Mechanical's and RBA's myth, where did it come from?

[Technonut]

Most of the electronic nanny features on regulated mods are there to protect the electronics, not the user, with the exception of the short protection, which is covered by a fuse or hot spring on a mech. Because they drive the batteries so hard at so low of a charge voltage, regulated mods also need undercharge protection, which is the point the electronics say to each other, "Hey we better quit brutalizing the battery before we kill it." That's a situation a mech user is unlikely to even get near.

Are you speaking of a low-voltage cut-off? I would hope my regulated mod has one. Over discharge can kill an IMR battery. I don't see your point.. I put a battery in, vape at a regulated voltage, and enjoy the same consistent vape for hours until the battery drains. Not much to worry about at all... With my mechs, every hit drains the battery more and more.. The hits get weaker, and weaker. I still use them, but I'm aware of their limitations too...

 

[caged]

I hate unregulated vaping. Starts off pretty good but ends up weak as the battery drains. Adjusting volts by .1 or Watts by .5 can make a pretty big difference as well. Mechanical mods often have the firing button in awkward spots too. To each there own but mechss are not for me.

 

[NicoHolic]

Are you speaking of a low-voltage cut-off? I would hope my regulated mod has one. Over discharge can kill an IMR battery...

I would hope your regulated mod has one, too! It can kill an IMR battery. When your mech gets down to 3.7 volts or so, you're going to notice it getting weaker and swap the battery out... nowhere near the minimum battery voltage rating.

 

[NicoHolic]

I love unregulated vaping. Starts off as good as or better than one of my 60 ring-gauge cigars (depending on the coil) or one of my wide-bowled pipes, and when it drops to about like a 55-56, I pull the battery for recharge. I don't notice the drop over time until it becomes pretty significant--I might subconsciously adjust my vape. It's then about as weak as a regulated mod at max voltage or wattage (and yes, I have a regulated mod, but wound up just setting it and leaving it). I NEED that much vapor to stay off tobacco, WheredUfindThis. Maybe you don't probably coming from light/ultra light filter cigarettes. I now find my ProTanks to be about like those with the holes punched in them.

Even if that was not the case, I appreciate the elegance of simplicity. My mechs have no electronics to fail. If I shuffle across the carpet in the winter and zap one while picking it up, it'll never be the worse for that. I can totally rebuild them myself in minutes rather than wait days for a round trip to a factory (as I've read of several doing here), or in the case of most Chinese mods, disposing of it, and ordering and waiting for a new one. I can wash them in the kitchen sink and they'll survive an accidental drop in the pool without damage. Maybe your regulated mod is IPX8 rated, but I doubt it's even IPX7... I dunno.

So there are arguments for unregulated mechanicals, as well, even not considering the power difference. They suit many better.

 

[Vapeaddikt]

I hate unregulated vaping. Starts off pretty good but ends up weak as the battery drains. Adjusting volts by .1 or Watts by .5 can make a pretty big difference as well. Mechanical mods often have the firing button in awkward spots too. To each there own but mechss are not for me.

I set my wraps/Ω's to start a bit hot for me which only lasts a few initial toot's anyways. 80+% of the battery life will maintain a constant voltage before starting on its dying decent at which point I swap batteries. I personally find my unregulated vaping to be more predictable and stable vs my previous regulated mods which I used for a year or more.

It all comes down to personal preference in the end.

 

[dr g]

Because of this, battery life is likely less, and the real world charge life isn't significantly longer.

Both of these are unknowable for any given vaper, and very dependent on use and expectations. A person using a mod the way the OP suggests could very well draw it deeper than someone running a radical subohm setup. And a early pull results in more charge cycles for a given timeframe.

I would hope your regulated mod has one, too! It can kill an IMR battery. When your mech gets down to 3.7 volts or so, you're going to notice it getting weaker and swap the battery out... nowhere near the minimum battery voltage rating.

Until it fires in your pocket.

I set my wraps/Ω's to start a bit hot for me which only lasts a few initial toot's anyways. 80+% of the battery life will maintain a constant voltage before starting on its dying decent at which point I swap batteries. I personally find my unregulated vaping to be more predictable and stable vs my previous regulated mods which I used for a year or more.

You have to be using a tragically terrible regulated device and/or battery for its stability to come close to unregged. Something tells me you are comparing different batteries and a low-end regulated mod.

 

[BobC]

It also depends on how much you vape, I go through 10-12 ml per day and swap batteries (18650) at least twice, that's using 1.4 ohm RBAs with a vv/vw mod. I'm pretty sure sub-ohming would double or triple the rate of battery swapping. Sounds like a PITA to me.

 

[NicoHolic]

It also depends on how much you vape, I go through 10-12 ml per day...

If you're putting that much juice in your lungs, you might consider increasing your nicotine percentage and see if that reduces it. Just a thought.

...and swap batteries (18650) at least twice, that's using 1.4 ohm RBAs with a vv/vw mod. I'm pretty sure sub-ohming would double or triple the rate of battery swapping.

I don't find that to be the case... the stronger each vape, the less often I hit it.

Sounds like a PITA to me.

It's a very individual thing... you'll never know 'til you try it for yourself.

 

[Mitey F]

It's not that you can't use a (whateverthe....itis) on a mech, it's that if you're going to really get the most out of it, it's best to use an RBA that you can tailor to your preference. Sure, you can use LR cartos or a clearo or something on a mech, but if you're going to do it, why not do it right?