Mech Mod 101

[dherrington]

Hi. I have been vaping for well over a year now, but haven't ventured away from the electronic e cigs. I had an ego twist. A Vamo. An Innokin. And now a Provari.

I am thinking of buying a mechanical mod this weekend and what I was wondering was what I should watch out for. What I mean is that all I know is that they don't have the fancy electronics to tell you when your battery's low or what the atomizer value is.

1. When you are using a mech, how do you know when the battery is starting to get low? Just by the decrease in vapor? Does the mech or the battery heat up?

2. What kind of battery should I be using? I am assuming that I will likely get one that takes a 650. But are there any precautions to take?

3. One of the advantages of a mech I have heard about is that I could run sub ohm. Why would I want to do that? Are there any particular precautions you should take? How low can you go when it comes to ohms?

Is there anything else about mechanical mechs that I should know? I am not going to get an expensive one. Just one to let me see if I like it and to use as an accessory on my new kayfun which I finally seem to have learned to use. (knock wood)

Any help would be appreciated.

Doug

 

[Zealous]

1. Yes, you know the battery is getting low when you see a decrease in performance.

2. The type of battery depends on the size (obviously) of your device and the type of atomizer coil you have on top. Here is some info on battery safety: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...eeper-understanding-mod-batteries-part-i.html

3. I can't speak to why you would want to sub ohm as I haven't ever wanted to. But for precautions you will want to make note of things mentioned in the battery safety info I posted above. You will also want to make sure you test every coil you build with an ohm reader to make sure there are no shorts. You can go as low in ohms as your battery can handle. The lower the ohms the more dangerous it can be if something goes wrong.

 

[Stosh]

1) Low battery = low performance, use a meter to check the battery periodically starting out to get an idea fo how it's reacting. If the mod, battery, switch, etc start heating up it can be a sign of a problem

2) Use a high drain IMR safe chemistry battery, no reason to use anything else in any mod today.

3) I've found that about 1.5Ω - 2.0Ω on my mech works very well. Tried sub-ohms but didn't think the cost - reward ratio was enough to put up with the fiddling necessary, and the short battery life....YMMV

 

[Bigflyrodder]

Battery questions have been answered, as to sub-ohm it is a matter of taste live everything else vaping I guess. It is possible, with a good sub-ohm coil, to get much more vapor as well as throat hit, warmth, and even taste. Some juices really open up when you run them high octane if you know what I mean but again, a matter of taste.