"higher" ohm build/higher watts

[1LastShot]

Brushing back up on my knowledge....going back to school so to speak. Okay, so I originally subscribed to the notion that sub-ohm/high watts was the only way to go for "big clouds" (it's just more satisfying for me that way) and the only way to go to higher watts safely IS to sub-ohm. However I kept wondering about said notion since I am on a protected device (istick 60w), not a mech mod. Read a few things that tell me I'm wrong. That I can push into much higher watts using a 1ohm+ coil. Is this correct? Have I been living my vaping life all wrong?? Links are welcome, tried and true build/watt examples also welcome TIA!

 

[edyle]

Brushing back up on my knowledge....going back to school so to speak. Okay, so I originally subscribed to the notion that sub-ohm/high watts was the only way to go for "big clouds" (it's just more satisfying for me that way) and the only way to go to higher watts safely IS to sub-ohm. However I kept wondering about said notion since I am on a protected device (istick 60w), not a mech mod. Read a few things that tell me I'm wrong. That I can push into much higher watts using a 1ohm+ coil. Is this correct? Have I been living my vaping life all wrong?? Links are welcome, tried and true build/watt examples also welcome TIA!

1: That I can push into much higher watts using a 1ohm+ coil. Is this correct?
Yes it is correct.

2: Have I been living my vaping life all wrong??
Yes you have.

For big clouds you need big watts.
Watts = volts x volts / ohms
To get big watts you either increase the volts or decrease the ohms.

 

[Nikea Tiber]

On a regulated device the max output voltage may limit your wattage if your atomizer's resistance is low enough.

 

[sonicbomb]

Dual coil 10 wraps of 28G at 2.5mm ID should come out to around 0.93 ohms. Lots of surface area, not too much mass. Hit it at 60 watts and report back.

 

[DaveP]

Brushing back up on my knowledge....going back to school so to speak. Okay, so I originally subscribed to the notion that sub-ohm/high watts was the only way to go for "big clouds" (it's just more satisfying for me that way) and the only way to go to higher watts safely IS to sub-ohm. However I kept wondering about said notion since I am on a protected device (istick 60w), not a mech mod. Read a few things that tell me I'm wrong. That I can push into much higher watts using a 1ohm+ coil. Is this correct? Have I been living my vaping life all wrong?? Links are welcome, tried and true build/watt examples also welcome TIA!

The limitation on wattage is limited by the maximum voltage level produced by the mod. 6v is common, although some go higher.

Once you reach the voltage limit of the mod, then the alternative is to reduce resistance, since power in watts = voltage^2/resistance.

Lowering resistance also gives you more room to vary wattage by varying the voltage of the mod. If you are topped out in voltage you can only go down in resistance. Finding the sweet spot is an individual preference. Some people vape at .2 ohms and that puts them in the range they want to be. Others like .7 ohms or more to achieve their optimal vape range. It's all personal preference.

 

[bigpoppa01]

If your mod is a variable wattage the higher the ohm you will reach a point for your wattage will be limited. The range will reduce after you increase the resistance.

 

[93gc40]

If your mod is a variable wattage the higher the ohm you will reach a point for your wattage will be limited. The range will reduce after you increase the resistance.

AND???? isn't this also true of Low ohm? I mean the true limiting factor is the Max AMPERAGE. A VW mod should be able to put out max wattage for any OHM that will draw less than max amps at whatever volts the mod is capable of supplying. The limit for high ohm tends to be max volts and low ohm is min volt and max amps.

People tends to forget the reason why we went sub-ohm in the first place. In the old days lower ohms was the ONLY way to get higher wattage and more coil mass. At the same time.

 

[sofarsogood]

vapor is not produced by watts, volts, amps or ohms. It'a produced by heat. If the resistance of the coil is zero you can pump a megwatte of power through it and there will be no heat so no vapor.

 

[SteamHead]

Anyone have examples of builds they've done in this line of thinking? I have a rather extreme one. Twisted 29ga, 4mm id, 9 wraps, dual, ending up at .9 ohms.

In the Boreas I can max it out at 91watts, which is where I run into the 9v limit of the Reuleaux. I find it to be a much cooler vape in the same atty than twisted 26ga, 3.5 id, 8 wraps, ohming at .3, with the same wattage. Clouds seem pretty equivalent.