Safe to vape over 5.5 volts on regulated mod?

[Sambhav]

Hi all,

I am new to vaping.
For about a month I was using single wire kanthal coils with ~0.7 resistance and with wattage between 15W to 20W on my iStick Pico 75W and it tasted good.
Now I changed the coil to a clapton coil (premade) with 0.82 resistance and also changed my e-juice. So now I don't get the correct taste at lower wattage. I find that if I increase the wattage to about 35W-40W then I get the correct taste and vapor that I am looking for. But on my mod it shows 35W is 5.36V and 40W is 5.73V with my current build.
I am using Sony VTC4 18650 30A battery.
I read somewhere it is not recommended to go over 4.7V
So my question is : On my regulated IStick Pico 75W is it safe to vape at 35W or 40W with 0.8 resistance? Which are both over 5V ?

 

[Eskie]

It's fine. Ignore the voltage it displays, it is the current/voltage from the mod to the tank, not the draw on the battery to the board. 40W with that mod and battery is absolutely fine

 

[Bonskibon]

Always wondered about how that worked. Simple explanations are sometimes the best.

 

[Sambhav]

thank you for quick reply @Eskie I feel safe now

 

[stols001]

Hey Sambhav, welcome! Glad you asked the question and got a great answer... Things I don't understand I sometimes tend to just... ignore.... so I'm glad you asked the question, now I know something new, too Glad you feel safe vaping now as well.

Anna

 

[NealBJr]

Hi all,

I am new to vaping.
For about a month I was using single wire kanthal coils with ~0.7 resistance and with wattage between 15W to 20W on my iStick Pico 75W and it tasted good.
Now I changed the coil to a clapton coil (premade) with 0.82 resistance and also changed my e-juice. So now I don't get the correct taste at lower wattage. I find that if I increase the wattage to about 35W-40W then I get the correct taste and vapor that I am looking for. But on my mod it shows 35W is 5.36V and 40W is 5.73V with my current build.
I am using Sony VTC4 18650 30A battery.
I read somewhere it is not recommended to go over 4.7V
So my question is : On my regulated IStick Pico 75W is it safe to vape at 35W or 40W with 0.8 resistance? Which are both over 5V ?

That should be fine. I usually vape a single coil around 30-35 watts using approximately a 28 gauge wire. It all has to do with how much wire is in it.

Take for example, a 30 gauge wire (thin wire) running at .7 ohms would be pretty short. to power it, you wouldn't need that much power, and it wouldn't produce as much heat/vapor. Do another .7 ohm coil but using 24 guge (thick wire) would be rather large and would require quite a bit of wattage for it to get the heat up, but it would produce more heat and more vapor.

So, you can't go by just ohms alone. Thickness of the wire has a lot to do with it as well as number of coils, etc. It's best to start low and work your way up in wattage to get to the point you're looking for.

 

[suprtrkr]

+1. The voltage display on your mod doesn't involve the battery. You mod uses one of several techniques to raise the voltage above battery voltage. WIth a VTC4, you're fine at 40 watts. No worries. Welcome to the board.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

You are good to go. It's great that you asked the question.

And... you've also discovered that some liquids really don't come alive until you get somewhere north of 25 Watts.

 

[Letitia]

Hello & welcome. Glad you found out what you needed to know.

 

[BrotherBob]

Hi all,
I am new to vaping.
For about a month I was using single wire kanthal coils with ~0.7 resistance and with wattage between 15W to 20W on my iStick Pico 75W and it tasted good.
Now I changed the coil to a clapton coil (premade) with 0.82 resistance and also changed my e-juice. So now I don't get the correct taste at lower wattage. I find that if I increase the wattage to about 35W-40W then I get the correct taste and vapor that I am looking for. But on my mod it shows 35W is 5.36V and 40W is 5.73V with my current build.
I am using Sony VTC4 18650 30A battery.
I read somewhere it is not recommended to go over 4.7V
So my question is : On my regulated IStick Pico 75W is it safe to vape at 35W or 40W with 0.8 resistance? Which are both over 5V ?

Welcome and glad you joined.
I have added a little more information regarding your question.
Might like to read:
http://www.thevaperstable.com/videos/variable-voltage-versus-variable-wattage

 

[zoiDman]

Hi all,

I am new to vaping.
For about a month I was using single wire kanthal coils with ~0.7 resistance and with wattage between 15W to 20W on my iStick Pico 75W and it tasted good.
Now I changed the coil to a clapton coil (premade) with 0.82 resistance and also changed my e-juice. So now I don't get the correct taste at lower wattage. I find that if I increase the wattage to about 35W-40W then I get the correct taste and vapor that I am looking for. But on my mod it shows 35W is 5.36V and 40W is 5.73V with my current build.
I am using Sony VTC4 18650 30A battery.
I read somewhere it is not recommended to go over 4.7V
So my question is : On my regulated IStick Pico 75W is it safe to vape at 35W or 40W with 0.8 resistance? Which are both over 5V ?

When Thinking of a Regulated Mod, you have to Always remember that there is a Circuit Board between the Atomizer and the Battery.

So the Voltage the Battery outputs is just what the Current Voltage that the Battery has. It's the Wattage that a Regulated Mod is set to that you want to keep your eye on.

For a Single Battery Regulated Mod, using a 20 Amp CDR rated Battery, as long as you stay below 60 Watts or so, you will be Fine.

Check Out this site where you can plug in Numbers and see what happens...

Battery drain

Notice that on a Regulated Mod, changing the Atomizer Ohms doesn't effect the Amp Draw on the Battery. Only changing the Mods Watts does. Also Notice that the Maximum Amp Draw on a Regulated Mod is when the Battery is at its Lowest Voltage. Around 3.5 Volts on most Mods.