Question about this...wouldn't a mechanical limit you to certain ohms (since it isn't variable) and a regulated mod give you the choice since you can vary the V/W? Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are saying though?
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Question about this...wouldn't a mechanical limit you to certain ohms (since it isn't variable) and a regulated mod give you the choice since you can vary the V/W? Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are saying though?
ummm...yeah. minus the details, and the actual ordering part, this is the path i'm on. apparently a pretty predictable path. thanks for posting up the details!
It isn't the mechanical that's limiting you to certain ohms... it's the maximum continuous current rating of the battery. You can wind your own coil to whatever resistance you want, as long as it doesn't cause current to exceed that rating.
And yes, for the past days I've been vaping a 0.5Ω micro coil of 26 AWG Nichrome wound on a 16 gauge blunt needle and still using the same thin strip of cotton ball I put in it (Friday). It puts my ProTanks to SHAME! I start out the morning with a full 6 ml tank and fresh 18650 and use that 'til bedtime.
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In this context, yes, it's the mechanical that limits you, you want to stay at 2.0 ohms and less on a mechanical, VV and VW give you the option to use higher ohm atties and dial them in to what you like to vape, the mechanical, you get what you get and have to work within the voltage you have.
As this is in the newbie section, recommending sub ohm coils on a mechanical isn't really a good practice, these are people just trying to get their feet wet and headed in a better direction. I'm glad you are happy with your set up, I've tried it, didn't like it and didn't feel comfortable with it set up like that that close to my face!
One day I will be as awesome as you NicoHog....I have some learning to do first though
One day I will be as awesome as you NicoHog....I have some learning to do first though
Where in Utah?
One day I will be as awesome as you NicoHog....I have some learning to do first though
Thanks, but I'm not awesome... Rob is awesome!. I'm just one of the many [many of us elderly] folks in REOville who've gotten past the FUD (okay... I've got significant electrical background). The learning is in the links in my first post in this thread. Dive in.Edit: Just for the record, I didn't recommend what I use to the newb. But I did try to help him with the subject of this thread he created--not steer him away from it. (not pointing this at you, BBH)
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Edit: Just for the record, I didn't recommend what I use to the newb. But I did try to help him with the subject of this thread he created--not steer him away from it.
NicoHog, I definitely appreciate all your in depth knowledge and I will probably someday understand everything you've suggest and put it to use, but I think right now with my knowledge, I want to stick with something a bit simplier.
Since youre a big supporter of the REO, what would be an easy setup? REO with a Protank or Pyrex tank would work just fine for now until I am able to learn more about atty setups and how to do rebuilds?
The REO is designed to "bottomfeed" up into any cartomizer or drip atomizer (including/especially a rebuildable) that has a hole through the electrical connector--drip upwards from the bottom by squeezing the bottle, (6 ml on REO Grand, REO Grand VV, REO Woodvil, 3 ml on the REO Mini 2.1, REO Mini, REO Woodvil 18490). Any excess in the cartomizer or atomizer drains back into the bottle. A ProTank won't connect to the REO because of the juice well. The only Mini ProTank I have has an eGo cone thread so that won't work either. There are quite a few REO owners who still don't use a rebuildable atomizer, particularly the RM2, so you'd be in good company in REOville.
I'm certainly not going to talk you out of a REO, great mods for sure! But you will be limited on what you can use on it, as alluded to in the above post.
Like I said, I've gone back to a Puresmoker Legacy, new around $100, I got a used one in the classies for $50. It's not the best looking, IMO, but it's rock solid and cheap enough to play with. It's also made in the US by a member here on the forum.
As for the China clones, I still stay with the adage you get what you pay for, for the most part. Sure, it will work, but it's not going to be SS, the contacts will be made as cheaply as possible, thus corrode easily, if they don't break, and don't even get me started on how well they thread the 510 connections!
I still believe VV or VW gives you more options and lets you settle in easier, but they certainly aren't the end all many would have you believe, as I've discovered. Really, I've got a "Hang over helper" tin box mod that's my favorite, but it's not durable enough for any but the lightest of my uses, a night at the bar, dinner with the wife etc, but it would die a quick death in my world!
I was even toying with the idea of building my own on the DNA-20 board, until my Provari died! I don't think I can build anything much stronger than that unit, and if I killed it I can't imagine what I'd do to a DNA-20 board!
That's the nice thing about mechs, there isn't much to break on one! My buddy tore my Legacy apart the other night, "Where's the electronics part of it?" I just laughed at him!
Like I said, I've gone back to a Puresmoker Legacy, new around $100, I got a used one in the classies for $50. It's not the best looking, IMO, but it's rock solid and cheap enough to play with. It's also made in the US by a member here on the forum.
As for the China clones, I still stay with the adage you get what you pay for, for the most part. Sure, it will work, but it's not going to be SS, the contacts will be made as cheaply as possible, thus corrode easily, if they don't break, and don't even get me started on how well they thread the 510 connections!
I still believe VV or VW gives you more options and lets you settle in easier, but they certainly aren't the end all many would have you believe, as I've discovered. Really, I've got a "Hang over helper" tin box mod that's my favorite, but it's not durable enough for any but the lightest of my uses, a night at the bar, dinner with the wife etc, but it would die a quick death in my world!
I was even toying with the idea of building my own on the DNA-20 board, until my Provari died! I don't think I can build anything much stronger than that unit, and if I killed it I can't imagine what I'd do to a DNA-20 board!
That's the nice thing about mechs, there isn't much to break on one! My buddy tore my Legacy apart the other night, "Where's the electronics part of it?" I just laughed at him!
Here's one of the best rated atties for the REO, the HH.357 is liked and hated by many, and a lot more money, this it two attomizers and a drip tip for $20, Cisco LR510 Two Atomizer + Drip Tip Special - Avid Vaper Next would be the Ikkenvape IO6, but he's temporarily closed right now.
One day I will be boss enough and build myself my own mod with the DNA-20 board!
That is my dream!!!!! But I have lots to learn still. Mark my words....one day... 
As long as I can use the current REOmizer 2 (1 now, 3 on the way), or whatever Rob creates for the REO after that, I consider what I can run on the REO as unlimited! With hundreds of feet of various inexpensive Kanthal and Nichrome, a lifetime supply of organic cotton balls, silica, ekowool, etc), all it takes is imagination, and there's no shortage of that on ECF. 
I would definitely recommend getting a Variable Voltage or Variable Wattage mod first! To help learning about voltage, wattage, ohms, amps and mAh. A really good one that helps out a lot is the Vamo. I have the Vamo V2 and it has helped me learn a lot! Best of luck to you on your vaping journey!!!
Also! I would recommend getting a Kanger Protank, a Vivi Nova, and/or a cheap rebuildable atomzier just to have one to get into even more learning! A good site for all of those is FastTech - Gadgets and Electronics. They have things for really cheap, free shipping, it just takes around a week or two to get to you depending on where you live!
i didn't read thru all the pages so i dont know if anybody suggested this. Just like some people suggested go with a vamo first (around 30$) to get you familiar with a apv. then go get a cheap mech ( sigilei around 30$) so you can learn about mechs. If you still feel like you want a mech. go and do some research to find out which one you really want before dishing out over 100$ for one. Also go get a cheap genesis clone and get familiar with that cause thats where having a mech really helps sometimes
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