Personally I wouldn't go lower than .2 but only on top shelf batteries
Samsung25r, LG HG2 These are what I use.
I have heard good things about Panasonic and Sony VTCS
How low can my ohms be?
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Personally I wouldn't go lower than .2 but only on top shelf batteries
Samsung25r, LG HG2 These are what I use.
I have heard good things about Panasonic and Sony VTCS
25r is pretty much the only batt I use. My normal builds are from .25-.75 ,depending on the device/ atty.
Any good links on this subject matter. I'll read them! Keep this thread going.
There is a lot to building coils for mechanical mods that everyone can learn from. I for one am just getting in to mechanical mods after vaping for six months using regulated devices...and am getting my mechanical devices in abt a month or so. They're being made for me as we chat. I ordered them, one from a mass producer Focal Ecigs, and another from a very capable small shop.
There is a lot to building coils for mechanical mods that everyone can learn from. I for one am just getting in to mechanical mods after vaping for six months using regulated devices...and am getting my mechanical devices in abt a month or so. They're being made for me as we chat. I ordered them, one from a mass producer Focal Ecigs, and another from a very capable small shop.
I really don't like Mech's.
Regulated mods do not have safety built-in that regulated mods have.
A mech delivers whatever power the battery has, and the battery power starts a gradual slide. Regulated mods you can control the power for the best flavor, control the power to keep from burning the wick. Since you are controlling the power to a small part of power; you get a much longer consistent vape.
I can understand a Mech or two just in case the FDA deeming regulations go into effect. However they are NOT my first choice for vaping AND NEVER WILL BE.
If you want to learn more about the technical side of coil design for mech mods, I can't think of a better place to start than State O' Flux's blogs.This one is IMO one of the more important ones, but there is a lot more info in his other blogs too.
The biggest difference with mech mods compared to regulated is that if you get the build wrong you have to change the coils to change the way it vapes. That makes it much more important to get a good handle on coil design.
You also need to handle the power drop as battery voltage goes down. I aim to run slightly warm on a fresh battery, have the vape exactly right at say 3.9V and swap batts at around 3.6-3.7V. The good thing is battery voltage drops fast from 4.2V to 3.9V and then much slower after that so you're in the sweet spot much longer than the initial warm zone.
I vaped mech mods exclusively for a couple of years and still enjoy them, though I like the options and stability that regulated vaping offers too. Hope you have a good experience with mechs too Tommy-Chi.
Regulated mods have come a long way the last couple of years. In 2013 when I switched to mechanicals there was nothing in the regulated market that could do more than around 15 watts. That was what drove the mech mod market back then.
It's great to have options
Yep, I'm buying as many devices as I can reasonably afford due to the possible vapocalypse. I'll probably have a minimum of 5 mechanical box mods and 6 to 8 regulated box mods. If nothing happens, I'll have a nice collection.
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my first try at a twist was just a crude hand twist; really hardly twisted at all but enough to hold together, and when wrapped for the coil, it sure *looked* like parallel!! So to me that's the easiest: slightly twisted parallel!
Are you getting any threading adapters made from that small shop? So like if you like the button from one mod, the topcap of another and the tube from another but they all have different threading (one m20x1, another m21x1, and another m20x0.5), you use the threading adapters to connect anything to anything.
I love my regulated mechs;
wouldn't mind having a 40 watt kick though;
and a screen is important when building/dryburning/rewicking or troubleshooting.
I think the Vet in 26650 will be OK. I ordered a MCV Philippines copper Raptor clone (18650). I'll also be buying 3 BC Box Mods (18650 parallel/serial switch, and 2 - 26650s one in parallel the other in serial). That will be the extant of my mechanical mods for now.
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Regulated mods have come a long way the last couple of years. In 2013 when I switched to mechanicals there was nothing in the regulated market that could do more than around 15 watts. That was what drove the mech mod market back then.
It's great to have options
I know brother. When I vaped with the istick40tc and Coolfire4; I carried a Mech the SMPL for when my mod ran down.
Now I use eVic VTC MINI, istick60tc, or Segelei 75 so I sold the SMPL and got a Kepler Mech for if and when mt regulated mods fail. I got the Kepler so I could screw the collar toward the top to prevent accidentally firing.
So far I have 7 mods and about a dozen RTAs. (Still waiting for 3 from Fasttech, and flavors to make ejuice for the next 4-5 years. Went 0 nic 12/28/15 so don't need to store nicotine.
A 40-60 watt kick would be almost as good as a regulated mod.
From your mouth to God's ear.
Neat idea to accommodate both 18650 and 26650's in a mod without using sleeves.
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