Hi dears,
what is a mechanical mod, please?
I am not new to vaping, but I am from Germany, and I cannot figure it out. (language problem)
Mod = "battery holder" - a tube / box with electronics, and you put the batteries inside. It powers your atty. Evic, Vamo, Provari etc.
VV Mod, VW Mod - Variable Voltage, Variable Wattage - understood
but "mechanical"?
Does that have something to do with whether you have to push a button to activate it, or whether it activates autmatically when you use your atty?
Somebody got a link / an explanation please?
Thank you very much in advance.
Hi Anja!
VV Mod: Electronic mod, where you manually regulate the voltage to be applied to the electrical resistance you have, in order to give you some power value.
VW Mod: It's kind of an "automated variable voltage": instead of voltage, you manually regulate what power you wish. The electronics will then read your resistance, and automatically apply the correct voltage. This has the advantage of you changing different coils with different resistances, and the power will be the same - voltage will be automatically set.
Mechanic: none of the above
It's just a simple metal tube, with a mechanical switch. That's basically it.
It's much more durable, and can take a bath.
There's no electronics in there, so to get some value for power, you must actually build your coil to the approximate resistance value that, coupled with the 3.7 battery volts, will give you the desired power output.
I build at around 1.5 Ohms in my mechanical Roller, so that I get about the same 9 Watts I used to dial on my regulated Sigelei.
Power (watts) = Voltage (V) * Voltage(V) / Resistance(Ohm)
At 3.7 V, 1.5 Ohm will output a little more than 9 Watts.
Of course, I also cheat.
There's this incredible thing called the Kick module. I's a module you drop in the tube, on top of the battery.
It sort of "converts" a mechanical mod to a basic regulated one: you can choose what power you want to use, and, MOST important, it also gives you safety features, like overcurrent, overdischarge and reverse polarity protection.
If something goes wrong with the electronic circuitry, you can simply put a new Kick in it, instead of buying the WHOLE darn thing again. If you have no Kick on your backup stach (big mistake!), you can simply use the mod as a mech, while you wait for your order to arrive.
If you are going to use a mechanical mod, you should AT LEAST use a basic fuse with it, for overcurrent protection.
Hope this helps.
