Protank with ego vv question ??

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smith0826

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running a protank with 1.8 ohm head/coil with a ego vv.

what would be the recomended voltage ??

on another note i love these protanks. was getting a muted flavor this morning and had to put my surgeons gloves on and remove a flavor wick. hard to beat the options and modifications you can do to these tanks. seems the flavor was muted when i refilled it with a darker and thicker juice.
 

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With a 1.8 ohm coil, running at 4 volts, you'll be burning 8.88 watts at 4.5 volts it would be 11.25 watts. I usually start a new coil out at 2+ the ohm rating. So I would start a new 1.8 ohm coil at 3.8 volts and adjust from there for taste, heat and quality of vape. After a day or so vaping on the coil, they will tend to become more resistant by about .2 ohms. Your 1.8 ohm coil is now a 2.0 ohm coil, so now you are only producing burning 8 watts at the 4 volt setting, and probably have to up your voltage a tad. My last coil build measured 1.5 ohms. After 3 days of vape it now measures 1.7 ohms am running it at 4.2 volts yielding 10.37 watts. You'll find your own personal preference for different flavors of juice.

That said, the main trick for a long lasting trouble free Protank coil, is to allow at least 15 minutes, on a fresh coil head, for your flavor wicks to be saturated with juice, before the first vape. By following this simple trick, when I still used the PT, I was able to vape a PT dang near dry, for over two weeks without changing or tending to the coil. Also rinsing out the tank, every other fill, will help maintain juice flavor and help prolong coil life.
 
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With most juices, I turn it up as high as possible without getting a burnt taste. But then again, some juices taste better at lower wattage.

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Crawl before you Run!

It is easy to bump up a little while looking for the Sweet Spot. if you get a light burnt taste you back off just a bit and Vape it clear.

Crank it up all at once and you might wreck the wick before you can correct the problem. Fast way to ruin your day.:ohmy:

A good starting point is always 1.8-2 Volts over Ohms, so:

1.8ohms - start at 3.8v and work up if desired.

Remember no 2 wicks will necessarily act identical.
 
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