Looking for the "Perfect" set up

[CloudZ]

It is definitely mostly about the dissipated heat, or energy, or wattage, assuming that enough liquid is being delivered. You don't need to consider watts to use VV, you just adjust until the vape is good. It really allows you to compensate for resistance and various juices depending on what works best. With fixed voltage, you are stuck with whatever you get for a given juice and coil resistance, which are inherently more difficult to adjust.

I wouldn't bother with old style tanks and cartridges, just use clearos or carto tanks. Or just a straight dripping atomizer.

You might be able to reduce vacuum in your vivi by not tightening it down all the way on the battery.

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[Jeff M]

Thanks for the welcome and explanation. I'm just a bit puzzled as what we're chasing really is heat which is a result of wattage (volt*amps) passing through resistance. Don't want to come off as a smart-... tho. I'm no expert on this. Just trying to puzzle together the pieces I think I know. For some reason I think VV makes no sense since we (or I) don't know the amperage put out by the batteries, but VW does

I'll be looking more into the ego-c tank system also. Getting rid of the wicks or fillers would make a better vape, I believe. Tho, somehow I got the idea that kind of tank system won't hold a lot of juice and would require constant re-filling?

Since my last post I've shortened the wicks on my Vivi Nova to great effect. I've also gotten used to slightly unscrewing the top cap to de-pressurize tank when it's getting hard to drag. Some times it got so bad that vapor was getting sucked back into the tank

Your first post was correct, and there is no acceptable logic anyone can use to talk you out of it. It is a law of electricity.

All said, the result is based on the power. V = I x R. Lower R (ohms) means less voltage is required. It is as easy as that. Or, you can get a 1,000 ohm atomizer and push 2,000 volts through it. Same result as 2 ohms and 4 volts.

It so happens that 2.0 ohms works just fine with 3.7 volts. I would agree that 6 volts makes sense if you want to use 3 ohms resistance. But which is cheaper? Reducing resistance or increasing voltage? I think it is obvious which one.

 

[WattWick]

Thanks again for the clarifications! Really helpful crowd here

Think I got the basics. However, one thought struck me; Will increasing voltage (and thus resistance) heat up coils faster than lower voltage/res? Is that why some people go for HV setups? Or is it just for love of the "hobby" side of vaping? No criticism! I'm pretty OCD on other interests, and know how it is

Sorry for hijack/off-topic!

 

[CloudZ]

Thanks again for the clarifications! Really helpful crowd here

Think I got the basics. However, one thought struck me; Will increasing voltage (and thus resistance) heat up coils faster than lower voltage/res? Is that why some people go for HV setups? Or is it just for love of the "hobby" side of vaping? No criticism! I'm pretty OCD on other interests, and know how it is

Sorry for hijack/off-topic!

Increasing voltage does not increase resistance. You are stuck with whatever your atomizer is at. If you equivalently switch out your atomizer to get the same power consumption with higher voltage, it will likely take longer to heat up since there is literally more wire. But, you will have more surface area for atomization. Now... I don't entirely buy that the last point makes any difference to vape quality, but others have mentioned that they believe it does.

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[WattWick]

I probably should have clarified that I meant upping voltage and swapping for a lower res atomizer. Got it all backwards in my last post. Think I got it now. And thanks for helping me keeping this from becoming another upgrade-fest hobby... so far... Need to start actually saving some money by vaping, not spending more on gear than I did on regulars.