LR atties at 3.7v or regular atties at 6v - which is better?

[BadHabit]

Which makes more sense? Running LR atties at 3.7v or regular atties at 6v? Or, can you run LR atties at 6v and get even more TH? I have a feeling the latter would really be asking for trouble.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

You should only use High Voltage attys when vaping at 6V. LR attys are meant to be used with 3.7V and regular attys can be used with 5V. Take a look at this article and you'll understand more about how HV and LR attys work and when to use them.

What are These HV and LR Attys?

 

[jmanning]

I don't think you would want to use LR atties on anything but 3.7v. Regular atties at 6v was too hot for me. I prefer LR 306 on a big bat mod, 17670, 18500, 18650. With this combination you get good vapor that will last most a day or more, without the hassles, risk, and short battery life of stacking smaller batteries.

 

[cskent]

I use 2.0 ohm LR's at 3.7v and 3.5 ohm atty's at 6v. I tried a standard atty and it got way too hot way too quickly, that's why I ordered the 3.5's.

 

[CardinalWinds]

If you run a LR atty at 6V it'll pop, so that's right out. Standard resistance attys run at around 2.6Ω and are a little hot for me at 6V. You tend to have to take very short switch throws or pulse the switch. Like cskent, I find attys in the 3.2-3.5Ω range to be perfect. The 4 or 5Ω rated ones run a little too cool for my personal taste.

I've found that a 6v setup with cartomizers or attys in the range mentioned above hold two advantages over a 3.7V setup with LR attys/cartos. Subjectively, I find that the 6V setup brings out the flavor of juices a little better, and more concretely, my atty's and cartos in the 3Ω+ range last longer than their LR cousins.

 

[AttyPops]

The calculation is for watts... like a light bulb. It is voltage squared divided by resistance. (V x V) / R.

3.7 volts with a 1.5 ohm atty = 9.13 watts ... a bit hot actually.
6 volts with a "regular" 3.0 ohm atty = (6*6/3) = 12 watts ... way too hot

Most commercial (non-mod) e-cigs are about 3.2 volts. 3.2 x 3.2 /1.5 = 6.83 (which explains why eGo types like the 1.5 ohm LRs).

If you remember V x V / R you can figure out any atty/voltage combo in the world. Just know your target wattage... mine is about 7 or so watts.

Good Luck!

EDIT: Just read WOH's link. It's all there...... good link WOH. Sry for the dupe.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

EDIT: Just read WOH's link. It's all there...... good link WOH. Sry for the dupe.

No worries, hun. Better the info be repeated than never said at all.