Mechanical mods???

[VincentMighan]

So me and my frwinds usually end up getting the same build, not because we're trying to fit in but because we are all trying to get something better. Unfortunately I'm sort of bored with that whole gig and my newest eye candy has become mechanical mods, however I don't know that much about them nor what the best one on the market is, at least below $100 that is. Any ideas/tips??

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Unless you already have an ohm meter / dvom, at least 2 batteries with sufficient CDR for your intended resistance range & a decent charger you'll need to figure those costs into your budget.
There is no such thing as ' best one on the market ' .
The necessary equipment, knowing battery safety & ohms law isn't optional when using a mech / rba set up safely.

 

[alicewonderland]

Unless you already have an ohm meter / dvom, at least 2 batteries with sufficient CDR for your intended resistance range & a decent charger you'll need to figure those costs into your budget.
There is no such thing as ' best one on the market ' .
The necessary equipment, knowing battery safety & ohms law isn't optional when using a mech / rba set up safely.

If he has one of those VV/VW devices with short protection and resistance readout, he can use that as an ohm-checker. I agree though battery knowledge and safety is required and you can't buy that. Good mech mod batteries are like 8-15$ a piece, a good charger is around 20-30$. I'm sure there are good mech mods out there, but when you take into the costs of the battery and charger, you're left with 50-70$, and you probably wont get a good authentic for that. You can get good clones though...

I too fell in the same boat with you though, got bored, looked into mech mods etc. If you are looking for a better 'vape' you won't get it with a mech mod over a VV/VW device, what you'll get is a sleeker looking more portable mod though, and probably some headaches because you have to build specifically for 3.7-4.2Volts every single time.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

That would depend on if the regulated device can read in the resistance ranges he intends to use and if it is even semi accurate to begin with.
Using a mech / rba setup an inaccuracy of .2Ω ~ .015Ω can make a little to a large safety difference depending on battery & resistance range used.

 

[zeus01]

well I stopped looking at expensive mech mods,simply because I see it as a simple glorified flashlight.

nothing against mech mod users and cloudchasers out there.
but with the trend of vv/vw devices out there..

lowest ohms,isnt really the only way to cloudchase.
and you can also cloudchase on vw/vv devices given you have the right coils and watts

 

[tj99959]

If nothing else, I think it's prudent to put a mech mod in the bank. It could be the the only thing between you and smoking again down the road.

When I started vaping (2011) the FDA was involved in a lawsuit, customs was seizing shipments, and the end of vaping was looming over our heads. (sound familiar) So I looked for ways to become "self reliant". That meant that I at the very least needed to learn how to make my own PVs & atomizers, and mix my own liquids. That led to mech mods, RDAs, and DIY liquids.

The result of that "homework" is that if push was ever to come to shove, I could vape for the rest of my life without ever needing to buy anything.

 

[roxynoodle]

Authentics under $100:

Ragnorak (sp?)
MMV regularly has sales on the Poldiac classics and Nanos
Gus has their v2 mods on sale because they've brought out a new version

 

[Thrasher]

Authentic, poldiac

Best clone, still the nemesis, because they aren't what's new 15-20 bucks now

 

[Baditude]

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