That it is the new "big" thing for the vaping industry.. I've always run my mods unless it was a mech mod, at simple wattage mode, because I knew where I liked to vape and this was an awesome gauge to tell me where my vape production is at.. What are the advantages of Temp control? I've also never used nickel wire which I know is essential when using or atleast I think is essential when using temp control. If someone could just briefly explain why its so breakthrough in the industry and why would people choose this over wattage control?
What is all the hype about temperature control?
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Think of it as temperature limiting instead of temperature control. You set it to 400 degrees and it will fire at 400 degrees. The subtle changes of temperature using kanthal/nichrome are eliminated. It will be 400 degrees from start to finish.
Also no dry hits. Someone smarter than me can explain that one.
Also no dry hits. Someone smarter than me can explain that one.
1: Advantages of Temperature Control:
Primary Advantage:
no dry hits.
When your wick goes dry, the temperature tends to skyrocket, and you get a dry hit.
If you use cotton wick, then your wick is permanently damaged, probably useless and needs replacing.
Secondary Advantage:
If you have real fine temperature control, you can adjust taste more subtly, for a warmer or cooler vape.
2: Nickel wire:
the first generation of temperature controlled mods rely on nickel wire; titanium can also be used;
however, these result in very low ohm coils
3: Why could people choose temperature control over wattage control:
For a similar reason that you prefer wattage control over voltage control.
There used to be voltage control. vv
Then there were vv/vw mods having both vv and vw(variable wattage = wattage control)
And now there's vv/vw/tc; temperature control
I've tried it with my iPV4. I'm not impressed. Smaller clouds. Muted flavors. The only advantage I've found is being able to dial in a temp for individual juices to get the flavor profile I like without having to build a different coil. I have a spool of Ni200 wire collecting dust.
I just bought an IPV D2, it has temp control ability. I have yet to try a build for temp control and most likely wont until I understand why it would make my vape experience better.
I went from Nautilus mini to a rebuilding a Kanger sub tank running on an iStick 50 with 1.5 ohm coils at 20 watts (borderline tootler). Then I got a Tugboat rda clone and lost interest in tanks. The upside with temp control is I can delay redripping for as long as necessary and still vape. The downside of nickel wire is the very low ohm coils produce a corresponding reduction in battery life typical of low ohm coils. The fix for that appears to be titanium wire which can be built to a higher starting resistance (.15 nickel vs .9 titanium). So far it appears the higher ohm titanium builds are approaching the energy efficiency I got with kanthal. (The TC device I'm using is a Kangxin mini.)
I have not notied that temp control produces better flavor but it makes rda's far more practical for low watts, MTL vapers like me.
I have not notied that temp control produces better flavor but it makes rda's far more practical for low watts, MTL vapers like me.
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If it worked well it would be good for new vapers to avoid dry hits. The only temp control which seemingly works flawlessly is the type the VUSE uses...
I bought into hype. TC is usless and not an enjoyable vape. People claim no dry hits as a selling point, well pay attention while vaping and you won't get dry hits with kanthal. I've burnt more cotton at 420 degrees and ni200 than I have cotton at 100w and kanthal.
If someone ever sent me a TC mod, I would never use the TC feature of it. Unless I had to for review purposes then I would still say I don't use it much as I have no interest. I gave mine away to someone that would use it more than me. Even the vape shops says "Dial it in perfect you would enjoy it" so I used his and it was still blah to me.
If someone ever sent me a TC mod, I would never use the TC feature of it. Unless I had to for review purposes then I would still say I don't use it much as I have no interest. I gave mine away to someone that would use it more than me. Even the vape shops says "Dial it in perfect you would enjoy it" so I used his and it was still blah to me.
I've tried it and I'm sticking to kanthal. IMO only advantage of using TC for me is that you will have no burnt hit, but 9/10 I've never had a burnt hit on a kanthal.
I prefer TC over kanthal. I am a tank guy (STM specifically) and I got dry hits quite often no matter how well I wicked.
I define a dry hit as any inhale where the wick is remotely dry (doesn't have to be burning the cotton). If the wick is not fully saturated, I consider that a "dry hit." No wick (at least in a tank) is going to be able to keep up 100% with high wattage vaping -- you will get dry hits and elevated temperatures whether you realize it or not. And when the temperature gets elevated, bad stuff (aldehydes) begin forming. The temperature during a kanthal hit will vary wildly depending on how hard you pull. With TC this is not an issue. Running in wattage mode is just uncontrolled power hitting the coil.
For me TC is not just about avoiding burning the cotton. That's easy enough with kanthal. For me TC ensures the pull is the same all the way through, no matter how long I hit it, and ensures that the temperature never goes above my set point.
If you are not trying to maximize the safety of vaping, then TC might not be for you. Personally, I want to keep the temperature as low as possible while still getting a satisfying vape. Some people don't care about health/safety and that's OK. Do your thing.
I define a dry hit as any inhale where the wick is remotely dry (doesn't have to be burning the cotton). If the wick is not fully saturated, I consider that a "dry hit." No wick (at least in a tank) is going to be able to keep up 100% with high wattage vaping -- you will get dry hits and elevated temperatures whether you realize it or not. And when the temperature gets elevated, bad stuff (aldehydes) begin forming. The temperature during a kanthal hit will vary wildly depending on how hard you pull. With TC this is not an issue. Running in wattage mode is just uncontrolled power hitting the coil.
For me TC is not just about avoiding burning the cotton. That's easy enough with kanthal. For me TC ensures the pull is the same all the way through, no matter how long I hit it, and ensures that the temperature never goes above my set point.
If you are not trying to maximize the safety of vaping, then TC might not be for you. Personally, I want to keep the temperature as low as possible while still getting a satisfying vape. Some people don't care about health/safety and that's OK. Do your thing.
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