question wattage sub ohm vaping

[blade_922]

I have an istick 30w with kangertech tank.

It has a 0.5 ohm coil. Now what would be a safe wattage? Can I have it as low as 10watt? I'm finding even 15 watt too hot when vaping.... still getting plenty of vapour though. So question is, Is there danger in having too low a wattage or too high a wattage?

 

[EBates]

There is no 'magic number' start out at a low wattage and adjust up until you find your 'sweet spot'. Good luck

 

[Bunnykiller]

only danger of vaping at too low of watts is the ridicule you will get from your clouding friends...

 

[DazzaB]

When you are at 15 watts its probably more like 25 watts. I don't think the istick can put out power below battery voltage

 

[Jim_ MDP]

When you are at 15 watts its probably more like 25 watts. I don't think the istick can put out power below battery voltage

We know the IPV D2 lacks a buck circuit in Power Mode (the Kanthal workaround is to use TC for low watts/joules) but I hadn't heard that about the i30. Are you relatively certain?

I honestly don't have anything high enough in K right now to check (it has a 0.4 minimum).

ETA: Found a nice 1.1 build sitting in a Mad Hatter. The i30 does indeed appear to buck down to 3.2 volts/5 watts with this set-up. Anemic as hell of course, wrong kind of build.

 

[Margucci]

wow 0.5ohm at 15watts being hot. that is really strange. maybe there is a 1.2ohm coil in there instead of a 0.5. with a subtank mini and the 0.5 coil if i was at 15w there would be hardly any vapor and no taste to speak of.

 

[edyle]

I have an istick 30w with kangertech tank.

It has a 0.5 ohm coil. Now what would be a safe wattage? Can I have it as low as 10watt? I'm finding even 15 watt too hot when vaping.... still getting plenty of vapour though. So question is, Is there danger in having too low a wattage or too high a wattage?

where did the 0.5 ohm coil come from? did you wrap it or is that a replaceable coil head;
i'd expect replaceable 0.5 ohm coils to work in the 20 to 40 watt region.

rule of thumb: coils are usually made to work with 4 volts.

 

[blade_922]

I can see on the coil it has 0.5 ohm written on it. It also came with a 1.2 ohm coil as well. So its replaceable. Maybe I'm getting this wrong. The tip mouthpiece heats up alot as well after a few consecutive draws. Is that normal? Maybe that's why I'm thinking it's still to hot at 15 watt because I felt the tip being quite hot.

Is 15 watt too low for this coil?

 

[Cacique]

There's nothing wrong with going low in ohms, the worse that can happen is that the power is too low to fire the coil. I think everyone is just surprised at .5 is too warm at 15w.

 

[CloudyWithChanceOfVape]

Yeah 15 watts is a super cool vape to me, but each person is different. I prefer a very warm vape with my desserts and a cooler vape with my fruits. Metal drip tips do get hot after consecutive hits, invest in a plastic tip or glass or jade, might help. No more than $5-$6 at a b&m or $1 on fasttech if you can wait on shipping.

 

[DazzaB]

We know the IPV D2 lacks a buck circuit in Power Mode (the Kanthal workaround is to use TC for low watts/joules) but I hadn't heard that about the i30. Are you relatively certain?

I honestly don't have anything high enough in K right now to check (it has a 0.4 minimum).

ETA: Found a nice 1.1 build sitting in a Mad Hatter. The i30 does indeed appear to buck down to 3.2 volts/5 watts with this set-up. Anemic as hell of course, wrong kind of build.

I think i jumped the gun! It does indeed buck. Sorry

 

[Jim_ MDP]

No worries.
It's just one more diagnostic possibility we need to consider when coils fry unexpectedly, etc. That's partly why it became well known on our D2s.
I've no idea how common it may be to have the circuit or not.