Going through my juice way too fast! Advice?

[nukiz0r]

I am fairly new here and jumped right in to the scene once I got started. I had a serious case of shinyitis for a while also. I went from my kanger subox mini starter kit to a Sigelei 150W with a Mutation v4 drip tip. Then I went to work getting my coil building skills up some. Watched a ton of videos and decided on a dual twisted pair of 26g Kanthal. I'm sitting at about .3 ohms and while the flavor is decent depending on what wattage I run, it seems I'm going through my eliquid extremely quick. When I switched to a drip, they told me I wouldn't use it nearly as fast but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I'm not about cloud production, and right now I'm producing amazing clouds. I need advice on how to make a coil build strictly for flavor that won't cause me to go through so much juice. Should I go to a single coil build? Higher diameter? Higher ohm build? I just can't afford to waste my juice right now. Help?

 

[Archer74]

small coil at lower wattage. that will save juice. large coil surface area at high power makes more vapor and more vapor means more juice.

 

[GeorgeS]

Less surface area, less power = less juice consumption.

 

[roxynoodle]

You can do a few things, though your Mutation may not be the best atty for conserving juice

1. Single coil
2. Higher gauge wire. Plain Jane coil or maybe twist some 30g.
3. Higher resistance
4. Less power

 

[OfTheBrave]

If you are using nicotine, just hold on to your hit longer. The more vape you blow out the more juice you're wasting.

 

[nukiz0r]

Awesome suggestions, thank you everyone.

Trying a regular coil with 8 twists, I'm guessing about 2mm diameter (Using the screw provided with my V4 for the wrap.) We'll see how it goes.

 

[stevegmu]

A 32 gauge coil at around 2 ohms at 7-8 watts is very efficient...

 

[tj99959]

Everything is a trade off. That huge cloud is e-liquid, so how big a cloud are you willing to pay for?

Most folks end up with more than one setup. One they vape all day, and another that they entertain themselves or others with.

 

[nukiz0r]

1.1 ohm sitting at 29 W (5.6v) with seven twists doesn't seem too bad. I think I have a bit of vapetongue though. Flavor isn't completely there but it's less battery power and less juice at the moment. I think I need to get some 28 ga or even 30 and give it another go.

 

[nukiz0r]

Everything is a trade off. That huge cloud is e-liquid, so how big a cloud are you willing to pay for?

Most folks end up with more than one setup. One they vape all day, and another that they entertain themselves or others with.

I think that's probably the way I need to go. My kanger subox mini I could vape all day, and maybe go through a 30 ml bottle in a week. Flavor was usually pretty awesome too. My drip might be relegated for "entertainment" like when I'm dj'ing in the club. (It seems when I blow big clouds, it gets people up to the dj booth, which usually results in a few extra tips a night.)

 

[Matty316]

A 32 gauge coil at around 2 ohms at 7-8 watts is very efficient...

That would look so weird in a mutation x v4 lol. But yeah I agree and it would work well in one those little squid drippers that only cost around $5. Would have to up the nicotine though i think.

 

[stevegmu]

That would look so weird in a mutation x v4 lol. But yeah I agree and it would work well in one those little squid drippers that only cost around $5. Would have to up the nicotine though i think.

I care more about function, rather than how a coil looks when it comes to vaping. That setup works great in my Zen attys, which are quite large...

 

[retired1]

Going through my juice way too fast! Advice?

No brainer. Buy more juice!

 

[tj99959]

Flavor is a different matter because there are other things that are a factor. Getting good flavor has never been a problem tho', it's what made vaping popular in the first place.
Back in the day, the ID of most atomizers was 8.5mm, and we even got good flavor with 3 ohm coils. The large build deck of many RDAs requires a lot more in the way of creative thinking, and less resistance & more power to even get in the same ball park. ... using 5 times the juice.

 

[nukiz0r]

No brainer. Buy more juice!

LOL I'm a broke middle aged college student. Although I am flirting with the idea of making my own juice. I love to vape, more than I ever did smoking. I am definitely one to vape all day.

 

[retired1]

DIY is definitely the way to go. Even if you pay a premium for the ingredients, the juice still comes out to pennies per ML.

 

[Bad Ninja]

DIY.
I vape premium quality juice all day.
Less than $5 a week.
ECF has awesome DIY forums with very helpful members.
Take advantage of it. ASAP.
I wish I had known the $ecret when I started vaping.

 

[VaPreis]

You can do a few things, though your Mutation may not be the best atty for conserving juice

1. Single coil
2. Higher gauge wire. Plain Jane coil or maybe twist some 30g.
3. Higher resistance
4. Less power

5. Vape less

 

[roxynoodle]

Yes, 2 setups is a good way to go as well. Keep your Mutation the way you like it and use it more sparingly. Get a flavor dripper that does well single coil like a Magma and use that the most.

 

[nukiz0r]

Yes, 2 setups is a good way to go as well. Keep your Mutation the way you like it and use it more sparingly. Get a flavor dripper that does well single coil like a Magma and use that the most.

I'm reading up on the magma, looks exactly like what I'm looking for. I wonder if it will help solve my original problem, cuz it looks like it will eat up the juice in favor of flavor.

I don't know if talking about clones are verbotten here, but the Infinite clone is a whopping 18 bucks. At that price, it might be worth it regardless.