Temperature Control (New User)

[Jaron Hine-Maddock]

Afternoon Guys,

I have been Sub-Ohm'ing quite happilty for the past few months, I have a Uwell Crown and smok Xcube 2, with the 0.25ohm coils, using Element ejuice Key Lime Cookie 80/20VG Heavy. But have just found the Stainless Steel Temperature control option and decided to go ahead and download it.

So I have just started it up and set it too 300F, but this literally means nothing to me, can somebody please shed a little bit of light on how this works, I understand it heats the coil up to a certain temperature and doesn't go higher then this but whats all this about temperature coefficients etc... It does seem to taste amazing already though!

I tried to google it but I seem to be unable to decipher any of it, so if you could help, please do so as if you were talking to a 5 year old...

I would very much like to expand my knowledge, so I look forward to hearing your responses,

Jaron

 

[Katmar]

Hi Jaron, let's bump you up for an answer....good luck

 

[JavaJunkie]

I've been wondering about temperature coefficients and how it applies to vaping too.

 

[Susan~S]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!

I don't own a temperature control devise but if I had the XCube 2 I would go you and read/watch some reviews/threads on it to learn how to use it.

• Written review: Smok X Cube II Review - 160W Temp Control Box Mod
• SMOK XCube II 160W TC Part1/2 Review + Power Charts + TC Tests
• SMOK XCube II Part2/2 SS TC Firmware Upgrade + TC Tests
• Huge Thread: Smok X Cube II 160watt TC Bluetooth

 

[suprtrkr]

I don't use TC much any more, but you have the general idea. You set the temp to avoid burning wick or juice and where it gives you the warmth and amount of vapor you like. The mod uses the full power, up to the watts limit you set, to quickly get the coil to your set temp, then holds it there by pulsing the power in and off. I don't know form temp coefficients either, but if the vape is awesome, does it matter?

 

[Jaron Hine-Maddock]

I don't use TC much any more, but you have the general idea. You set the temp to avoid burning wick or juice and where it gives you the warmth and amount of vapor you like. The mod uses the full power, up to the watts limit you set, to quickly get the coil to your set temp, then holds it there by pulsing the power in and off. I don't know form temp coefficients either, but if the vape is awesome, does it matter?

Excellent point my friend! Thank you for the feedback

 

[daviedog]

Go APVs- Temp control- 3rd thread or so.
Beyond ni etc. Resistance coefficient. All you could ask for. Right at ECF..

 

[Kaezziel]

In a nutshell, the temperature coefficients allow the internal circuit of the mod to use the correct parameters for the type of coil that you have. Different alloys have different coefficients (nickel is different than titanium for example). The mod circuit uses the coefficients to treat the coil like an electronic thermometer (also called an RTD) and can then correctly modulate the wattage output to maintain the set temperature. You can then adjust the temperature so that you don't burn your wicks or overheat your juice. With temperature control you are more able to fine tune your set-up to maximize the flavor output.

 

[Kaezziel]

For those who want the more technical info on exactly what an RTD is and how it works, check out the wiki.
Resistance Thermometer Wiki

 

[Eitje]

Afternoon Guys,

I have been Sub-Ohm'ing quite happilty for the past few months, I have a Uwell Crown and Smok Xcube 2, with the 0.25ohm coils, using Element Ejuice Key Lime Cookie 80/20VG Heavy. But have just found the Stainless Steel Temperature control option and decided to go ahead and download it.

So I have just started it up and set it too 300F, but this literally means nothing to me, can somebody please shed a little bit of light on how this works, I understand it heats the coil up to a certain temperature and doesn't go higher then this but whats all this about temperature coefficients etc... It does seem to taste amazing already though!

I tried to google it but I seem to be unable to decipher any of it, so if you could help, please do so as if you were talking to a 5 year old...

I would very much like to expand my knowledge, so I look forward to hearing your responses,

Jaron

Its not that complex I think but glad I don't have to do the math. When a current flows through a metal, it encounters some resistance.
Due to this resistance the metal heats up and a hotter metal has a higher resistance. How much the resistance goes up when the temperature goes up, is expressed by the coefficient.
This coefficient varies per type of metal (in our case nickel, titanium etc). This explains the different modes in devices for each wire type.
Basically the device calculates the temperature based on the difference in resistance between your locked in 'room temperature resistance' and the current resistance after firing x seconds. It shows it to you on display and lowers the watt output to maintain the preset temperature.

My single 0.4 ohm titanium coil at room temp has a resistance of 0.77 by the time it reaches my set 280°c and TC kicks in to keep it there by dropping the watts from 40 to a fluctuating 5 to 10.