Istick 30w / Subtank mini

[Rosckolove]

Hello all. I have a subtank mini and the istick 30w in the mail supposedly arriving in 2 days. I have a question that I am having a bit of trouble figuring out myself.

While using the 1.2 ohm coil, what would be my available maximum wattage using the istick 30w

Same question for the .5 ohm coil.

I did tons and tons of research about all of my options. But completely overlooked the possibility of limited watts due to the coil I was using, which I don't fully understand to figure out myself at this time. While I look into ohms law and electrical theory, could someone answer those questions please? Thanks in advance for any replies!

 

[Susan~S]

You're over thinking this.

Your istick 30 watt is only capable of going up to 30 watts. In a regulated mod, the battery doesn't care about the resistance of the coil (except if the resistance falls outside the specs of the mods chipset/circuitry).

The circuitry takes care of step-up or step-down to determine what voltage it will give you for a given resistance if you are using wattage mode.

Works a lot like a dimmer switch.

 

[Ou2mame]

Just keep going up til it tastes good lol

 

[wheelie]

.5 coil I run at 22.5 watts. Never used the 1.2 but likely be good at 15 watts. At 30 watts nothing to worry about with what you are getting. But it will be a very nice system and you will be shocked at the amount of vape. Better stock up on juice as you will be guzzling it now. LOL CHEERS!

 

[Cloudmann]

Agreed. On the 1.2 ohm heads, you likely won't want to go above 22 ish watts. Even with the 0.5 ohm heads, the occ sweet spot is about 28 watts, give or take. You're in good shape with the istick30.

 

[Rosckolove]

Thank you for taking the time to reply!
I was just worried (since I'm a nitwit with ohms law) that I would be limited to an insufficient wattage (outside of the sweet spot) since I didn't consider all the factors. Now I have no intention to actually vape at 30 watts. I just wanted to make sure my device would be sufficient. So since the mod circuitry will handle step up/down voltage on its own, does that mean that I could vape both coils at 30 watts if I chose to do so? I'm sorry. I really haven't grasped how it all works yet. I know I will be fine now. Just wanted to know for the sake of knowing. Thanks again!

 

[Ou2mame]

You could but it might not be pleasant.

 

[Hitmetwice]

No probs here at 30 or 35 for that matter, I just take a shorter pull at higher watts along with a little faster draw. Depends on juice to an extent also though. YMMV

 

[Rosckolove]

Yea I just wanted to know if I could. I know it's way over the good flavor threshold. I have a nautilus mini sitting on an aspire CF VV+ battery (that I only own because none of my local vape shops have the 30w in stock) I ordered the istick manly for battery life but also for the little extra power I could put through the nautilus depending on my juice. I have a kanger subtank mini I purchased at a vape shop the day after I ordered my istick hoping to use it on the aspire battery until the vape mail came through. However the pin on the tank doesn't protrude far enough to make a good connection with the pin on the battery so I'm absolutely dying to get this thing in the mail.

Then I can give the nautilus and tube mod to the girlfriend and I'll have a compact full flavor setup with tons of battery life. I really. Can't. Friggin. Wait!

 

[DingerCPA]

Hey Rosckolove!

Quick Math for ya:

Watts = Volts^2 / Resistance.

Volts = sqrt(Watts * Resistance) If you throw all 30W at the 1.2ohm coil you'll be applying sqrt(30*1.2) = 6V on that coil. THAT'S HOT! There's a "suggested" range printed on the coil for the wattage range that's "acceptable"

If you throw all 30W on the 0.5ohm coil, you're looking at sqrt(30*0.5) = 5.5V (which IMO is pretty hot.)

Easiest thing to do for *YOU* is to start low (around 9-10W) and nudge your way up just until you get a burnt taste (or something funky you don't like.) Then back down by a couple 1/10ths Watts. (or, same concept if you're in Volts mode..... start with about 2+resistance of coil - e.g. 2.5 for the 0.5ohm head; 3.2 for the 1.2ohm head and work your way up in the same manner.)

You'll know what's right for *YOU*

 

[EBates]

The right answer on your wattage setting is start out in the 6-7 watt range and then increase the wattage until you reach your 'sweet spot'. You will generally find that going too high will result in dry hits (burnt tasting vapes).

 

[MagicJosh]

you should be able to use 3o watts on both .5 and 1.2. My old naultalus mini would old run up to 15.5 watts because it was a 1.8 ohm coil.. Its a good question. Ohms play a big part on how you ''iStick works'' It automatically stops when it can't run above that wattage anymore. Its a pretty quality device for its cost. I cant wait til the add temp control. (Wont burn the cotton unless its wet with juice no matter how many times you press the trigger button)

1.3 coil works best at a lower wat and tatse better.

.5 bigger clouds and still tast decent.

I just bought a tug bout rda and some other one to see what the differences are and to see if i get better nic buzz in the morning. and for tasting new juices quiker.
You have a killer setup for sure. You can also build your own coils with the extra rda it comes with.

 

[mesamay2003]

I don't like burnt hits, and I like my coils to last as long as possible, so I tend to use the OCC coils at about the halfway point of their rating..1.2 is rated 12-25 watts and the .5 @ 15-30 watts

 

[Rosckolove]

Another quick question for you guys that have similar situations. Do you find one coil to have more flavor over the other coil assuming you have found the "sweet spot" for both? Since taste is subjective (still would like opinions!) would the .5 could produce more Vapor than the 1.2 coil ever could? Or since it's a regulated mod that handles all this itself, would they be effectively hitting the same temperatures at the "sweet spot".

Once again, thanks for any replies! I'm still just a noob trying to learn!

Edit: got some replies while typing this. So the 1.2 will provide better flavor, and the .5 better Vapor production? Isn't flavor a by product of vapor production (to a certain extent) so wouldn't the coil capable of more Vapor also be capable of more flavor?

 

[Ou2mame]

If you're worried about longevity, why don't you just rebuild the coils?

 

[mesamay2003]

Both coils are similar, but I find the .5 to vape a little smoother, so I prefer it, but either will do...although, the 1.2 might work a little better on the iStick, since you will not need to step down voltage, which makes the mod fire in a pulse mode.

 

[Rosckolove]

If you're worried about longevity, why don't you just rebuild the coils?

Longevity of battery life is what I meant. And I plan to fully take advantage of the RBA. However I have never rebuilt a setup before so I'm sure there will be some trial and error involved. I plan to use the stock coils first anyway to really get an accurate Guage on the tanks performance so I have somewhat of a standard when I start building my own. I also want to get another RBA deck so I have one ready to go when the first one is done.

 

[Cloudmann]

I find that the 0.5 ohm heads produce noticeably more vapor and more flavor... warmer vapor, too. That said, they're thirsty and will drink some juice. The 1.2 ohm sweet spot fir me is about 22 watts. The 0.5 ohm sweet spot is 27-28 watts. Beyond those and flavor starts diminishing. I use a 60/40 vg/pg ratio with NET liquids, so your mileage may vary.

 

[Shokker]

I like the 1.2 Ohm OCCs more. Vapor is cooler and I think it tastes better. Using it at 18.5W. And it can produce enough vapor to make you feel like a ......... if you chainvape it in a public space so to speak.

One big thing I recognised: I don´t get used to the flavour! With my previous Atomizers I nearly couldn´t taste anything after a few ml of a certain liquid and had to change the flavour.

EDIT: 65PG 35VG liquid used. I am more a flavour junkie than a cloud chaser.

EDIT 2: They last about 10 days on average with a daily consumption of about 10ml.

 

[Rosckolove]

So I got my istick 30w today. Slapped the kanger on it. And behold! Tons and tons of Vapor. However the nautilus is kicking it's .... in flavor. I'm using the 1.2 coil and starting at 12 watts. All the way up to a very warm slightly burnt hit, I'm not getting anywhere near the flavor of the nautilus mini. Also trying all differing AFC settings and inhale methods. Any idea what's up? Does it require break in or something?