Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part 2
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I've always heard that protected batteries are recommended in mechs, since otherwise there's nothing there to shut it down in the event of a fault. Or use one of the pop in fuse units. While I don't use mechs, like my VV/VW too much, it sounds like a safer way to go.
And it's only wrong if it blows up in your hand?
And it's only wrong if it blows up in your hand?
By 'unprotected' if you mean 'IMR' type batts - yes they are perfectly fine to use in a mech mod. Technically 'IMR' batts aren't 'protected' but they are built with a 'safe' chemistry to avoid melt downs so in reality they are 'protected' too, just in a different way.
You know (first post on here by the way, hi guys) my mvp came with a "beauty ring", my hypertank sits just a hair high. I can screw the beauty ring up and down, airflow control!
Last stinkie Oct. 15, 2013
Last stinkie Oct. 15, 2013
That is the arrangement we find first thing in the morning. However, by evening, we have multiple conversation circles going at the same time. Now, if we had more international members, we could keep it going 24/7.
Hi back atcha, russell. Welcome to da front porch!
I see you're three months into vaping. Ain't it great! How did ya get started?
back before "safe chemistry" batteries came out, like IMR and some of the newer hybrid chemistries, protected batteries were recommended.
now the IMRs are considered safer than the protected one, because the protection is just a little circuit inside the battery that can and does fail. once that circuit fails, you may have an unsafe chemistry battery.
safe chemistry batteries is all we should be using nowadays, especially in mechs. i only use my older protected ones in VV/VW devices, or a mech with a fuse or a Kick, but i will never buy another protected batt.
Wife wanted me to quit stinkies, so we went to a b&m, got ripped off, got started, did research, a lot of it, spent less on better stuff, now im going strong.
Last stinkie Oct. 15, 2013
You're right Mike
My intention was to create(or recreate) a simple single coil for my kanger, period. My mistake was to use a thicker gauge instead of the proper 34g which would require less wraps. On the ECig forum one guy explained this to me. He stated you would need about 7-15 wraps for a 26g to work right. and true, once I used the Kanthal calculator it made sense. I followed all the details and explanations found online, particularly those of PBusardo's rebuild tutorial to the letter, and still ended up with 0.1......and no...not a typo...kept getting 0.0 on my Vamo 3..but again, my wraps,the wiring being straight not touching any metal inside, proper positive/negative..etc...I know Im missing something but what it is I have no idea...
waiting for my 34g Kanthal....need to learn to properly wrap this gauge...if you know on this forum any good threads or online on wrapping this 26g please link me up....
As to Sub-ohming,that was not my initial intention either...most kids here in the vaping scene of Miami actually are into it, not me. I am only searching for that elusive simple 1.8Ohm coil....Lollll
happy Saturday y'all
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Yikes! Not nice about your experience w/ the B&M but much nicer to hear you've been smoke free for 3+ months - CONGRATS - and welcome to the porch.
Completely agree...
I'm not going to even start the time during my first marriage when I wanted to explore woodworking....lMAO!!!!
Welcome Russel. Sorry to hear you got ripped off. That's not nice, especially if you want repeat customers! So, you did your research, and what device did you get that has allowed you to be cig free since Oct 15? Are you getting your juice from that B&M?
It sounds like you have a short somewhere. Could be a bad rubber grommet insulator on the bottom. One thing to remember when folks talk about the "number of wraps". One wrap around a pencil will not be the same as one wrap around a toothpick! The total length of the wire is what determines the total resistance of your coil. Good Luck!
One of the reasons why I am not into rebuilding coils. I know that I would have difficulty getting out of the sub-ohm realm.
Our marriage was satisfactory during the woodworking phase. It was all downhill once he got into the drag-racing phase. I don't even want to talk about when he abandoned that for his brand of religion.
I would like thank all who have read and shared in this thread. I have spent my entire adult life trying to quit smoking. It was not until I found vaping that I found a way to become smoke free. This has been a journey that has been a long time coming. It is comforting that there have been so many good folks before me and hopefully many, many more to follow. I feel like even though we haven't met, we are all friends along this road. Why not share our thoughts and experiences?
huh? you mean some people get into vaping without initially getting ripped off?
i always thought that was the price of admission...
huh? you mean some people get into vaping without initially getting ripped off?
i always thought that was the price of admission...
Some of us were lucky enough to find this forum before we bought anything. I'm still very grateful to the nice people who helped me figure out what would work best for me. I bought my vv3s and am still happily using them.
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