This is why I ordered the second model with the brass caps. Hopefully it will be better.
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Just my opinion, but I think you folks are being fed some BS by people that say some of these clone tube mods have a lot of voltage drop ...
I just did a little experiment, because I wanted to find out for myself ...
I removed my battery from my cheap Caravela stainless steel tube mod. My 18650 battery has exactly 4.0v on the digital multimeter when measured right on the battery's end caps.
With the same 18650 battery installed in my stainless Caravela, I am getting exactly 4.0v on the top pin that makes contact to the 510 connector on my Kayfun.
So, I don't see how any of these various tube mods are going to "hit" any harder than the next ... the voltage going to the atomizer is exactly the same as it is coming straight off the battery end caps.
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And I don't even have any fancy 'silver or gold plated' pins either .... just steel and brass
I just did a little experiment, because I wanted to find out for myself ...
I removed my battery from my cheap Caravela stainless steel tube mod. My 18650 battery has exactly 4.0v on the digital multimeter when measured right on the battery's end caps.
With the same 18650 battery installed in my stainless Caravela, I am getting exactly 4.0v on the top pin that makes contact to the 510 connector on my Kayfun.
So, I don't see how any of these various tube mods are going to "hit" any harder than the next ... the voltage going to the atomizer is exactly the same as it is coming straight off the battery end caps.
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And I don't even have any fancy 'silver or gold plated' pins either .... just steel and brass
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You're claiming 0 voltage drop on an SS mod. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense tbh
Right, just like a loose battery connection on your car...radio and such works until you place a load on it (starter) then the battery terminal sparks and losses connection.
A mod works exactly the same way, simply putting a meter on it is not relevant to actual voltage drop..you must be firing an atomizer.
A mod works exactly the same way, simply putting a meter on it is not relevant to actual voltage drop..you must be firing an atomizer.
Well, I can check the voltage at the coil screws when the fire button is pushed, and the coil is hot.
But, I am still convinced this whole voltage drop deal between using a stainless mod vs a brass or copper mod is all blown out of proportion.
Just my opinion ...
But, I am still convinced this whole voltage drop deal between using a stainless mod vs a brass or copper mod is all blown out of proportion.
Just my opinion ...
Exactly. Sorry had to comment.
Hello everybody another FT freak that has been lurking in here a long time I just got off my a** and posted elsewhere so I could say hello and do some FT praising also. I am addicted like many to the suspense so I keep ordering and have for several months. Unlike most here I don't do Mechs or Mods I am into building the junk that is my FT addiction and also tanks clearomizers etc. I hate batterys and seldom use em since I am a crippled old goat and stuck at home all the time so I just use my bench PSs but it is interesting so I read here daily and have a long while. Retired Technician in the network computer area made me a living lots of my life so I play now.
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There are plenty of stainless mods with minimal voltage drop, it's just most brass and especially copper mods have little voltage drop.
It takes a well designed stainless mod to do what a crap designed brass/copper mod does.
Silver plated contacts are better not because they hit harder, it's because they oxidize (tarnish) less than copper.
The Nemesis is known to be a hard hitter, as is the Magneto...both stainless. It's all in the design of the firing mechanism.
I don't use a mech but I can see where the mod resistance could be important in low ohm builds.
Just making some numbers up, don't know if they conform to reality:
If the mod has a resistance of .05 ohms and the battery is 4 Volts,
Using a 2 ohm coil, it doesn't matter much because the mod will only drop 4Volts * (.05/2.05) = .1 volts. No big deal, you're still getting 3.9 volts out, or a 2.5% loss of voltage
Now if you drop to a 0.3 ohm coil, the mod will drop 4Volts * (.05/0.35) = .57 volts. Now you only have 3.43 Volts at the coil or a 14% voltage loss. Quite a bit more significant, especially to someone that tries to get every bit of power they can.
Cut the contact resistance in half and you cut the voltage loss in half.
The concern does seem excessive to me too, the .05 ohms is probably exaggerated, but I'm not a cloud chaser.
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I was looking around at FastTech and they have some goodies, that I'd like to buy. Nothing special. If it's in stock, how long would it take to get items?
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they are closed till tuesday but most of the time it takes a day too two max to ship in stock, well for me it has been. it takes around 2-3 weeks from shipped for me to get my things but im from the uk. ive seen other usa people say its faster to usa with e packet, uk doesnt have that option yet sadly. it can take longer if it runs into probelms but generally ive found it to be ok and only had one hiccup but I blame that missing plane from last month messing the post up. 
My KSD Novice has shipped! Funny, it still says 'Ships in 3 business days'. But, mine has shipped.
Plus, 2 of my packages are already in SF. I love Vape Mail!
Plus, 2 of my packages are already in SF. I love Vape Mail!
they are closed till tuesday but most of the time it takes a day too two max to ship in stock, well for me it has been. it takes around 2-3 weeks from shipped for me to get my things but im from the uk. ive seen other usa people say its faster to usa with e packet, uk doesnt have that option yet sadly. it can take longer if it runs into probelms but generally ive found it to be ok and only had one hiccup but I blame that missing plane from last month messing the post up.
Thank you! There are some really good deals on there.
with fast tech, just be ready to wait a month and you won't be let down sometimes it's a few weeks, other times a month...really just depends on what items you are getting sometimes and shipping methods and well it's the customs that takes a while...how fast they are moving....so take it with a grain of salt...expect a month's wait and you'll be fine
sometimes it's a few weeks, other times a month...really just depends on what items you are getting sometimes and shipping methods and well it's the customs that takes a while...how fast they are moving....so take it with a grain of salt...expect a month's wait and you'll be fine
...expect a month's wait and you'll be fine
Best advice ever when dealing China direct.
Its luck of the draw I have stuff I ordered almost a month ago and still hasn't made it. But it is what is cheap and available
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I usually get items 10 days after being shipped. I do however have a package from fasttech that was shipped march 7th and it still has yet to turn up in the us which makes me mad because it had some goodies I was really hoping to try out.
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