What's the appeal of Mech's and Dripper's?? I don't get it.

[Wickeddeuce]

stopped reading through all the various posts a little ways ago... the point has been said and brought up... not sure if some of the additional points have been said... but here it is for me...

I love dripping, I feel it offers optimal vapor and flavor compared to other devices out there... I have the REO for when I am out and about, and I have my at home set ups to offer more variety... So that is why I prefer drippers...

Now onto mechs... the mechanical has 2 reasons why I prefer it...

first, the ability to customize my vape to sub ohm levels, my happy place is a .3 to .37 ohm dual coil set up... which gives me a very nice vape, above 30 watts, which there are few regulated devices that offer that performance, there are devices that do, but they are not plentiful...

secondly, a mechanical is not going to have the electronics fail it, as long as you keep the contacts clean, and take care of it, it will last... a properly cared for mechanical will outlast pretty much any regulated device out there...

 

[FatherTime]

Any idea what your voltage drop is?
That 63 watts assumes 4.2 volt battery and 0 volts voltage drop.
If you actual voltage drop is 1.2 volts, you actual vape power is more like 30 watts.

well right now im using a nemesis. i seen tests where its no more than .3. and yes thats on a fresh battery, i was just giving an example. regardless, you can get super high watts without using a gi2 by using a mech. i got a dual .25 ohm twisted 28g 5 wrap coil in my trident v2 clone right now on my nemesis and this is by far the best vape ive had so far in my vaping experience. this trident clone and the castle clone are the bees knees. if the zenith clone that ive been obsessing over beats these...ohhhh man im set for a while

 

[daviedog]

I like mech's because they impress the girlies..

 

[T0rtitude]

Drippers and mechs do not mean sub ohm.

As for money, and high end stuff, while it is true one can pay a million dollars for a simple piece of metal finely crafted with gold contacts, mechanical mods and drippers are both essentially simple devices which can be made very cheaply with low technology whereas electronics is by nature high tech.

I am aware. However, the one time I tried them it was sub ohm. Therefore that one time is what I will comment on. I have a regular 2.4 dripper that I use for testing juices and it's not worth even making a comment about because there is nothing special or interesting about it. Edit: I also don't use mechs, so again, if I try one once and it has a sub ohm dripper on it, that is what my comment will be about.

 

[tj99959]

well right now im using a nemesis. i seen tests where its no more than .3. and yes thats on a fresh battery, i was just giving an example. regardless, you can get super high watts without using a gi2 by using a mech. i got a dual .25 ohm twisted 28g 5 wrap coil in my trident v2 clone right now on my nemesis and this is by far the best vape ive had so far in my vaping experience. this trident clone and the castle clone are the bees knees. if the zenith clone that ive been obsessing over beats these...ohhhh man im set for a while

Which one? Not all Nemesis are created equal.
A ss Nemmy has almost three times the drop under load that a copper Nemmy has, and a brass Nemmy will fall somewhere in between.

 

[Sirius]

I am a mech maniac .. Form, function, taste, it's all there. Wick the rda with cotton several times a day to switch up on flavors. I love to configure them in different ways,(I have several of the same kind, brass SS) Never get bored with my mech mods.
I won't say the ones I like the best because there are so many great ones. Caravela, Nemmy, King, Chi You, M16. I want 'um ALL! hehe

 

[rhean]

For me, it's the fact that mechs last forever. If people stop selling battery holders it won't matter, as a typical mech will probably outlast its owner.

rda--the taste, and the fact that they're perfect for people who like to tinker. You can change resistance/design anytime, along with flavors.

Same with diy juice, btw. You determine everything, from nicotine content to flavor, and can change it up whenever you want.

lol basically I'm a paranoid control-freak adhd tinkerer. Most people will rightly prefer regulated device+tanks+yummy juice sold online

 

[Sirius]

well right now im using a nemesis. i seen tests where its no more than .3. and yes thats on a fresh battery, i was just giving an example. regardless, you can get super high watts without using a gi2 by using a mech. i got a dual .25 ohm twisted 28g 5 wrap coil in my trident v2 clone right now on my nemesis and this is by far the best vape ive had so far in my vaping experience. this trident clone and the castle clone are the bees knees. if the zenith clone that ive been obsessing over beats these...ohhhh man im set for a while

Trident V2 rda rocks .. They just do! Best all around adjustable air-flow rda imo.

 

[B1sh0p]

Flavor, simplicity, attractiveness, power.

Maybe it's because I live in a major city with a ton of vape shops, but I see more mechs on the streets than egos these days. It's really blown up over the last 6 months.

 

[Keirster]

I got my first mech last Friday and Looooove dripping on it. I have a .57 ohn dual coil on my Patriot RDA and it produces plumes of flavor. I am going to build some higher ohm coils for some other drippers I have on the way. I am going to get a single coil dripper for my MVP. I am glad I have a Mech, in case FDA makes it difficult, but I still love my Kayfun on my MVP for dialing in the exact level of vaping I want. I dont really like the direct to lung hits, I prefer the cig like mouth to lung. I like the mechs for aesthetics and I know I will get a couple more clones in different materials to compare ( and have a little collection I didn't like the Kayfun on the Mech, but maybe it was the coil...I will tinker.

To each their own, I appreciate the different ways people vape and I fully support all of them.

 

[Tinkiegrrl]

The appeal to me is that it'll last longer then many regulated mods, and they're shiny. They just look really nice to me. I bought a Provari to have something that'll last a long time, but it's just not as pretty and shiny as a mech, plus if something happens to the chip I'll have to send it in. I can regulate a mech mod with a kick, and if anything happens to the kick I can get another kick for now. If the FDA does find a way to regulate everything but cigalikes from existence, a mech mod would be smart, and if you want a regulated device, buying a bunch of kicks is an option...

 

[huhhman]

Flavor and the ability to go down to extreme sub ohm for huge clouds for a fraction of the cost of a high end vw mod. I just went to mech about a month ago and I already ordered two more mech mods and three more rba/RDA's. Gotta admit that a mech mod is sleek.

 

[bluecat]

I am not a big fan of drippers. They are more hassle than what they are worth. I do not sub ohm.

Mechs... They are simplistic. You can wash them. Pins are adjustable. You can throw a kick module in and have a VW device. The thing I don't like about the mech is charging batteries. I hate charging batteries in general. I would rather plug in a device to charge. Still, I hate charging batteries.

 

[Sirius]

Flavor and the ability to go down to extreme sub ohm for huge clouds for a fraction of the cost of a high end vw mod. I just went to mech about a month ago and I already ordered two more mech mods and three more rba/RDA's. Gotta admit that a mech mod is sleek.

Yeah they suck don't they.. I wouldn't have one..four yeah but not just one!
And another one on the way!

 

[edyle]

I am not a big fan of drippers. They are more hassle than what they are worth. I do not sub ohm.

Mechs... They are simplistic. You can wash them. Pins are adjustable. You can throw a kick module in and have a VW device. The thing I don't like about the mech is charging batteries. I hate charging batteries in general. I would rather plug in a device to charge. Still, I hate charging batteries.

Well that certain *would not* be unique to a mech; most mods you would have to remove batteries to charge;

on the other hand, a mech is actually the type of mod you can charge the battery with a 510 usb charger I guess; not sure I'd try it but yeah; you can't charge a battery inside a vamo or other such regulated mod by just screwing it into the regular ego battery charger, because of the electronics on the mod, but you can do it with a mech.

I'm thinking you have in mind a passthrough.

 

[KenD]

I almost exclusively use mechs nowadays. There isn't a reasonably priced (subjective) regulated mod that gives me the watts I want. And mechs are way more beautiful than any regulated mod I've seen, particularly when paired with the right RBAs, they're much smaller, and they are sturdier.

As for drippers, I only have one (an Omega clone). I do feel that I get comparable flavour from an RTA, but I love the Omega for how easy it makes changing flavours.

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[Maurice Pudlo]

The thing I don't like about the mech is charging batteries. I hate charging batteries in general. I would rather plug in a device to charge. Still, I hate charging batteries.

I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be all that hard to make a mechanical do this.


Or you could convert these (they even take 18650 batteries).


Or get real with it and convert this bad boy.


Maurice

 

[Weizenheimer]

What's the appeal of country music? I don't get it.

I also don't get why people are always talking about circuit boards frying. How many of them have you owned in your life between stereo equipment, TVs, cars, etc. etc? How many of them have died? Out of any that died, how many of them were well into the life of the device? Most will either die soon in their life or never provided some external factor doesn't kill them.

 

[KerryK]

I love my vv/vw devices just fine with my hassle free tanks, fill and go, everything displayed at my finger tips, changing settings as I change tanks and juices, I like the ability for variation on the fly.

That ability comes pretty hassle free now with tank designs and it's only going to get more advanced. I guess it depends on what you want, what your personality is and a million other nuances.

My friend set me up with a K100 mech, RBA and an RSST, they are still sitting, I have no motivation to get into that so I sit here with my MVP and Aero tank dual coil vaping some Murdock Maja Ras wondering if I ever will. Meh.

 

[Nightshard]

A tank system is limited by the amount of watts it can handle because of the limit of the amount of e-liquid it's wick can pull from the tank with each pull and the small size of compartment surrounding the coil.
With rda you can build a much more robust coil and all the juice is right there on the wick.
This leads to higher wattage requirements especially at sub ohm, which a regulated mod can't provide.