Ok so the mvp 2 has both wattage an voltage mode. Wattage mode is capped at 11w and voltage at 5v. If I put a 1.6ohm coil on at 5v does it function at 15w or at the wattage cap of 11w? Not sure if there is a hard limit.
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I am talking about when its in VV mode not VW. VW works as you described and I understand it.
The MVP2 has an amp limit of 3.5A - so if you try to fire anything above that, it will limit the output. You can't trick it into going higher. (I am 99% sure it's 3.5 but I might be wrong)
Now that said, you should be able to fire at more than 11 watts by using voltage mode.
Let's say using a 1.8 ohm coil and you set the MVP at 4.9 volts, You would actually get just over 13 watts to the coil even though in VW mode you could only set it to 11.0.
So I think you are right - it can go higher in voltage mode up to a max of 5v or 3.5 amps - whichever it hits first.
EDIT - I am not saying you should push your MVP this hard, as at the very least, I am pretty sure you will shorten the life of your battery in your device.
2nd EDIT - See post below with the video from P Busardo. Looks like the device regulates in both wattage and voltage mode, so I stand corrected.
Now that said, you should be able to fire at more than 11 watts by using voltage mode.
Let's say using a 1.8 ohm coil and you set the MVP at 4.9 volts, You would actually get just over 13 watts to the coil even though in VW mode you could only set it to 11.0.
So I think you are right - it can go higher in voltage mode up to a max of 5v or 3.5 amps - whichever it hits first.
EDIT - I am not saying you should push your MVP this hard, as at the very least, I am pretty sure you will shorten the life of your battery in your device.
2nd EDIT - See post below with the video from P Busardo. Looks like the device regulates in both wattage and voltage mode, so I stand corrected.
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If you look at some of the more scientific approaches to testing of the MVP, you'll find that it never fires above 5V or 11W, regardless of how you have it set.
Say, for example, you're using an Aspire Nautilus Mini with a 1.8 Ohm BVC head.
So, you set your MVP to fire it at 5V. It will never actually make it to 5V, it won't fire above 4.4V, because firing above that would be in excess of the 11W limit.
On the flip side, say you're running a 3 Ohm single coil Boge Cartomizer...
You set your MVP to fire at 11W. It never truly achieves 11W set like this, because that will require 5.7V, and it can't fire above 5V. So you're actually getting 8.3W instead of the 11 on the display.
Even though you set it to something that should not be achievable, it will still fire and limits itself without letting you know... It's deceiving in a way, because you THINK it's firing at what you have it set to, but that's just not the case.
If you check out the video linked above at around the 13 minute mark he starts looking at the numbers... You can see pretty clearly that the device never reaches the set numbers... Effectively, it never fires below 3.3V or above 5V, and never above 11W.
The MVP is a great device, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't always tell the truth!
Say, for example, you're using an Aspire Nautilus Mini with a 1.8 Ohm BVC head.
So, you set your MVP to fire it at 5V. It will never actually make it to 5V, it won't fire above 4.4V, because firing above that would be in excess of the 11W limit.
On the flip side, say you're running a 3 Ohm single coil Boge Cartomizer...
You set your MVP to fire at 11W. It never truly achieves 11W set like this, because that will require 5.7V, and it can't fire above 5V. So you're actually getting 8.3W instead of the 11 on the display.
Even though you set it to something that should not be achievable, it will still fire and limits itself without letting you know... It's deceiving in a way, because you THINK it's firing at what you have it set to, but that's just not the case.
If you check out the video linked above at around the 13 minute mark he starts looking at the numbers... You can see pretty clearly that the device never reaches the set numbers... Effectively, it never fires below 3.3V or above 5V, and never above 11W.
The MVP is a great device, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't always tell the truth!
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