Welp, Early Notice
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Looks to me that you are an official Reonaut. Here's your badge.
Thanks. I shall wear it Proudly.
REO Vape Report
With a fresh battery and 2 ohm coil, I was loving life. Then, it started to get a little anemic. Checked battery voltage, at 4.0 volts. No problem, let's just see how it goes.
Vape really starts to thin out. Check battery again, a little over 3.9 volts. Well, this won't do, so I replace the coil with one at 1.6 ohms. Much better now.
Then, it starts to fall off again. Hmmmmm. Battery at 3.8. Should still be reasonable.
Then I get the brilliant idea to check voltage drop. Holy cow, it's .5 volt under load.
Now I get it. On a VW device, my 2 ohm coil at 8 watts needs 4 volts. On the REO, a fresh battery would be 4.2 - 0.5 = 3.7 delivered to coil, so 6.8 watts, not bad. With 1.6 ohms at 3.9 - 0.5 = 3.4 delivered to coil, so 7.2 watts, still pretty much what I'm used to. Right now, I'm at 3.7 - 0.5 = 3.2 delivered to 1.6 ohm coil, so 6.4 watts.
I'm not liking it much. Funny part is, I vape this same juice in a 2 ohm carto tank at 6.5 watts all day long, and enjoy it.
I think I understand now why everyone goes lower on mechanical. The vape is different, it many ways. I also understand why so many are coil experimenters. I'm about to become one.
With a fresh battery and 2 ohm coil, I was loving life. Then, it started to get a little anemic. Checked battery voltage, at 4.0 volts. No problem, let's just see how it goes.
Vape really starts to thin out. Check battery again, a little over 3.9 volts. Well, this won't do, so I replace the coil with one at 1.6 ohms. Much better now.
Then, it starts to fall off again. Hmmmmm. Battery at 3.8. Should still be reasonable.
Then I get the brilliant idea to check voltage drop. Holy cow, it's .5 volt under load.
Now I get it. On a VW device, my 2 ohm coil at 8 watts needs 4 volts. On the REO, a fresh battery would be 4.2 - 0.5 = 3.7 delivered to coil, so 6.8 watts, not bad. With 1.6 ohms at 3.9 - 0.5 = 3.4 delivered to coil, so 7.2 watts, still pretty much what I'm used to. Right now, I'm at 3.7 - 0.5 = 3.2 delivered to 1.6 ohm coil, so 6.4 watts.
I'm not liking it much. Funny part is, I vape this same juice in a 2 ohm carto tank at 6.5 watts all day long, and enjoy it.
I think I understand now why everyone goes lower on mechanical. The vape is different, it many ways. I also understand why so many are coil experimenters. I'm about to become one.
The upgrade kit Rob will have late next month will drastically lessen the V-drop. If you into moding some of use have replaced the spring with a 10amp fuse to lesson the drop. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/472662-spring-what-spring.html
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Thanks. I've been following a while, so I'm familiar with both of those.
Have I got all the stuff I posted up there correct? I've never paid that much attention before since I've always been on a regulated mod. Not sure how I feel about the tapering off as the battery runs down.
Most of us swap batteries at 3.7 volts and yeah that looks right. Also what battery you run makes a big difference in a mechanical. The AW IMR 1600 mah for example hold a voltage above 3.7 longer than an AW IMR 2000mah does.
Yeah, I swapped out the battery a little while ago. Much better now. Gonna look at getting some 1600 AW batts in the next few weeks.
Unless your chasing a big cloud of vapor, the 1600mah AW's have a very flat discharge curve in my opinion and I don't understand people switching batteries early. I like a full plume of vapor but my coils are well above 1ohm and I get hellacious vapor all day long on 1 battery and notice no drop off. This may be different with coils near or below 1 ohm. I think I'm around 1.3 and my two AW18650s are about 4 months old.
These batteries are awesome and apparently an integral part of the Reo package. I'm sure you will not be disappointed.
Ratchet, sweet lookin REO brother.
Have you tried a micro coil? It will likely run more efficiently.
Every now and then (happened yesterday again) I'll get a slightly weaker vape (when the battery should still be in the strong zone) and low and behold, one or both screws in my RBA are a little loose
Welcome and congrats on your REO bro
Have you tried a micro coil? It will likely run more efficiently.
Every now and then (happened yesterday again) I'll get a slightly weaker vape (when the battery should still be in the strong zone) and low and behold, one or both screws in my RBA are a little loose
Welcome and congrats on your REO bro
Ended up settling for 2 new Efest 2000 mah batts from a BM nearby. Nobody local had the AW 1600. Not my first choice, but the price point was fair. They wanted $17.50 for a single AW. Got 2 Efest for about the same price. I'll make do with these for awhile. When budget allows, I'll get the AWs, if I feel I need them. Not a cloud chaser, at least not right now.
Please do, there is a difference.
Using Battery test-review 18650 comparator Battery test-review 18650 comparator
you can see that the 1600 holds high voltage better.
Using Battery test-review 18650 comparator Battery test-review 18650 comparator
you can see that the 1600 holds high voltage better.
Beast,
Thanks for the chart. I knew there was a difference, and I really wanted the AW 1600. Unfortunately, it appears most of the less educated vapers just look at mAh, so the BMs in my area cater to the least common denominator. I was actually luck to find the ones I did.
In fact, the guy I was dealing with couldn't answer my questions about C rating and max drain amperage. The best he could do was point to the label that said "High Drain". LOL
I can live with these for now. I'm only running 2.6 amps at 11 watts right now, so the biggest issue is battery life. I always carry a spare just in case, so I'm good for now.
BTW, thanks for all the feedback. This is a great community, and I've learned loads here.
Thanks for the chart. I knew there was a difference, and I really wanted the AW 1600. Unfortunately, it appears most of the less educated vapers just look at mAh, so the BMs in my area cater to the least common denominator. I was actually luck to find the ones I did.
In fact, the guy I was dealing with couldn't answer my questions about C rating and max drain amperage. The best he could do was point to the label that said "High Drain". LOL
I can live with these for now. I'm only running 2.6 amps at 11 watts right now, so the biggest issue is battery life. I always carry a spare just in case, so I'm good for now.
BTW, thanks for all the feedback. This is a great community, and I've learned loads here.
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