Throat irritated by mech

[Sucker_dad]

So I recently got two mechs a chi you and a nemesis. I can barely vape they irritate me so much. I am trying varying resistance coils between 1.2 and 2.5 and they are just killing my throat. But on my Vision Spinner or itaste 3.0 I am fine. Anyone else have issues with a mech?


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[Rickajho]

When you drop your resistance and build larger coils most people have to drop their nic level, possibly by as much as 1/2 to 2/3's. You may need to look at dropping the PG level in your liquids as well.

 

[Thrasher]

helps to know what your using on the mech.

 

[WattWick]

Indeed. Have to know what atty it is. If I get sore throat, it's usually a sign of something wrong with the wicking. As in, not wicking fast enough. Not saying that's your answer, but it's where I would start. There is no reason a mech on its own should cause any sore throat... that I can think of. It's all in your head. Atomizer head, that is

 

[Thrasher]

oh no he di int!

not the coil!!!!!! theres a guy here can help you out, he knows everything about atomizer heads lol

 

[Sucker_dad]

Sorry I have 2 IGO l and a nimbus and a phoenix clone. Pretty basic setups single coils varied resistance. 1.2 to 2.5 ohm


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[DaveP]

Sounds like you are in range for wattage at 3.7v. If the same atomizers are fine on the spinner and the nemesis (which are both variable devices) tell us what settings you are using.

At 3.7 volts and 1.2 ohms, you are vaping at 11 watts. That's a hot vape.

At 3.7 volts and 2.5 ohms, you are vaping at 5.5 watts. That's about average, maybe a little low.

 

[Asbestos4004]

Nemesis=not variable.

 

[Technohydra]

One possibility is that you are now receiving the full power to your coils from the mech, whereas before, the VV device was hitting a current limitation and preventing a full fire. So in effect, it is possible that you are actually receiving more power from the mech than an Ego and getting a correspondingly harder hit. Just a thought.

 

[Enoch777]

I agree with Rick, Watt, and Thrasher. Try both. Tweak your wicking, maybe use less cotton for faster wicking and/or increase airflow for smoother vapor.

Draw type effects it as well. "Mouthil" hits give me a gnarly TH depending on the juice and battery voltage. I tend to do lung hits because I still get satisfying TH and fill without feeling like my throat is made from sandpaper after... YMMV

If all else fails then I'd consider dropping nic and/or PG. Also worth considering that some flavors just irritate the throat more than others. Could be, whatever juices you're using that's irritating yours may not be compatible with your mech setup. I'd also try switching flavors to see if that helps.

 

[Sucker_dad]

Here is a pic of one of my attys

Air hole is pretty damn big. I use cotton and just enough for it to touch all around inside of the coil when wet.
That is just under 1/8th of an inch air flow should not be an issue. It may be that I just need to get a kick. Maybe I just need to work on some different style coils. I do have some 28 gauge coming and I will experiment with several different set ups. I'm not giving up on them yet. I loved the flavor I was getting and that is why I don't think that wicking is an issue. I could be wrong about that.

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[ImThatGuy]

Lower the nicotine. You possibly have a hotspot on your builds.

 

[vapero]

I have a theory, more like a wild guess...
How are you measuring the resistance on your RDAs? are you using a multimeter? if so are you just going with what appears on the multimeter screen or are you subtracting the internal resistance of the needles?

if so I usually have to subtract .9 ohms from the screen reading to get a correct one that .3 ohms for your 1.5ohms coil

 

[John_]

Nemesis=not variable.

kick it!

 

[alkaiser]

At 3.7 volts and 1.2 ohms, you are vaping at 11 watts. That's a hot vape.

At 3.7 volts and 2.5 ohms, you are vaping at 5.5 watts. That's about average, maybe a little low.

all depends on the chamber size / amount of coils / airflow

on my origen or omega, i consider a 0.5 ohm to be a cool vape, but on my kayfun that would be a hot vape

 

[tj99959]

The type of PV you are using has no ability to irritate your throat, but the type of heads that you use does. CE4's and Vivi Novas did the same thing to me, while carto tanks never did for example. So my suggestion is to look for a different type of design. Could be a KayFun, could be an A7 that won't bother your throat.

OR ............ it could be as simple as the way you wrap your coils, or position the air hole.
Only need to turn the cap about 45 degrees and my igo will make the vapor come out my ears instead of my nose.

 

[MiamiMom63]

I had harsh throat hits when I first started using a rebuildable and realized I had to open up the air hole some and then it went away. Plus I didn't know that you have to have the air hole right by your wick and have the air hole facing upwards as you vape. I guess you may know that already but just in case you didn't, I figured I would mention it because that will cause a harsh TH. I also had to drop my nic down to 6 mg. If it's none of those issues, then it must be the wick or coil you are using, or as others have mentioned, possibly trying a different juice.

 

[Bosco]

Fire your atty with the top off, wick wet . .is it red anywhere? You should not see any glowing coils when the wick is wet. If you do, then maybe that's related to your throat.

Maybe somehow you have hotspots/shorts that make the ego/itaste put out less current? Otherwise I can't think of a reason why an atty would give you a sore throat on one device but not another (assuming your coil is not super low ohm. . but you said up to 2.5ohm . .there's no way a 2.5ohm coil on a mech should give you a sore throat!)

 

[Sucker_dad]

I think I figured it out and it had nothing to do with it being a mech or not. I had a bad case of vapors tongue last week. I was trying different coils out and on monday I recoiled all 5 of my attys. Coils always seem a litte harsh to me for a bit and I think I just made my throat raw by having 5 completely new coils. By the time I switched over to my Spinners they had mellowed enough and made it seem as if there was a difference in the devices. I tried the mechs again last night and they seemed fine. So, apparently I am nuts.

 

[vansslipon]

Make sure your air hole(s) are lined up with your coil(s)... sorry if this was told and I missed it