I just picked up my first high-power regulated mod, an iTaste MVP 3.0 Pro (60 W / 9.0 V / 17.5 A / 0.2 Ω) and I am loving it. I started with my usual build on my mechanical mods, a 2 mm ID 0.7 Ω single coil with 26 GA Kanthal, and it works amazingly. With a mechanical mod, I could feel the power dropping off almost immediately, and I swap out batteries when they are at around 4.0 volts. With the MVP 3.0 Pro, there's (obviously) none of this -- set to the same wattage (25 W) the vape remains consistent.
I am a bit confused with people using very low sub-ohm builds on their high-power regulated mods. Isn't the whole point to be able to reach higher power levels without having to use extremely thick wire and super low-resistance coils? Why keep doing this if you can use thinner wire (which heats up more quickly) and/or more wraps (which increases the coil surface area and heats juice more evenly). And when you fire a higher-resistance coil at a higher voltage, you use less current than a lower-resistance coil at a lower voltage, but still have the exact same wattage. So your battery lasts longer -- a 0.25 ohm coil fired at 50 watts pulls 14 amps, but a 0.75 ohm coil fired at 50 watts only pulls 8 amps. So we're talking almost double the battery life with the higher-resistance coil (not really an issue with the huge 4500 mAh battery on the MVP 3.0 Pro or a dual 18650 regulated mod, but on smaller mods and single 18650 regulated mods this is the difference between getting a full day's worth of heavy vaping and having to carry a spare battery or recharge the spent one).
Is it just a matter of people used to the limitations of a mechanical mod and sticking with what they know will work, even when there is a better option? Or maybe keeping the ability to put the same atomizer on either a regulated mod or a mechanical mod and still be able to vape at high wattage?
I am a bit confused with people using very low sub-ohm builds on their high-power regulated mods. Isn't the whole point to be able to reach higher power levels without having to use extremely thick wire and super low-resistance coils? Why keep doing this if you can use thinner wire (which heats up more quickly) and/or more wraps (which increases the coil surface area and heats juice more evenly). And when you fire a higher-resistance coil at a higher voltage, you use less current than a lower-resistance coil at a lower voltage, but still have the exact same wattage. So your battery lasts longer -- a 0.25 ohm coil fired at 50 watts pulls 14 amps, but a 0.75 ohm coil fired at 50 watts only pulls 8 amps. So we're talking almost double the battery life with the higher-resistance coil (not really an issue with the huge 4500 mAh battery on the MVP 3.0 Pro or a dual 18650 regulated mod, but on smaller mods and single 18650 regulated mods this is the difference between getting a full day's worth of heavy vaping and having to carry a spare battery or recharge the spent one).
Is it just a matter of people used to the limitations of a mechanical mod and sticking with what they know will work, even when there is a better option? Or maybe keeping the ability to put the same atomizer on either a regulated mod or a mechanical mod and still be able to vape at high wattage?
