I apologize in advance for mispelling your name Andria. My baby sisters name is Andrea.
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I'll have to dig the CCI Militia out again and show it some sweet love. I don't even know if it's clean... 
OK, a question:
How is it that some of you vape at 60, 70, 150 watts or more? On my little KBOX, I vape at 25 watts. 30 watts is hard, 35 is difficult, and 40 watts (max on the KBOX) is impossible because it makes me instantly cough uncontrollably.
Am I building a super bad-.... build in my dripper? It's only 30ga with 8 wraps @ 2mm dual coil, total ohmage is 0.9. It's not THAT powerful is it?
Or is it just me and my particular lungs/throat, etc.?
How is it that some of you vape at 60, 70, 150 watts or more? On my little KBOX, I vape at 25 watts. 30 watts is hard, 35 is difficult, and 40 watts (max on the KBOX) is impossible because it makes me instantly cough uncontrollably.
Am I building a super bad-.... build in my dripper? It's only 30ga with 8 wraps @ 2mm dual coil, total ohmage is 0.9. It's not THAT powerful is it?
Or is it just me and my particular lungs/throat, etc.?
So, am I actually being more efficient using the 30ga? I do get a satisfying vape. Great flavor, clouds, and the nic I need.
IOW, don't change anything because it works for me?
But would I get better flavor if I used bigger wire at higher wattages? I love my complex tobaccos. Would it make them better?
IOW, don't change anything because it works for me?
But would I get better flavor if I used bigger wire at higher wattages? I love my complex tobaccos. Would it make them better?
Ahh now that is a question or two with no simple answer. It gets complicated.
I doubt it. I never get a cooked juice, nor do I get discolored areas under the coil on the wick. This is at my 25 watts. Now, at 40 watts, I can taste the wick. But it's too much vapor for me anyways, so I never do that anymore.
OK, IOW, why do you guys use wire that takes more power for the same result? It's just a waste of battery.
OR, is there a difference? Since you guys vape up at that level, you would know (I wouldn't, so I'm asking rather than accusing.)
use this and play with the heat flux thingy adjust the watts up and down for it for your coil, green is good.
Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators
Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators
Steam engine is what I use. I didn't guess at the coil, I calc'd it with Steam Engine. I'm slightly above the green.
From what little I know about heat index and steam engine you are good for about 16 watts or so on your current coil.
I think with steam engine you have to look at the coils individually. Each one should be good for about 8 watts or so for green heat index. for a total of 16 watts for green.
If I am wrong on this would someone please correct me.
KBOX jumps to 20 watts to 25 watts (uses presets only ... no biggie to me.)
20 watts doesn't satisfy. 25 watts does.
Maybe this is a matter of "you found what works for you so stop second guessing yourself" ?
20 watts doesn't satisfy. 25 watts does.
Maybe this is a matter of "you found what works for you so stop second guessing yourself" ?
Actually I've gotten to the point with my Achilles that I can taste when I need to refill; there will still be enough juice in the long wicks to protect me from a dry hit, but the vapor is just a bit thinner, and has a very slightly metallic taste -- when I check it, the wick is still quite moist, but the bottom of the well is dry. Which is about the same point that I noticed I needed to refill, with the Evic, *when it was vaping*.
As long as I'm vaping this strawberry & cream, with its ungodly gunk factor, titanium just doesn't work for me; I have to be able to dry-burn aggressively to get rid of it, as I do with kanthal, but which is impossible with titanium; but even if I had to replace the coil every day with kanthal, it would cost less than half what titanium wire costs; I can't afford to replace the coil daily, with titanium, and dry-burning it as aggressively as I need to do, would be dangerous.
Andria
It's a common mistake, with my rather uncommon spelling -- but hey, that's why I got the "at cost" deal on that pink CF4 they etched by mistake.
If mine was "Andrea" they'd probably have hung on to it, just waiting for another Andrea to come along. Andria
I've known Andria long enough that I know to spell it with an i, but my new phone has other ideas [emoji14]
I've added "Andria" to its dictionary now, so all should be good
Sent with one hand, the other is busy vaping
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