Variable Voltage??? Variable Wattage??? omh??? Please HELPPPPPPP!!!!!!

[Ructions]

Hi guys! I have a few questions, I'm a bit confused. I quit cigarettes seven and a half weeks ago! (YIP~EEEeeeee....!!!) I was a heavey smoker for the last 26 years and quitting is the best thing that I've EVER done. I LOVE vaping, I wouldn't have been able to quit cigarettes without my beloved eGo K . But now I'm looking for something new..... something bigger and better....

Ok, well maybe I'm not gonna get anything that much bigger then my eGo K, but a bit bigger. I gave up smoking coz I lost my job. Without my job I'm totally broke, so I just couldn't afford cigarettes anymore (a blessing in disguise I guess!) I'd love to run out and buy a biggest fanciest mod available, but I just don't have the cash. So, I'm gonna buy one of these:

itaste VV V3.0

I've heard that these "iTaste V3 VV V3.0" are quite good. I know they are not as powerful as a Mod, but I reckon its a good start. I'm gonna order it tomorrow, I'm really excited about getting it! But now I've suddenly just realized that I don't understand what it does??? Or how to use it??? Doh!

What is Variable Voltage??? What is Variable Wattage??? And what are omh's??? I've spent the last two hours googleing these things to find out what they do, but I can't get a straight answer. I've watched videos on VV, VW & omhs, but its all gobbledygook. I just want to vap the thing, I don't want to know the science behind it. Can anyone please explain it to me it the simplest way possible?

What difference will "VV" make to my vaping? Will different VV settings change the flavour of my e-liquid? Flavour is the most important thing to me when vaping. I like to have lots of vapor too, but vapor isn't really as important to me as flavour. Flavour is the main thing for me. So, will VV change the flavour when I change from higher to lower voltage? Why do e-cigs have VV? Is it so you can change the taste of the flavour?

What difference will "VW" make to my vaping?

Does it make the temperature of the vapor warmer or cooler? I find that when I'm vaping a lot on my eGo it tends to heat up after a while. The warm vapor is nice, but I'm not really bothered ether way. Temperature isn't all that important to me.

What difference will higher and lower omh's make to my vaping? 8-o I need to buy replacement coils tomorrow, but I don't know what to buy??? I should buy "1.8 - 2.0 omh" 0r "2.4 - 2.6 omh???" I don't even know what omh's I've been using for the last 7 weeks? I've tried a few different tanks/clearomizers. I've used Kanger MT3, Kanger E-Vod, Vivi Nova & CE4 V3. I loved them all! I'm gonna order new coils for my Kanger MT3 tomorrow, but I don't know if "1.8 - 2.0 omh" 0r "2.4 - 2.6 omh" will suit my new iTaste VV V3.0 best? I'd love to buy a "iClear16" Dual Coil Clearomizer to go with my "iTaste," but I won't have enough cash for that till next week, so I'm just gonna but a replacement coil for my MT3 for now.

What do omhs do anyway? Ugh! Why is it all so confusing? Or am I just really stupid? Yep, I reckon its me who is dopey when it comes to technology. I keep getting flashbacks to science class in school. It was one of my worst subjects......

I'm sorry for asking all the stupid questions, but if someone could break it all down to plain English I'd be REALLY grateful!!! If someone could just say that VV = Flavour. VW = temperature. Omh = (I can't even guess???)

Maybe I've already answered my own questions? Although knowing me I probably have it all backwards! I really hope the iTaste VV V3.0 is simple to use, coz as you can see I'm a total technophobe.

Thank-you in advance for your help! I love this forum! People on here have been really helpful and supportfull to me. XXX

 

[drifter22no1]

I am new my self but will offer you what I have learned so far. The VV units such as the Vision Spinner 1300mah that I started with enables you to adjust the voltage which interprets to burning the e juice at a higher temperature to find what temperature gives the best flavor to the juice you like. I also purchased the Joytech Evic which is a VV and VW unit that offers other bells and whistles that does the same thing. For me it is all about finding the right voltage to burn the juice I am using at the time to get the best and sweetest flavor. And I agree, the people on this forum are extremely helpful, couldn't have got started on the right foot without them. I got all my help in the beginning from the live chat room, Good luck and stay away from those cigarettes, they'll kill ya lol.

 

[Plumes.91]

sheesh it would of taken you a lot less time to use the ecf search and find out than to type all that out lol.

voltage is the power it puts out
higher voltage needs higher ohms
ususally you doube the voltage of the 1st number in the resistance of your coils.
so a 2.0ohm coil would hit good at or around 4 volts.
ok?

if a device is variable wattage, that means you dont have to change the voltage if you want to switch ur coil to a different resistance. You just set it to your sweet spot the 1st time nd then the device will switch the volts for you if you change ur coil resistance. sounds like you would want this, lol.

enjoy the vape journey.

 

[dormouse]

This is not the real math but super simple for beginners...

For single coil atomizers and cartomizers...

The lower the ohms of the attachment vs the voltage of the battery, the hotter the vape
Generally you don't use attachments more than 2 lower than the voltage.
So... on a 5v device (or a 5v setting on a VV device) you would use at least a 3ohm atomizer or cartomizer
on a 3.7 voltage device (or VV setting) you could probably use down to 1.7 ohms
(of course at that heat you may fry some atomizers, scorch cartos, etc)

(note - dual coil atomizers and cartomizers work differently - instead of giving you a hotter vape, they give double vapor. Like a 2.5ohm dual coil is actually two 5 ohm coils)

For single or dual coil, the lower the ohms, the faster your battery charge will be used.

A VV device usually lets you adjust the voltage (for example) from 3 to 5 volts or something similar.
So, for example you could put on a 2.5ohm single coil atty or carto and it would be slightly warm at 3volt setting, warmer at 3.5v, hotter at 4v, quite hot at 4.5v, you may fry it at 5v

I am unfamiliar w/ variable wattage

 

[Train2]

Yeah - there are probably 12 threads just like this!
Here's plain english for your specific questions, I think:
1 - you got a great device, it won't be difficult to use
2 - your juice thing (clearomizer, cartomizer, whatever) has a coil, and the coil's resistance is measured in OHMS. Lower ohms will get hotter, faster given the same power from your battery...
3 - you can change how much power your battery sends to the coil using EITHER voltage OR watts.
4 - changing voltage OR watts basically lets you "fine tune" so you get the best vapor and flavor - which might be a little different depending on your juice, your device, and your preference.
So - just use some reasonable starting point (maybe 4 volts or 8 watts) then go up or down and find what you like...
Using Watts, the device is taking a measurement of the ohms of your coil FOR YOU, and setting the voltage. The idea is that you'll get those 8 watts whether you happen to be using a 2.2 ohm coil or a 2.6 ohm coil... In real life, you can just fiddle with EITHER watts or volts yourself until your happy.

 

[Ryedan]

Your text is in bold:

I've heard that these "iTaste V3 VV V3.0" are quite good.

I have no idea. There are probably reviews on it that you can Google for. I seriously think someone has reviewed pretty much everything out there!

What is Variable Voltage??? What is Variable Wattage??? And what are omh's???

OK, ohms are how the resistance to electrical flow is measured. There is a heating element (a coil) in the 'topper' (atomizer, clearomizer, etc) on your battery. So, a coil of 2 ohms resists passage of electricity less than a 3 ohm coil. More electricity equals more heating energy.

Voltage measures how hard we push the electricity. This is dependent on the battery, in your case a variable volt battery, so you can change this within 3.3 - 5 volts. Push harder and you increase electrical flow, again giving you more heat.

Watts are how we measure the power the electricity has. Like the power of a car is measured in horse power. In our case, it is determined by ohms and volts. The more ohms (higher resistance to flow) and lower volts (less push) the less power we have. The opposite is also true.

The difference between setting volts or watts on the ecig is this: Set volts and if you change the topper and it is a different resistance the battery will output the same volts so the power will change, thus the vape will change.

Set watts and if you change the topper and it's resistance is different, the battery will realize this and modify its output to keep the watts where you set them, keeping the vape very similar.

What difference will "VV" make to my vaping? Will different VV settings change the flavour of my e-liquid?

Being able to change the power to the coil in either way will allow you to change the flavor, throat hit and vapor production. These are connected, so more of one will typically give more of the others, it is however a very useful tool to have in your vaping arsenal.

The warm vapor is nice, but I'm not really bothered ether way. Temperature isn't all that important to me.

Yup, more power will also warm the vape.

I need to buy replacement coils tomorrow, but I don't know what to buy???

For this gear I would buy 2.0 ohm coils and see how that goes.

Why is it all so confusing?

Don't worry about it, you're new at this. It's totally normal. Stick around here and in a few months you will know as much about this stuff as you want to. In the meantime, don't sweat it all too much. You will understand a lot from just starting to use your gear. Best of luck with it!

 

[D. Waterhouse]

Variable voltage is just that, you can increase or decrease the power to your coil. I don't like the term variable wattage because it confuses newer vapers, automatic variable voltage is a more accurate term. On a VW set up if you start with a 2ohm carto at 10 watts your voltage is at about 4.5 volts if you switch to a 3ohm carto it will automaticly adjust your voltage to about 5.5 volts which is still 10 watts and will give you a similar vape. I'd recommend a 2.4-2.6 ohm coil for VV as it will give a better range to work with. a good basic electric tutorial can be found here, but a quick plumbing analogy is this: volts= pressure, amps=volume of flow, ohms= resistance to flow, and wattage= total system power.

TL;DR: Start with low voltage take a puff, turn it up a little, take another puff, if it tastes too hot or a little burned turn it down a bit.

P.S. ohms law calculator for when you get the hang of it. Take a deep breath, take another one with vapor and say to yourself "I can do this"


Good luck!

 

[RedhatPat]

Ohm's Law Calculator

and

Watts - volts - amps - ohms conversion calculator

RHP

 

[BigBen2k]

Ohm: electrical resistance (of the heating coil). Common are 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, ... 3.0

VV: a battery with a knob to allow you to fine tune the voltage, going to the coil

VW: A battery with buttons to allow you to select the power applied to a coil

Why you want these: actually, you don't need it. A battery's voltage drops, a little bit as it discharges, and some people don't care for the difference, so they get a VV, VW is for those who think they can use any coil, and get the same steady experience, but it's not entirely true.

There are also "fixed voltage" batteries (aka "regulated"), that deliver the same fixed voltage, regardless of the charge state of the battery.

All of the above include an extra circuit to regulate the feature, which use a bit of power themselves.

For fine tuning your e-cig, you can either get one of the above, or try different coils and see what works best for you. If you pick the former, it's quite possible you'll end up doing the latter anyways.

I use a simple cheap battery, with no regulation circuit, so my batteries last longer, and I'm happy with the default 2.2 coil. By the time I notice my vapor getting cold, my battery blinks to let me know it needs to be recharged.

Good luck!

 

[drifter711]

Grimmgreen has some pretty good vids kinda what helped me get my start here is one that may help ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mOlR3INHzU&feature=youtube_gdata_player also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtYG1UkUSV4&feature=youtube_gdata_player for his review of the itaste vv v3. Welcome to efc and welcome to the wonderful world of vaping enjoy

 

[illusion]

vv adjusts the voltage thats going to your atomizer the higher the voltage the warmer the vapor , when it comes to flavor the atomizer you are using effects the flavor the most imo.

if flavor is what matters most to you id consider this, rather then getting a itaste VV V3.0 and use the same atomizers or clearos i would get a mechanical mod. you can get them really cheap, for example you can get a V3 Mechanical Mod for as low as $18 and its a nice solid device. i recommend getting a iSeason if you can spend the extra money its a really good mechanical mod for the money but the v3 will do just fine. a mech mod paired with a rebuildable atomizer will give you some of the best flavor you can get and can put out some serious vapor.

depending on the wire you use and how many wraps you use on the coil you can adjust the vapor and warmth by making lower or higher ohms and its very easy to pick up. you can get a igo-l rebuildable atomizer for around $13, and if you want a tank you can get the Smoktech RSST rebuildable atomizer for around $26 they are very easy to build coils on. get a atomizer ohm meter or a multimeter and watch a few youtube videos and you will be good to go, with good batteries you will have a nice setup i recommend getting two 2000 mah aw imr 18650's or better to start out with and you will be in good shape.

i probably left out a few things feel free to send me a PM if you decide to go this route and have any questions ill put some links below for the things i mentioned hope this help you good luck

mechanical mod's
$18.11 V3 MOD Telescoping Electronic Cigarette Battery Compartment - gold at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

http://www./iSeason-Mechanical-Adam-Clone-p/iseason.htm

rebuildable atomizers
IGO-L Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer

SMOKTech RSST Genesis Rebuildable Atomizer

batteries
AW IMR 18650 2000 mAh

Batteries : Panasonic High Drain NCR18650PD Hybrid 2900mAh Button Top

 

[RedhatPat]

Really pitching a mech with a genny to a newbie, really? Price is the least important thing to factor in when dealing with mechs and hybrids unless you're including the cost of facial reconstructive surgery.

RHP

ETA: You forgot the saety fuse or Kick in your sales pitch. And PMs are a terrible way to help new folks because then only 1 person is helped, instead of others who may have the same question.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Regular every day mod (aka regulated single battery mod)= car with on or off...no gas pedal...you turn the key and wham you are running as hard as your mod can run

VV = mod with a gas pedal, you turn on the car, can adjust how hard the engine runs

VW - mod with gas pedal and a transmission, you turn on the car, it now can adjust how the engine runs and depending on the load what gear to be in

I hope that helps

 

[Ryedan]

+10 RedhatPat ^^^^. And this is a newbie who is still getting a handle on ohms and volts. RBA with a mech mod is not a good idea.

 

[drifter711]

If the guy is having the troubles he stated after reviewing online mec is a bad route to lead him down not all of this comes as easy to everyone there is a reason mecs are recomended for advanced vapers safety 1st please

 

[illusion]

facial reconstructive surgery ? thats a little over the top dont you think lol ? im not telling the guy to rock 0.2 ultra sub ohm coils at 8.4 volts wrapping a coil on a rsst or igo-l is pretty easy entry level stuff. i told him to get a multi meter and to watch videos to find out the right way to build a coil i do not think i offered him dangerous advise. i have seen people start on mech and rba and have no trouble at all . if you vape carto's for 7 weeks or 7 years and move to rba's and mech it dose not make a difference your still new to it regardless if you have been doing carto vaping for years or weeks. maybe i am wrong i just don't see much harm in some one who has a basic idea of vaping starting down the path to a sweet vape setup

 

[docp1620]

At this point in your vaping life don't worry to much about what it all means. If you keep looking around this site you will learn in time what all those terms mean. For now, from the reviews the itaste looks like a good device. As was said before if you use your device in variable voltage mode then eery time you change your tank, carto, ect. you will need to adjust your voltage to get the taste you want. with variable wattage the device (mod) does the for you.

 

[drifter711]

facial reconstructive surgery ? thats a little over the top dont you think lol ? im not telling the guy to rock 0.2 ultra sub ohm coils at 8.4 volts wrapping a coil on a rsst or igo-l is pretty easy entry level stuff. i told him to get a multi meter and to watch videos to find out the right way to build a coil i do not think i offered him dangerous advise. i have seen people start on mech and rba and have no trouble at all . if you vape carto's for 7 weeks or 7 years and move to rba's and mech it dose not make a difference your still new to it regardless if you have been doing carto vaping for years or weeks. maybe i am wrong i just don't see much harm in some one who has a basic idea of vaping starting down the path to a sweet vape setup

But the guy has already looked up vv vw and ohms and does not understand them he has stated he does not want the science of vaping and what to you seems easy might be rocket science to another

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

without getting all sciency, he can use the "chart" and adjust his mod / coil

Chart is below...try to keep your mod in the green and all will be well

If your mod runs at 3.7vdc then a coil with with range from 1.7Ω - 3.8Ω will be safe
If your mod runs at 5vdc then a coil with range from 3.0Ω - whatever will be safe

 

[Ructions]

Thanx everyone, I really appreciate all the advice. I had read over a few old threads about VV and VW, but I couldn't find an answer to my question "What difference will VV give to my vaping experience? "

But thanks to your answers I now understand what difference VV makes to vaping, it heats the e~liquid and changes the flavour so you can mess around with it till you get it to a temperature and flavour that you like. I think I have it right now!

A lot of the threads I read got very technical without actually eexplaining how VV effected vaping. I asked someone a while ago if VV enchanted the flavour of e-liquid, but he said it didn't, so that really through me. And now it turns out that guys info was wrong. I was thinking he had it wrong.

So now I'm really looking forward to trying VV. I have some e-liquids that I really like, but the flavour is just bit too mild, I'm looking forward to getting more flavour from my e-liquids!

Thanx everyone for your help!