sub ohm questions

[Shy]

ok guys, ive heard little by little about sub ohm but really dont understand what it is, how it works and what devices are being used.
please educate me on this. the sub ohm questions i have read turned into pissing matches and generally went south quick.
refrain from telling me its dangerous, i get it. i work the oil patch and have had my share of almost being blown up, crushed, ran over ect ect. i dont need a safety lesson. educate me on the facts.
what is it?
how does it work?
what devices are sub ohm out of the box?
what are the pros/cons?

as soon as this thread goes to hell with bickering like little damn girls i would like mods to delete the thread, i dont want to come home to read 30 pages of bullsh**, without answering any of my questions.

 

[twgbonehead]

Sub-ohm coils are coils with very low resistance, less than one ohm. They are wound with relatively few turns of relatively thick wire.

They draw a lot of current, and are mostly used with mech mods (i.e. just a battery and switch). Most VV or VW batteries won't drive a sub-ohm coil (or won't drive one below about 0.8 ohms) because their protection circuitry prevents it.

AFAIK there are no sub-ohm heads "out of the box". The lowest pre-made heads are about 1.5 ohms.

Pros: IF you know what you are doing, they can provide a tremendous amount of vapor. BUT you also need a good wick setup as well, or you will be wasting battery power and burning your juice.

Cons: Goes through juice very fast. Goes through a battery charge very fast. Difficult to get it working right. And, of course the safety issues.

 

[Ryedan]

twgbonehead has given you a good summary of some basic points. You can buy mechanical mods from a lot of places, but I know of no useable sub ohm heads. You're going to have to learn to build yourself.

The other option that is fast gaining popularity are the new crop of regulated high power mods that can take you up to 100 watts. More reasonable 50 watt models are out there too. They also typically handle sub ohm coils, but you don't always have to go sub ohm with them.

This has some good links to more general info: One Stop Reference Shop For New and Experienced Vapers

Great thread on sub ohm vaping issues.

My apology on not being able to help with the bickering like little damn girls, but maybe next time

Good luck in your new journey

 

[FearTX]

The Hana V3 is an excellent VW subohm mod. It has it's limitations, it will not fire a coil under .4 ohm (Some say .3 mine says .4)
It will not fire an atty under 4 volts for power regulation, if you like low watts on low resistance builds if it needs to put out under 4v it just outputs battery voltage and the ohms indicator will blink at you.

The above posters have shared some good links, google is pretty cool as well. I do understand lazy though, I have been at times.

 

[Stephanie Page]

Can i ask a basic question: what is sub ohms? Is it the electricity resistance?
This can be adjusted on many mods that has variable voltage/ wattage, right?

 

[TheVapingNinja]

sub ohms are resistance under 1 ohm...aka sub ohm

resistance is determined by the coil, not the device

 

[Maurice Pudlo]

Can i ask a basic question: what is sub ohms? Is it the electricity resistance?
This can be adjusted on many mods that has variable voltage/ wattage, right?

The following sentence is a stolen quote;

The ohm (symbol: Ω) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance, named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm.

On our coils, ohms are not adjustable. The power delivered is what is adjusted.

Maurice

 

[schuff]

Can i ask a basic question: what is sub ohms? Is it the electricity resistance?
This can be adjusted on many mods that has variable voltage/ wattage, right?

Yes, ohms is resistance. "Sub ohms" in the vaping community means the coil in an atomizer has a resistance of below 1.0 ohms. The coil is the wire that heats up to vaporize the liquid. By lowering the resistance you are increasing the heat applied across the heated wire when applied the same voltage. This creates a much higher current being drawn from "sub ohm" builds. This is why there is always talk of sub ohm vaping being dangerous. Without the proper safety measures, equipment and batteries that are designed for these high currents it is dangerous. However, with knowledge and all precautions taken it's no more dangerous than using a spotlight.

 

[TheVapingNinja]

I'm also gonna just explain different gauges in simple terms cause i'm sure it will come up

the higher the gauge number, the higher the resistance and the thinner the wire
the smaller the gauge number, the lower the resistance and the thicker the wire

example:
32 gauge is thinner than 30 gauge but is higher in resistance

resistance can be explained by this simple analogy; the thinner wire is more resistant to energy traveling through it like that of a hose vs a straw...it's easier for a gallon of water through a garden hose than it is through a straw