Variable Voltage or 3.7 LR?

[Adam024]

Hi Everyone
Just wanted your opinion here. I was torn between the standard Ali'i and the VV. Right now I use my ProVari, on standard 510 atty 2.2 ohm....and ALWAYS set my voltage at 4.2 and sometimes 4.5. Which is abt 8.0 watts and then 9.0 watts at 4.5. So...is it pointless for me to have VV right?..When if I have a LR 510 at 1.7 or 1.8 ohm on a true 3.7 18650...that would put me at abt 8.0 watts. An if I use a LR 510 at 1.5 ohm that put me abt 9.0 watts. So shud i just simply use LR? I dont need to hit any higher voltage/watts.

Am I understanding this right??? Im not a noobie...been vapin abt a year, just been starting with diffnt mods recently... I really appreciate everybody's opinion and advice...

Thanks,
Adam

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Yes that sounds about right. Before you commit to buying you could just buy some LR 510's and try them on your Provari set at 3.6-3.7v to try them out. However unlike the Provari when using a 3.7v battery directly you don't necessarily get a fixed 3.7v under load. The voltage may start out a little above before dropping as the battery runs out.

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

Keep in mind that a VV device like that ProVari holds voltage to the set level, regardless how charged the battery is. Fresh off the charger, the 18650 battery in the standard Ali'i starts at about 4.2V, dropping down to (I believe) 3.2V before demanding to be recharged. [In the case of a high mAh battery like the 18650, that dropping down will be gradual.]

That is not to say you shouldn't get the standard version. Unlike your ProVari, you'll be vaping blind with the VV Ali'i: not knowing exactly what the voltage is (unless you check it with a voltmeter). Also those two 16340 batteries in the VV will need to be recharged a lot more frequently than the one 18650. And, of course, it costs more.

It depends on what is important to you.