What is with the Mech Mods?

[Shootist]

In my time vaping, which is short, I have viewed a lot of videos, been to numerous websites and forums.

I see these Mechanical MODs and wonder what is the point of them and why on earth are they so expensive. After all, all they are is a metal tube that holds a battery, a mechanical single pole/contact switch and threads to attach a vaping device.

When most any VV/VW MOD comes with a LCD screen, numerous buttons along with showing what voltage you are using and or wattage and can read the Ohms of the head you have attached. These VV/VW devices go from $35.00 to $100+ but the Mech MODs can go for $150 up to god know what price.

I just don't see the point. Please explain.

Thanks.

 

[Sirius]

OP most ppl use mech mods for sub-ohm vaping. Mechanicals are also very sexy. They come in clones too so vapers that can't afford the real deal often get those. I have four atm and another one ordered. I love 'um!

 

[cbabbman]

They are works of art. They truly are beautiful and I would LOVE to have many of them. Unfortunately, my budget doesn't allow it. Perhaps you should look at an Hcigar clone and try one out with a Sony VTC4 or VTC 18650 battery. It's an easy and inexpensive investment that may tell you more what the attraction is all about.

They provide a way to use the raw power of the battery into the sub-ohm arena. Most VV/VW mods will not allow you to go quite that low. They are simple with 1 real movable part and like I said before... they truly are beautiful works of art.

I have several mech and VW mods and I love them all

 

[Leo K]

I use the mechanical mods exclusively and like them for their simplicity of function, durability and style. It is easy to tailor my vape with custom coils to fine tune the flavor,throat hit, etc. Usually 1 ohm and lower.

For the most part they are smaller than a VV/VW device and can take abuse that would instantly destroy such.

Many are made of materials that are difficult to machine and take a bit of engineering to get a smoothly functioning and reliable switch.
That and short production runs will run the price up.

With higher quality "clone" products coming from the far east it is possible to find some bargains that were not available even 2 years ago. A good, inexpensive way to find out what the hubbub is about.

 

[Vaslovik]

In my time vaping, which is short, I have viewed a lot of videos, been to numerous websites and forums.

I see these Mechanical MODs and wonder what is the point of them and why on earth are they so expensive. After all, all they are is a metal tube that holds a battery, a mechanical single pole/contact switch and threads to attach a vaping device.

When most any VV/VW MOD comes with a LCD screen, numerous buttons along with showing what voltage you are using and or wattage and can read the Ohms of the head you have attached. These VV/VW devices go from $35.00 to $100+ but the Mech MODs can go for $150 up to god know what price.

I just don't see the point. Please explain.

Thanks.

I got a mech because it was gorgeous first and foremost, and it was not so expensive as you say, you can get it for about $30 at Kidney Puncher. Also mechs are durable, simple, and just put the power out without the electronics and the digital display stuff. I really don't need my mod telling me how many puffs I took, what ohms my coil is (I know that already) what day and time is is, my GPS location, and suggested lottery numbers. I just want to push the button and vape.

If you think mechs are expensive go buy a Provari. Sure you can buy a hugely expensive mech, if you want really high end master craftsman work, but that's true of any item you might want. You can also buy a cheap get-er-done mech that works just fine.

I prefer my control over my vape to be in my hands, in the way I do my build on my RBA, not in pushing buttons and menus and electronics, and I vape sub-ohm, which your regulated mods won't do. My vaping sweet spot is at .7 ohm. So I make my own mesh wicks and wind my own kanthal coils, and that way I know what I have and I don't pay some B&M or online vendor for my coils. Kanthal is cheap in 100 ft. spools and I'd rather do it myself.

 

[thezoo]

Just drop any vv vw mod in water then you will understand

 

[Sirius]

Idk the numbers but I would bet there are way more mech mod owners here at ECF than all the VV/VW owners combined. That would include Reo owners too because most of the ppl here that have bought Reos bought the mechanical ones.

 

[HeiSINberg]

I bought an MVP 2 a long time ago and to be honest I wasnt all that impressed with fiddling with volts and watts. Now its just a glorified ohms checker, which I still dont even use it for that anyway its normally wrong or doesnt even make contact to tell me. But maybe im alone in that comment, maybe it just wasnt my thing, and it wasnt. Im with Vaslovik, I dont need or want all those fancy things like a puff counter, just more to break in my opinion. I have both clones and authentics, I feel like if you want something that bad and its worth it to YOU then why not? I do see where the price comes from on some mods more then others ill admit, but im also not a machinist and know nothing about making mods. They are sexy little beasts to me, there like pokemon, gotta catch em all. Corny I know, but it fits.

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[niczgreat]

Mechanicals Rule because they allow Sub Ohm Vaping.
I make my own coil at around .4 Resistance and a VV device won't support it.

Sub Ohm Coils use Low Resistance Wire which is thicker. The thicker wire heats up more slowly and in my opinion provides a smoother vape.

While I can understand collectors and the desire to own something special. I'm somewhat in agreement with you about paying ridiculous prices for basically a Tube of metal with a firing pin and a pin assembly at the bottom. Hey it's just a tube of metal.

The Kamry K100 only runs around $30.00 and is a very good unit. On Fasttech you can find many of the clones at around $25.00 to $50.00.

Myself I just switched to the Sub Ohm Reo Grand. It's mechanical and the resistance is pretty good.

To Me Bottom Feeding is the experience of dripping without the hassle. While my new Reo Grand SL [Super Light] did cost $175.00 it's solid construction and Reo Sells a rebuild kit for $25.00. Every once in awhile I can gut it and have a new unit. So I feel like I've made an investment in a product that will last many years.

I like simplicity. I don't have to worry about electronics going bad. Dropping my unit etc... While the drawback is that I can't control the voltage, I get around it by building my RBA to match my Ohms level. With the Fc-2000 Ceramic Wick and Reomizer 2 this is really easy because it's a stone and every time I wrap it, it comes out about the same.


My coil setup uses FC-2000 porous ceramic wick, 4-3 wrap of Kanthal on a Reomizer 2 and lasts me for 2-3 months.

There really isn't a best setup, everyone has different taste and taste is subjective.

 

[Shootist]

Just drop any vv vw mod in water then you will understand

Isn't that like dropping a Cell Phone in a toilet?
I still for the life of me can't figure out how people do that. Are they so unaware of what they are doing that they just forget they have something else in their other hand??????

Thanks for all the replies. I doubt I will ever go with a Mechanical MOD. But you never know.

 

[thezoo]

Just drop any vv vw mod in water then you will understand

Isn't that like dropping a Cell Phone in a toilet?
I still for the life of me can't figure out how people do that. Are they so unaware of what they are doing that they just forget they have something else in their other hand??????

Thanks for all the replies. I doubt I will ever go with a Mechanical MOD. But you never know.

I once drove over my cell phone because I put it on my bumper while working on it and forgot it was there it happens ps if you drop it in the snow it can be just as bad a buddy did that in january with a vamo oops

 

[jay5488]

My sentinel m16 has been down the toilet once... Oops..... Still working cos there's no electrickery in there to get messed up, 10 mins with a hair dryer and dettol and I'm back vaping!!!!

 

[Gonzi]

Size, looks, flexibility with building your own coils... there are many benefits to mechs.

This is a Nemesis clone with anodized aluminum tube, hybrid adapter and KFL clone with a nano kit. Same length as a Provari mini without any toper on it, both 18350.

 

[Sirius]

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Size, looks, flexibility with building your own coils... there are many benefits to mechs.

This is a Nemesis clone with anodized aluminum tube, hybrid adapter and KFL clone with a nano kit. Same length as a Provari mini without any toper on it, both 18350.

That Nemmy is just SICK AS T!TS Bro!

 

[Gonzi]

Thanks Sirius! I finaly figured out how to edit my Avatar. Not that I had really spent any significant amount of time on it before, but decided to today. It was time.

By the way, I do enjoy my 18350's, I only run 18350's and 18490's. I am still to own any 18650's, but I do see some VTC5's in my near future.

 

[Gonzi]

And another unique mech mod in 18350

 

[Craybee]

i haven't hopped aboard the mech mod train yet. the boxy ones just don't appeal to me one bit, and all the other ones i've seen people posting all look alike to me but with subtle variations. then there's all the Kayfun or Provari threads all over the place that it's just kinda turned me off to the whole mech mod craze.

when something's really really popular it turns me off. i didn't watch Forrest Gump until about 15 years later because it was all people talked about. i'm weird that way. it also seems to be a bit more time consuming than i'm willing to devote myself to at the moment. right now i'm content with my vv twists, and i'm pretty sure i'll be getting an e-pipe soon. that's probably not considered a mech mod but after searching for months i think i've found one that's distinctive enough to satisfy my finicky aesthetic tastes.

all that said i gotta admit that those who've taken to blowtorching their mech mods have really caught my attention.

 

[Sirius]

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And another unique mech mod in 18350

Hellz yeah it is!

 

[Bad Ninja]

i haven't hopped aboard the mech mod train yet. the boxy ones just don't appeal to me one bit, and all the other ones i've seen people posting all look alike to me but with subtle variations. then there's all the Kayfun or Provari threads all over the place that it's just kinda turned me off to the whole mech mod craze.

when something's really really popular it turns me off. i didn't watch Forrest Gump until about 15 years later because it was all people talked about. i'm weird that way.

All the relevant data in the world can't help you, if you seriously have this outlook.
Don't follow the crowd, but don't let a misguided sense of individuality cause you to miss out, on a wonderful personal experience.

I don't follow trends either, but I don't ignore the. Investigate before you dismiss.


That said, mechanical mods have advantages over digital VV/VW devices, when in the hands of an experienced builder.
The only limits to building on a mech is ohms law.
I can build a .3 coil and vape at over 40watts on a full battery.
Add an 8$ kick to any mech and its VV(orVW)
Mechs are much more durable.
Mechs are simple and basic. Less moving parts=less to break or malfunction.
You can customize a mech and tailor it to you tastes( switch throw, tension, magnets)
Stainless and brass>stickers and plastic.
ID rather hold a machined piece of solid brass than a flimsy digital screened piece of plastic.
Just my honest opinion.

 

[niczgreat]

Isn't that like dropping a Cell Phone in a toilet?
I still for the life of me can't figure out how people do that. Are they so unaware of what they are doing that they just forget they have something else in their other hand??????

Thanks for all the replies. I doubt I will ever go with a Mechanical MOD. But you never know.

Many years ago, the first day I received my Cel Phone, I had it in my shirt pocket. Bent over the toilet to flush and it fell right in.
Luckily:
1. It was number 1
2. and the Phone was a military grade water proof phone.
Washed it off and it was fine.

Every VV Cigarette that I've had has not lasted more than 6 months of continuous use without problems. Except the Provari V1 which lasted 1 1/2 years before the new 1.8Ohm Coils caused the circuit board to go haywire.