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According to Phil Busardo's review the iTaste VV 3.0 will fire 1.2 oHms and higher. I have a little 2.1 oHm cotton-wicked micro coil on an AGT Titanium on mine. Works great and the size looks nice. Larger RBAs will be seriously top-heavy and look a bit odd but should work just fine.
No, its not a good idea at all. If you're learning to build coils, you're gonna get shorts, and if you get a short on a 14500 with an RBA is game over battery.
Better to learn to make coils with a vv/vw device since it has some protection, such as a vamo, tesla, evic, SVD, or one of those types.
In my opinion yes you do need a "mod" for RBA's. They can work well on both a mechanical or VV PV's, but it has to have a large enough battery to power what you're doing with the RBA.
Opinions vary, but I will not use a RBA on anything smaller than an IMR 18490 battery. (and won't go sub ohm with one that small)
Opinions vary, but I will not use a RBA on anything smaller than an IMR 18490 battery. (and won't go sub ohm with one that small)
This x1000.
To add: Make absolutely certain that you can check the ohms of the coil you built... the iTaste V3 can do this, so no worries there. (as can most mods in that price range, actually.) Barring that, get an ohm reader.
Do your research on coils, and wicks, as they each all do react different. A micro coil with a cotton wick will act different than a regular coil on that same wick.
What kind of RBA are we looking at? Some are waaaaaaaaay more finicky than others. My AGA-T+ is awesome when it decides to cooperate and not have hot spots and all that, my IGO-L and my Phoenix are very much more forgiving, and operate 100% of the time without issues.
I just have to reiterate that jumping into the mech side of things without really knowing what your doing as yet with RBAs has the great potential for complete and utter disaster. Best case on a short, is you wreck your battery... and you WILL short when building RBAs... (at least at first)
I'm not saying to NEVER get an Mech, I'm just saying to get one once you have the tools and knowledge to use it correctly, and can build a good working coil.
This is the serious info I needed! I haven't started rebuilding yet as I have been through 2 multi-meters which weren't up to the task.
As it is now I only use 2.4 ohm heads. So the Precise Simplicity - 14500 doesnt offer the protection I need as a beginner building coils?
As it is now I only use 2.4 ohm heads. So the Precise Simplicity - 14500 doesnt offer the protection I need as a beginner building coils?
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Mechs offer little protection, you can buy a safe fuse but there is no regulation, meaning you get the full load of the battery and it will continue to drop beyond the safe level of a battery without warning. A regulated device will stop working before the battery gets below that safe level. If your coill stays above 1.2 typically, you can fire whatever you want, providing it doesn't have a short. I would suggest getting a regulated mod that can check your resistance and for an RDA, you can't go wrong with the Igo-L. I run mine on my Vamo with 29g kanthal microcoil (10 wraps) with 1mm ekowool at around a 1.8 ohm coil. The Rebuildable thread will have a lot of valuable research/topics to help you, learn as much as you can and jump into it.
Yeah, this is great in the Spinner size, but I think you have an 11 Watt limitation, so not great for many RBA's. That being said, if you make your RBA's closer to standard coil range 2.2 or 2.5 range, you could make it work. If not, you're stuck with a mech mod in 18350 mode, which is not really stuck, btw. I prefer 350 in all my devices. Best!
Any e-cig can use an RBA. That doesn't mean that it's a good idea on all of them though.
The use depends on the ohms of the coil you wind...just as if you purchased a pre-wound coil.
Now check out safety because shorts happen too. Then again, they happen with stock coils too. Think seriously about a multi-meter and also learning ohm's law so you can do voltage/amperage calcs as well as check ohms.
The use depends on the ohms of the coil you wind...just as if you purchased a pre-wound coil.
Now check out safety because shorts happen too. Then again, they happen with stock coils too. Think seriously about a multi-meter and also learning ohm's law so you can do voltage/amperage calcs as well as check ohms.
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What he said ^^^^^^^. Atty's the man. My go to coil friend....well, everything really....one of ECF's guru's for sure.
That's a bit much!
I just try my best to help others quit the stinkies. Like a lot of folks here! 
I should add to the above that the gauge of wire matters too...both from and ohms perspective and a watts-needed-to-effectively-heat perspective.
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The supplies for my current rebuild projects are on order. I already bought 2 Multi-meters and both are not accurate enough for me. I ordered a better one on Amazon last night. Safety is my number one concern that's why I'm not moving ahead with anything yet. I just wish I could get something small but not even the Provair is. So I will be buying Something like what Pazazu suggested. I just wish they made smaller units that aren't so darn big! lol..
Even if the iTaste VW V3.0 was a little bigger I would be happy.
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