Help me explain the difference between an unregulated box mod and a mechanical mod

[Stuartcall]

My friend has a Tesla unregulated box mod. I'm trying to explain to him that mechanical mods and unregulated mods are not the same.
As far as my understand goes.. A mechanical mod is simply a battery in a tube, sitting on an insulator. When you press your switch, you press the pin against the battery which completes the circuit
But an unregulated mod (in his case a box mod) always has a connection but doesn't fire until you press the button.

If someone can help me explain the difference I'd be grateful

 

[santoki]

box mod is just the shape-like saying tube mod, it just describes the form factor. either can be mechanical (unregulated) or regulated.

so you can have a regulated box mod, or regulated tube mod. you can also have a unregulated box mod and unregulated tube mod. both of which would be classified as mech mods.

 

[EBates]

Both of the mods you've described are the same, a mechanical mod. The only difference IMO is the form of the mod. Neither offers and regulation of the power provided to the atomizer coil.
A regulated mod comes in both of the forms in your example but the voltage/wattage is controlled by electronics inside the mod that maintain a consistent voltage/wattage set by the user.

 

[Stuartcall]

But from that description, an ego battery would be mechanical because you don't have control over the power. As far as I knew, mechanical mod meant that there was a moving part to touch the battery and complete the circuit?

 

[tj99959]

An unregulated Tesla box mod functions about the same as a mechanical mod, except it has a wired switch which is incapable of sustaining the loads applied to it.

 

[Hitmetwice]

A true "mechanical" (box or tube) will have no wires or circuit boards.
Pressing the switch makes the circuit and the full charge of the battery is applied to your atty.
No protection, not able to adjust anything.

A mech just gives whatever power the battery has in it, so as the battery drains the vape gets weaker.

That's my understanding of a mech, in a nutshell. Cheers.

 

[Necrotic]

But from that description, an ego battery would be mechanical because you don't have control over the power. As far as I knew, mechanical mod meant that there was a moving part to touch the battery and complete the circuit?

Ego batteries do contain a small chip that will not allow below a certain ohm to be used. So it is regulated. Inregulated basically means there is no safety precautions built into the device, but you can add your own. Such as a fuse.

 

[dirtysheepfkr]

they call them mechanical mod due to they are modified flashlight tube. Techanically the mech mod and box mod are different but work the same due to runnign of power of just battery, a regulated box mod uses the chip to control the temp.

 

[gandymarsh]

OK, I'll take a stab at this since I've read the arguments in the Modding Forum.

A mechanical mod has no wires, solder or "stand alone" switch (meaning a store bought, or homemade switch, that you attach wires to). The circuit is closed (completed) by a solid metal pin or flat metal "leaf". It is also an unregulated mod because it has no electronics.

An unregulated mod is any mod that does not have electronics that control the voltage or wattage. Many unregulated mods, that don't qualify as mechanical mods, use wires and a stand alone switch. Because they use wires and a stand alone switch they almost all use solder to hold the wires to the battery connections and the switch.

Regulated mods use electronics to control the voltage and or wattage. They may also control other things like reverse polarity, low battery protection etc.

 

[Stuartcall]

That's what I was thinking. Thanks

 

[big gendo]

unregulated contains no protection circuits. just a regular mech mod in a different package

 

[Bunnykiller]

An unregulated Tesla box mod functions about the same as a mechanical mod, except it has a wired switch which is incapable of sustaining the loads applied to it.

huh??? then how does it keep working?

 

[Bunnykiller]

mech mod, no wires.... unregulated box mod, possible wires.... now we need to figure out what a Reo is... unregulated box or a mech

 

[TXBiker]

Mcbox mod...........................damn I'm sorry shouldn't have gone there just plain poor taste.....

 

[Grimwald]

OK, my take on the subject.

1. Mechanical. No wires. can be any shape. When you push the button you complete the circuit.

2. Hybrid. Wire(s) connect the battery to a button. the battery is always connected to the wires, but you only complete the circuit by pushing the button. Can be any shape.

3. Protected. A chip protects against short circuits, low battery charge, over heating, long button presses. Can be any shape. Can have a built in battery or replaceable battery.

4. Regulated. Like protected except the voltage is regulated. Could just be regulated at a specified level (usually 3.7v or 3.4v) or adjustable via VV or VW. Again can be any shape.

That's how I classify things...but probably left something out. Bottom line...shape is irrelevant.

 

[Bunnykiller]

OK, my take on the subject.

1. Mechanical. No wires. can be any shape. When you push the button you complete the circuit.

2. Hybrid. Wire(s) connect the battery to a button. the battery is always connected to the wires, but you only complete the circuit by pushing the button. Can be any shape.

3. Protected. A chip protects against short circuits, low battery charge, over heating, long button presses. Can be any shape. Can have a built in battery or replaceable battery.

4. Regulated. Like protected except the voltage is regulated. Could just be regulated at a specified level (usually 3.7v or 3.4v) or adjustable via VV or VW. Again can be any shape.

That's how I classify things...but probably left something out. Bottom line...shape is irrelevant.

Nuclear powered....

 

[ElConquistador]

I think of a mechanical mod as one that has no electronics. A purely mechanical switch closes the circuit between the battery and the atomizer. .

 

[tj99959]

huh??? then how does it keep working?

The Tesla does not have a mosfet, and a 3 amp switch to control 60 amps is how.

 

[Stuartcall]

Thanks guys. A few different opinions.
Just to clarify though, I'm not saying that they are totally different. I'm just saying that because something is not regulated doesn't necessarily mean it's mechanical

 

[bwh79]

I'm probably completely wrong, but I would call anything without a circuit-board "mechanical," wires or no wires. What does it matter whether the battery power is delivered through a metal wire, or through the metal body of the device itself? If it's just feeding direct battery power straight into the 510 connection with no regulatory circuitry in between, then it's "mechanical" in my eyes. I guess that's what people mean by "hybrid" mods? I thought that was something else entirely, like those devices that can switch between regulated and "mech-mode" where it will bypass the chip and just run straight off the battery voltage like a mech mod does. If you ask me (but like I said, I'm probably wrong though), then it's an either-or kind of situation, and anything that isn't "regulated" is "mechanical" by definition (and vice versa.)