replacement coils for kanger t3s ?

[AndriaD]

I bought a Kanger T3S on Friday (and love it!), and since at this point I know absolute *nothing* about rebuilding coils, I thought it would be a good to have some replacement coils on hand, *just in case*. However I am running into something (yet another thing!) I just don't understand. I've found great prices on 5-pk replacement coils for kanger t3s, but one place says "2.2 ohms," while another says "1.5 ohms." I understand this refers to the resistance, but what I don't understand is what difference it makes in how the thing works, and which would be best to get.

It's very weird because when I press both buttons on my iTaste vv3, the resistance shows as "2.7", nowhere near either of the replacement coil resistances I'm seeing, which is another reason I'm so confused.

Can someone clarify this for me, so I know which kind of replacements to get?

Thx very much!!
Andria

 

[Zurd]

2.2 ohms and 1.5 ohms will give a different vaping experience, buy the two and test it!

Personally I prefer, over the two, the 1.5 ohms and vaping at 7.5 watts.

The more ohms, the more voltage or wattage you will need to vape it, thus you will use your battery a bit faster. Some people still prefer 2.2 ohms.

 

[AndriaD]

2.2 ohms and 1.5 ohms will give a different vaping experience, buy the two and test it!

Personally I prefer, over the two, the 1.5 ohms and vaping at 7.5 watts.

The more ohms, the more voltage or wattage you will need to vape it, thus you will use your battery a bit faster. Some people still prefer 2.2 ohms.

Ok; I'm using the variable voltage rather than watts, mainly just because this is so new to me, and I'm trying to keep it simple, as I begin learning. Using the vv, I'm setting it pretty darn high, generally over 4.5, even up to 4.8 sometimes, to get a good throat hit. I'm quite pleased with the battery life so far from my iTaste vv3, but obviously even better battery life would be a great thing. So, if I had coils for the Kanger with a lower resistance, I could maybe dial back the v a little, and still get a good throat hit out of it?

Thx much!
Andria

 

[graybeard]

Try to stick with authentic Kanger coils to avoid some of the leaking/gurgling issues you may get from cheaper knock offs.

If you use your vv v3 in wattage mode the difference in resistance of the coils is negated. Higher resistance coils will probably last a little longer than the lower ones.

A small difference between a coils resistance rating, and the ohm reading on your device is normal. Coils are massed produced by the thousands, and ohm meters can vary as well. We're talking tenths of an ohm. No biggie.

I use t3s's everyday. Just wish they were glass, which is why I also use Smoktech Aro Pyrex tanks which can also use the same coils.

Learn to clean, dry burn, and rewick your coils, and you'll be able to vape worry free. It is really a very simple and quick process. I did eleven of them this morning while having my first cup of coffee, and now I'm set for the week

 

[AndriaD]

Actually, I mis-typed -- I'm seeing either 2.2 ohms, or 1.8 ohms -- so if I got the 1.8 variety, it would give a better throat hit without needing to dial up the voltage so high?

Thx,
Andria

 

[AndriaD]

Try to stick with authentic Kanger coils to avoid some of the leaking/gurgling issues you may get from cheaper knock offs.

If you use your vv v3 in wattage mode the difference in resistance of the coils is negated. Higher resistance coils will probably last a little longer than the lower ones.

A small difference between a coils resistance rating, and the ohm reading on your device is normal. Coils are massed produced by the thousands, and ohm meters can vary as well. We're talking tenths of an ohm. No biggie.

I use t3s's everyday. Just wish they were glass, which is why I also use Smoktech Aro Pyrex tanks which can also use the same coils.

Learn to clean, dry burn, and rewick your coils, and you'll be able to vape worry free. It is really a very simple and quick process. I did eleven of them this morning while having my first cup of coffee, and now I'm set for the week

I do plan to learn all that, but meantime, this is the only clearo I have (other than iClear16's which SUCK IMHO), and if something happened to it or to its coils, I'd be SOL or using my eRoll, which was great at first but seems really anemic compared to the iTaste.

Nice to know, though, that ARO Pyrex use the same coils, as I have one on order right now, should be here Tuesday-ish -- I couldn't have planned it any better, but just picked up the T3S at a B&M because I hate the iClear16 so much.

Anyway, if used the vw, then the resistance of the coils is irrelevant? Would it give a better throat hit? Because the main reason I sometimes go to 4.8v is if the throat hit seems weak -- just on the edge of needing to be charged, for example, but I'm in the middle of something and can't stop and plug it in.

Thx much!!
Andria

 

[graybeard]

Here's a link to a video about coil cleaning/dry burning. Dry Burning Coils & Cleaning Tanks - YouTube

As far as adjusting your vv3 goes, I start low at p 6.0 and move up .5 watts at a time until I dial in the "sweet spot". There are no rules, just satisfy your own taste. That's the beauty of VV/VW. Throat hit is effected by more than just wattage. turning up the watts will increase it, but going too high will cause burning your wicks and produce nasty dry hits. A scorched coil will need to be rewicked to get rid of that horrid taste.

 

[Zurd]

Actually, I mis-typed -- I'm seeing either 2.2 ohms, or 1.8 ohms -- so if I got the 1.8 variety, it would give a better throat hit without needing to dial up the voltage so high?

Thx,
Andria

Exactly, lower ohms, lower voltage, same throat hit as if you were using a higher ohms with higher voltage.

This chart can also help you dial-in the right voltage/wattage.

 

[AndriaD]

Exactly, lower ohms, lower voltage, same throat hit as if you were using a higher ohms with higher voltage.

This chart can also help you dial-in the right voltage/wattage.

Well, according to the chart, I seem to be doing it right.

I appreciate all you guys posting links to videos, because I do plan on learning all that stuff, to take care of my iTaste and clearos properly, and although I'm planning on attending a "clinic" to learn these things at a local B&M that offers it, the videos will come in very useful, I'm certain, when I actually begin doing this.

However even the USPS is faster than me trying to learn something so far outside my current level of knowledge or comfort zone. When I start taking crap apart, I want to know I have a FUNCTIONAL one that is currently working, not yanking apart the only one I have, just to learn on. In fact, although I picked up the T3S at a B&M because it was what he had that didn't cost a fortune, I plan on getting at least a couple more, online, just so I'm not ever in the position of being without one! Having replacement coils is in the same category of being prepared for any eventuality.

I appreciate the tip about using the lower resistance coils, and I plan on ordering those rather than the 2.2; I have to use 6mg nic, anything higher makes me quite ill, so the throat hit needs all the help it can get!

Thx very much!!!
Andria