volts ohm mah? wtf?

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    cavibird2005

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    What kind of battery do you have?

    It all has to do with ohms law, with a standard battery 3.7 you can run 1.5-3.0 ohms lower the ohms the warmer the hit. On higher voltage you want a higher resistance so lets say your running 5v than you want to have a higher ohm as you'll be running more voltage and amperage with a 1.5 ohm on 5v you'll burn out the carto or atty quick. So you'll want 3.0+ ohms.

    That help or did I confuse you more?
     

    eMacabre

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    What kind of battery do you have?

    It all has to do with ohms law, with a standard battery 3.7 you can run 1.5-3.0 ohms lower the ohms the warmer the hit. On higher voltage you want a higher resistance so lets say your running 5v than you want to have a higher ohm as you'll be running more voltage and amperage with a 1.5 ohm on 5v you'll burn out the carto or atty quick. So you'll want 3.0+ ohms.



    That help or did I confuse you more?

    Unfortunately this confused me more lol. I am not even alittle bit mechanical. I have a tw tornado t battery so i believe that is a 510. I was using LR attys with it. I dont know why or even if thats good for it.
     

    Boodle

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    LOL. I feel you. Do you own a fat batt like eGo or... ? Here's a consumer's take on what you get with ohms and voltage rather than how they work. There are smart people here than can share the science. I'm not one of them. Here's how ohms and voltage effect a vaper's experience:

    The lower the ohm number the warmer the vape. The low ohm supplies are called Low Resistance or LR. They're made to simulate high voltage vaping for a full, warm cigarette-like vape. LR supplies shouldn't be used on batteries less than 450 mAh. 100 mAh = about an hour of vape time. LR supplies put stress on the batteries so you may get a bit less than an hour per 100 mAh.

    1.25 ohm = very warm vape. Many would call it hot.
    1.5 ohm = vey warm vape
    1.7 = warm vape (this is a fan favorite for many)
    2.0 - 2.2 ohm - great starting point to try LR supplies. Warm vape without so much worry of burning carto filler etc.
    3.0 Regular resistance = cool vape

    Warning: Don't use LR supplies on skinnys (cigarette-sized) batteries. I wouldn't suggest lower than 2.0 on eGos. The new 1100 mAh Rivas and the Kgos are 3.7v and can take the stress of any LR supply I've thrown at them.

    Vlotage is how much umph you get when you vape. You feel a definite difference vaping at 3.2v than 3.7. It offers a bigger, stronger hit, the flavor comes through better etc.

    Hope this helped rather than confused.
     

    Zogem

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    how do i tell how many volts my batteries are and how do i know if that is compatible with ohm or what the hell does this mean. I feel like i need to be an electrician to buy parts for these thing lol.

    1) Your batteries should be rated for both amps and voltage. And there is equipment to measure both available.

    2) You shouldn't need to understand the relationships between amps/volts/oms to buy equipment, as volts/amps/ohms is in fact complicated stuff. Tell you're vendor what you have, and they should be able to help.

    Basics:

    More amps = longer usage between power.
    More ohms = more resistance. Electricity + Resistance = heat.

    But I really wouldn't dwell on it. If you have 3.2-3.7 volts stick to 1.8-2.0 ohms, if six volts+, then 2.8-3.0. There is a table around somewhere. For the post part, ask the vendor; I'm astonished at how helpful they can be.
     

    swedishfish

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    1) Your batteries should be rated for both amps and voltage. And there is equipment to measure both available.

    2) You shouldn't need to understand the relationships between amps/volts/oms to buy equipment, as volts/amps/ohms is in fact complicated stuff. Tell you're vendor what you have, and they should be able to help.

    Basics:

    More amps = longer usage between power.
    More ohms = more resistance. Electricity + Resistance = heat.

    But I really wouldn't dwell on it. If you have 3.2-3.7 volts stick to 1.8-2.0 ohms, if six volts+, then 2.8-3.0. There is a table around somewhere. For the post part, ask the vendor; I'm astonished at how helpful they can be.

    Exactly! Honestly if the there was all this talk about voltage/amps when I started vaping, I probably wouldn't be vaping. Can't use this, can't use that. It's getting crazy.

    I asked the vendor, hooked me up just fine. Plus, they are the ones offering the warranty. If they say it's OK- good enough for me.
     
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