Tank with mech mod?

[Carlyle Fitzgerald]

Hi, everyone...

This is my first post on ECF, and from looking around a bit, this appears to be the proper forum for this question. If if isn't please correct me!

I'm fairly experienced with vaping. I currently use a Coolfive 4 TC 18650 from Innokin, and have a couple tanks I use with it. I can build coils and have a little inexpensive dripper that I use for taste-testing liquids. I'm just getting into mixing my own liquid, too.

So: I'm going to buy a cheap mech mod as soon as I'm satisfied that I can use it safely. My question is, can I use a tank, as opposed to a dripper, with a mech? I can and will use a dripper if I have to, but I really like tanks.

Thanks, everyone!

 

[Izan]

Sure you can.

What advantages are you hoping to realize with a "mech" and a tank?

Cheers
I

 

[Carlyle Fitzgerald]

Thanks for the reply!

I want to have a couple around and know how to use them safely, just in case the FDA makes regulated mods impossible or too expensive to purchase, mainly. But, I also like simplicity and ease of use, not to mention that some of them are absolutely beautiful to look at.

I'm aware of the dangers and have spent the last days researching them, and researching battery safety. I was told not to use a tank with them, but was not told why. Now I think it's because the mech I was looking at did not have the 510 pin in it, and after reading on here and watching some Youtube videos I don't think I'll get that one. A 510 adapter seems like an easy safety addition, and just common sense. I see no value in risk for risk's sake, when such an easy and inexpensive fix is available.

The advantage of tank, though, is just convenience. I don't really enjoy building coils, but I can do it. Now, though, I'm thinking of getting something like the OBS Engine, or some other kind of RTA. Wire and cotton are cheap, and it looks like I could get a couple years supply of it for about what I'd spend on five coils!

Again, thanks the help!

Carlyle

 

[BreSha6869]

I use tanks on my mechs all the time as I don't really like Dripping.

I never use tanks with factory built coils and I ensure the positive pin sticks out anout a mm on the bottom of the tank.

I check resistance and dry burn (if necessary) on a regulated mod ALWAYS. I also recheck resistance every time I rewick just to be safe.

 

[28if]

I also recheck resistance every time I rewick just to be safe.

Good advice for everyone. We (Me) can get so used to a quick burn and rewick that we overlook the simplest of safety guidelines.

 

[gin828]

I have used a tank on a mech mod for years. As others have said, just check resistance with multi-meter or a regulated mod to make sure the coil isn't shorted.

 

[Zutankhamun]

Hi mate. I can only imagine that the videos you watched were talking about hybrid mechs, when the atty actually makes contact with the battery rather than through pins and connections on the 510.
It is so you can get next to zero drop because all of the connections the power has to go through will make for higher voltage drop.

Most tanks do not have adjustable 510 pins and so if it does not protrude enough from the threading then both (pos + neg) will make contact with the battery and cause a short and very bad things can happen.

Most (a lot, if not all) drippers have either adjustable pins or it just protrudes enough to use with a hybrid.

I exclusively use tanks and mechs but I use ordinary mechs with 510s because I use kayfuns and stuff and don't need to worry about voltage drop really.

My explanations are rubbish. Have a look on tube for
Short circuit with hybrid mech mods.

 

[Carlyle Fitzgerald]

Thanks, to all of you!

Well, I got me a mechanical mod, a clone of the EHPro N-Zonic. I does have a 510 adapter, so I don't have to worry too much about shorting the battery in that way. Right now I have a huge iSub Aped 5 (5 ml) tank on it, but I've also got an OBS Engine on order that I plan to use with both my mech and my Coolfire 4.

I didn't realize that adjustable 510 pins are a thing, so I just looked at the gear I have in front of me. Sure enough, the little cheap dripper I have does, indeed, have an adjustable pin, while none of my tanks does. That seems like something that should be standard equipment on every atomizer in existence, really.

I always check coil resistance even on regulated mods. I got into the habit when I had a run of defective coils in which about a third were duds. Now I just like to know what the resistance is, as opposed to what it should be, and it's also a decent indicator of where the coil is in its lifecycle.

Well, I like this mod so far. I'm going to put my little dripper on it and see what difference a 0.31 build makes as opposed to the 0.57 my Apex is sporting now.

Thanks, everyone, again! You've all been a big help!

Carlyle