My first (unintentional) subohm build not to my liking

[catlady60]

I just rebuilt my Smoktech Octopus last night, using 6 wraps of what turned out to be 28 ga wire. I hooked the rda onto my ACE to get a ohm reading and it read .9 ohms.

So I dripped a bit of MBV Amaretto, screwed it onto my Bolt with a purple Efest 35 amp batt, took a couple of hits, and it turned out that I have to drip every other hit--and the hits were too strong for me to handle.

This goes to show that subohming is not for me. Next build will be ranging from 1.2-1.5 ohm. Low resistance is this flavor junkie's cup of tea kind of vape.

 

[imsoenthused]

Keep in mind your normal nicotine level will usually be too strong on lower builds, as it greatly enhances throat hit. Most people dripping on lower sub ohms, in my experience, are using between 6mg and 0mg liquid, with the preference going even more towards 0mg for the real super sub ohm users.

 

[DaveP]

I cut my nic in half just by going to a Kayfun. 5.5mg obtained my mixing equal parts of 0 and 11mg didn't phase me at all. No cravings and the flavor comes through quite nicely on the same 1.8 ohm coil as my Nautilus.

 

[eratikmind]

When using a RDA, I use either a 3mg or 0mg mix. Otherwise I get too much nic.

OP, did you have the proper air flow path configured?

 

[crxess]

Nic level to high!
Likely Air Flow to Low
Coil structure or position

Both will cause harshness and completely ruin what may be a build. Before judging what you will like, learn more about how everything works together.
Whether you are Vaping at 3.0ohms or .4ohms, if all aspects of the build are correct and your Flavor choice is good for the build the vape will be enjoyable.

When I hear -.8ohms is way to hot - I immediately realize something in the build or technique is incorrect. Heat should always be controllable. Same probably goes for lower ohm builds.

Have fun, learn and most of all Be Safe.

 

[catlady60]

My Amaretto juice is 12mg, BTW.

I do have a sample of 3mg plum from Nude Nicotine. Maybe I'll give that a shot and see if it tastes OK. 3mg is not what I'd use in a tank or clearo.

Update: I tried the 3mg Make Me Plum on the subohm build and the taste was delicious!

 

[ian-field]

I just rebuilt my Smoktech Octopus last night, using 6 wraps of what turned out to be 28 ga wire. I hooked the RDA onto my ACE to get a ohm reading and it read .9 ohms.

So I dripped a bit of MBV Amaretto, screwed it onto my Bolt with a purple Efest 35 amp batt, took a couple of hits, and it turned out that I have to drip every other hit--and the hits were too strong for me to handle.

This goes to show that subohming is not for me. Next build will be ranging from 1.2-1.5 ohm. Low resistance is this flavor junkie's cup of tea kind of vape.

If you measured it with a regular DMM, most don't have a set zero to null out test lead resistance - so maybe about 0.3 Ohms of that is your test leads.

 

[Wow1420]

No harm in sticking with what you know and like.