OK, so what am I missing out on here?

[Mozzie]

Hi guys. OK, so been vaping for a couple of months now, and it's all going swimmingly Been using the Twists I started out with, generally with Vivi Novas or Boge LR cartos. So my atty resistances have all been in the 1.8 - 2.8 ohm range, and I've not really strayed out of the 3.7v - 4.3 range on the Twists.
But now I'm starting to get the inevitable gadget envy . Looking at maybe a Vamo or Sigelei Zmax, 'cos I really like the idea of VW. Now, these guys obviously have a much wider voltage range (3v - 6v), and I'm forever hearing people on YouTube or on the forums talking about vaping at 5 or 6v. And given that the general wisdom is that 5-8W is the preferred range of power, using 6v equates to using an atty of at least 4.5 ohms. So, given that I've not felt the need to go outside 4v (+/- about .3v), I suppose my question is this: what do you get from these much higher resistances? Why would I ever go up to 5 or 6v on a mod device when I'm not even going to the upper limit of a Twist? Am I missing out on a whole different vaping experience?

Thanks for any insights....

 

[Mozzie]

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

 

[Davenkay]

Part of the fun and challenge of vaping is experimentation and figuring you sweet spot through trial and error. Grab a VW and go for it.

 

[Thrasher]

Am I missing out on a whole different vaping experience?

nope not at all, it is just what some people prefer as the belief is going this way is longer battery life.

you will get a better more consistant vape from a regulated battery mod though.

 

[Mozzie]

nope not at all, it is just what some people prefer as the belief is going this way is longer battery life.

you will get a better more consistant vape from a regulated battery mod though.

That's interesting. But why would much higher volts make a battery last longer? I'd have thought the opposite..

 

[unloaded]

Higher voltage = Longer battery life. That was true a while ago, when two batts were stacked to give 7.4v and the voltage regulator would lower the voltage to your setting. 10 watts at 6v will draw 1.66 amps while 10 watts at 4v will draw 2.5amps. The higher current would drain the batts quicker. Now most mods are using a single battery and boost regulator to get the voltage. Now the amps are about the same given the same wattage, it's just a matter if its between the regulator and atty(LR) or between the battery and regulator(HV).

 

[Thrasher]

what he said, ohms law - higher V and higher resistance require less amperage.

 

[Mozzie]

I clearly have much to learn. Thanks guys

 

[Thrasher]

want to play and see how it works?
check it out .. enter a voltage and a resistance and see what the current comes out to.

Ohm's Law Calculator

 

[Mozzie]

Just been doing that. Got it. I've so far only being working in terms of ohms / volts / watts. Wasn't thinking about the amps bit of it. Makes sense. Thanks a lot. Now I'll get me that ZMax.

 

[Estaban]

Don't tempt me with new gadgets..

 

[Mozzie]

Resistance, I believe, is futile. And that has nothing to do with Ohm's Law.

 

[Estaban]

A monkey is crawling up my back...

 

[dtadta]

From what I understand, HR atomizers use lower gauge wire and/or use more wire. Either provides more surface area on the coil, which, compared to a LR atomizer at equivalent wattage, can yield more vapor. I have not tried HR atomizers myself so I can't corroborate this.

 

[Mozzie]

Ah, OK. Cheers! I'm guessing that anyone using resistances over about 3 ohms are building their attys themselves? I haven't noticed anything commercial being that high.