So I still consider myself fairly new to vaping. I finally want to get into rba's though. I always see mech mods with rba's and I know that you can use APV's with RBA's. But is there a safer way to use them since you can change the voltage and wattage on APV's? How do you know what to set your device on once you find out the resistance of your atomizer?
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actually they are for the most part safer on a vv/vw mod, almost all mods now have an ohms meter and short circuit protection and wont fire if you have a bad coil.
the idea is you can build the coil to the resistance you need, for a vw mod usually 1.5 ohms are higher. just like anything else you start on a low setting and just go up a little at a time until you get the vape your looking for and taste is suitable.
this is unlike a mechanical where you have a lower range of resistance to work with, the coil has to work on a battery that is constantly dying.
the idea is you can build the coil to the resistance you need, for a vw mod usually 1.5 ohms are higher. just like anything else you start on a low setting and just go up a little at a time until you get the vape your looking for and taste is suitable.
this is unlike a mechanical where you have a lower range of resistance to work with, the coil has to work on a battery that is constantly dying.
Start on low voltage and increase in small increments until the juice starts to taste burnt, then kick the voltage down a couple notches. Very often you find that the "ohm + 2 rule" applies. For example, a 2 ohm coil + 2 = 4 volts. Just a useful guideline, not written in stone. Just adjust to taste.
I use my AGA-T2's on my two Provari's. I adjust the voltage to taste depending upon the flavor in the tanks, the same as I do with any other juice delivery device. I aim for 2.0 ohm coils as my preference with a voltage of 4 volts or less.
I highly recommend looking over this blog article that I wrote for vapors looking to try their first RBA: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/4454-7-advice-tips-vapors-looking-try-their-first-rba.html
I use my AGA-T2's on my two Provari's. I adjust the voltage to taste depending upon the flavor in the tanks, the same as I do with any other juice delivery device. I aim for 2.0 ohm coils as my preference with a voltage of 4 volts or less.
I highly recommend looking over this blog article that I wrote for vapors looking to try their first RBA: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/4454-7-advice-tips-vapors-looking-try-their-first-rba.html
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a regulated mod has the features built in, the voltage stays the same from beginning to end and that also usually means its more time between battery changes. there is also a wider range of resistance. if you like thinner wire at 3 ohms no problem or maybe thicker wire at 1.5 ohms still no problem. there is much more flexibility this way. and of course there is the safety features.
a mechanical has nothing to break, it is the atty basically attached to the battery directly. the vape seems stronger and smoother to me. pure DC really makes the vape experience different. but i have to build coils in a small window, I stay around 1 to 1.2 ohms.
the reason is with a fresh battery the vape is really powerful but slowly dies off as the battery wears out. i still get a great vape down to 3.5 ish volts
I take my mechanicals everywhere now, love my provari, still never give it up but the mechanicals are as beautiful to look at as they are functional. and it just seems nice knowing i really really have to abuse it to make it not work, a couple good batteries and off I go. sitting around the house though i have a 3000Mah in my vv so i can just sit around and chain vape myself silly - Like Ronco says "set it and forget it" lol
on my mech is a kayfun. in my kit is 2 dripper (in case i blow a coil) a bottle of juice and 2 more batteries just in case.
juist comes down to what you want, and what your willing to trade off. i like my vv but i love the class a nice mech has.
a mechanical has nothing to break, it is the atty basically attached to the battery directly. the vape seems stronger and smoother to me. pure DC really makes the vape experience different. but i have to build coils in a small window, I stay around 1 to 1.2 ohms.
the reason is with a fresh battery the vape is really powerful but slowly dies off as the battery wears out. i still get a great vape down to 3.5 ish volts
I take my mechanicals everywhere now, love my provari, still never give it up but the mechanicals are as beautiful to look at as they are functional. and it just seems nice knowing i really really have to abuse it to make it not work, a couple good batteries and off I go. sitting around the house though i have a 3000Mah in my vv so i can just sit around and chain vape myself silly - Like Ronco says "set it and forget it" lol
on my mech is a kayfun. in my kit is 2 dripper (in case i blow a coil) a bottle of juice and 2 more batteries just in case.
juist comes down to what you want, and what your willing to trade off. i like my vv but i love the class a nice mech has.
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I'll add this concerning the difference in safety between a mechanical and a regulated mod with protective processor.
With a mechanical, YOU are the safety feature. The mech has no artificial intelligence to detect a shorted atty. A mechanical will fire power to a damaged atomizer, unlike a regulated mod which will refuse to power it.
A mech mod should have vent holes and a collapsable hot spring to slow down a hot battery from going into thermal runaway, but these do not take effect until after the battery gets so hot it is already venting hot gases.
The lone safety feature that can be added to a mech mod is a 2 cent mod fuse (one shot deal) or a Vape Safe mod fuse (re-usable). I doubt that there are many vapors who actually use a fuse in their mechanical, which is a shame that they are not taking advantage of the technology for a safer mod.
With a mechanical, YOU are the safety feature. The mech has no artificial intelligence to detect a shorted atty. A mechanical will fire power to a damaged atomizer, unlike a regulated mod which will refuse to power it.
A mech mod should have vent holes and a collapsable hot spring to slow down a hot battery from going into thermal runaway, but these do not take effect until after the battery gets so hot it is already venting hot gases.
The lone safety feature that can be added to a mech mod is a 2 cent mod fuse (one shot deal) or a Vape Safe mod fuse (re-usable). I doubt that there are many vapors who actually use a fuse in their mechanical, which is a shame that they are not taking advantage of the technology for a safer mod.
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