Watts or volts? And some other random stuff I cant really figure out.

[PuffPuffersons]

Been doing a lot of reading, information overload, if someone could kindly explain to me as if I was a 5 year old:

I just got an iTaste SVD. It can operate in voltage or wattage mode. As far as I can tell, the only difference is the unit of measurement. Is this correct, or is there more to it?



I got a bunch of juices with awesomely amazing flavour, but zero throat hit. Is there any cool tricks I can do at home to fix this, or am I stuck with them the way they are?



Is pressure in the ears a sign of nic poisoning or something like that, or am I being a hypochondriac?



Some flavours are pretty much impossible to clean from my tanks. Or heads. Whatever the thing that holds the coil is called. I wash them in the sink, dry burn a bit, repeat, and its still there, contaminating the next flavour I try to vape, forcing me to put in a brand new one. Are there any magical fixes for this?



My SVD can go up to 6v. However every juice I've tried yet (with 1.8 and even 2.8ohm heads) get a burnt taste, start spitting and generally become unpleasant at 5v. What kind of hell juice would one vape at max voltage? Tried with a Protank 3, Mini II, smoktek ARO and Vivi Nova.



Thanks for the help!

 

[gamebeatter]

Been doing a lot of reading, information overload, if someone could kindly explain to me as if I was a 5 year old:

I just got an iTaste SVD. It can operate in voltage or wattage mode. As far as I can tell, the only difference is the unit of measurement. Is this correct, or is there more to it?



I got a bunch of juices with awesomely amazing flavour, but zero throat hit. Is there any cool tricks I can do at home to fix this, or am I stuck with them the way they are?



Is pressure in the ears a sign of nic poisoning or something like that, or am I being a hypochondriac?



Some flavours are pretty much impossible to clean from my tanks. Or heads. Whatever the thing that holds the coil is called. I wash them in the sink, dry burn a bit, repeat, and its still there, contaminating the next flavour I try to vape, forcing me to put in a brand new one. Are there any magical fixes for this?



My SVD can go up to 6v. However every juice I've tried yet (with 1.8 and even 2.8ohm heads) get a burnt taste, start spitting and generally become unpleasant at 5v. What kind of hell juice would one vape at max voltage? Tried with a Protank 3, Mini II, Smoktek ARO and Vivi Nova.



Thanks for the help!

For the Juice with no hit, first question is there Nic in it? and second if there is I think it may be lacking one of the two main ingredients in juice the PG/VG if you do know the ratio of juice than that could help trouble shoot your problem.

the juice people would vape at max voltage would be premium juices or juices that are high VG, the ingredient that makes bigger clouds.

as for cleaning flavors out, at lease in my old T3S I would just soak them in water or turn the tap on and let water flow thru and into the tank so it washes it all out, then take a couple of puffs without turning it on then I would burn it until it would not produce or sounded like it was gurgling.

 

[Kollin6618]

I've heard adding a bit of everclear adds throat hit. Never tried it though. If the SVD is like my VV V3 then wattage mode makes it so you don't have to worry about ohms and volts, sets everything for you so you don't over do it and burn it. I'm having that issue as well with getting the flavor out. Gonna try soaking my iClear 16s in vodka tonight.

 

[zanedog]

I may be wrong but i think technically it would seem setting voltage would have a tiny advantage as the electronics don't have to read the ohms of the atomizer before applying current.

I would suggest getting a Kayfun or Russian clone, I found there to be quite an improvement in taste and throat hit.

I don't know about pressure in the ears, you may want to consult with your MD, personally I think you are going mad.

 

[ShariR]

Welcome to ECF. You got yourself a nice device for your first. SVD should serve you well.

Menthols and mints (and I think cinnamon) are a bear to get the flavor out of your topper. I drip into 510 attys and I have to use an atty dedicated to any menthol or mint. I can not get the flavor out with rinsing, soaking in vodka or everclear or by dry burning. It is stubborn. So I set aside an atty just for that juice. I have an atty just for tobaccos, etc.

There is something called a flavor eraser fluid/juice that is sold by some vendors and I hear it works. The only place I remember it being offered is Vixen Vapors, I think. I have not tried it.

 

[bacc.vap]

The main difference is that if you use attys with different ohms ratings in "voltage" mode, you have to change the voltage to get the same vape. In "wattage" mode the device automatically changes the voltage to put out the wattage you have it set at. Probably best to start out in voltage mode, then once you have a particular juice's voltage where you like it, you can calculate what wattage that is and try it in the wattage mode then. Either way you can always just adjust to taste.

I think some people use PGA (pure grain alcohol) to give things a little kick. I'm not sure what else could be used. Higher PG and nic do up the throat hit though.

I don't really have the problem with flavors sticking around to much. I'll leave that one for someone else.

I rarely vape over 5 volts either. I don't think there's any juices in particular that get vaped at high voltages, it's just personal preference. Just set the voltage to where your juice taste the best, it's not a contest to use maximum voltage.

 

[PuffPuffersons]

For the Juice with no hit, first question is there Nic in it? and second if there is I think it may be lacking one of the two main ingredients in juice the PG/VG if you do know the ratio of juice than that could help trouble shoot your problem.

They are 12mg nic, and this vendor doesnt let you customize other than selecting nic strength.

 

[zanedog]

I started with some 12mg and quickly bought some 18mg.

 

[Drew K]

Volts are like the electricity going into your atomizer.

Watts are like the electricity coming out of it after its gone through the coils.

If you want a consistent heat, use wattage and it doesn't matter which resistance you put on it, you're device will adjust the voltage for you

 

[kuchibue]

Okay, I'm new here, too. And curious about this wattage thing, too.
I have experience on the electrical side, but really none as far as vape gear goes.

It seems to me, though, that even setting for constant watts (= constant heat generation), you'd still have to adjust for your atomizer?

Like if you had a short single coil with poor wicking system vs. dual coils with more surface area and an efficient wicking system.

Running at same wattage, my uneducated guess would be that you'd get a small amount of burnt tasting vapor from the first, and a large amount of cooler vapor from the second?

Am I totally off-base here?

 

[zanedog]

Sounds good in theory, I'll let someone more experienced chime in.

 

[HawaiiVPR]

Wattage and Voltage explained in very simple layman's terms:

Vaping E-Cigs Voltage Vs. Watts - YouTube

 

[KenD]

Very few clearomizers will let you use 6v without you getting a burnt taste, the air flow is simply not good enough. Another problem is that the liquid is not wicking good/fast enough. I managed to get Evod clearos to manage 15w by drilling out the air holes on them, thus drastically increasing the airflow, rebuilding my coil, and using cotton as a wicking material. Otherwise I could only use 8-9w without getting a burnt taste. RBAs such as the Kayfun or the Aqua are best for high voltage/wattage vaping, but they require that you know how to properly build a coil.

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[kuchibue]

Thanks for the link, Hawaii!

Gave me the info I was looking for. Seems over repeated use coils degrade and impedance tends to increase.
The constant wattage feature makes sense to me then to account for changes over the lifetime of a particular build.

 

[thaiad24]

- stick with watts as you can over power your coil using a high volt setting
- ear problem will go, i had that also when i began as did many others
- throat hit will simply be the nic level so up it a few mg

 

[Dogeggs]

The pressure in your ears could be linked to the PG in your ejuice as it can irritate the inner ear. If it continues to be a problem try using juice with lower PG ratio or with no PG at all.

 

[PuffPuffersons]

Kinda surprised about the ear thing. At least I'm not going crazy!


My last question would be which RBA is the easiest to rebuild, and is it worthwhile with an iTaste SVD or do you have to have a mech mod to see any benefit?

 

[Asmo6]

Been doing a lot of reading, information overload, if someone could kindly explain to me as if I was a 5 year old:

I just got an iTaste SVD. It can operate in voltage or wattage mode. As far as I can tell, the only difference is the unit of measurement. Is this correct, or is there more to it?

Voltage minus resistance = available power at the coil. That's layman. There's real math for this.

Wattage basically is the end result or number correlating to that amount of power - but generally equates to heat.

Two ways to describe the same thing. One you adjust to match the coil. One does the math for you. Wattage mode.

I got a bunch of juices with awesomely amazing flavour, but zero throat hit. Is there any cool tricks I can do at home to fix this, or am I stuck with them the way they are?

Air. And density. Throat hit on a gentle juice from say a mini pro tank, vs say a dual coil rba with smaller airflow... No contest. The sheer quantity of juice being vaporized along with your ability to adjust the mixing air will generate mite throat hit. You simply cannot turn up the power on yours without running into wicking problems. So basically you need a device you CAN. Preferably one where you can set the air too.

Is pressure in the ears a sign of nic poisoning or something like that, or am I being a hypochondriac?

No idea. Didn't happen to me. We're all different.

Some flavours are pretty much impossible to clean from my tanks. Or heads. Whatever the thing that holds the coil is called. I wash them in the sink, dry burn a bit, repeat, and its still there, contaminating the next flavour I try to vape, forcing me to put in a brand new one. Are there any magical fixes for this?

Alcohol. Buy yourself a bottle of vodka. Don't go too cheap or you'll be chasing the flavor out with a cheap perfumey vodka taste. It will do what water won't. Stop going from one extreme to another. Get a tank for fruity stuff, one for mega powerful juices like menthol. And so on. Don't put a soft vanilla in a menthol tank. Great time for different colored tanks or drip tips. Marry them to the tanks you run certain things in.

My SVD can go up to 6v. However every juice I've tried yet (with 1.8 and even 2.8ohm heads) get a burnt taste, start spitting and generally become unpleasant at 5v. What kind of hell juice would one vape at max voltage? Tried with a Protank 3, Mini II, Smoktek ARO and Vivi Nova.

Not juice. Device. That power is only going to come in handy when you get a device that can wick and atomize a lot more juice at once. Zero of those qualify IMO. Those go on medium, not kill. The voltage range gives you versatility, of running a wide variety of resistance coils. But until you get into something that can really cook. You will not be hitting any of those with 6v without burning it up.

Thanks for the help!

The SVD should have enough voltage to run an RBA. It won't sub-ohm, but it can crank the voltage up so it can still hit higher resistance coils hard. You're good. Buy a kayfun. It's only one coil. Buy a cheap dripper to practice with first. Like a cheap IGO. Watch the videos on YouTube. It's not that hard.

 

[zanedog]

I recieved my Russian 91 the other day and found it quite easy to build with the help of a magnifying glass.