Question for SLR Vapers

[Jeremy Evans]

For those of you who dabble in SLR vaping, have you noticed shorter battery life or not really. If you could answer this question in 2 ways, that would be helpful. (i.e. if they dont last as long, what size/kind and how long it last, and if you are a chain vaper or not so much) Thanks

 

[pdib]

Yes, and not really. Each toot is so much more satisfying that I end up taking much fewer of them. In the end (although each button press draws more amperage and uses more energy) the battery lasts about the same. MNKE 18650 1500mAh; 1 1/2 battery per 24hrs.

I was a chain vaper before; now, I think, that would make me nic-sic

 

[Sweeperdk]

Not really, no.

Actually, I think the opposite is the case... See above.

More satisfying vape = lesser hits = lesser usage.

 

[Jeremy Evans]

That is my thinking on it, even though you are vaping less you are drawing alot more amps compared to a 1.5ohm or higher coil. Also isnt slr vaping essentially shorting a battery out as you vape?

 

[pdib]

Layman's take in layman's terms; A short circuit is where a section of the circuit you've delineated is skipped. The electricity is taking a shorter path than the circuit layout. So, no. What I call a hard short is where the battery is pretty much the whole circuit. Whatever is connecting the two ends of the battery offers practically no resistance. So the battery is draining in an uncontrolled fashion. So, no. When building superlowresistance coils, we are careful to create a degree of resistance in our build which falls within the safety parameters of the battery we're using.

 

[Jeremy Evans]

Layman's take in layman's terms; A short circuit is where a section of the circuit you've delineated is skipped. The electricity is taking a shorter path than the circuit layout. So, no. What I call a hard short is where the battery is pretty much the whole circuit. Whatever is connecting the two ends of the battery offers practically no resistance. So the battery is draining in an uncontrolled fashion. So, no. When building superlowresistance coils, we are careful to create a degree of resistance in our build which falls within the safety parameters of the battery we're using.

You might, and I would but not everyone does this sort of thing.

 

[pdib]

True. But I hear where they "feather" the button.

How cautious we want to be is like "to each his own", right?




"hey, man, watch THIS!" .

 

[Euphonious Nonsense]

I feather the .... out of the button. XD A good call indeed.

 

[Kevin King]

can someone inform me on what "feathering the button" means... does this mean like barely pressing it?

 

[BuzzKilla]

I put 4ml, through an IMR 18650 (crappy no name battery) almost all day vaping.
I hover 4-5ml a day.

this was with a 0.9ohm coil....

that's not too far off from what i was getting before dipping in to "SLR" coils...

 

[vapdivrr]

i have been vaping with genesis atomizers for about a year and most of this time has been with resistances between 1.2 to .07 Ω. the first couple of months i was using some elcheapo 18650 batterys. 8 months ago i purchased 4 aw imr's and they are still going strong. when fully charged they are still lasting as long as they did when i initially bought them. now i cant tell you if low resistance coils drain a battery faster then a high resistance coil, or whether pulse modulation or booster circuitry eats up the difference, all i can say from experience is that 8 months is a long time for batterys to last, so does it really matter? will someone specifically vape a high resistant coil because they want to get 2 years rather then one year out of a battery? the battery life is long either way and should be a non factor

 

[pdib]

can someone inform me on what "feathering the button" means... does this mean like barely pressing it?

Yes-ish. Rapidly tapping, say. Like feathering the clutch on a motorcycle. Playing with the grey zone between fully engaged and not. Flirting. Making promises. Doing; but, not doing. Bill Clinton-ing the doobie. Donating to NPR, but never sending the check. Whistling at the girl, but turning red when she looks at you. Vaping @ .3Ω; but not VAPING @ .3Ω.

Seriously, tho, it's for wearing the sharp edges off a fully charged battery.

 

[Jeremy Evans]

i have been vaping with genesis atomizers for about a year and most of this time has been with resistances between 1.2 to .07 Ω. the first couple of months i was using some elcheapo 18650 batterys. 8 months ago i purchased 4 aw imr's and they are still going strong. when fully charged they are still lasting as long as they did when i initially bought them. now i cant tell you if low resistance coils drain a battery faster then a high resistance coil, or whether pulse modulation or booster circuitry eats up the difference, all i can say from experience is that 8 months is a long time for batterys to last, so does it really matter? will someone specifically vape a high resistant coil because they want to get 2 years rather then one year out of a battery? the battery life is long either way and should be a non factor

I was referring more towards time between charges not life span of the battery