What are the benefits to getting a variable voltage battery?

[Insignificance]

I'm new to all of this so please bear with me. I've been doing a lot of reading and have stumbled upon the variable voltage battery and I don't get why it is better than a standard battery. I'll bite on anything that is better but do these things adjust the voltage on their own or is that something done manually? And what makes them better than the regular ones (either manual or automatic)?

Thanks for the help!

 

[The Ocelot]

Hi and welcome! Different juices react to different voltages, and there is some gear that requires higher voltage than the standard batteries can put out. VV gives you the option to customize: flavor, TH and temperature.

 

[Thompson]

Some times certain flavors produce better at higher voltages (tend to be thicker, darker liquids). Lighter sweeter flavors tend to use lower voltage.

If I've tied a few on then I'm looking for more Throat Hit, which higher voltages can provide.

Just allows some room to play so the user can dial in the vape to their current wants.

 

[sawlight]

Not every coil has the same resistance, cartomizers vary from manufacture to manufacturer, some juice is great hotter, some better cooler. Lots of variances.
A true non-VV battery comes off the charger at 4.2-4.3v, they instantly drop to 3.7v and hold there a while, then start dropping again. We used to have to find a juice we liked, then an atomizer that would work well with that juice, with the battery we were using. Then cry in vain when one or the other was out of stock and have to start all over again.
VV not only allows you to find the sweet spot with a juice you like, but say you can't get the carto's you want from the vendor you love? No problem, get the ones you can and adjust to find a new sweet spot. We are no longer limited by out battery anymore. Set it where you like it and most of the better ones will hold that voltage until the battery is dead. Change out the battery and go again.
It has made vaping, and dealing with the inconstantancies of suppliers, a lot more enjoyable.

 

[juicejunky]

Also sometimes your atomizer/cartomizer resistance varies because of manufacturing or age/dirty etc. and it is nice to raise or lower the voltage to get more/less heat.

Also VV has a regulator so you get a consistent voltage/vape that you set throughout the battery's charge. With an unregulated fixed e-cig, it is higher /hotter off the charger and gets slowly weaker until it stops vaping or you change the battery.

You can vape fine on a fixed voltage ecig with chosing the right cartos/attys for your battery/juice and changing batteries when it bothers you, it just isn't as optimal or consistent.

 

[fourthrok]

Another factor...if you use cartomizers or carto tanks and refill them a lot...the ohms can change as the coil gets gunk on them. I've had cartos that started life at 2 ohm that ended up being 3+ohm in about a week (using the same carto, same flavor, same tank) and found it helped get more "life" and good vape out of them to up the voltage a bit to compensate for the higher ohm. At least until the flavor started to go "off" from being clean wore out.

 

[denali_41]

ome of the biggest advantages VV has over the ones is,,you can crank up the volts to get a warmer vape or down for cooler vape

 

[klynnn]

One thing I found was that increasing the power allowed me to use less nic in my juices.

 

[Insignificance]

Thanks for the info., everyone.

So I can adjust the voltage and thus get the best vape given the juice/atomizer that I'm using. OK, to a person who has problems changing the battery on his watch is it possible to inadvertently use too much voltage for too long and burn the fiber stuff in the cartridge?

 

[sawlight]

YUP! A good rule of thumb (there's a chart around here somewhere if you really want to break it down) that works great, keeps it simple and works well, is add 2 to get voltage. You order 2.5 ohm carto's, add two this gives you 4.5v to start out with. 1.7 ohm carto's, add 2, 3.7v is a good place to start. This keeps everything around 8 watts, what most people and juices like, then you can adjust from there.
It's a lot easier than some make it out to be, and a lot easier than some make it!

 

[juicejunky]

Thanks for the info., everyone.

So I can adjust the voltage and thus get the best vape given the juice/atomizer that I'm using. OK, to a person who has problems changing the battery on his watch is it possible to inadvertently use too much voltage for too long and burn the fiber stuff in the cartridge?

Yes but it gives such a nasty taste that you won't make that mistake again. You start low with a new one and move up in small increments to nirvana vape.

 

[Insignificance]

OK, so would putting it in my Vaping For Dummies understanding a variable volt battery will allow me to move from one manufacturer of juice to another and not have to buy their battery/starter kit because I'll have the ability to adjust the voltage and thus get the optimal power for said juice.....is that about right?

 

[denali_41]

OK, so would putting it in my Vaping For Dummies understanding a variable volt battery will allow me to move from one manufacturer of juice to another and not have to buy their battery/starter kit because I'll have the ability to adjust the voltage and thus get the optimal power for said juice.....is that about right?

yep,thats the ticket,,start low @3.5 volts and go up from there [slowly] till you find what you like best for the set up you are using

 

[fredddddie]

OK, so would putting it in my Vaping For Dummies understanding a variable volt battery will allow me to move from one manufacturer of juice to another and not have to buy their battery/starter kit because I'll have the ability to adjust the voltage and thus get the optimal power for said juice.....is that about right?

A starter kit (if all parts are working) should last you 6 months and more if you take good care of it.

 

[tj99959]

The real benifit for the new e-cig user is having the ability to try different things, and find what you like.
It's my experience that after finding what I like, and all the different ways I can make that happen, VV became rather redundant, and all my non VV PV's vape just like my VV PV's.

 

[Thompson]

A starter kit (if all parts are working) should last you 6 months and more if you take good care of it.

I've still got my first eGo battery and SD Keyring working fine. Both are 9-10 months old and get used often.

 

[denali_41]

i have ego batts the got in aug 2011,,that are still as good as the day i bought them,,but there is tricks to making batts lasting that long

,,and yes,,they have been charged a lot more then the standard 350 charge life

 

[jimmyf]

When I wake up I like a lower voltage to get things going. I like a higher voltage when Im fully awake, but I always some cappuccino so I dont know how it actually reacts to flavors. The hit itself is stronger with a higher voltage.

 

[flintlock62]

When you say "vape for dummies" , I've got that covered! Yes, you are correct. VV is the way to go. Some think VW is even better.

OK, so would putting it in my Vaping For Dummies understanding a variable volt battery will allow me to move from one manufacturer of juice to another and not have to buy their battery/starter kit because I'll have the ability to adjust the voltage and thus get the optimal power for said juice.....is that about right?

 

[Heavyrocker]

A PV with VV also has safety features and you can check your ohm level and battery life,no need too buy a voltage and battery meter.