You know, based on what I've heard in
reviews of LT, I'm gonna say you'll probably have a satisfying vape on em, but you won't get em anywhere near 5 or 6 volts. But again, your vape feels more intense regardless of the voltage because you're on a low res DC. The best way to figure out if it'll work well for you is to watch PhilBusardo's review of Lava Tube. The Tox is regulated exactly the same way. He charts out how high each ohm of carto/atty will go on voltage, so you'll know if that will take you high enough for your satisfaction. You can find his lavatube reviw at
TasteYourJuice.com. Also, someone just recommended grimmgreen's lava tube follow up video to me, and he explains how it limits pretty well. Bottom line, based on how I understand it (and keep in mind, I've never used em. Don't have lava, and just ordered my tox... but I've been using a vv box for a while), is that it will allow you to dial in and vape at any voltage you set it at. But the internal contols will regulate the voltage it actually delivers to your carto. So if you've got a 1.5dc and you're trying to vape at 6v, its probably going to hold you down to high 3's. But that's still a nice vape with a dual coil. Personally, I'm curious to see how my 1.7 lr xl resurrectors perform on it, since they're single coil... but still very low res. But seriously, check that video out. Phil B charts out exactly how high the Lava tube will take each resistance of carto atty.. and a few of em are dc, as well.
I wish an actual USER of lava were in this thread... they could do a test real quick and tell you exactly how high it'll go on dual coil. But I have heard the majority of the complaints about the voltage restriction (its a safety feature, built into both Lts and Tox... what it does is not allow you to vape over 2.5 amps) are from vapers who are trying to use lower res dc cartos at higher voltages. Its just not possible with the 2.5 amp limitation. However, that doesn't mean that you can't get a nice vape out of it... Grimm Green's follow up will walk you thru the whole thing, and Phil B's will tell you exactly what is, and what is not possible. Again, neigher LT or Tox will prevent you from firing on a dc at any voltage... they'll just internally lower the voltage they acutally deliver. You can have it set to 6v, but only GET 3.8 on a dc, just to give you an example.
Again... tox is a DIFFERENT DEVICE than the lava tube, but it has similar internal restrictions/safety features, so that's why I'm recommending these. They helped me a ton, hopefully they'll help you too.
GrimmGreen Lava Tube 1 and 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHpXseKX9Bs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSJMhjhH4BA
PBusardo Lava Tube (this is long, like 35 mins, but he charts out exactly what you can and can't do... charts start about the middle of the video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn20oQOLEA4
And you know, something that I really should have mentioned is we hear an awful lot about how negative that restriction is... But something really important to keep in mind, especially if you're on a budget and a relatively new vaper... is that those voltage restrictions WILL ACTUALLY PREVENT YOU FROM FRYING YOUR LOW RES AND DC STUFF. Which is HUGELY important, especially if you're newish and still trying to figure out all the rules. When I first got my vv box, without similar restrictions, I fried thru a good half my supply of cartos and attys figureint it all out. There's something to be said for playing it a tiny bit safe. And that's how I look at Tox and lavatube... they're a really budget friendly, safe way to explore vv, and you'll have a heck of a vape.
