I was using a volts chart for vaping when I first started to make sure I was in a safe zone as everything was all new for me. I have since switched over using wattage instead of volts and find that my wattage preference is not in a "safe zone". I am using a 1.8 coil and running it at 15 watts and my juice taste good like that, but is that safe? Using a nautilus mini with MVP 3.0.
Watts vs. volts.
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Those charts are old and outdated, and do not reflect the quality of equipment we enjoy today. You can't really go wrong with the MVP3, it will keep you safe. If the resistance is too high or too low, it simply won't fire; worst case is probably that you turn the watts up too high and burn up the cotton wick in your Nautilus coil. Remedy for that is to simply swap in a new coil and turn down the watts.
those charts are from a time when most equipment used the old ce4 and protank sized coils that operated in the 5 watt range.
It isn't that those old charts are outdated as it is they don't specify the gauge of wire and wire type the numbers were based on making them essentially worthless. Had they listed the wire type and wire gauge, those charts would be 100% valid.
To know what power range a coil needs to run at, resistance alone tells you nothing. You also need to know wire type i.e. SS, Kanthal, nickel, nichrome, etc. and you need to know the wire gauge. Any chart that doesn't list those three variables is completely worthless.
From there its a simple matter of using a web calculator like Steam Engine to plug the numbers in. There are also a couple of handy apps for smart phones that do the same thing.
On factory made, pre-built coils, you might not have that information, though most quality manufacturers list a wattage range the coil should be run at.
As far as your mod goes, so long as the wattage range and resistance of the coil fall well within the mod's specifications, you really have nothing to worry about.
To know what power range a coil needs to run at, resistance alone tells you nothing. You also need to know wire type i.e. SS, Kanthal, nickel, nichrome, etc. and you need to know the wire gauge. Any chart that doesn't list those three variables is completely worthless.
From there its a simple matter of using a web calculator like Steam Engine to plug the numbers in. There are also a couple of handy apps for smart phones that do the same thing.
On factory made, pre-built coils, you might not have that information, though most quality manufacturers list a wattage range the coil should be run at.
As far as your mod goes, so long as the wattage range and resistance of the coil fall well within the mod's specifications, you really have nothing to worry about.
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