High Voltage vs. Low Resistance -- A Question From a Beginner

[bladebarrier]

I've been using Joye LR 510 atomizers ever since I discovered how much better they seem to work for me, compared to standard 510's.

I'm currently using an 1100 mah Joye battery for power, and have recently converted to just using a drip tip, instead of carts (unless there's some reason I won't be able to drip, in which case I get by with a blue foam mod or PTB).

What exactly is the difference in going to a high voltage mod, compared to using a standard voltage battery and combining it with a low resistance atomizer? Do some people go so far as to use a high voltage with a low ohm atomizer? I don't vape too heavily during the work day, so my 1100's seem to last for days, right now.

I do however, really prefer the strong taste, and less need to drag, from the LR atomizers.

Am I a candidate for a battery mod, or are battery mods generally just for longevity of charge time, and I would be fine with just sticking with what I'm using now?

Thank you,

--bb

 

[Java_Az]

Most say that 5 volts on a regular atomizer is like using a LR atomizer at the stock voltage. I personally think it is pretty close but there is a slight difference for me. It just feels like i get a better drag off 5 volts with a regular ohm atomizer. A regular atomizer on a ego just doesnt cut it for me. I use a LR on my ego when i am out and about. But here at the house i use regular atomizers @ around 4.8 volts for most of my fluid. I also seem to have better luck running regular atomizers at 5 volts then using LR atomizers. LR's last me 3 to 4 weeks before they die and the regs i have now have been going strong for 2 1/2 months now with alot more use then the LR's see. Hope to have my mod done soon so i can vape regulars all the time. There are a few folks that run LR's at 5 volts but i dont care for the vapor that hot. Gone up to 5.5 volts with a regular and dont care for them that high either. I run Variable Voltage here at the house so i can just dial a voltage i want then vape. Personally i think Varibale voltage is where it is at , no matter what ohm atomizer i put in it i can get it just the way i like by having the option to adjust the working voltage. Really alot of things to look at as far as mods go. Really you just have to experiment and find out what's best for you.

 

[bladebarrier]

That's interesting.

You have a potentiometer to adjust the voltage or resistance then?

I've thought that it's odd that with all of general PV kits out there, they don't offer a standard kit that allows for having a pot in it. Dialing in the amount of resistance would quickly allow a new, or veteran, user to find a happy medium for their usage. On top of that, it would allow for the user to adjust based on their needs at a certain time of the day, or their actual urge.

A lot of times I would be happy with with a few strong drags, while other times I would prefer to puff away at a mild setting, for longer.

The plus side with dripping is that you can dial-in your nicotine level of juice. So when I want to puff away, I swap to 3mg or 0mg, and if I need to get a quick fix in because of nerves, I can put on some 12-18mg nicotine (which is now quite rare for me, but still an option).

 

[Java_Az]

A pot by itself wont work for the high amps these mods use at least cheap ones to get a pot that can handle the wattage required are usually close to a 100 bucks. But thats what i thought too when i first got here. From doing some Computer voltage mods i thought a simple trimmer would do the trick. But most use voltage regulators that are adjustable then you hook your pot into it. that kind of setup the regulator takes the load off the pot so you can use a low wattage cheap one. 3 amp adjustable linear regulators are really cheap about 3 bucks or less. couple caps maybe a resistor and a pot your good to go. bad thing is it takes up space to slap all that in a little box. Also linear regs generate heat , i plan on going with a switching reg they cost more but produce less heat.

I for sure hear you on the dripping took me about three days after i started vaping to quit carts and start dripping. I also do have a bottle of high MG for those times i need a bit extra. Although those new ce2 cartomizers look pretty interesting there are some Mods out for them that i want to try out. But more then likely i will be dripping for a long time to come.

 

[bladebarrier]

Ah, very neat method.

Thank you for the detailed breakdown.

--bb

 

[GARYSMIFF]

Buddy if your using a Reg you built, can't you just build a USB box for when you are here looking at the pc monitor?

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/137211-my-1st-mod.html

My Second mod

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modders-forum/138206-my-2nd-mod.html

 

[Drozd]

really it breaks down to wattage...

and there's a huge difference between what the LR delivers at the 3.2ish volts of a stock battery and the 3.7V of a mod... versus the wattage at HV...

here:
a joye 510 atty (2.3Ω) on a 3.2V eGo/riva/hello16/510/ stock battery... 4.45W
a 1.5Ω LR atty on a 3.2V eGo/riva/hello 16/ stock battery .....6.83W
a 1.5Ω LR atty on a appropriate 3.7V cell............................9.13W
a joye 510 atty (2.3Ω) on a 5V power source......................10.87W
a joye 510 atty (2.3Ω) at 6V...........................................15.65W

the LR atties came out to simulate 5V vaping and at 3.7V with an appropriate battery they do...putting the wattage right in the middle of what many consider the "sweet spot" (8W-10W)
but on a stock battery like many are using them while they do deliver better than a standard atty they arent close to that simulated 5V vape...

*when I say appropriate battery I mean a 3.7V battery like any 18650 size, or High drain 14500, or high drain 16340 battery...something that will be capable of the 2.47A draw of the LR atty without experiencing "voltage sag" because the max drain of the battery can't keep up with the Amp draw of the LR atty