How many ohms can I vape at? Does it matter?

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I am new to mechanical mods. I have purchased 2 Panasonic 3400mAh 18650 batteries, does it matter what ohms I build my coil at or am I free to build it as low or high as I want (e.g. as low as 0.9 - 1 ohm) ? I guess what I am asking is do I need to stick to the recommendations of a chart such as this (like I did when I was using an MVP 2.0 with iClear 30):

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Side note: the mod I am waiting for is not a regulated VV/VW device, It is the Kamry K100+ Empire clone (no kick).
 

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You can use any ohms you wish, but your batteries have to be powerful enough to fire the coils safely. The battery spec that will tell you this would be the amp rating, or continuous discharge rate.

Those Panasonic NCR18650B 3400mah batteries you bought are only 6.8 amps continuous, so you can only use a resistance above 0.7 ohms. They are not a high drain battery, which is what you should be using if you are going to be using a RBA (rebuildable atomizer). Your batteries were designed to be used in flashlights, not mods.

1.0 ohm = 4.2 amp draw
0.9 ohm = 4.6 amp draw
0.8 ohm = 5.2 amp draw

0.7 ohms = 6 amp draw
0.6 ohms = 7 amp draw
0.5 ohms = 8.4 amp draw
0.4 ohms = 10.5 amp draw
0.3 ohms = 14.0 amp draw
0.2 ohms = 21.0 amp draw
0.1 ohms = 42.0 amp draw
0.0 ohm = dead short --> battery failure and thermal runaway


Notice the table above and how the lower in resistance you go the higher the amp draw from the battery. Pull more amps than the battery has and it will likely vent and go into thermal runaway. Not a good thing to happen in a metal tube mod.

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Always know the amp limit of your batteries. Never push your batteries harder than they are rated for. If you plan to use sub-ohm coil builds, you'll need a 30 amp continuous discharge rate battery like the Sony VTC series.

Sony hybrid.jpg Sony VTC 30 amp battery

List of Batteries and their Amp Limits

The Safe Vaping Power Chart that you have been using is a general guideline for factory-made coils found in cartomizers and clearomizers. You can throw all of that away once you begin building your own coils with rebuildable atomizers.
 
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Those Panasonic NCR18650B 3400mah batteries you bought are only 6.8 amps continuous, so you can only use a resistance above 0.7 ohms. They are not a high drain battery, which is what you should be using if you are going to be using a RBA (rebuildable atomizer). Your batteries were designed to be used in flashlights, not mods.

I have a 35amp battery sitting around somewhere, I believe it is an efest. The only problem is that I have 1 of them, it is 2500mAh. I can't buy another right now, would it last me a full day then I can just charge it at night?
 

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I have a 35amp battery sitting around somewhere, I believe it is an efest. The only problem is that I have 1 of them, it is 2500mAh. I can't buy another right now, would it last me a full day then I can just charge it at night?

Hard to Say.

Depends on How Much you Vape.

Some people can go a Full Day on a Battery Like that. Some, only a few Hours.

And Many people who use Mech Mods like to Recharge their Batteries Much Sooner than VV People.
 
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