Vaping over 6 watts makes chest hurt

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edyle

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No misconception. I know how to do the math.

What gets me is people saying they are vaping 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 ohm coils at 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 30+ watts.

Sure if you are running a .3, .5 ohm coil you can get to that wattage with 3.4 to 3.8 volts.

So is it the 6.57 volts you can't understand?

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I personally can't understand how some people vape at 12, 15, 20, 30 watts. That would tear my lungs out. I saw a post the other day where someone said they like vaping a 1.8 ohm coil at 24 watts. That's 6.57 volts. I could never do that.
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4 7.2 ohm coils add up to a 1.8 ohm coil.
6.57 volts on a 7.2 ohm coil isn't hard to understand
 

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No misconception. I know how to do the math.

What gets me is people saying they are vaping 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 ohm coils at 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 30+ watts.

Sure if you are running a .3, .5 ohm coil you can get to that wattage with 3.4 to 3.8 volts.

You may know the math, but you're completely missing the point.

Not all 1.4Ω set ups are created equal.. there are different ways to get there... For instance a) using multiple coils....yes, you can have a quad build at 1.4ohms....b) different gauge wire... these things do not effect total wattage output as we're keeping them all at 1.4Ω, but it certainly effects wire temperature...

i think you mistakenly interpret total wattage for heat... where reality is: you can reduce heat at any given wattage by increasing surface area by either lowering gauge of wire...or running multiple coils...

so yes... you DO have misconceptions..
 
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edyle

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Not all 1.4ohm set ups are created equal.. there are different ways to get there... For instance a) using multiple coils....yes, you can hace a quad build at 1.4ohms....b) different gauge wire... these things do not effect total wattage output as we're keeping them all at 1.4ohms, but it certainly effects wire temperature...

i think you mistakenly interpret total wattage for heat... where reality is: you can reduce heat at any given wattage by increasing surface area by either lowering gauge of wire...or running multiple coils...

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This is entirely correct.

How much wattage you can vape at depends on the surface area of the wire because it is really the temperature that counts.
A big piece of metal will need more wattage to get hot than a small piece of metal.

Relating back to the OP, 6 watts is probably what your particular coils can take; if you want to run higher wattage, you need bigger coils.
 

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lol.... in a nutshell: assume volts, ohms and wattage remain constant...simply changing gauge of wire to a lower gauge would increase surface area (need more wire to keep ohms constant) which the wattage (which would be contant) needs to heat... resulting in lower wire temp! or as we like to refer to as a cooler vape...lol
 
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