Super high ohm vaping

[anthonyjl]

I tried something new last night.
Made 2 coils, each consisting of 9 wraps 30 awg kanthal. Each coil was about 3.15 ohms I believe. Combined they equal 1.59. I have my IPV4S maxed at 7.5 volts (36.3 watts)
Super smooth cool vape. Good flavor and plenty of vapor production.

Anyone else ever try this?
I was getting a bit of a raw feeling in the roof of my mouth when I started sub ohming. So far this seems way better.

 

[mattiem]

What goes around comes around I started out at 3ohms. It used to be pretty normal before everyone came to believe lower was better

 

[anthonyjl]

What goes around comes around I started out at 3ohms. It used to be pretty normal before everyone came to believe lower was better

I hear ya. I got sucked into sub ohming when I started the direct lung inhale instead of MTL. It was like the 2 went together. I won't go quite as high next time but I am super happy with how the day has gone so far. Not sure what this will do to my battery life though.

 

[mattiem]

I could be thinking backwards but I would think it would make your battery last longer.

 

[Boden]

I have a stack of dual coil 2ohm (final resistance) cartomizers.

What you just tried was absolutely normal for a long time.

 

[anthonyjl]

Well as of now I am going back to it and staying with it.

Its funny because I took out a .15 ohm coil 20 AWG kanthal and it just ate through the juice and was just too much for me. Maybe if I ever wanted to go to a cloud contest I can break it back out lol.

 

[Boden]

I hear ya. I got sucked into sub ohming when I started the direct lung inhale instead of MTL. It was like the 2 went together. I won't go quite as high next time but I am super happy with how the day has gone so far. Not sure what this will do to my battery life though.

How many watts were you using with the 20awg coils?

 

[anthonyjl]

I think it was around 90-100.

 

[Boden]

I think it was around 90-100.

You will get about three times the battery life.

 

[anthonyjl]

You will get about three times the battery life.

Seriously? Even though I am at the max voltage currently with this setup? SWEET

 

[Boden]

Seriously? Even though I am at the max voltage currently with this setup? SWEET

Yup

 

[Boden]

The math is a bit complex but here it is

100W / 36W = 2.8

 

[anthonyjl]

I'll leave the math to you lol. I have to say it seems about right though. Its almost 2pm and my battery is 90%.

The math is a bit complex but here it is

100W / 36W = 2.8

 

[Hans Wermhat]

It takes a lot less power to heat that thinner wire.

 

[jpargana]

What goes around comes around I started out at 3ohms. It used to be pretty normal before everyone came to believe lower was better

I remember the old EGo atomizers being at 1.8-2.0 Ohms.

Then they started selling the first "low resistance" atomizers... at 1.6 Ohms !!!

 

[mattiem]

I remember the old EGo atomizers being at 1.8-2.0 Ohms.

Then they started selling the first "low resistance" atomizers... at 1.6 Ohms !!!

I started (didn't last long) with a cartridge/atomizer kit. Then I discovered cartomizers. My first ones were 3 ohm. I pretty much stay at 1.8 with all of my toppers now. Sadly, new vapers don't realize that they can get a very good vape with higher ohm set-ups and a much longer battery time with the higher ohm. I can't imagine having to change your battery several times a day. I had enough of that with my first kit that came with 180mAh batteries

 

[tj99959]

Using a 3 ohm carto tank on an iStick50. I charge the battery every Friday ... even if it doesn't need it.

 

[Rule62]

I remember when the first 1.5 ohm, dual coil cartomizers were considered 'low resistance'. The first genisis RBA users, who started building coils below 1 ohm were considered foolhardy, or crazy. This was only 3 1/2 or 4 years ago.

 

[jpargana]

Using a 3 ohm carto tank on an iStick50. I charge the battery every Friday ... even if it doesn't need it.

 

[motordude]

I still consider any thing below 2 ohm coil too low. I'm relatively new to vaping though.
I am weird anyway. I'm bringing old school back.
All the cool kids will follow soon.