Hello, what do you guys think

[gavcook]

hi guys i,m a noob on here, i have been vaping now for 5 years and loving it, just wanting to know what you guys think of the istick 20w and 30w and the nautilus mini, I'm currently using the istick 20w with the nautilus mini as my all day vape set up to me the 30w is my back up as in my opinion the nautilus just doesn't seem to perform as well with the 30w. just my opinion what do you think.

 

[Rsunderl]

Hi gavcook and welcome to the forum!

i don't have the 30 so I can't say anything about the mini's performance there. What do you mean by "doesn't seem to perform as well"??

I know on the 20, I get better wicking by sticking a pin in the four holes at the bottom of the coil head and wiggling it around a bit. It opens up the wick material in there a bit.

Could that be the trouble, or might it be that the 30 doesn't use mean regulation and therefore runs cooler than the 20 at the same setting?

Hope it helps and Happy Vaping!

 

[lamarrk]

Welcome to ECF, gavcook! Enjoy your stay.

 

[djsvapour]

Hi

It is just possible that the 30w doesn't "do" the power in the same way as the 20w.

The 20w is way over-powered compared to what it says on the display.

 

[fishj]

I have 20's and a 50. I use the Nautilus Mini on the 20 watt istick daily. Is the 30 rms or mean?

 

[gavcook]

i believe the 30 is mean, for me the 20w does seem to be more powerful on the same setting as the 30w.
and i will try that with the coil, thanks rsunderl.

What is the 50w like for all day use would you recommend it or is the 20w better for that.

 

[m00shie]

If you're vaping on the same wattage and same tank, the battery on the 50W will last way longer than the 20W.

 

[catsitter]

And while we're at it, congratulations on 5 years - wow! And welcome to the forum. It's good to have you here.

 

[gavcook]

thanks catsitter its good to be here, looking to learn more new things in the vaping world and also offer the chance to help new vapers too.

 

[Completely Average]

What wattage/voltage setting are you using and what ohm coil?

From what I understand the istick 20W doesn't have the ability to step-down voltage but the istick 30W does. That means that if you have a wattage setting and coil that would require the voltage to be lower than the battery charge that it vapes at the battery charge like a mech mod.


So, for example, if you had your fully charged 20W and 30W both set to 9 watts and were using a 1.8ohm coil you would really be getting this:

20W = 4.2V
30W = 4.02V


So your 20W would hit harder until the battery charge dissipated below 4V at which point the wattage regulation would kick in. On a fresh battery charge with the 1.8ohm coil you would really be vaping at 9.8 watts regardless of the lower watt setting.

 

[gavcook]

What wattage/voltage setting are you using and what ohm coil?

From what I understand the istick 20W doesn't have the ability to step-down voltage but the istick 30W does. That means that if you have a wattage setting and coil that would require the voltage to be lower than the battery charge that it vapes at the battery charge like a mech mod.


So, for example, if you had your fully charged 20W and 30W both set to 9 watts and were using a 1.8ohm coil you would really be getting this:

20W = 4.2V
30W = 4.02V


So your 20W would hit harder until the battery charge dissipated below 4V at which point the wattage regulation would kick in. On a fresh battery charge with the 1.8ohm coil you would really be vaping at 9.8 watts regardless of the lower watt setting.

thanks i'll try them with the 30w at 11.5 watts instead of 10.5 which is what i use my 20w at and see how that compares. just seemed strange but i've only had the isticks for 2 month so they are new to me. and just received the 50w today cant wait to try that one out.

 

[jseah]

Gav,

I have both the 30w and the 50w, and one thing I have noticed is that, in my perception, the 30w seems to be just a tad bit hotter than the 50w. I will use the same tank (Nautilus Mini) and same juice on both with the voltage set the same (4.9V) and the vape seems to be a tad bit warmer and harsher on the 30w, like I am actually powering it 0.1V higher on the 30w. I got the 50w about 3 weeks ago and the 30w this past weekend.