Reo Lounge Part V

[Sterno]

howdy Jim ....

 

[Debadoo]

'Under load' means you have an atomiser on top of your mod. Which is actually the entire point of owning the thing!

If you measure the voltage of your battery off the charger and it says say, 4.15v ( no load) and you then use that battery in your Reo and you put probes on the positive and negative posts of your atty and press the fire button...suppose it says 3.95v, then your voltage drop "under load" is 4.15 - 3.95v.

Quite how knowing this benefits your vaping experience depends on a few things, but most important are the general condition of your batteries and the coils you vape on. If you run very low resistance coils, you can expect a fierce drop - and that's the reason that materials like copper, silver, gold are used as contacts in mods. They have a low resistance to electrical voltage compared to steel or my head.

And i wish it were that simple. But of course, nothing ever is. Because as your battery ages and gets recharged and discharged, it also builds up an internal resistance of its own, just because the chemicals it's made of decompose and that resistance has to be overcome before it can power your coil, which makes it more inefficient as it ages.


T

ahhhhh the first part of that I knew, well at least was pretty sure that's how it was...... but hadn't even thought about batts developing internal resistance. So....measuring under load could be a decent indicator of batts that need replacing then right? I know as you said that other things can cause it too.....Course, it might just be easier to see how long your batts are lasting per charge as an indicator of when to replace them Anyhow, thanks for explaining all that!

 

[Debadoo]

And hiya rory and St!!

 

[TheBikeGuy]

Howdy everybody. I wasn't ignoring anyone I was trying to read what's been going on.

 

[Sterno]

ya i usually get a 2-3 voltage drop on my mods

 

[supertrunker]

ahhhhh the first part of that I knew, well at least was pretty sure that's how it was...... but hadn't even thought about batts developing internal resistance. So....measuring under load could be a decent indicator of batts that need replacing then right? I know as you said that other things can cause it too.....Course, it might just be easier to see how long your batts are lasting per charge as an indicator of when to replace them Anyhow, thanks for explaining all that!

The main point of voltage drop as far as i can see is that it provides a measure of the health of your batteries and nothing more.

I'll also point out that it's meaningless to say something like "oh - my Reo is far better than yours because it has less voltage drop", when i run a 0.2Ωcoil and you run one at 1.5Ω It is not a gold standard absolute measurement and depends on the battery, the coil(s) and the mod.

T

 

[supertrunker]

ya i usually get a 2-3 voltage drop on my mods

i hope not.

T

 

[MamaTried]

ya i usually get a 2-3 voltage drop on my mods

huh??? did you miss a decimal point, Scott?



Evenin', Reoville

 

[Sterno]

from about 4.1 to 3.9

 

[supertrunker]

Evening Scott, Dennis and the ever-fragrant ladies here.

I wasted the entire day and i am very proud of myself!

T

 

[MamaTried]

Evening Scott, Dennis and the ever-fragrant ladies here.

I wasted the entire day and i am very proud of myself!

T

i just woke up

so.... once again, i'm lazier than you, Mr. T



ETA: one of these days i should find a better life goal than "lazier than Mr. T"

 

[Debadoo]

Evening Scott, Dennis and the ever-fragrant ladies here.

I wasted the entire day and i am very proud of myself!

T

Howdy Dennis!! that's always fun!

 

[Sterno]

hiya Dennis what it be like

 

[MamaTried]

hiya Dennis what it be like

it be cool, Scott

just like a drive-by

 

[supertrunker]

i just woke up

so.... once again, i'm lazier than you, Mr. T



ETA: one of these days i should find a better life goal than "lazier than Mr. T"

But i woke up in 1975 today.

T

 

[TheBikeGuy]

I've never checked the voltage drop on any of mine. I think my Grand hits harder after I upgraded the contacts, but I would think that, rather than to think it didn't help after I went to the trouble.

 

[Doffy]

afternoon

i just went for a decent walk, about 4km. Sleepy now

 

[TheBikeGuy]

afternoon

i just went for a decent walk, about 4km. Sleepy now

I know what you mean. I just walked to the kitchen and back.

 

[supertrunker]

It does and Rob has posted videos to show it's the case. The reason is that it's using gold-plated copper now and not steel.

What all this means is if you vape at reasonable, non sub-ohm levels, you get a more reliable vape with less frequent need for maintenance. What it mans for animals like me, is fewer melted buttons!

T

 

[Debadoo]

Howdy Doffy!! Just saw ya posted on the porch!! Still got a couple pages to read before I post, so will tell ya now.....glad to see ya over there!!