Switching gear, have a few questions

[erazzz]

So I've just grown really tired of my gear. Especially clearomizers, both the Nautilus and the Mega have some sort of flaw that seems to ruin my vaping experience with them. Also, I seem to have bad luck with regulated devices breaking (now the chip in my Vamo is going bad). I've decided it is time to switch gear, but need some advice.

I've been considering going to mech mods due to their durability. I'm pretty rough on my gear. I want something that isn't going to break if I drop it. I'm not a cloud chaser and I don't sub-ohm (obviously can't with the Vamo). The durability of mech mods seems right for me, as well as the price of the clones. I don't have the money to drop on a Provari, which would be the only regulated mod I'd consider.

My question with mechs is that, I hear that with a mech and an RBA you can totally customize your vaping experience. I've tried my friend's mech in the past and it vaped really hot. I prefer just a slightly warm vape with good flavor. So the question is, if I build my own coils and use the mech, can I achieve just a warm vape? Is it really that customizable?

I've been doing my research on mechs and battery safety as well. I even picked one out (a clone by Infinite). All that seems fine, I just want to make sure I can get the vape I want off of it. I am having trouble figuring out what voltage drop is (like when someone puts in a freshly charged battery, then puts on a topper, and reads how much the voltage dropped. I don't understand what this is or means).

As for the RBA, I'll probably get some sort of kayfun clone. I've been looking into rebuilding for awhile, so I don't really have questions on that. Been watching lots of videos and doing plenty of research.

 

[Dissonance]

If you build your own coils, yes you can tailor the vape to your likings. To get a cooler vape, you'd have to do a higher resistance build. You could also get a kick, that would turn your mech into a VV device basically. They are pretty durable, but that doesn't mean you should abuse them. Unlike your regulated mods that won't fire when there's something wrong, a mech will almost always try to fire. This means if you mess something up with your atty, or are way too rough on your mod, you're risking developing a short and having your battery go into thermal runaway.

Voltage drop is basically the resistance in the mod itself; as in the tubing, switch, battery, and 510 connection. For example, if the entire mod amounts to a .05Ω resistance and you're running a .45Ω atty, then only 90% of your power is being delivered to the coil. In this case, on a freshly charged battery (4.2v), you'd be looking at a .42 voltage drop. If you're running a .95Ω coil on the same device, you'd be getting 95% power, resulting in a .21 voltage drop.

As far as the RBA goes... I wouldn't recommend a Kayfun clone if you're only looking for a warm vape. My experience with kayfuns is that they run HOT. I would recommend a genesis style atty, or maybe something like the Fogger V4.

 

[erazzz]

I didn't really think of what may happen if I drop the mech and something happens with the atty/coil on it. Definitely something to consider since I can't check ohms or anything on the mech. Most of the abuse comes from my mod tipping over since I like to keep it upright (with the bottom fed clearomizers, keeping them upright seems to be best, so I stand up the mod).

Thanks for explaining the voltage drop! That makes sense now.

I've looked at the Fogger V4, might consider getting that one.

 

[fropit]

I highly recommend a taifun clone very easy to build on and holds a lot of liquid, but as you know everybody is different. Good luck finding the right mod I can never find just the right one.


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[Bigflyrodder]

Keep in mind that if you are worried about voltage drop in that you want a consistant vape you can always add a Kick to your mech mod.

You mentioned not being able to check ohms with your mech mod which is true but, once you have your build you don't need to. You do however absolutely need to have an ohm meter if you are building your own coils. Not only do you need one so you know what your build is running but also to make sure you don't have any shorts or anything before you put it on your mod and vape away.

Just a little added advice.

 

[herb]

You want something thats close to a Provari in vape quality and can take repeated beatings and provides a fantastic vape that you don't need to recharge for days ? Read this thread , especially the last comment by Kayta from the "ask the veterans " forum.

I can say with confidence that it is as durable as they come.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ask-veterans/570472-what-comes-close-provari.html

 

[erazzz]

A kick is a good idea. I read up on them and that seems simple enough to install. I'm pricing ohm readers too.

I'll also check out some taifun clones.

I use to use my vamo to read ohms but since the chip is going out, it doesn't know what ohms even are anymore. LOL (or battery voltage, it can't read that right anymore either). Needless to say I don't use it since it isn't safe.

The MVP is a nice device, I plan to get one before my next plane ride at the end of the year so I don't have to haul around batteries. I prefer tube mods though.

 

[asvaldr]

Considering that you had done research on battery safety etc, i recommend a copper mod with copper or silver plated contacts for low voltage drop if you wanted a mech.
If you wanted some regulation, you can add a kick to your mech or get some dna chip alike.
For the atty you should get a kayfun if you want RBA but if you want RDA the IGO series is some of the cheapest and easiest build for someone who just start rebuilding.
And once again make sure you have an ohm reader and/or multi meter if you are rebuilding.
Just my .2$

 

[tj99959]

I started using mechanicals long before there were such things as RDAs or sub ohm, so yes you can set up a mech. to do anything you want.

I also already had the vape I wanted (dripping atomizer) when I started looking for that first mech. So I wasn't looking for a better vape, I was just looking a more efficient way to do it.
So this was the little mech. that I got. Mako Maksi V3 - Moju Republic I still have it, and it works just fine after three years of hard use.

The same is also true of when I started looking at RBA/RDAs. I wanted one that could be set up to vape just like my old atomizer of choice. (or close to it)
The first real gem that I found was the A7/A7 mini, A7 Stainless Steel Rebuildable Atomizer hell it even almost looked like my old atomizes

and a 2.2-2.4 ohm coil put me right where I wanted to be. I even found that the A7 was more consistent than my old atomizers.

Now I have about a dozen different mechanicals, all kinds of different RBA/RDAs, and I can enjoy any type of vape that you can imagine. The possibilities are endless.