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DaveP

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Basically I could characterize the performance of the device to check its maximum output and to ensure it is linear (input 1, get out 1). I could look at any extraneous products the device outputs outside of the normal range, and I could check the step size for accuracy to ensure .1 watt increase is actually a .1 increase....among many other things...Just silly science stuff.

Let us know when you find one that actually outputs the voltage/wattage that's dialed into the interface. If you want a non-linear model to use as an example illustration of "way off calibration", pick any istick 20W. Mine is tough as nails, but it's on the hot side of normal for the voltage or wattage displayed.

I'd also like to see some of the newer 100W and 200W mods tested for accuracy.
 

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Science....I am going to hook this device up to a power meter and spectrum analyzer in an attempt to figure out its maximum linear output. I vape at a higher wattage than most high power amplifiers need in order to reach a satellite located more than 22k miles from earth...I will publish my results in the morning.
What kind of power meter is this? Power quality meter? Can it accurately read power if the mod output is pulse width modulated? I haven't used power meters but have used spectrum analyzers, I would expect that to show you the frequency of the mod pulses which different mods use different frequencies from what I've read. I've often wondered if the display Watt reading is accurate, and that all depends on the accuracy of the voltage sensor and resistance measurement of the coil (assuming the mod adjusts voltage based on the resistance reading to get the power level you select). Also would expect the power to decrease as the coil heats up increasing resistance unless the mod reads the resistance on a relatively fast frequency interval. Let us know what you find! It would be nice to see the actual voltage pulse waveform on a scope as you change power...:D
 

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Awesome, let us know what happens with you get to 1.21 gigawatts

Shooting for 1.21 jigawatts....

Do Not, I Repeat - DO NOT Attempt Energy Levels at 1.21 Gigawatts.

If you do, you will Distort the Space-Time Continuum and could Easily travel to a Time when e-Cigarettes had not been Invented Yet.

And if, Gawd Forbid, you had your Mod in your Pocket, you could Upset the History Time Arrow causing all kinds of Unresolvable Paradoxes.
 

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Science....I am going to hook this device up to a power meter and spectrum analyzer in an attempt to figure out its maximum linear output. I vape at a higher wattage than most high power amplifiers need in order to reach a satellite located more than 22k miles from earth...I will publish my results in the morning.




Currently unable to find the correct adapters to make the connections.
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