Need help setting up variables.

[JohnnyRodger]

Hi guys, I'm pretty new to vaping and have previously only used simplistic kits.

I have just bought the Coolfire Iv tank and I have a Aspire CE5 BVC cartomiser. I was just wondering if someone could help me with the best wattage and voltage for this tank and cartomiser and I have little to no idea what settings are best and how to get the best/nicest hit without burning/messing up the atomiser.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum @JohnnyRodger. Glad to have you here!

First you decide which mode you want to use, wattage or voltage. You can't adjust both at one time. I use wattage. But there is nothing wrong with choosing to run in voltage mode.

The rule of thumb for EVERY vape device you'll ever own is the same (when running in power or wattage/voltage mode). Turn your voltage or wattage down (for the CE5 I would start at the lowest setting), take a few hits, bump it up, couple more hits. Repeat until you find your "sweet spot". If it starts to taste funny, gets too hot or tastes burnt, back it down. Different flavors will have different sweet spots so you just have to experiment.

 

[JohnnyRodger]

Thank you for your reply. That's really helpful, it was all explained to me but the second I got home I had forgotten, though I know I was warned about using too much voltage or wattage and didn't want to do anything that would cause an accident. Thank you for your advice.

 

[retired1]

There used to be a golden rule with VV devices where you took the resistance of your coil and added 2 to the number to determine your starting voltage and adjusted from there.

For example, if your coil was 2.2 ohms, you added 2, which gave you a starting number of 4.2 volts.

Give it a taste, and if the flavor was too weak, up the voltage a bit and try again. Conversely, if it tasted a bit burnt, knock the voltage down a bit then try again.

 

[BrotherBob]

Welcome and glad you joined.
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I generally start all unknown coils at 5 watts and work up. It's a gross rule of thumb but saves time if I'm not sure of ideal wattage.

 

[sawlight]

There used to be a golden rule with VV devices where you took the resistance of your coil and added 2 to the number to determine your starting voltage and adjusted from there.

For example, if your coil was 2.2 ohms, you added 2, which gave you a starting number of 4.2 volts.

Give it a taste, and if the flavor was too weak, up the voltage a bit and try again. Conversely, if it tasted a bit burnt, knock the voltage down a bit then try again.

Yup! With the CE5 that's a great place to start! Try it around 4 watts but I wouldn't want to take it up above 12 watts as those are known not to feed that well at higher wattages.

 

[JohnnyRodger]

Thanks for all your help everyone. It is much appreciated. Could anyone recommend a relatively cheap cartomiser that I can up the watts on to create smoke clouds without A) blowing my face off and B) getting that burnt taste. I'm looking around £10- £20max if possible.

 

[Susan~S]

Could anyone recommend a relatively cheap cartomiser that I can up the watts on to create smoke clouds without A) blowing my face off and B) getting that burnt taste. I'm looking around £10- £20max if possible.

You will not "blow up" anything as you are using a regulated mod with built in protection.

If you are a mouth-2-lung inhaler I often recommend an Aspire Mini Nautilus or eLeaf GS Air M tank.

If you like to direct lung inhale look at the Kanger Subtank Mini (v2). It can use factory coils but it also comes with a RBA base so you can make your own coils if you want to.

Direct lung inhaling, with subΩ coils and lots of airflow allows you to run at higher wattage and generate more clouds without dry/burnt hits.