What does "regulated" mean?

[hubseven]

I understand unregulated, your power(watts) that you vape at comes from the build of your coil following the equation volts squared divided by ohms of coil equals watts. So when they say a 75w, 100w, or 200w device what does that mean and what are advantages and disadvantages?? Assume a 1 ohm coil for explainations. Thank you. Reo user for 5 years.

 

[TwistedThrottle]

A "regulated device" is one that has a chip wired in it regulating the min and max watts and regulating the min and max ohms. This is beneficial because your vape is more consistent, always providing the watts you ask for regardless if the battery is full at 4.2v or needing a charge at 3.5v. Not so beneficial because it can be turned into a paperweight if the chip goes out or any wires come undone.

An "unregulated device" has no chip but still uses wires to connect the button, the positive and the negative connections. The OG Reo woodvil is an example of an unregulated device.

"Mechanical devices" are those that use mechanical connections-no wires used- like your Reo Grands and the 2015 Woodvil. These are reliant on what your build is in relation to what your battery has to offer.

At 1 ohm, even the 75 watt device would be overkill (at max watts) but you don't have to use all 75 watts. you can set it to 20 watts and use your 1 ohm coil no problem saving battery life and juice. These huge watt devices are better used for very low sub ohm builds with huge wide open air burning quickly through batteries and juice. The exception would be temp control but that's another thread.

 

[Nomoreash]

Unregulated: Vaping directly from the battery, usually 4.2ish volts when fully charged. The power at the coil can be changed by building at different ohms but it’s still going to diminish as the battery drains.

Regulated: Uses electronics to control the power at the coil and keep it consistent(no dropoff) as the battery drains until it’s time to recharge. Power can also be adjusted so there's no need to build at a specific ohm to get the power your looking for. Regulated usually offers more safety features by not allowing more stress on the battery than it can handle.

 

[sonicbomb]

Regulated usually offers more safety features by not allowing more stress on the battery than it can handle.

Not strictly true. If you set the power level as such as to draw 20 amps, it will draw 20 amps regardless of whether the battery is capable of safely supplying that amount of current or not. A regulated mod can detect available voltage, and even sense voltage sag but cannot know the batteries amp limit.


Advantages -
Consistency
Versatility
Optional temperature control
Lots of safety features - reverse battery, short circuit etc.
Informational displays - remaining battery life, coil resistance etc..

Disadvantages -
Can be bulkier than mechanical devices
Potentially more delicate that mechanical devices
Mostly non user serviceable
Not mechanical ( this is something only mech users might appreciate )

 

[hubseven]

A "regulated device" is one that has a chip wired in it regulating the min and max watts and regulating the min and max ohms. This is beneficial because your vape is more consistent, always providing the watts you ask for regardless if the battery is full at 4.2v or needing a charge at 3.5v. Not so beneficial because it can be turned into a papertweight if the chip goes out or any wires come undone.

An "unregulated device" has no chip but still uses wires to connect the button, the positive and the negative connections. The OG Reo woodvil is an example of an unregulated device.

"Mechanical devices" are those that use mechanical connections-no wires used- like your Reo Grands and the 2015 Woodvil. These are reliant on what your build is in relation to what your battery has to offer.

At 1 ohm, even the 75 watt device would be overkill (at max watts) but you don't have to u/se all 75 watts. you can set it to 20 watts and use your 1 ohm coil no problem saving battery life and juice. These huge watt devices are better used for very low sub ohm builds with huge wide open air burning quickly through batteries and juice. The exception would be temp control but that's another thread.

I vape 1 ohm coil on fresh batt and that's about 16 watts of power and that goes down as batt life goes down, and I change out batt at about 3.7 volts (now I'm under 16 watts) If I purchase a 75W device, and I set it at 75 watts is that what I get regardless of the build of my coil, does coil build even enter the conversation since I can set power at whatever I want. I don't want to purchase power that I'm not going to use. Thanks for your help.

 

[TwistedThrottle]

I vape 1 ohm coil on fresh batt and that's about 16 watts of power and that goes down as batt life goes down, and I change out batt at about 3.7 volts (now I'm under 16 watts) If I purchase a 75W device, and I set it at 75 watts is that what I get regardless of the build of my coil, does coil build even enter the conversation since I can set power at whatever I want. I don't want to purchase power that I'm not going to use. Thanks for your help.

You can set that 75watt device to 16 watts and it will hold at 16 watts until the battery can't supply it anymore. As you try different things, you'll need more power. Say you want 2 of those 1 ohm coils working at the same time. Now your gonna need more watts. Then say you want a Clapton coil. There's a lot of metal in that build so the extra watts are needed to ramp it up quickly. Then the dual claptons and beyond are when the multiple battery- triple digit wattage devices are required to keep up with the demand. Will you need 75 watts to vape a 1 ohm coil? No. But it is nice to have extra watts than what you plan on using it for so there is options for other builds, if you're in to that kinda thing.

 

[zoiDman]

I vape 1 ohm coil on fresh batt and that's about 16 watts of power and that goes down as batt life goes down, and I change out batt at about 3.7 volts (now I'm under 16 watts) If I purchase a 75W device, and I set it at 75 watts is that what I get regardless of the build of my coil, does coil build even enter the conversation since I can set power at whatever I want. I don't want to purchase power that I'm not going to use. Thanks for your help.

If you have a Regulated Variable Wattage (VW) Device, then yes, whatever Wattage you set it at will be the Wattage that the Device provides regardless of the Ohm of you coil.

So if you put a 1.0 Coil on a Regulated Mod and then set it for 16 Watts, the Mod will do the Math to Calculate what Output Voltage is needed to make 16 Watts with that 1.0 Ohm Coil.

Now you switch to a 1.2 Ohm Coil. The Mod will do a New Calculation and change the output Voltage to maintain 16 Watts for your 1.2 Ohm Coil.

And for whatever Ohm you use and Wattage that you set the Mod at, the Hit you get will be the Same for a Fresh Battery or for a Partially Drained Battery or for a Battery that is at 3.7 Volts.

So No More it hits a Little "Hot" with a Fresh Battery. And it hits a Little "Weak" with a Battery that is Drained. You also can Try Different types of Ohms/Builds and find where they Hit Best by just Adjusting the Wattage on the Mod.

Buying a 75 Watt Regulated Mod even if you only use around 16 Watts (on average) isn't really Buying more than you need. Because the Price now is more based on other Features and Popularity than on the Total Watts.

If your thinking of getting a New Mod, I would suggest that before you buy it, to post what you are considering getting in this thread. Because there are some Mods like the DripBox 60W make it sound like they maintain 60 Watts no matter what build you put on them. But they Don't. And they work more like your REO.