Hi all! I'm from central Ohio and I'm an electro-mechanical engineer that races motorcycles as a hobby. I'm fairly new to vaping and have browsed this forum since the beginning! Figured it was time to sign-up and introduce my self. I started on an ego, then picked up a vision spinner and kanger tech pro tank. I recently decided there's no going back now, I may as well get what I want and will enjoy. I bought me an itaste vtr and handed down the others to family and friends (I love it)! Great to be here.
what a game changer!
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Welcome, great to have ya here. The people are all great here. There is a disturbing amount of knowledge here, soak it up and enjoy.
Welcome!
What/where do you race?
I've been campaigning an SV650 and Ninja250 with WERA up until the last couple of seasons. Hope to get back out there next year on my Duc 900.
What/where do you race?
I've been campaigning an SV650 and Ninja250 with WERA up until the last couple of seasons. Hope to get back out there next year on my Duc 900.
Welcome to ECF! I'm suprised that you aren't getting into mechs/rebuildables though, figured all engineers would shoot straight for them, that's what I did. 
But hey, if you're good with a VTR, there's no reason to do something else. Congrats, you found your device.
But hey, if you're good with a VTR, there's no reason to do something else. Congrats, you found your device.
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I race mostly moto series and do local track days. id love to get on an sv and see what its like. I need something cheaper on tires! Pm me when you get a chance, I'm interested I'n doing some wera events!
What do you mean by mechanical mods? I buy what my local vape shop has. not much of an internet shopper. Are they not electronic? No screen? Maybe send me a link to one? still new to the vape game. By the way, I'm not illiterate, I just post from my phone (in a rush usually)
What do you mean by mechanical mods? I buy what my local vape shop has. not much of an internet shopper. Are they not electronic? No screen? Maybe send me a link to one? still new to the vape game. By the way, I'm not illiterate, I just post from my phone (in a rush usually)
A "mech mod" is a personal vaporizer with no wires, it's a essentially a conductive tube with two pins at each end. One pin is connected to whatever you screw into the top and the other connects with a switch that makes contact with the battery when you press it. Because there are no wires or micro-electronics involved, you can do things you normally wouldn't be able to do like using a heating coil with a lower resistance that would end up drawing more current than a regulated device could handle. With lower resistance coils, you have a coil that heats up quicker and hotter which leads to more vapor. With higher resistance coils you pretty much have to have a device that can boost voltage like the VTR in order to get s satisfying vape because normally the battery would not supply a high enough voltage. Mechs only really gain an advantage over devices such as the VTR and ProVari when you start to go below 1 Ohm (this is called "sub-ohm") with your coils. When the resistance is that low you'll be getting more power than regulated devices can currently handle. Normally you'll need a rebuildable device such as an IGO-L or IGO-W to get a coil this low because you will have to build it yourself. The highest power any regulated device can handle at this moment is about 20 Watts (the DNA 20) there are other devices that can get a little higher as well but they;'re all around 20 Watts. So if you want more than what regulated devices can give you, mechs are what you're looking for. Now before any crazy anti-subohm people come in and comment. When you start doing stuff like this, maximizing power, making small coils, you need to know the limits of your device and battery, mostly your battery(don't draw 10 Amps from a battery that can only handle 3). As an electro-mechanical engineer I'm sure you wouldn't have a problem with this I just figured I would mention it.
1.8 Ohm Coil at 4 Volts would give you about 8.9 Watts
1.0 Ohm Coil at 4 Volts would give you 16 Watts
0.8 Ohm Coil at 4 Volts would give you 20 Watts
0.5 Ohm Coil at 4 Volts would give you 32 Watts
All of this being said, if you're fine vaping on your VTR, there's no reason to jump into something else. Unless the tinkerer inside you wants to start fiddling with building your own coils and such.
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I bought the vtr because its very easy to work on. all hardware is star bit and comes apart in sections. not to mention its built very well. I tend to drop stuff quite a bit I'm pleased with the performance of my vtr, I will start looking into 'mech mods' though. thanks for your tips!
I'm pleased with the performance of my vtr, I will start looking into 'mech mods' though. thanks for your tips!
The VTR is pretty tough, if you want something you can drop though, mech mods are the way to go. When you drop something made almost entirely or stainless steel/aluminum/brass not much breaks except maybe what you dropped it on.I bought the vtr because its very easy to work on. all hardware is star bit and comes apart in sections. not to mention its built very well. I tend to drop stuff quite a bit
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