I was on the unregulated wagon for a min never tried vw but I have now and I'm vaping hard now that sigilei got me in the clouds
Unregulated vs regulated
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Always used regulated devices since I started vaping, that said, there are some beautiful mechs out there and I'm starting to feel that I'm missing out by not getting my hands on a reasonably good one and having go with it to see how I get on with them
Just how much power does one really need? Today's high wattage regulated mods can have as much power as any mech.
Thats for certain as long as everything is safe and not detonating your face. But then again even regulated mods carry the possibility of turning your house into a funeral pyre. Either way we enjoy what we want the most, that vape! For me tho the performance drop off as your battery is being used bugged me the most.
As much as their protection will allow. But a fully mechanical parallel box mod will still produce as much as the battery possibly can put out. A regulated mod can only put out as much as the protection circuit can handle.
Yes but you can also eliminate the voltage drop on the regulated vs the mechanical.
your going to have some degree of voltage drop through the mod itself i would think. Its not like you are going to hybrid top a double battery mechanical? and you mentioned a parallel box mod is not going to provide any more power than a single cell box mod because you are still sending the same voltage
It's not about voltage , it's about amperage , you can build a lot lower resistance safely with with 60 amps continuous than you can with 30 amps , the lower resistance the build is the higher the wattage .
ok so lets say you have 60 amps because of 2 parallel 30A... you apply your full 4.2 voltage which we all know you wont get to the coil because of voltage drop but lets assume you do... you build a .07 coil which will put you at a full 60a draw from your batts. you will make 252watts that still comes in less than a 260w regulated box mod and that is not factoring in your voltage drop.
With a parallel box you can draw twice as many amps as a single battery mod. A series box will double the voltage, but maintain the same amp draw as 1 battery
I think of mechanical vs regulated as I would a manual transmission vs automatic.
Neither are better than the other, they both have different appeal.
On one hand you can sport a mech, and dial it in exactly how you like it, while being in complete control of every aspect of the how it goes from 0-60 (which takes time, and knowledge)
Or you can sport a VV/VW, still be able to dial it in exactly how you like it. Getting from 0-60 as fast and care free as possible with no hassel.
It all depends on your preference and knowledge. Personally im a control freak and simply have 3 mechs in my rotation that are dialed exactly how I love to vape.
I also only drive stick... go figure
Neither are better than the other, they both have different appeal.
On one hand you can sport a mech, and dial it in exactly how you like it, while being in complete control of every aspect of the how it goes from 0-60 (which takes time, and knowledge)
Or you can sport a VV/VW, still be able to dial it in exactly how you like it. Getting from 0-60 as fast and care free as possible with no hassel.
It all depends on your preference and knowledge. Personally im a control freak and simply have 3 mechs in my rotation that are dialed exactly how I love to vape.
I also only drive stick... go figure
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In a series mod, the current will double for the same resistance, not remain the same... I=E/R. In a dual parallel mod it will remain the same as a single.
Umm, I don't care about mech vs regulated as both have their place BUT series bats do, in an ideal world with two identical batteries, double your voltage. Parallel doubles your available amperage.
The debate is not about one being better than the other. Rather that mechanicals deliver power while regulated mods are restricted and cannot deliver as much power as a mechanical.
Parallel doubles the AVAILABLE current but for the same resistance it will not change output power, assuming the battery, a single battery, is capable of supplying the current demand in the first place. Series batteries will double the voltage and therefor, according to Ohms Law, double the current and the output power, again assuming that the batteries are capable of supplying the current demand in the first place.
"Stacking is a slang term used to describe connecting the negative end to the positive end while using two or more batteries. The correct term would be connecting batteries in “series” or, using the batteries in “series”. When connecting your batteries in “series”, you are doubling the voltage while maintaining the same capacity rating (amp hours).
What does parallel mean?
Unlike in “series”, in “parallel” means connecting the positive end of one or more batteries to each other while connecting their respective negative ends together as well. When connecting in “parallel” you are doubling the capacity (amp hours) of the battery pack while maintaining the voltage produced by a single cell. e.g. many hands make for light work.
Are there advantages in using batteries in parallel over using batteries in series?
Yes. The main advantage in using batteries in parallel is, the capability of the batteries to do the work a single cell would prove incapable of doing. Connecting in parallel ensures the workload is shared amongst the cells connected to each other and not overstressing any cell in the circuit. An example using a 14500 900mAh Trustfire battery (The *** fire series battery has a C rating of 1.5):
What does parallel mean?
Unlike in “series”, in “parallel” means connecting the positive end of one or more batteries to each other while connecting their respective negative ends together as well. When connecting in “parallel” you are doubling the capacity (amp hours) of the battery pack while maintaining the voltage produced by a single cell. e.g. many hands make for light work.
Are there advantages in using batteries in parallel over using batteries in series?
Yes. The main advantage in using batteries in parallel is, the capability of the batteries to do the work a single cell would prove incapable of doing. Connecting in parallel ensures the workload is shared amongst the cells connected to each other and not overstressing any cell in the circuit. An example using a 14500 900mAh Trustfire battery (The *** fire series battery has a C rating of 1.5):
- This single cell is capable of doing (900mAh/1000)*(C or 1.5) or 1.45A worth of work;
- The demand on the battery is 1.6A from an average 2.2 Ohm atomiser. As the battery can only produce 1.45A, the battery will be stressed when current is drawn from the load.
- (1.45)*2 or 3 = 2.9 or 4.35A We now have sufficient power available to adequately meet the work load of 1.6A, without stressing any of the batteries in the circuit."
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