What is the difference in OHMS mean?

[VickyH]

Trying to determine how the OHM level in the Ego's affects vaping. Can anyone help explain?

 

[crxess]

First - what you look for is:
Volts - nominal voltage of a power source
Watts - Power output by the device
Resistance - the (ohm rating) of the coil in our usage.

Lower resistance coils have lower ohms rating. Heats up faster
Higher resistance has higher ohms rating. Heats up slower

You can look up Ohms Law to get a good general idea of how everything relates.

 

[junkman]

Watts is the "power" or heat of the output.

Volts is the input power.

For a given Voltage, the lower the ohms (resistance) the higher the watts ("power/heat")

For a given resistance (ohms) the the higher the voltage, the higher the watts.

And vice versa, i.e. increasing ohms give lower watts for a given voltage.

 

[Baditude]

I'll provide a link to an article that was written by the guy who created the Safe Vaping Power Chart. It is used by many vapors as a general guideline to help them to decide what ohm heating coil to use on their battery. It is the simpliest explanation that I have found yet.

Guide to Safe Vaping - E-Cigarette Safety | Ecig Advanced Community Blog

 

[Hulamoon]

I can't explain as well as the other posters here. But if you are using an eGo battery and a clearo for example, then 2.2-2.4 ohm is probably the best choice when you're buying clearos or replacement heads for the same. That may or may not be useful. Some folk prefer a warmer vape and that's where Baditude's link comes in real handy for understanding how to achieve that without getting a burned taste or fast burnouts of your hardware. Foe myself I like a lower range because the NET's (naturally extracted tobaccos) I favor seem to lend themselves to lower than higher settings.

 

[VickyH]

Thank you all for your responses! This certainly helps.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Lots of great info for OP and all I can add is the JoyTech eGo fires @ 3.4 volts. The chart that Bad linked to is very handy. As for preference if you enjoy a warm vape then 1.8 ohms is good. If you like a cooler vape then 2.0- 2.4 is perfect.

 

[DanFromRioRancho]

+1 Baditude
It's an excellent write-up

I'll provide a link to an article that was written by the guy who created the Safe Vaping Power Chart. It is used by many vapors as a general guideline to help them to decide what ohm heating coil to use on their battery. It is the simpliest explanation that I have found yet.

Guide to Safe Vaping - E-Cigarette Safety | Ecig Advanced Community Blog

Lower resistance = hotter coil on atomizer = more vapor
Higher resistance = cooler coil on atomizer = more flavor
Too much heat = burnt juice and/or dead coil
Too little heat = unit stops working

Slight variation on the safe vaping chart

 

[DanFromRioRancho]

Lots of great info for OP and all I can add is the eGo fires @ 3.4 volts. The chart that Bad linked to is very handy. As for preference if you enjoy a warm vape then 1.8 ohms is good. If you like a cooler vape then 2.0- 2.4 is perfect.

The JoyeTech eGo has a constant 3.4v, some of the others may also, but some of the eGo clones run at an average 3.7v (i.e. SmokTech eGo-K runs 4.2 for a brief period hot off the charger, settle into 3.7 for majority of run, turns off at 3.1). Might be worth checking with your vendor.

 

[piggy520]

sry for disturbing~
may i ask how to create a new thread?
sry , i am a new member~

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

You're right. I just took it for granted OP eGo was JoyTech
JoyTech- 3.4
SmokTech- 3.7
Kgo/ Riva- 3.7

The JoyeTech eGo has a constant 3.4v, some of the others may also, but some of the eGo clones run at an average 3.7v (i.e. SmokTech eGo-K runs 4.2 for a brief period hot off the charger, settle into 3.7 for majority of run, turns off at 3.1). Might be worth checking with your vendor.