Question about sub ohm vaping(Don't understand it)

[asmcriminal]

I have been vaping for over 5yrs now. I was vaping before variable voltage and variable wattage came on to the scene. For a while now I have seen sub ohm vaping. Frankly it doesn't make sense to me.

I remember back in the day that if you ohms where to low you would fry your atomizer.For example vaping at 6V with a 1.2ohm atomizer would fry the atomizer.(this is 5amps)

I looked around and I see some people vaping at 7.5 amps 6V with 0.8ohms. So what gives? Why don't these atomizers fry?

 

[Lessifer]

I have been vaping for over 5yrs now. I was vaping before variable voltage and variable wattage came on to the scene. For a while now I have seen sub ohm vaping. Frankly it doesn't make sense to me.

I remember back in the day that if you ohms where to low you would fry your atomizer.For example vaping at 6V with a 1.2ohm atomizer would fry the atomizer.(this is 5amps)

I looked around and I see some people vaping at 7.5 amps 6V with 0.8ohms. So what gives? Why don't these atomizers fry?

Newer atomizers have much more airflow, that and building and wicking your own coils means you have more control over how much juice gets to your coil, you're not relying on filler material.

As you go lower ohms/higher power, you really need your wicking and airflow to keep up.

 

[Izan]

I have been vaping for over 5yrs now. I was vaping before variable voltage and variable wattage came on to the scene. For a while now I have seen sub ohm vaping. Frankly it doesn't make sense to me.

I remember back in the day that if you ohms where to low you would fry your atomizer.For example vaping at 6V with a 1.2ohm atomizer would fry the atomizer.(this is 5amps)

I looked around and I see some people vaping at 7.5 amps 6V with 0.8ohms. So what gives? Why don't these atomizers fry?

The wire is thicker.

 

[asmcriminal]

Newer atomizers have much more airflow, that and building and wicking your own coils means you have more control over how much juice gets to your coil, you're not relying on filler material.

As you go lower ohms/higher power, you really need your wicking and airflow to keep up.

I couldn't think of the word last night. The word isn't fry, the word is blow. The atomizers would blow, how you blow a fuse. Same thing. But I do see what you're saying, the coil is kept a bit cooler due to air flow and the amount of liquid.(I was a dripper).

Izan that makes sense. The thicker the wire the more it can handle.

 

[93gc40]

Less plastic is used today, so less risk of melting attys from a hot coil.
Battery technology and power control is also advanced, this was the real limitation. This is what really allowed the use of low ohms thick wire and regulated power. 5 years ago it was hard to find batteries that could handle more than 5 amps, without gassing the user.

 

[Lessifer]

I couldn't think of the word last night. The word isn't fry, the word is blow. The atomizers would blow, how you blow a fuse. Same thing. But I do see what you're saying, the coil is kept a bit cooler due to air flow and the amount of liquid.(I was a dripper).

Izan that makes sense. The thicker the wire the more it can handle.

Yeah, a single 34g or 32g coil can only handle so much. I don't do low sub Ω and I use 26g. I see some people using 22g.

 

[vlodato]

Another thing to note is the use of peak insulators. Most of the old insulators would melt under that many amps. So like others said, it's a combo of wire size, materials no plastic /peak insulators, battery technology advancment.

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