Smoked my last cig this morning.

[Andru82]

I understand the safety issues. I've worked with electricity/electronics almost as long as I've smoked. I let them do the build and actually just went back and had a new build done after doing some reading and seeing a better set up. I tried all the garbage like njoy and Blue and they didn't work for me. I feel this is actually working. So I'm glad they set me up with an advanced set up otherwise I might have been disappointed again with something else that didn't work for me. Just my opinion of course.

 

[joesquid]

Understand having a background in elecronics, me too. I never dealt with high discharge batteries in a mod though. What kind of batteries did you get? What ohm coil did they set you up with? How many amps are you drawing and how close to the batteries capacity are you? I assume you have a multimeter that's good enough to read .01 ohms. What do you have for a back up when your coil pops or the mod quits working at 9pm? Trust me, I'm not trying to be condescending or a know it all (cuz I certainly don't), but I'd hate to see anyone get hurt and certainly want you to be successful in quitting smokes.

 

[freeatlast!]

Another long time ex-smoker here (47 yrs.) who quit immediately with my first post-cigalike device. It'll be a year in less than a month since I last smoked. Quite the miracle, IMO!! So - good for you, keep at it!!

 

[Warpigs]

Welcome to ECF! Grats, Keep it going. Vapeing rather than smoking has saved my life.

 

[Andru82]

I have 18650 batteries and my coils are reading .58 on one and .59 on the other. Back up if it broke today would be one of my wife's analogs. Hopefully that won't happen any time soon.

 

[Baditude]

I have 18650 batteries and my coils are reading .58 on one and .59 on the other. Back up if it broke today would be one of my wife's analogs. Hopefully that won't happen any time soon.

Welcome to the forum and good luck with quitting the cigarettes.

If I may, could you please tell us what type of 18650 batteries that you are using? (Make, model, amp limit)

There's a huge difference in mod batteries, and I along with others like to keep each other's safety in mind. Mechanical mods using sub-ohm coil builds can be extremely dangerous if the wrong batteries are being used.

 

[Andru82]

MXJO 3.7V 2500mah 35 amp

 

[Baditude]

MXJO 3.7V 2500mah 35 amp

Ok, cool. Just FYI, that battery has a 20 amps continuous discharge rating. The 35 amps is the pulse discharge rate.

When doing your Ohm's Law Calculator to insure that the coils you are using are not drawing more current than the amps of your battery, use the 20 amps number. This means you can not use a resistance (ohm) of less than 0.3 ohms with this battery. This is explained in more detail in the first link below:

Explain it for the Noob: Ohm's Law Calculators

Information Resources for Your First RBA

 

[Susan2014]

You can do this. I am so happy for you. Now you can stop and smell the roses and you will really smell them

 

[Andru82]

Thanks for the info and the links. Definitely know I have a lot to learn and surely don't want my hands to end up like this pics. Thanks again.

 

[Baditude]

Thanks for the info and the links. Definitely know I have a lot to learn and surely don't want my hands to end up like this pics. Thanks again.

A place around the corner from my work called Evaporate sold me a Pegasus mod and a Plumeveil. They set it up for me
I understand the safety issues. I've worked with electricity/electronics almost as long as I've smoked. I let them do the build and actually just went back and had a new build done after doing some reading and seeing a better set up. I have 18650 batteries and my coils are reading .58 on one and .59 on the other.

This concerns me. Let me be sure that I understand what you are saying. You have a dual coil setup in your Plumeveil, right? One coil measured 0.58 ohms and the other 0.59, right?

Together, that works out to be less than 0.3 ohm overall resistance. That's in the grey area of safety with a 20 amp continuous battery. Ohm readers may have a 0.15 +/- margin of error. A loose post screw holding your coils could affect your resistance. You have no safety margin of error with your current build and with that battery.

1.0 ohm = 4.2 amp draw
0.9 ohm = 4.6 amp draw
0.8 ohm = 5.2 amp draw
0.7 ohms = 6 amp draw
0.6 ohms = 7 amp draw
0.5 ohms = 8.4 amp draw
0.4 ohms = 10.5 amp draw
0.3 ohms = 14.0 amp draw
0.2 ohms = 21.0 amp draw
0.1 ohms = 42.0 amp draw

Just a FYI. Please vape safely!

 

[Warpigs]

Welcome to the forum and good luck with quitting the cigarettes.

If I may, could you please tell us what type of 18650 batteries that you are using? (Make, model, amp limit)

There's a huge difference in mod batteries, and I along with others like to keep each other's safety in mind. Mechanical mods using sub-ohm coil builds can be extremely dangerous if the wrong batteries are being used.
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Wow. I'm glad I just vape with regular 2.4 ohms. Those hands look like it hurts! Hehe

 

[blackbalt89]

Good luck on quitting. The same day my MVP 2.0 came in was the same day I quit almost 40 days ago. You can do it, just know there will be some times when you'll want to just pick up a pack because of how frustrating this stuff can get.

 

[siskysouth]

what is you mg? i have been vaping since january and i have cut back from a pack a day to about 2-3 cigs a day but i still havent been able to quit them all together.

 

[Warpigs]

I started out with 36-38nic when I quit. Now I'm down to 24.

 

[FlamingoTutu]

Congratulations on quitting. Also, congratulations on listening to what Baditude has told and recommended to you. Not for you but those that don’t take seriously what can happen, take a look at this from about 1:10 in. A PBusardo Video & Contest Winner - VapeBlast 2.0 - YouTube

P Busardo is a respected reviewer who also has a lighter side. [edited]

 

[FlamingoTutu]

Oops, sorry. Not sure why it's not appropriate. Perhaps they mention something else in there, haven't watched it in a while. Again, my apologies.

 

[Andru82]

Never figured I'd come to a support group and end up back where I started. Got me so freaking scared of this thing I put it away and bought a pack of Marlboros. Freaking awesome! Thanks.

 

[Andru82]

I mean, I ride a 2 cylinder motorcycle every day. Who's to say something won't vibrate loose and this thing blows up in my pocket?! At least I know a pack of smokes won't blow up while in riding down the road. Wine up in a cold sweat the night before last after dreaming the thing blew up in my hands. ...?!

 

[Slanted Thinker]

I mean, I ride a 2 cylinder motorcycle every day. Who's to say something won't vibrate loose and this thing blows up in my pocket?! At least I know a pack of smokes won't blow up while in riding down the road. Wine up in a cold sweat the night before last after dreaming the thing blew up in my hands. ...?!

I had the same concern when I started riding with mine. I picked up a vv/vw mod and use that when I am on the bike. I take my mech battery out and throw it in my case for the ride, and then put the battery back in when I get to my destination. Maybe this is going a little overboard, but if it's going to make you feel safer and keep you off the analogs, then I would say it's worth the price. Just my Hang in there!!!