ohms: what's the difference?

[Greg__B]

Hey all! Still a bit of a noob. Just got my first Joye 510 kit, a coworker gave me one of his empty cartomizers to try instead of the standard atty that comes with it. Wow!! What a difference! Love the warmth you get on the drag! Here's the thing. Can't get hold of him right now and looking to order a few packs for myself. On the site I'm on it gives 2 options for the Kanger horizontal coil cartos. Either (2.1-3.1)ohms or (1.9-2.0)ohms. What's the difference between the two options? Just don't want to get stuck with a bunch of cartos that I don't like.

 

[ScottinSoCal]

Ohms tells you how much resistance the coil (the heating coil inside your carto) puts up to the flow of electricity. Lower resistance - a smaller number - means more power flows through, means more heat, means more vapor, means more flavor. Well, until you hit that ugly point, where you're pulling out more power than your battery can safely supply....

So, within the limits of safety, lower resistance means a better vaping experience. Generally. You don't say what kind of battery you're using, so there's no way to tell you what that limit is. If it's a regular eGo-style battery, you probably don't want to go lower than about 2.0 ohms.

On a complete side note, is the first range you gave accurate? 2.1-3.1 ohms? Because that's a really wide range - much wider than is customary.

 

[Xaiver]

Essentially what Scottin said, but I'm going to expand a bit here.

The goal is to find the wattage that you like. Wattage is generally the temperature of the vape, the amount of power that's coming off the coil. How do you figure out your wattage? Well, there's a simple equasion: Voltage X Voltage / Resistance. So, if you're using a 3.7v mod with a 1.7ohm carto/atty, it's: 3.7x3.7/1.7 = 8.05... If you're using a 3.0 ohm carto on the same battery that's 3.7x3.7/3= 4.56... Typically people prefer a vape between 7 and 9 watts, so the latter example will most likely leave you wanting. eGo batteries are a bit different, that type of battery isn't recommended for use with anything below 2.0 ohm attys/cartos.

 

[Kurt]

If your kit is a simple 510 kit, not an ego kit, then you don't want to go below about 2.2 ohms. The capacity of the regular 510 battery is about 160 mAh, and lower resistance than that should be used on 400 mAh batteries, or more.