Upgraded to VV/VW. What settings should I use?

[Tvan]

Woke up this morning to find that my 650 pass died sometime throughout the night and was forced to upgrade. I bought an itaste V3.0. It reads the coil as being 2.8 ohms. I have a fair understanding of what voltage to set it at, 3.6 seems to be the best so far.

I don't understand what the wattage does? The wattage goes from 6-11 watts. Right now I have it turned all the way down to 6 so I don't mess anything up. Figured it would be smart to ask first before I mess something up.

 

[wbart]

You are either using VV or VW, Stick with VV as it is the simpler to understand and at 2.8 you can go up a lil bit on the VV I have mine at 4.2 right now

 

[Tvan]

Thank you wbart.

 

[ghola1was]

Check out this link.

Taking The Mystery Out Of Variable Wattage - Spinfuel Magazine

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Target setting by most is 7-8 watts...ultimately your tastebuds will let you know!

Enjoy...just got my first VV/VW... VAMO V3 and setting wattage and getting the EXACT SAME hit from whatever resistance head I put on it is very very very nice!!!!

 

[wbart]

Glad I could help

 

[Tvan]

Check out this link.

Taking The Mystery Out Of Variable Wattage - Spinfuel Magazine

Thank you ghola. The article also answered my next dumb question as to why it says my coil is 2.8 ohms when the coils says 2.5 ohms.

 

[Tvan]

Target setting by most is 7-8 watts...ultimately your tastebuds will let you know!

Enjoy...just got my first VV/VW... VAMO V3 and setting wattage and getting the EXACT SAME hit from whatever resistance head I put on it is very very very nice!!!!

Congrats on the VAMO WarHawk! I'm going to enjoy playing with this VV "or" VW stuff. Maybe some of my juices I don't care for anymore can get a second chance to taste better now. Sort of surprised at the difference .1 volts can make.

 

[dr g]

You are either using VV or VW, Stick with VV as it is the simpler to understand and at 2.8 you can go up a lil bit on the VV I have mine at 4.2 right now

Gotta disagree, wattage is simpler to understand.

OP start low, go higher until you get the vape you like.

 

[Baditude]

You are either using VV or VW, Stick with VV as it is the simpler to understand and at 2.8 you can go up a lil bit on the VV I have mine at 4.2 right now

Gotta disagree, wattage is simpler to understand.

OP start low, go higher until you get the vape you like.

Not to be disagreeable, doc, but you can do that with variable voltage, too.

You didn't explain "why" you think wattage is easier to understand.

 

[nilo52]

Well I cannot speak for dr g , but here is my take on it.... All mods are essentially heat producers. It takes heat (powered by voltage) to turn e liquid into steam.
Since all "heaters" are rated in Watts (POWER) it kinda makes sense to use Watts. That way, no matter what Ohm coil you use , it will change the output into Watts. It is simpler to set and forget. Anyway that's what I get out of this opinion. Please feel free to let me know if this helps ? nilo52

 

[dr g]

Not to be disagreeable, doc, but you can do that with variable voltage, too.

You didn't explain "why" you think wattage is easier to understand.

You're right, I didn't say why and I did not mean that what I suggested the OP do was the reason.

Wattage does not take knowing ohms to suggest a level, in fact you don't need to mention ohms at all. You will note that in the very first response to the question, the VV suggestion had to take into account ohms.

 

[Tvan]

You're right, I didn't say why and I did not mean that what I suggested the OP do was the reason.

Wattage does not take knowing ohms to suggest a level, in fact you don't need to mention ohms at all. You will note that in the very first response to the question, the VV suggestion had to take into account ohms.

I did what you suggested as well. I can't seem to put my finger on it but it seems different. Not bad, but different.

 

[SirSteve]

Wattage is very handy when you change toppers, the device will adjust the voltage according to the ohms of the coil to maintain the same Wattage. So if you swap between different ohms, your vape will be similar between delivery systems. Of course you will probably find yourself adjusting wattage to taste also, different delivery systems and juice will all have their sweet spot according to YOUR preference.

No one answer fits all, what I vape at 8 watts you might like at 9 watts or 7 watts, same with voltage, what I like at 4.2 volts you might like at 4.5 or 3.8 volts. 8 watts is a decent starting point, adjust to preference.

I use both voltage and watts, mainly because not all my stuff has the variable wattage function, on the ones that do I use watts. That is my preference, you should use what works for you, not try to use what works for me or anyone else, vaping is highly subjective to personal taste. Which is why it is nice to have options.

 

[djtonyb]

Wattage is very handy when you change toppers, the device will adjust the voltage according to the ohms of the coil to maintain the same Wattage. So if you swap between different ohms, your vape will be similar between delivery systems. Of course you will probably find yourself adjusting wattage to taste also, different delivery systems and juice will all have their sweet spot according to YOUR preference.

No one answer fits all, what I vape at 8 watts you might like at 9 watts or 7 watts, same with voltage, what I like at 4.2 volts you might like at 4.5 or 3.8 volts. 8 watts is a decent starting point, adjust to preference.

I use both voltage and watts, mainly because not all my stuff has the variable wattage function, on the ones that do I use watts. That is my preference, you should use what works for you, not try to use what works for me or anyone else, vaping is highly subjective to personal taste. Which is why it is nice to have options.

^^^^ So much this ^^^^

It is to your taste. Most voltage suggestions for my liquid and my device end up with a burnt taste... I tend to run my DIY vanilla menthol a few points cooler than whatever the general consensus says. Stop trying to have someone find the perfect vape for you, and start trying the options yourself. Start low, move it up to where it tastes good in small increments, then back off if it tastes burnt.

 

[Tvan]

^^^^ So much this ^^^^

It is to your taste. Most voltage suggestions for my liquid and my device end up with a burnt taste... I tend to run my DIY vanilla menthol a few points cooler than whatever the general consensus says. Stop trying to have someone find the perfect vape for you, and start trying the options yourself. Start low, move it up to where it tastes good in small increments, then back off if it tastes burnt.

Thanks! Now that I've used it a couple days now, I believe my heading should have said how do I use it rather than what settings.