VV mod or full mech?

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IMFire3605

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Mechanicals, are just that, basic mechanical parts put together, have to add in addon fuses or booster circuit attachments to add some more safety or boost power beyond battery oomph. Variable Power mods generally on top of their power adjustments, have a lot more built in safety circuits and such to protect the device, attachements, and you. Personally, my advice, mechanicals are up in the advanced usage later down the road once you get more experience, so probably look at a mod first for a while. If your MVP can't be fixed, look also into a back up system like an Ego Twist, Vision Spinner, or KGo VV for in the case of something breaking down on your all day device.

Example I currently have 3 systems
3 Joye 510 Manual cigalikes with t4 clear/micromizers, and standard Boge cartomizers
2 Joye Ego-T Passthroughs with 4 T3s, 2 T2s (CE5s), 2 Evods
1 SBL Ego-V Mega V2 with a protank and smoktech glass DCT

One Breaks down I got backups to fall back on.
 

Leithan

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I think it's kind of a wash, at least in my limited experience, mechs might be simpler devices but to get the most out of them you generally need to wrap your own coils, and VV well its got buttons and electronic gizmos and what not, but I think you get better results with out much fiddling with coils and what not. Try a mech mod with a Kick, kind of a compromise between the two. I think most folks will just tell you to get both. Do some research, watch the videos on youtube and read the posts on ECF. Figure out what kind of experience you want out of vaping and that will help you decide. Both types have their pros and cons, and I don't think you will go wrong either way, just don't think that mechs=easy and VV=unreliable and complicated. And much like all the answers you will get to this question, this is just a personal opinion. I know, I hated this type of answer when I was deciding, I just wanted some one to tell me what to get so I didn't have to decide, that way if it was a mistake, it was their fault not mine:evil:
 
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NGAHaze

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As was mentioned, mechanicals have no circuitry, they are essentially just a switch. If you aren't interested in RBA's and such, you probably don't need one. I would suggest enjoying what you have for a bit, perhaps experimenting with cartos, clearos, etc to see what you like best. Since you already have a backup (everyone should) you don't have to buy another pv unless you just want to.
 

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If you're new, I'd go VV to get a feel for what kind of power you want to vape at. I adjust my power even based on the juice I'm using. Once you have an ADV that you will use again and again, you can set yourself up a re-buildable atomizer at exactly the resistance you want to get that power out of a full mechanical.
 
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