Juice consumption related to coil resistance? Why

[KurtVD]

I recently switched to Nickel coils, mostly because I like the flavour, and it's also easy to work with. Unfortunately the posts of my RTA don't hold 30Ga wire reliably, so I have to use 28Ga wire, plus the deck is pretty small, which means that my coils have very low resistances (less than 0.10). I've read somewhere (on this forum) that low resistance coils use more juice, and I think this is what I'm seeing (and I don't like it). What is the reason for that? I understand that they use more electricity, but why more juice? The clouds don't look bigger...

Would Titanium be a good alternative to Nickel? Does it have a resistance comparable to SS316? Can it also be used in TC mode?

 

[Opinionated]

It's like gas in a muscle car, the more power you have, the more gas it takes to run it. The only way to avoid massive juice consumption is to use less power.

More power creates the situation which = to more ejuice being vaporized. The more ejuice is being turned into vapor, the more ejuice you need and thus consume.

If you must drive the hopped up muscle car, you must pay for the gas.

I used to have a transam with a modified engine for street racing, and off the starting line I could just watch the gas needle drop steadily.. That's what your doing with your ejuice. It's just cheaper.. lol

 

[stols001]

Yup. If you apply more wattage (and in some instances you have to) you will go through more juice. The clouds may not be (visibly) bigger to you but they probably are.

Anna

 

[bombastinator]

What atty pray tell? That sounds like one small deck.

 

[zoiDman]

I recently switched to Nickel coils, mostly because I like the flavour, and it's also easy to work with. Unfortunately the posts of my RTA don't hold 30Ga wire reliably, so I have to use 28Ga wire, plus the deck is pretty small, which means that my coils have very low resistances (less than 0.10). I've read somewhere (on this forum) that low resistance coils use more juice, and I think this is what I'm seeing (and I don't like it). What is the reason for that? I understand that they use more electricity, but why more juice? The clouds don't look bigger...

Would Titanium be a good alternative to Nickel? Does it have a resistance comparable to SS316? Can it also be used in TC mode?

Why don't you just Bend the Legs back on those 30ga Coils so the legs are Doubled?

BTW - Is that 28ga Coil causing you to go thru more e-Liquid? Or you going thru More e-Liquid because you are using Higher Proportional Wattage? And or holding the power button down More?

 

[Punk In Drublic]

Resistance has no relation to juice consumption. However, other factors related to resistance can have a large effect on juice consumption depending on how the resistance was changed.

Example: Lowering resistance by removing a wrap of a 30awg coil means you are reducing surface area and mass, therefore less power is needed. In this example less juice would be consumed. However, if the same power is applied, theoretically you could be consuming more juice for the lower wrap coil will heat up quicker and reach higher temperatures.

But by keeping the same gauge wire and adding wraps you are increasing resistance and surface area. You are also increasing mass which will dictate more required power and over all more juice consumption.

Lowering resistance by reducing the gauge of the coil, say going from a 5 wrap 30 awg to 5 wrap 28 awg, you are increasing surface area therefore vaporizing more juice. Mass is also increased which again can have an effect on how the coil heats up and maintains temperature.

There is always a compromise.

 

[KurtVD]

Why don't you just Bend the Legs back on those 30ga Coils so the legs are Doubled?

I haven’t tried that yet, good idea, thanks.

BTW - Is that 28ga Coil causing you to go thru more e-Liquid? Or you going thru More e-Liquid because you are using Higher Proportional Wattage? And or holding the power button down More?

It seems that I’m consuming more e-liquid even though I’m not vaping more than before, yes. As for the wattage, I’m in TC mode, so I only set the initial wattage, but it’s actually lower than before: my mod (Pico 75W) doesn’t have enough power for my usual wattage (30-35) with very low resistances, the maximum I can set with a resistance of 0.07 is around 25 Watts.

 

[zoiDman]

It seems that I’m consuming more e-liquid even though I’m not vaping more than before, yes. As for the wattage, I’m in TC mode, so I only set the initial wattage, but it’s actually lower than before: my mod (Pico 75W) doesn’t have enough power for my usual wattage (30-35) with very low resistances, the maximum I can set with a resistance of 0.07 is around 25 Watts.

Just curious... But how much more e-Liquid per day are we talking about when you use these Ultra Low Ohm Coils?

 

[KurtVD]

Just curious... But how much more e-Liquid per day are we talking about when you use these Ultra Low Ohm Coils?

That is hard to quantify, since on some days I vape more than on others. But my RTA has a very small tank (2ml), so it’s very noticeable.

 

[sonicbomb]

The association between low resistance and more juice consumption mostly originates from unregulated devices where lower resistances mean higher wattages and therefore more juice consumed.

 

[KurtVD]

The association between low resistance and more juice consumption mostly originates from unregulated devices where lower resistances mean higher wattages and therefore more juice consumed.

Lol...very possible: I have two identical mods and atomizers, one of which has a 1.0 Ohm SS316 coil since yesterday evening (the other one still has a 0.07 Ni200), and the juice consumption seems kind of similar now....(until yesterday, I used to install the same type of coil in both of them, so I never had a direct comparison)

 

[Hawise]

Would Titanium be a good alternative to Nickel?

Depends on what you're looking for.

Does it have a resistance comparable to SS316?

Titanium's resistance is lower than SS316L, although it's higher than nickel.

Can it also be used in TC mode?

Not only can it, it must. Both Ti and Ni should only ever be used in TC and should never be dry burned. They'll create some very nasty toxins if overheated.

SS316L is more versatile and can be used in TC or wattage mode.