Question about wattage

[jiushimo]

Greetings,

does anyone have any idea on what wattage can I find the perfect balanced "sweet spot"
between volume of vapor vs quality of flavor ?


Daniel

 

[Dalton63841]

That's a VERY subjective measurement. Some people like to vape around 6 watts, I know a couple people that actually vape around 12-13 watts. Myself I like around 9-10 watts. You can have GREAT flavor and vapor anywhere in that range depending on the joose and hardware involved.

Basically you will need to just try, adjust as necessary until you find your sweet spot.

Greetings,

does anyone have any idea on what wattage can I find the perfect balanced "sweet spot"
between volume of vapor vs quality of flavor ?


Daniel

 

[wv2win]

That depends to a degree on the resistence of your atty/carto. For many, 4.5 to 5 volts is considered the sweet spot for a regular resistence atty. So if you are vaping a 2.8 to 3.0 resistence atty and want to be around 5 volts, the wattage is about 8.5. This level to many provides the right balance of good warm vapor (throat hit) but without a burning or hot sensation. Of course the nicotine strength of your liquid also plays a factor in the throat hit area.

 

[Liv2Ski]

That depends to a degree on the resistence of your atty/carto. For many, 4.5 to 5 volts is considered the sweet spot for a regular resistence atty. So if you are vaping a 2.8 to 3.0 resistence atty and want to be around 5 volts, the wattage is about 8.5. This level to many provides the right balance of good warm vapor (throat hit) but without a burning or hot sensation. Of course the nicotine strength of your liquid also plays a factor in the throat hit area.

+1 on this for me too wv2win! 8.5watts with 2.8 ohms resistance at 5.0 volts and drawing 1.7amps.

 

[Dalton63841]

+1 on this for me too wv2win! 8.5watts with 2.8 ohms resistance at 5.0 volts and drawing 1.7amps.

I gots to have my 5.7v with 3.5ohm atty... 3.7v with a 1.5ohm atty will do if it's all I have, but it is certainly not as good. (BTW, BOTH of those are just over 9 watts)

 

[Liv2Ski]

I gots to have my 5.7v with 3.5ohm atty... 3.7v with a 1.5ohm atty will do if it's all I have, but it is certainly not as good. (BTW, BOTH of those are just over 9 watts)

Cool Dalton and VV sure does make a huge difference. .5 watts here and there and the ability to dial in whatever floats your boat and brings out the best flavor with any atty/carto combo = vaping bliss.

 

[dormouse]

To make it simple, one member said whatever voltage you are using, subtract 2 or 2.2 and that will be the ohms that will give you a good hot hit (I think also around the low end of ohms you should use on that voltage). However, you can only do that on big batteries, 450mah+, and even then some people won't go that low on enclosed batteries like Ego and Riva and will only go that low on mods with the removable industrial type batteries (you can see any damage on those when you remove them, and they are cheap to replace)

 

[jiushimo]

That's a VERY subjective measurement. Some people like to vape around 6 watts, I know a couple people that actually vape around 12-13 watts. Myself I like around 9-10 watts. You can have GREAT flavor and vapor anywhere in that range depending on the joose and hardware involved.

Basically you will need to just try, adjust as necessary until you find your sweet spot.

Hi Dalton,

I must agree with you on the fact that personal preferences is indeed very subjective.
From my experiments, I've noticed that menthol flavors tend to "taste right" with a lower wattage.
While conventional tobacco flavors "taste right" with a higher wattage, mainly because wattage directly affects
the temperature of the vapor produced? Do kindly correct me if I've got my facts wrong.

Daniel

 

[jiushimo]

That depends to a degree on the resistence of your atty/carto. For many, 4.5 to 5 volts is considered the sweet spot for a regular resistence atty. So if you are vaping a 2.8 to 3.0 resistence atty and want to be around 5 volts, the wattage is about 8.5. This level to many provides the right balance of good warm vapor (throat hit) but without a burning or hot sensation. Of course the nicotine strength of your liquid also plays a factor in the throat hit area.

Hi wv2win,

I've only got a couple of 650mah & 900mah 13500 3.7v batteries and a couple of 510 & 801 attys,
and some silica, nichrome, kanthal, SS400 to work with. My armory includes 18mg 24mg 36mg juices.
So unless you could recommend or I could get my hands on some 4.5 ~ 5 volts batteries that could fit into a standard eGo
or stick casing, I guess I'm pretty much stuck at working with 3.7v only *sigh*
Better yet if you could light the path as to where I could buy a VV small enough to conceal within the abovesaith casing

Daniel

 

[jiushimo]

To make it simple, one member said whatever voltage you are using, subtract 2 or 2.2 and that will be the ohms that will give you a good hot hit (I think also around the low end of ohms you should use on that voltage). However, you can only do that on big batteries, 450mah+, and even then some people won't go that low on enclosed batteries like Ego and Riva and will only go that low on mods with the removable industrial type batteries (you can see any damage on those when you remove them, and they are cheap to replace)

Hi dormouse,

thanks for the tips ={*o*}=
I'll give it a try (3.7v - 2.2 = 1.5 ohms) and see how it goes using the suggested formula.
Actually considering getting a 750mah 3.7v AW IMR 14500P, wonder if it'll put out a "higher output" than my 900mah?

Daniel

 

[5cardstud]

I was never concerned with what watts II'm vaping at. I'm more concerned about flavor, vapor, and throat hit. If one of those is missing I turn it up or down whichever way it needs to go.

 

[jiushimo]

I was never concerned with what watts II'm vaping at. I'm more concerned about flavor, vapor, and throat hit. If one of those is missing I turn it up or down whichever way it needs to go.

Hi 5cardstud,

are you referring to one of those variable voltage devices? ("I turn it up or down whichever way it needs to go.")

Daniel

 

[wv2win]

Hi wv2win,

I've only got a couple of 650mah & 900mah 13500 3.7v batteries and a couple of 510 & 801 attys,
and some silica, nichrome, kanthal, SS400 to work with. My armory includes 18mg 24mg 36mg juices.
So unless you could recommend or I could get my hands on some 4.5 ~ 5 volts batteries that could fit into a standard eGo
or stick casing, I guess I'm pretty much stuck at working with 3.7v only *sigh*
Better yet if you could light the path as to where I could buy a VV small enough to conceal within the abovesaith casing

Daniel

There is no way to turn a 3.7 volt eGo into a 5 volt, for example, PV. There is a new "ego booster" on the market that supposidly makes an eGo a variable voltage PV. Never used it or know how or if it really works. You can do a search on ECF for "eGo booster" and you will probably find the thread.

You can try dual coil cartomizers with your 900 mAh battery which will give you more warmth, similar (but not quite the same) as a high voltage PV. They do quite well but drain your battery faster. They don't hold up that long and you really need to keep them moist.

I use the variable volt Darwin, which really is one of the best (if not the best) PV's on the market. It really does it all.

 

[bladebarrier]

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You can use that to calculate the power quickly. Basically, it'll depend on the juice, and your preference. There is no happy spot for everything.

Currently I'm using Hopscotch from FSUSA at around 5v, on a 2.0 ohm dual coil clear carto. On the boge 2.0 it tasted like burnt rubber at that voltage, and I'd run it at around 3.5v. Usually I prefer a basic low resistance carto between 3.3-4.0v. I also drip on a 2.5ohm at about 4.2volts. As you can see, there isn't much logic behind the sheer numbers of what I use, so it goes beyond just the basic wattage equation and more into the specific juice/atty/carto combination you use.

 

[5cardstud]

Well it depends on the PV your using and the cartos or atty your using. I use a Buzz Pro with Ikenvape cartos and I have a different sweet spot for each one. They all have their own sweet spot. Not to confuse you farther but it also depends on which juice I'm using. That's why I wouldn't want to vape if I didn't have variable voltage. I can't get the same experience with a variable that has one battery with a boosting regulator in it I tried that.

Here is a very easy to use calculator that will tell you the wattage your at.http://www.ohmslawcalculator.com/ohms_law_calculator.php
Just fill in the volts your at and the ohms your carto or atty is and it will calculate the wattage for you.

This is how your vapor should look.

 

[tj99959]

This is how your vapor should look.

Only if you have a beard

For me personally I like it between 7.5-9 watts depending on the flavor.
10 watts gives me the feeling of drying my mouth out, and bites my tongue.

 

[jiushimo]

Only if you have a beard

 

[Dalton63841]

So what if your vapor looks like this:


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[tj99959]

So what if your vapor looks like this:

You are using up a lot of juice!

 

[jiushimo]

So what if your vapor looks like this:


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O M G

that's so super C-O-O-L !!!

AWESOME !!!