world, the regular Joye atty, at around 2.5 ohms, is probably ok up to around 5V or so, but not a lot past that. Although people use them all the time at higher volts...they just don't last as long.

A good metric for these things is wattage, or the power (heat), the atty produces. Watts = volts*volts/ohms. My 5V PV with a 2.5 ohm Joye 510 atty will give watts = 5*5/2.5 = 10 watts. 10 watts is considered by many the "sweet spot", but its a personal preference, of course. Your 801 attys will vape at 5V at around 8 watts. More than around 12 watts, and you are likely to kill an atty fast.

So you see, its not really the voltage, its the watts. And now you can better make judgments about these things.

Vape on!
 

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Yep. Assuming that your standard 801 atomizers are in good shape, they should work very well on a VV device. Most VV mods (and most mods in general) have a 510 or 901 fitting, so you'll need an appropriate adapter. The least expensive are sold by GoodProphets: a buck.

One of the great things about VV is that you can use whatever your favorite atty is on it (except mine:(, the Leo, for which no adapter yet exists). You don't have to go LR to get a great vape. And increasing voltage to heighten vaping intensity puts less strain on the atomizer than lowering atomizer resistance.
 
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