Higher ohm or lower ohm
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I vape the same way and use 1.5 ohm coils in either a Vamo V3 or an SVD. What device are you using and at what power setting.
How's the vape? Are you using a variable device to power it? Coils generally don't burn out quickly. They do get gunked up and loose performance. The wick also can loose it's potential to wick and become clogged. Proper maintenance and cleaning help extend coil life. The higher the ohms the less the watts produce at the coil, given the same voltage. Check out ohm's law to readily see the correlation.
Most common error by newish vapers is not allowing sufficient time for the wick to be saturated with juice before taking that first vape. Often this can shorten the life of the build, singe the wick, reducing it's properties, and facilitate dry hits.
Most common error by newish vapers is not allowing sufficient time for the wick to be saturated with juice before taking that first vape. Often this can shorten the life of the build, singe the wick, reducing it's properties, and facilitate dry hits.
I just put in a 1.8 ohm coil. I've done that before I mean not letting it saturate and burning it immediately. I let this sit in the juice for like 5 min before I vaped. It's already giving me a burnt taste. I've tried dragging on it without power to draw juice in and it works for a little then burnt again
Here's something that may help: Volts,Ohms & Watts If you're using a 1.8 coil, start at 3.7v and adjust from there. Some folks use the "+2" rule meaning what ever the ohms of your coil, add 2 to set your volts. The chart is a guideline and your results may vary.
The Cool Fire 1 is a fixed wattage device that delivers 8.5 W. I feel that is a bit high for a Protank.
A couple of observations and recommendations:
Vaping is not the same as smoking. Most smokers took harder draws on their cigs. E-cig devices require a gentler, longer draw to allow the wicks time to bring the e-liquid to the coils, otherwise you'll get dry or burnt hits.
The very nature of a clearomizer's wicking system sets you up to fail if you are a moderate to heavy vaper, IMHO. Tiny silica wicks can't keep up with you. If this fits you, its time to move up to a better juice delivery device.
I suggest a cartotank. A cartomizer is a steel tube whose entire inside is full of wick and the heating coil. This wicking system can better keep up with a heavy vaper. More flavor and more consistancy.
Using a cartomizer in a cartotank requires that the steel casing have holes to allow the juice in the tank to refill the carto each time you vape. These are called "pre-punched cartomizers". Read the following blog on juice attachments, paying particular attention to cartomizer and cartotank:
Guide to Juice Attachments
Baditude's Cartotank Setup Guide
IBTanked pyrex cartotank review
pre-punched cartomizers and cartotanks
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If using a fixed voltage 3.7 volt device (non-variable power), I recommend low resistance atomizers (cartomizers or coils). These provide a slightly warmer vape.
If using a variable voltage/wattage device, I recommend standard or high resistance coils. These will allow for a wider range of power and be less drain on your battery. These will provide a slightly cooler vape and last longer than a low resistance coil.
Vaping is not the same as smoking. Most smokers took harder draws on their cigs. E-cig devices require a gentler, longer draw to allow the wicks time to bring the e-liquid to the coils, otherwise you'll get dry or burnt hits.
The very nature of a clearomizer's wicking system sets you up to fail if you are a moderate to heavy vaper, IMHO. Tiny silica wicks can't keep up with you. If this fits you, its time to move up to a better juice delivery device.
I suggest a cartotank. A cartomizer is a steel tube whose entire inside is full of wick and the heating coil. This wicking system can better keep up with a heavy vaper. More flavor and more consistancy.
Using a cartomizer in a cartotank requires that the steel casing have holes to allow the juice in the tank to refill the carto each time you vape. These are called "pre-punched cartomizers". Read the following blog on juice attachments, paying particular attention to cartomizer and cartotank:
Guide to Juice Attachments
Baditude's Cartotank Setup Guide
IBTanked pyrex cartotank review
pre-punched cartomizers and cartotanks__________________
If using a fixed voltage 3.7 volt device (non-variable power), I recommend low resistance atomizers (cartomizers or coils). These provide a slightly warmer vape.
If using a variable voltage/wattage device, I recommend standard or high resistance coils. These will allow for a wider range of power and be less drain on your battery. These will provide a slightly cooler vape and last longer than a low resistance coil.
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I agree with Dampmaskin, 1.8 and maybe even 2.2 might be too low. You could try a EVOD coil at 2.5, that may work better if the Cool Fire is fixed wattage.
I have 2.2 coils and my sweet spot is usually around 6.5-7.5 watts on the PTII. Any more and I torch the juice. I use the 1.8, it's about the same but that makes it 3.8-4 volts on 2.2 and no more than 3.8 volts on 1.8
I have 2.2 coils and my sweet spot is usually around 6.5-7.5 watts on the PTII. Any more and I torch the juice. I use the 1.8, it's about the same but that makes it 3.8-4 volts on 2.2 and no more than 3.8 volts on 1.8
Agreed with all of this. Cartotanks are great. Little bit of a learning curve to filling the carto and making sure it's well soaked but not over full, but once you're done with that and you've filled your tank your overall maintenance time is down. They last way longer then coils in a clearo, and you'll only have to top off the tank when needed. While some try to save a carto, I feel they last long enough that I don't mind just tossing them. No more dry burning, alcohol soaks, etc...
I'm going to have to disagree with that.
With proper care I'm getting an average of 2 months of use out of a single coil. My wife has managed as much as 4 months out of a single coil. I'll bet you've never used the same cart for 2 months, much less 4.
Ya it really doesn't matter unless u have a fixed battery then id go lower. With a VV u can use a higher or lower ohm and set it to wherever u want
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