Yea, I just checked to make sure but the LR attys pull more amps so they will drain the battery faster. My dual coil carto also pulls over 2 amps when I crank it up above 10 watts. The HV attys barely pull 1.5 or so.
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Yea, I just checked to make sure but the LR attys pull more amps so they will drain the battery faster. My dual coil carto also pulls over 2 amps when I crank it up above 10 watts. The HV attys barely pull 1.5 or so.
I think you will be very happy. I also bought the 2.5ohm dual coil clearo when I ordered and I wish I would have ordered a few of them. The custom attys are pretty nice too. I ordered the 306 and the 510. For some reason the 510 is reading 3.7 or so instead of 4.5 but it is still lovely and I am using it as I type this
Well...current vs volts. It's not always a clear winner, but usually higher voltages with higher resistance atties are less stressful on the battery as the current required is lower/slower (amps). That's why if you buy a lantern type flashlight meant to burn constantly for many hours...they'll either use a big single 5 battery, or stack more battery cells in it and up the voltage to 5v, 6v, or even 12v in some cases, and go with higher resistance bulbs.
I get slightly longer battery life on the Darwin vaping HV stuff around 5v then I do with LR stuff. Mainly the HV stuff gives you more range in how cool and hot you can go...and all the variances in-between.
Another 'theoretical' advantage to HV stuff being more efficient, is that the coils will either use thicker wire in the coil, have more wraps in the coil touching more wick (longer wire), or both. That gives more 'surface area' for the liquid to touch and turn into vapor...hence possibly requiring 'shorter burns' to choke you with vapor
Case in point:
I'm now vaping on a 4.8 Ohm 801 atty at 7watts/5.9volts/1.2amps
Next I put on a 2.6 Ohm CE2. To achieve the same 7 watts it drops to 4.4volts, but draws 1.6amps.
With the 4.8 Ohm atty, I can keep cranking it up and notice the amps barely raise...maybe 1/10th of an amp per watt. With the 2.6 Ohm CE2...I can hit 2 amps in no time flat as I crank it up...still under 5v!
Dualies are a whole different animal. They draw alot of amps on a Darwin no matter what you do with the watts/voltage (usually around 2.5amps for me with the 2 Ohm ones). Ya get two high resistance coils running in parallel (kinda like running two 40watt light bulbs in a lamp instead of one 80watt one). This gives you lots of surface to liquid going...it also requires a lot of power to get both coils hot enough to make vape.
If you really need to take a Darwin away from a power source for a long time and want the battery charge to last...leave the dualies at home and rock something else. They'll drain your battery pretty fast! 4 to 6 hours for me, where I can up my nic level in the liquid and rock a big ole fat 2.8 Ohm Giantomizer at a cool 5 to 6 watts for close to two days without a charge (and that's heavy vaping it pretty regular)
It's not the same for every battery out there mind you. Mileage (and battery chemistry) may vary, even from one Darwin to the next as to which gives better battery life...higher voltages at lower amps, or vice verse. Where you set the Darwin has as much to do with it as the atty resistance itself (where the numbers balance well or not for optimal battery life). In a nut shell it should be close enough that the bottom line is to use what you have and experiment from time to time to find your sweetest personal spots
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Chornbro, I liken it to my (overused? sry) comparison to water. Pressure = Voltage, Diameter of the pipe = Amperage, Sponges stuck in the pipe = Resistance.
A dental water pic would be high voltage, but not moving a great volume (amps) of water. A garden hose would be lower voltage, but higher amperage. It's a greater volume (amps) of water, but not as good for the use of cleaning your teeth. Conversely, a water pic is not so good for watering your garden. A firehose is high voltage and high amperage. The more amps/volume you use, the faster your battery will drain.
Swap your attys around, and notice. The higher the amps you draw, the shorter your battery life will be. Most importantly, Darwin gives you easily a lot of choices, explore them and find out what you like.
A dental water pic would be high voltage, but not moving a great volume (amps) of water. A garden hose would be lower voltage, but higher amperage. It's a greater volume (amps) of water, but not as good for the use of cleaning your teeth. Conversely, a water pic is not so good for watering your garden. A firehose is high voltage and high amperage. The more amps/volume you use, the faster your battery will drain.
Swap your attys around, and notice. The higher the amps you draw, the shorter your battery life will be. Most importantly, Darwin gives you easily a lot of choices, explore them and find out what you like.
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Not a good morning here in MN. More heavy rains, and my Darwin will not turn on. I noticed when I closed the arm on it that the battery indicator showed just under the 1/2 way point. I was tired, so I figured I'd just hook it up to the charger once I got to work in the morning. I didn't grab a spare before leaving this morning, haven't had to since getting my Darwin, so it's going to be a looooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg day at work.
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Hidsight is 20/20, but from now on I would always keep back ups at the office. Or better yet in your brief case or car.
I do have additional atties/cartos and plenty of juice. I don't use anything other than the Darwin, so don't keep my old 510s in the office at all. I need to run home this afternoon, so will grab something then.
Man, I love this Darwin... before having it, I would only get the most satisfying vapes in the morning. I always start out with the same flavor and it's absolutely fantastic when I first wake up. Best vapes of the day. After an hour or two, the flavor and throat hit start to drop off... not anymore!!
It's noon and I'm still getting that early morning flavor and throat hit... fannnnnnnntastic : D
It's noon and I'm still getting that early morning flavor and throat hit... fannnnnnnntastic : D
Killed my last eGo battery and down to only a couple of aged 808 mini batteries as a possible 'back-up'...
In search of an inexpensive back-up PV for the Darwin...mainly for times and places I'm afraid to take the Darwin for fear it might go missing (lost or stolen), I finally settled on giving a Boge Revolution V2 1400mah a try. Not a bad price at all on these for what all comes in the box!
I'm hoping it arrives for a serious 'trial run' today
Killed my last eGo battery and down to only a couple of aged 808 mini batteries as a possible 'back-up'...
In search of an inexpensive back-up PV for the Darwin...mainly for times and places I'm afraid to take the Darwin for fear it might go missing (lost or stolen), I finally settled on giving a Boge Revolution V2 1400mah a try. Not a bad price at all on these for what all comes in the box!
I'm hoping it arrives for a serious 'trial run' today
That does look like a decent bottle feeder, and the price is good. Let us know how you like it.
Al
No, I'm not paranoid (repeat 10 times).
I have several minis, a few Rivas, an Ego, and 2 more "good" mods as "backup", LOL, for the D'win. Al, I cringed when I saw what you posted!
I have several minis, a few Rivas, an Ego, and 2 more "good" mods as "backup", LOL, for the D'win. Al, I cringed when I saw what you posted!
Killed my last eGo battery and down to only a couple of aged 808 mini batteries as a possible 'back-up'...
In search of an inexpensive back-up PV for the Darwin...mainly for times and places I'm afraid to take the Darwin for fear it might go missing (lost or stolen), I finally settled on giving a Boge Revolution V2 1400mah a try. Not a bad price at all on these for what all comes in the box!
I'm hoping it arrives for a serious 'trial run' today
I have a Reo Grand as my traveler... when I cant drip. That thing is beautiful... looks and vapes amazing...
My back-up for if/when things break is the Prpodgy v3.1 from puresmoker... all mechanical, stainless steel... used it for months and months, never an issue.
My Darwin backup is another Darwin and than another for that one and another for that one...Yup got 4 Darwins..and love them all. If they all fail I'll use my Proveri hehehe
Just got it (Boge Revolution) out of the box and juiced it up.
Skipped the cartos for now and went straight to one of Drew's 1.7Ohm Custom 510 atties w/Drip Tip.
For $50 I can't complain at all so far. Vaping like a champ. Out of the box it does what it says it does. Just think I'll add a feeder tube inside the bottle and if it lasts a while I'll be a happy camper. After-all, it's meant to be 'care-free'...if I loose it or break it out on a boat or something...big whoop
As for the Darwin, I'd be pretty upset if it sprouted legs and walked off on the golf course and never came back (I loose more cool/expensive stuff that way) PS, if I got 4 Darwins, I'd have to give up golf!
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Credo, this is unusual, because a few hours ago I was reading up on the Boge Revolution. Is your a V2 or V2.1? In the earlier versions there was some mis-labeling of batteries I think 2.1 was when they dumped the 'negative ion generator' and went for a second batt, for 1400 Mah.
I have no experience with a feeder, but had been considering a Darwin backup as well, and was looking at this. I saw somewhere where there was a comment that it would leak on it's side. Is this inherent to a bottom feeder in general?
After I vaped with a big batt 510 enough to realize that I could indeed quit smoking, I chose Darwin after a research marathon. I mow a couple of acres regularly, and use my 510 for that. I do not want to risk dropping Darwin while doing that (Will It Mow?).
A homemade lanyard and the 510 is good enough for a couple of hours.
I have no experience with a feeder, but had been considering a Darwin backup as well, and was looking at this. I saw somewhere where there was a comment that it would leak on it's side. Is this inherent to a bottom feeder in general?
After I vaped with a big batt 510 enough to realize that I could indeed quit smoking, I chose Darwin after a research marathon. I mow a couple of acres regularly, and use my 510 for that. I do not want to risk dropping Darwin while doing that (Will It Mow?).
A homemade lanyard and the 510 is good enough for a couple of hours.
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