NOOB HELP! LR carto's on a vTube?

[ben62884]

I got my vtube about a month ago, and have since only tried the SR 3.0 ohm BOGE carto's, which i find to be pretty good. And my vivi nova mini, which I am using a 2.4ohm head with, and I like the flavor/TH/vapor amount that I get from the vivi nova at 2.4.... so my question is, what is the difference between the SR 3.0, and the LR 2.0 BOGE carto's? Will I be getting a stronger throat hit and MORE vapor using the LR 2.0 compared to the SR 3.0? And at what voltage would it be safe to vape the LR 2.0 cartomizer at? I usually vape my 3.0 cartos at about 4.5v, and my vivi nova 2.4 ohm at about 4.2v.

Really just want to try something different, but I figured I would post here to see what kind of effects I can expect from changing my cartomizers resistance.

 

[MaxPerilous]

Well one way to effectively tell how resistance and voltage are effecting your vapre is to use the Ohm's Law Calculator.

You can input the resistance and your voltage and it will tell you at what power/wattage you are vaping at. When it comes to wattage think of it as a light bulb. A 100watt light bulb is brighter thana 75 watt light bulb. What that means to a vaper is that higher watts = more heat.

What this means for example is if you took two atomizers both identical in every way except one was 2ohm and the other 3ohm with the same juice in both, you could use the calculater to find the voltage it would take to get the same amount of watts out of both devices and have an identical vaping experience!

It is of course reccomended that you use SR(standard resistance) or HR (high resistance) devices to get the most use out of your variable voltage device. In my experience, you can use LR (low resistance) devices with your variable voltage mods just dont start off trying to vape at 6volts.

When I get a new atty/carto/etc I start on the low end and adjust up to get the flavor/TH that i prefer. Most times I am well within safe limits using LR devices because before I get to the point of it not being safe I find that my juice tastes horrible and burnt. Thats a good indication that A) your voltage is set way to high or B) it's probably past time to add more juice.

Right now I'm using a HH. 357 510 hybrid atty advertised at 2ohm (1.8ohm checked with the Provari) I like to use it set at 4.2 volts for almost all of the juices I currently own. Which pushes me close to about 10 watts (9.8watts to be exact). Using the calculator I can see that at this setting I'm pushing 2.3 amps (2.5amps being about the highest "safe point" depending on your device).

Point being, feel free to play with the voltage. Start low and work your way up and only go as high as necessary to get the vape experience that you want out of the gear you are using. Don't try to experiment and put that 1.5ohm device on and set your mod to 6v, especially if you don't have in built safety features such as the Provari, and expect bad things not to happen. Play it smart and you will be just fine experimenting with a wide range of devices at a wide range of voltages without having them blow up in your face.

Hope this helps you out a bit and...

Happy Vaping!!

 

[18SixFifty]

Well to make it simple. LR atties will hit much harder and on a Variable voltage you won't be able to turn it up much without getting a burnt taste.

 

[ShogaNinja]

You might want to consider the Bogegate problem before you go through with any of this. There's an article on it in my blog which you can click on the link in my signature below to read about what's going on with Boges right now.

Also, here's an easy button instead of messing with Ohm's Law Calculators. I've tried it and I find it's pretty accurate as far as his determination of what's a good vape.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ur-battery-temperature-preferences-excel.html

I don't recommend Ohm's Law to newbies because it takes a lot of understanding (as evidenced by the long post above) to get people to understand the different effects of the factors of electricity have on vaping.

 

[ShogaNinja]

Well to make it simple. LR atties will hit much harder and on a Variable voltage you won't be able to turn it up much without getting a burnt taste.

Not mention at a certain high voltage and low resistance it will give you an error due to drawing too much current and you can melt your coil if you push it too far.

Low resistance atomizers are used for low voltage devices.
Variable voltage doesn't solve everything it gives you versatility to find the right ratio between voltage, resistance, and wattage.

 

[MaxPerilous]

I've also found this little chart helps out (no download required).

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9dkanCt0I1qc8949o2_1280.png

 

[MaxPerilous]

Not mention at a certain high voltage and low resistance it will give you an error due to drawing too much current and you can melt your coil if you push it too far.

Not all devices will give you an error. It's best not to push the limits unless you know you have these safety features built in to your specific device.

 

[ben62884]

You might want to consider the Bogegate problem before you go through with any of this. There's an article on it in my blog which you can click on the link in my signature below to read about what's going on with Boges right now.

Also, here's an easy button instead of messing with Ohm's Law Calculators. I've tried it and I find it's pretty accurate as far as his determination of what's a good vape.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ur-battery-temperature-preferences-excel.html

I don't recommend Ohm's Law to newbies because it takes a lot of understanding (as evidenced by the long post above) to get people to understand the different effects of the factors of electricity have on vaping.

I did not see a link that would bring me to this supposed problem with the boges.. wold like to read about it.

THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone for the helpful advice, and the charts and such. I think it has given me a better understanding for sure. Think I might pick up a pack of the LR 2.0 carts just to give them a spin.... if I like them, that's great... if I don't, at least its not breaking the ban lol.

 

[MaxPerilous]

The Bogegate problem is basically this;

People used to love the Boge carto's. They've since started packageing them in multiple different ways and they no longer offer a consistant vape experience. For some people these were thier faves and are now experiencing poor quality and/or bad flavor etc.

A PBusardo Video - BOGEGATE - YouTube