Thanks Cig, so what you are saying is for me at least 30g is the way to go even with my egos. I thought volts x ohms = watts, 4v x 1.8 ohms = 7.23 watts. I guess I was wrong.
This is what I based my calculations on.. Mac answering Maz
"Originally Posted by Mazinny
Yeah i was gonna order 29 also, but there is a 4 to 5 week wait at Temco. I will order it after i have found my preferred build with 30.
It's turned out to be a damned good spec for the Protank. More versatile and rugged than 30 AWG. However the latter at 9-turns on .07" (~1.75-78mm) 4.0V, 8W @ 2.0Ω pretty much defines the optimal center of production for the design. Right smack in the middle of Kanger's 2.2 and 1.8 heads. The 2.4-5 and now 1.5's being the outer boundaries. I'll continue to post validated (3 build confirmations) of both conventional and tension wind results (legs included) to expand the resistance signpost tables and hope others may decide to contribute on this thread. To newcomers having this information is vital to fast-track their quitting and adaptation."
Where did I go wrong.
I stand by my recommendation. What cig's talking about is your batt and I wasn't speaking to that. I don't know why they're even selling those things when an inexpensive mech or VV/VW and decent batt are so cheap these days. I do like 'em tho and have held to a few of the fat eGo V2's at higher mA caps. So cig's right you're going to run into current limits.
My answer from day one to this dilemma realizing my own draw and hit cycles in the real world was to double up, buy two so I could alt. You strain the batt you're going to get premature letdown across the board including sullying of the coil/wick otherwise. So I bought in pairs and quickly got out of the pens/sticks purchasing only moderately priced variables or mechs with kicks in 'em so I could use real batts. Then for the longest time as I was researching consumer building I stayed in the green zone. My fav combo being the KPT mini and kicked Magneto and I'd walk around with a pair of them often (and plenty of 350's).
Vaping Power Chart
SubOhmChart.pdf - Google Drive
These will give you an idea but not the cont. discharge data and that's what you want to set a parameter like 75% as appropriate to your vaping style. Meantime 30 AWG will fire and heat fast with a tad less drain to give you a very nice vape. My preference for 29g is durability and stability with termination. But given the choice and batt I'll opt for thicker gauge at similar resistance for more coverage any day.
(BTW cig on a similar vein, I've moved the Mega+monster over to a CANA50 from the ZNA where it's doing quite comfortably @22.5W. So I might have been hitting a similar situation on the ZNA rather than any limitations with Nextel flow. But none of the Protanks seem to like a multitude of seriously short pulls at high power. Increase the draw length/strength when hot to keep airflow high and it helps avoid throttling and flooding.)
Lot of info there to keep you busy, lol. Thanks cig.
Good luck.

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