Pros & Cons of LR Attys?

[Shortstuff116]

I've seen and read dozens of posts about the new(er) LR (Lower Resistance) atomizers and wondering exactly what the good the the bad are with them. Better vapor, taste? Are they worth paying extra for?

Thanks very much in advance!

 

[Kent C]

I've seen and read dozens of posts about the new(er) LR (Lower Resistance) atomizers and wondering exactly what the good the the bad are with them. Better vapor, taste? Are they worth paying extra for?

Thanks very much in advance!

This has been my experience:

510 LR at 1.5 ohms:
- Too hot for anything higher than 3.7volts
- At 3.7volts where you're getting a true 3.7volts (mod batteries) you have to be careful not to take long drags as that can burn out the atomizer.
- tends to burn up cart walls, so best suited to dripping with the use of drip tips, etc.
- There was at least one report of burning out two eGo batteries - those that comply with the 440mAh limit.
- They work well on mega and regular batts - although that's not recommended because of the strain it might put on those batts - basically you'll be recharging more often so you'll be trading off the longer life of the battery for better vapor - a trade I'm willing to make. Not for everyone though.

801 LR at 1.5 ohms
- Really enhances the vapor on all 801 type devices I have.
- Doesn't run as cool as the regular 801 but also doesn't harm lighter flavors like the 510 might.
- Again the 440mAh limitation should be noted in that the current generated will reduce the battery life BUT it will reduce the battery life of batts with 440mAh and above as well. It isn't like they are 'exempt' just that the lower mAh batts will run out of life faster.
- Only atty I use in the Janty/Joye sticks - and it doesn't eat cart walls like the 510 LR does.

There are other LR ohm ratings out there - I have some 2.0 ohm 510's on order. The regular ohm rating for the 510 is 2.1-2.3 so don't know how much that will make a difference - I'm hoping it burns a bit hotter but doesn't melt cart walls. ;-)

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

An LR (low-resistance) atomizer on a 3.7V battery delivers an intensity of vaping experience (vapor, flavor, and throat hit) similar to a regular atty on a 5V battery. It all has to do with Ohm's Law: Watts (i.e., power) = Volts X Volts / Ohms (i.e., resistance). [There are other formulations of that, e.g., incorporating the current in Amps. But I prefer this streamlined version for this purpose.]

So, the higher the battery voltage, the greater the power. Also, the lower the atomizer resistance, the greater the power.

However, that version of the formula ignores the current (Amps) running through the atomizer. [Amps (i.e., current) = Volts / Ohms.] If it is too high (e.g., high voltage and low resistance), it can burn out the atomizer. That's why LR attys are not to be used on 5V or 6V devices ... and high-resistance atomizers should be used on 6V+ devices.

The 14500 battery (which starts at 4.2V fully charged) in Kent's Bartleby (or in most mods that use that batt) probably does deliver too much voltage to an LR 510 atty. The weaker battery (~3.2V) of the eGO may be just right for it ... as might the same 14500 in the DSE905 (which regulates the battery's output to a maximum 3.7V).

For example, I prefer using my regular 801 attys on my ProVape-1, but my LR 801 atty on my DSE905, even though both use the same 14500 battery. For me at least, the 905 is too weak for the regular 801 atty, but just right for the LR (which is too intense for me on the ProVape).