Time to eat a little Crow.

[Tom Fuller]

My first Mech has arrived and after throwing every atty device I own on it, I get it. A sony 30amp battery freshly charged in a copper stingray clone increased performance on every device. This boggles my mind and I can only guess because modulation tech size and cost are prohibiting a regulated mod from performing like a mech. Anyway yes I was wrong. The mech is a superior power delivery to an atty.


Live Long and Vape!

 

[HauntedMyst]

Mechs rock. Mods are one of the few areas where technology doesn't really help.

 

[Verb]

The center pin on my MVP broke a couple weeks ago. My only mod other than a backup ego. I ran to the local B&M and figure I'd try out a mech. Wow. I am hooked as well. I ended up soldering the wire back to the center pin and fixing the MVP. But the mech gets all the at home action.

 

[crxess]

My first Mech has arrived and after throwing every atty device I own on it, I get it. A sony 30amp battery freshly charged in a copper stingray clone increased performance on every device. This boggles my mind and I can only guess because modulation tech size and cost are prohibiting a regulated mod from performing like a mech. Anyway yes I was wrong. The mech is a superior power delivery to an atty.


Live Long and Vape!

I'll have to disagree. I own plenty of Mech mods and love using them. I also have several Regulated mods and IF everything is set up to work together, they will do just as good of a job.
You cannot expect much from a Mechanical running a 2.8ohm coil and most Regulated Mods don't like running below 1.5ohms.

 

[Tom Fuller]

I'll have to disagree. I own plenty of Mech mods and love using them. I also have several Regulated mods and IF everything is set up to work together, they will do just as good of a job.
You cannot expect much from a Mechanical running a 2.8ohm coil and most Regulated Mods don't like running below 1.5ohms.

I have to argue this greatly. My first build was a 3.7 ohm coil on the Kay fun and it hit about as well as the nautilus on a 1.6 ohm coil. Both on the regulated Vamo v5. Both of those attys have increased production on the mech.


Live Long and Vape!

 

[granolaboy]

I have to argue this greatly. My first build was a 3.7 ohm coil on the Kay fun and it hit about as well as the nautilus on a 1.6 ohm coil. Both on the regulated Vamo v5. Both of those attys have increased production on the mech.

You are vaping 3.7Ω on a mech? That's not even 5w fully charged. Seriously?

 

[Vaslovik]

Oh IDK, I use nothing but mechs, but then I coil for .7 ohm, and being old school build straight genny, and have seen no reason to do otherwise, having tried the regulated mods and Kayfunnies. In my experience nothing beats a genny on a mech.

 

[Iffy]

This boggles my mind and I can only guess because modulation tech size and cost are prohibiting a regulated mod from performing like a mech.

Oh my! Sure hope you're wearing some 'ProV' flame ......ant gear!!!

 

[usr/]

My first Mech has arrived and after throwing every atty device I own on it, I get it. A sony 30amp battery freshly charged in a copper stingray clone increased performance on every device. This boggles my mind and I can only guess because modulation tech size and cost are prohibiting a regulated mod from performing like a mech. Anyway yes I was wrong. The mech is a superior power delivery to an atty.


Live Long and Vape!



I love my Stingray and Caravela brass and copper (clones) solid built and work like a charm. Never leave home without them, or one or the other.

 

[JmanEspresso]

Well.

If you build like.. .8 or lower, yeah, mechs are wonderful.




Im a mech head, through and through. But they're not the best for everything. If you dont want to build subohm, you're very limited on a mechanical. There are plenty of people who like the 1ohm to 1.3ish ohm on a mech, but I, and I would wager the vast majority, find that to be a pretty weak vape, and would subsequently need higher nic liquid to compensate. And even then..



In my opinion:

.7 and below, Mech.

.8-1.3, no mans land.

1.4 and up, Regulated.

 

[Cool-breeze]

Well.



In my opinion:

.7 and below, Mech.

.8-1.3, no mans land.

1.4 and up, Regulated.

I like this. I dont know why so many people want to insist on one or the other. I own both. I like both. Hey if 3.7 on a mech makes you happy, it seems illogical, but I'm not the one vaping it. Enjoy your vape, no matter how you get it

 

[K_Tech]

Well.

If you build like.. .8 or lower, yeah, mechs are wonderful.




Im a mech head, through and through. But they're not the best for everything. If you dont want to build subohm, you're very limited on a mechanical. There are plenty of people who like the 1ohm to 1.3ish ohm on a mech, but I, and I would wager the vast majority, find that to be a pretty weak vape, and would subsequently need higher nic liquid to compensate. And even then..



In my opinion:

.7 and below, Mech.

.8-1.3, no mans land.

1.4 and up, Regulated.

I kind of disagree with the highlighted portion. With a "standard" regulated mod, sure, depending on what kind of coil, but on something that can push the power, a good dual-microcoil setup can be pretty darn good.

Of course, it's all subjective.

 

[Maurice Pudlo]

You are vaping 3.7Ω on a mech? That's not even 5w fully charged. Seriously?

I must try this just to see what I can come up with.

Maurice

 

[crxess]

I have to argue this greatly. My first build was a 3.7 ohm coil on the Kay fun and it hit about as well as the nautilus on a 1.6 ohm coil. Both on the regulated Vamo v5. Both of those attys have increased production on the mech.


Live Long and Vape!

Defective Vamo! Yes, I can say that. Vamo(original v1) was my second Regulated Mod and is still in my stable. I know for a fact it can be set to torch a 1.6ohm and in stacked 18350 mode will easily run even a 3.7ohm coil at a full 15w and only using 7v of 8.4v available.

I have yet to see a straight 3.7v battery - even fully charged to 4.2v - that could begin to make a 3.7ohm coil fire worth a flip.
That combination would have a hard time bringing e-liquid near a boil, much less vaporizing it. Roughly 4.8w

 

[blueGrassTubb]

I love my mechs.

But they are role players in my arsenal. Regulated MODs tow the line for the majority of my vaping experience. Because no matter how pretty or simple, a mech MOD can't vape at 4.5v, and fine tuning a coil so that the wattage will be the equivalent so that it can do so for a few minutes while the battery is in the right window for said atty seems ridiculous to me.

 

[MrPlink]

There are some custom and boutique regulated mods that can practically do everything a sub ohmer would ever want and then some.

and obviously mass produced regulated mods are making up ground quickly as well with all the 30w devices out now and more continuing to show up. .5ohms regulated isn't anything to laugh at.

But none of them will touch the rugged simplicity of a mech.

As stated they both have their place.
There is no point to taking a tribal mentality and telling yourself you have to pick one or the other because neither are flawless. And unless you really cant afford it, why not have at least one of both?

I will say personally if I HAD to pick just one, I will pick a mech every day of the week and twice on Fridays. Power regulation and all the whiz bang features in the world don't mean anything if it doesn't run.

p.s. if your measuring stick for a regulated mod against a mech is a vamo or ego twist then it is time to broaden your horizons

 

[blueGrassTubb]

There are some custom and boutique regulated mods that can practically do everything a sub ohmer would ever want and then some.

and obviously mass produced regulated mods are making up ground quickly as well with all the 30w devices out now and more continuing to show up. .5ohms regulated isn't anything to laugh at.

But none of them will touch the rugged simplicity of a mech.

As stated they both have their place.
There is no point to taking a tribal mentality and telling yourself you have to pick one or the other because neither are flawless. And unless you really cant afford it, why not have at least one of both?

I will say personally if I HAD to pick just one, I will pick a mech every day of the week and twice on Fridays. Power regulation and all the whiz bang features in the world don't mean anything if it doesn't run.

p.s. if your measuring stick for a regulated mod against a mech is a vamo or ego twist then it is time to broaden your horizons

How about a SX350 that has bypass mode? A mech* AND a regulated in one machine.

All joking aside, I agree. If on a deserted island that has a battery charger, I'd take a mech.

*Not really but you know what I mean.

 

[ForeverDiving]

Same here, while visiting my daughters and grandkids in Guadalajara a few months ago, my eVic gave the ghost (the threads actually) and left me without a mod. I ran to the nearest B&M —a kiosk in a mall, actually – and let them screw me with a K101 at about 4x its real value. That piece of junk hooked me. Immedeately after I got a Magneto and then a Nemmi. So far those three are all mechs I have but want at least a couple more. Right now I'm debeting over getting some more clones or knock-offs (cheap and readily available) or splurge for an original (expensives and hard to find).

I have three regulated mods; the original eVic which was repaired under warranty, a Sigelei 20W and a brand new eVic Supreme that works great, but nothing beats the feel of a compact fine mech with a hybrid atty made for it. I have a Magneto RSST (the hybrid one with AFC) which seldom leaves my Magneto in 18350 length and a fairly new 3D that displaced my Dome over the Nemmi (clones).



At center is the Nemmi with the 3D topper. Love them!

 

[Tom Fuller]

Yes the FIRST build was at 3.7ohms. As stated it was a sloppy throw together coil. Yes it was producing blah vapor with the Vamo and twice blah with a mech. Anyway I love how so many of you half read and stroke off a condescending blithering of how this or that is no mans land.

Spend some time with an ohms law calculator and some varied gauges of wire. You can make coils perform in a HUGE range. You sub ohm enthusiasts forget it works with more than just tiny ohms.


Live Long and Vape!

 

[ForeverDiving]

1.0Ω single vertical coil in 3D clone hybrid over shortie Nemmy (18350). Bored the two small holes to 1.4mm and the large one to 2mm. 9cm tall without drip tip, 11cm complete.





No need to go any lower. Great flavor and volume. 20 mins between refills.