What is it like to vape at 230 watts?
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I don't know. One time I took one of my setups up to 80W. It was hot and juice was sputtering and burning my lips. But there are some people that seem to enjoy high wattage vaping. I also have a Target Pro and usually ran it at around 30W. I switched over to temp control and run it in metric mode. I can't convert centigrade to Watts or even Fahrenheit in my head, so I just find what works for me.
That's what you should do, find what works for you. If you like the flavor and vapor at 30W that's what you should use. There's no real need to max out your mod.
Having said that, I too, would like to know what it feels like vaping at high wattage. I guess that's how you get to blow competition clouds like you see on YouTube.
That's what you should do, find what works for you. If you like the flavor and vapor at 30W that's what you should use. There's no real need to max out your mod.
Having said that, I too, would like to know what it feels like vaping at high wattage. I guess that's how you get to blow competition clouds like you see on YouTube.
With a build and atomizer that are made to vape at that high a power. You can't take a eg 30W build in a 22mm atomizer, just dial the power up to 230W and expect smooth sailing.
Vaping at that power level isn't necessary to have a good vape, it's more of a gimmick than a real world way to vape every day. The power is emphasized by the manufacturers because it's part of the marketing strat "our device does 10W more than the competitor", doesn't mean it makes sense to vape at the maximum possible power.
Highest I have gone was 150 watts with dual twisted 24g coils in a velocity clone, just over .2 ohm. I had been vaping it at 110 and it was nice, had gone up to 120 previously. I used these coils for about 3 months and decided to change them out, so I was seeing how high I could go and what it was like. I had it on a Sig Fuchai 213 and knew that it would really only deliver around 155 watts at best anyway. It was hot. What can I say... Shorter hits, has to have a lot of airflow, maybe you're thinking at 110-120 it must have been crazy... But in reality it's all about the airflow and how you hit it. And of course the coils. Some coils or arrangements of them need much higher wattage to fire effectively. And it's not just about the cloud, you can get a lot of flavor too.
Right now I'm running a .22 dual coil setup at 77 watts, and I'm getting more vapor and as much flavor as I did from that aforementioned twisted 24 setup...
Right now I'm running a .22 dual coil setup at 77 watts, and I'm getting more vapor and as much flavor as I did from that aforementioned twisted 24 setup...
One aspect of a mod that goes high in wattage is they have more battery capacity and if you use lower wattage atomizers on it you have more battery life.
I had to try the cloudz bro cloudz thing, just because the manufacturer of my dual cell mod said it could do 200+ Watts. Well, it can, but the batteries we have can't do that and remain useful for very long afterwards.
I used a Geekvape Illusion tank on a Pico Dual and cranked it up as high as it would go. The coil that came with the tank was a 0.15 Ohm drop in. It was about the size of my thumb.
I didn't have enough room in my lungs for all that cloud, and I really couldn't taste much of it. Apparently I don't have enough working taste buds, either.
I went through about 5ml of juice in about 10 minutes. My batteries were already at 50% charge.
It was cool and all but nah... I don't need to do all that for a good vape.
I still used the tank, but with an RBA adapter that I built out at about 0.40 Ohm with single wire. Turned it into a 5ml flavor beast.
I used a Geekvape Illusion tank on a Pico Dual and cranked it up as high as it would go. The coil that came with the tank was a 0.15 Ohm drop in. It was about the size of my thumb.
I didn't have enough room in my lungs for all that cloud, and I really couldn't taste much of it. Apparently I don't have enough working taste buds, either.
I went through about 5ml of juice in about 10 minutes. My batteries were already at 50% charge.
It was cool and all but nah... I don't need to do all that for a good vape.
I still used the tank, but with an RBA adapter that I built out at about 0.40 Ohm with single wire. Turned it into a 5ml flavor beast.
All my mods are rated 150w or higher and the highest I have ever gone is 110w on an RBA build.
Whatever is good for you, stay with it. If you get curios, don't be afraid to try something new like doing your own builds with an RBA, RTA, RDTA, OR RDA. Trying new things is exciting and if you have questions, don't be afraid to ask, that is why this forum is here!
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Whatever is good for you, stay with it. If you get curios, don't be afraid to try something new like doing your own builds with an RBA, RTA, RDTA, OR RDA. Trying new things is exciting and if you have questions, don't be afraid to ask, that is why this forum is here!
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I know. That's why I do the rebuildable thing now. But I'm not about to build to that kind of capability.
I kind of feel like many, it doesn't seem to be necessary to achieve what you want unless you want to just go to an extreme for a thrill or to test limits.
-Still love huge dense clouds but I need the flavor too
You'd need an absurdly large coil with an exotic build to take that much power without burning your juice. For what it's worth, most of the mods claiming to do 230 w are a bit misleading. The board might be built to handle 230 w, but the most you can get safely from 2 18650s is 180 w, and that's only if they're high-draw, low capacity batteries. The batteries we usually use shouldn't go over 90 - 120 w, depending on the battery. Then again, four battery devices do exist, so it's not impossible.
Your 45 w limit is pretty normal. Not that curiosity is at all unusual, either.
Your 45 w limit is pretty normal. Not that curiosity is at all unusual, either.
The vast majority of vapers vape under 80 watts, and the vast majority of those vape under 30 watts.
How many watts do you vape at? (2018)
My usual setting is 30 watts. Once in a blue moon I go "crazy" and turn it up to 40 watts!
There is this kid (early twenties) who sometimes hangs out at my local library who vapes. He says he vapes between 150 and 200 watts. I asked him why, and he couldn't really give me an intelligent answer. Basically, he said he liked the "hit" it gives. I asked if he could vape that without coughing, and he said no. Then he began to laugh.
How many watts do you vape at? (2018)
My usual setting is 30 watts. Once in a blue moon I go "crazy" and turn it up to 40 watts!
There is this kid (early twenties) who sometimes hangs out at my local library who vapes. He says he vapes between 150 and 200 watts. I asked him why, and he couldn't really give me an intelligent answer. Basically, he said he liked the "hit" it gives. I asked if he could vape that without coughing, and he said no. Then he began to laugh.
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I only ever vaped 120 by accident, with a nautilus coil (my mod scrolled around from lowest to highest.) It was horrible.
With that said, if your curiosity is piqued you could probably vape 200 watts if you so desired, I'd probably use a 27--series dual mod and/or a 3 battery 18650 mod, with very highly rated batteries. That is going to be the only way to achieve such wattages, and I'm not sure it's really worth your time, given your current wattages, especially if you are happy with them. That's a lot of gear to deal with purchasing just for an experiment. IDK.
Anna
With that said, if your curiosity is piqued you could probably vape 200 watts if you so desired, I'd probably use a 27--series dual mod and/or a 3 battery 18650 mod, with very highly rated batteries. That is going to be the only way to achieve such wattages, and I'm not sure it's really worth your time, given your current wattages, especially if you are happy with them. That's a lot of gear to deal with purchasing just for an experiment. IDK.
Anna
I remember that poll. I would love to see how preferences have changed in the last 2-3 years. My bet is that with the rapid increase in vaping popularity in 2015 and 2016 and the increase in higher power technology the average has increased.
I surmise that the vast majority are still under 80 Watts but that the average is closer to 40. I'd also bet that the distribution is skewed to the low side and looks like a log normal.
I know... that was November 2015. That was when sub-Ohm tanks like the Subtank Mini and Atlantis were just getting established, as were devices with 40+ Watt capability. IIRC, 2016 was the peak year for vaping growth if the survey data are accurate. That was also the period in which so many juice vendors moved to offering only 0, 3 and 6 mg/ml strength. That's an indication of growth in sub-Ohm popularity because even 6 mg juice is hard to take above 30 Watts if you're doing it right.
Look around vendor websites and the ratio of new sub-Ohm direct lung tanks to new plus-Ohm mouth to lung tanks is at least 3:1. It's like a new sub-Ohm tank hits once a month. New MTL tanks maybe two/three this year?
I wrapped up a 0.12 ohm build before. Ran it at 130-140w, tri-core fused claptons so they had a lot of mass. Ran it in a 30mm RTA on a dual 20700 mod (captain pd270 i think). The clouds were huge, the flavor was not. It wasted a lot of juice and it ate my batteries alive. Honestly, not a great experience and not something I would go out of my way to do again.
Ouch. You have my sympathies. I've experienced a Nautilus X at 54 watts (didn't notice I'd picked it up with my finger on the up button) and that was bad enough.
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