Resistance is futile..

[mrsgruffy]

Could someone explain to an old lady who comes from the stone age what resistance means to the satisfaction of the vaping experience? Thanks!

 

[user808a]

A lower resistance will provide more power or heat to the atomizer creating a stronger hit.

If you don't have a variable voltage ecig then adjusting the resistance is the way to change how the ecig hits.

 

[KillTheNoise]

Low resistance = hot vapor, generally more vapor production, and less of a flavor

Standard = warm vapor, mild vapor production, good flavor

High = warm vapor, mild vapor production, great flavor

I've only had LR and standard, but I also don't have a badass variable voltage mod to "play" with the resistances so I'm not speaking from experience.

 

[The Ocelot]

Except that even a Twist doesn't have enough voltage to get the full effect of high resistance.

Mrs G - I'm an old lady too You might find this chart helpful: Helpful Chart For Pairing Atomizer Resistance To Battery Volts - Help It Broke! - Technical Issues - Vapor Talk E Cig Forum

ETA: The chart is only a rough idea. I'm currently dripping a LR306 (1.5ohm) atty at 4.0v and nothing is burning. It doesn't feel all that hot either.

 

[xanderxman]

You need to match your resistance to the voltage you are using. Resistance and voltage work together to create Watts, which is what ultimately determines what sort of heat, vapor, etc. is produced. Ohms Law. Volts*Volts/Ohms =Watts

You can obtain the same Wattage from a 1.8 ohm coil that you can from a 2.4 ohm coil by adjusting voltage. The only real difference I can see from using a low resistance (ohms) coil is that it heats up fast as you take a drag so it seems that the vapor is hotter. A high resistance coil will heat up slower (at the same Wattage).