Seduced by the Sub-Ohm Dark Side

[rasci2]

I have been vaping for almost five years and using REO's for over four years. A few months ago I had settled on a .8 ohm micro coil on either an RM2 or a Cyclone on my Grands as my preferred all day vape. I of course still had the desire to try something new and shiny so I got a Cyclone AFC so that I could experiment with dual coils. My first attempt was a .4 ohm build. When I started vaping this set up I realized that this was too hot for my liking. However, I continued to vape until I just about went into a nicotine coma. Bear in mind that I was vaping 18 mg at that time. That was the end of that experiment and I went back to my .8 ohm single coils and was again happy.


Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago when Rob offered the RM4 and again I could not resist the urge to get something new and shiny. I had seen a couple of You Tube reviews where they indicated that this atty performed well in either single or dual coil builds. So when I received it I mounted my usual .8 ohm single coil. It was OK, but certainly not as good as either the RM2 or the Cyclone in this configuration. So I decided to try this dual coil thing again. I mounted a .4 ohm setup and reduced the nic level to 6mg. Again the first vapes I took seemed too hot but I persevered and actually started to enjoy it. I find it amazing how quickly ones mouth and throat adapt so that what seemed ridiculously hot at first soon becomes pleasurable. I thought it might have been the difference between the RM4 and the Cyclone so I mounted a similar setup on the Cyclone with the AFC and guess what the vape was very similar and quite good.


I have been seduced by The Sub-Ohm Dark Side.


I now start my day, when my throat is the most sensitive, with a .8 ohm single coil and about half way through the day switch over to the .4 ohm dual coils. Will I go lower? Only time will tell.

 

[Jet Knight]

I've tried so many sub ohm atty's, RBA's, dual coiling, etc, but still end up with a single coil. Guess I'm just a single coil guy with a sweet spot around 0.8, but I do like the ability to control air flow.

 

[ancient puffer]

I have been vaping for almost five years and using REO's for over four years. A few months ago I had settled on a .8 ohm micro coil on either an RM2 or a Cyclone on my Grands as my preferred all day vape. I of course still had the desire to try something new and shiny so I got a Cyclone AFC so that I could experiment with dual coils. My first attempt was a .4 ohm build. When I started vaping this set up I realized that this was too hot for my liking. However, I continued to vape until I just about went into a nicotine coma. Bear in mind that I was vaping 18 mg at that time. That was the end of that experiment and I went back to my .8 ohm single coils and was again happy.


Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago when Rob offered the RM4 and again I could not resist the urge to get something new and shiny. I had seen a couple of You Tube reviews where they indicated that this atty performed well in either single or dual coil builds. So when I received it I mounted my usual .8 ohm single coil. It was OK, but certainly not as good as either the RM2 or the Cyclone in this configuration. So I decided to try this dual coil thing again. I mounted a .4 ohm setup and reduced the nic level to 6mg. Again the first vapes I took seemed too hot but I persevered and actually started to enjoy it. I find it amazing how quickly ones mouth and throat adapt so that what seemed ridiculously hot at first soon becomes pleasurable. I thought it might have been the difference between the RM4 and the Cyclone so I mounted a similar setup on the Cyclone with the AFC and guess what the vape was very similar and quite good.


I have been seduced by The Sub-Ohm Dark Side.


I now start my day, when my throat is the most sensitive, with a .8 ohm single coil and about half way through the day switch over to the .4 ohm dual coils. Will I go lower? Only time will tell.

Admitting you have a problem is the first step. The second step is accumulating enough tools and gizmos, so that you can feed your vices constantly, thus precluding any time spent feeling guilty over them

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

I hear you on the "I'm not a sub-ohmer" front. Even in my tube mech, experimental heyday, I was a dedicated ~1.0 Ohm guy. I didn't want to chase clouds, I didn't want to push the frontier of vaping - I just wanted a pleasant vape with maximum flavour.

With the Reo (grand, in my case) and a RM2, I found .7 to be my happy spot, and I was actually disconcerted about that for a week. Was I straying into a new, vaguely sinister neighbourhood? Was this just the start of a slide to .1 ohm builds?

I got over it.

Last week I got a RM3 and RM4 and twisted up duals for each netting out at .5 Ohms. Spider sense tingling again about the resistance level, I took a few vapes off of each.

Booyaaaaaah! Georgeousness and georgocity unleashed. For me, it was the Reo taken to a new level.

I reread everything about bat safety, my batteries' C ratings, Ohm's Law, and upgrade kit tolerances. Check, check, check, and check. Good to go.

While I can't see myself going lower, I also can't see myself going higher now, either.

My name is Papa_Lazarou and I'm a sub-ohmer (apparently).

 

[super_X_drifter]

Ray, it's funny you say that. I too, within the last two weeks have dipped into dual coil setups. My favorite is this .57 net built with two 29 ga .055" micro coils. I was previously single micro in the 1 to 1.6 range.

This RDA is pretty easy to build duals on. I'm also enjoying the wide-open air slots.

The amount of thick warm vapor it produces is amazing. It's my new go to setup.

Now my single coil 1/16" air attys don't feel as pleasurable as this one

 

[rasci2]

I hear you on the "I'm not a sub-ohmer" front. Even in my tube mech, experimental heyday, I was a dedicated ~1.0 Ohm guy. I didn't want to chase clouds, I didn't want to push the frontier of vaping - I just wanted a pleasant vape with maximum flavour.

With the Reo (grand, in my case) and a RM2, I found .7 to be my happy spot, and I was actually disconcerted about that for a week. Was I straying into a new, vaguely sinister neighbourhood? Was this just the start of a slide to .1 ohm builds?

I got over it.

Last week I got a RM3 and RM4 and twisted up duals for each netting out at .5 Ohms. Spider sense tingling again about the resistance level, I took a few vapes off of each.

Booyaaaaaah! Georgeousness and georgocity unleashed. For me, it was the Reo taken to a new level.

I reread everything about bat safety, my batteries' C ratings, Ohm's Law, and upgrade kit tolerances. Check, check, check, and check. Good to go.

While I can't see myself going lower, I also can't see myself going higher now, either.

My name is Papa_Lazarou and I'm a sub-ohmer (apparently).

Admitting your problem is the first step. However, I don't think we will be trying to kick it anytime soon.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

I too, within the last two weeks have dipped into dual coil setups.

Woah. End of an era.

 

[rasci2]

Ray, it's funny you say that. I too, within the last two weeks have dipped into dual coil setups. My favorite is this .57 net built with two 29 ga .055" micro coils. I was previously single micro in the 1 to 1.6 range.

This RDA is pretty easy to build duals on. I'm also enjoying the wide-open air slots.

The amount of thick warm vapor it produces is amazing. It's my new go to setup.

Now my single coil 1/16" air attys don't feel as pleasurable as this one

As always beautiful build Russ. I do find it amazing that even seasoned vapers like us are finding out that there is another level to vaping.

 

[Rmcgloth]

Out of curiosity, supe, why did you go with the 29? I get that really fat wire would take forever to heat, but 28 would give a couple more wraps and surface with just a bit longer heat up? Just curious.

 

[super_X_drifter]

Out of curiosity, supe, why did you go with the 29? I get that really fat wire would take forever to heat, but 28 would give a couple more wraps and surface with just a bit longer heat up? Just curious.

I like 29 for my resistance range. 30 is too flimsy and 28 takes longer to heat up. I also notice screws tend to back out with the 28 and 27 that I have used.

I just love 29. Heats immediately, is durable and easier to wrap than 30.