what's your favorite wattage range to vape at?

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I'm not really into tube mods unfortunately. I've considered waiting until the provari 3 comes out but I would much rather a box mod. I love my box mods :)

(And besides I won't be mod shopping for a while, I just purchased my first reo so I'll be broke for a while)

Well from what I read the REO is a good mod IF you like box mods and squeezing the bottle. I personally don't care for box mods.
 

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This. Watts are watts. 25w on a 2 ohm coil will be basically the same as 25w on a 1 ohm coil. Seems like the person Shootist is confusing volts with watts

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I'm not confusing anything.

You vape a 2 ohm coil on 25 watts and report back on the quality of the vape. Actually vape a 1 ohm coil at 25 watts and see how you like it.
 

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Again this is completely false and misinformed. Volt and Wattage are exactly the same thing. It all depends on what ohm coil you are using.

If you raise or lower the voltage for a given resistance coil the watts go up or down. If you raise or lower the wattage for that same resistance coil the volts go up or down.

When Mech users say they vape at 35 watts with a .4 ohm coil what they are really saying is they are vaping on a partially drained battery @ 3.7 volts. If it was a fully charger battery, 4.1 volts, they would be vaping at 42 watts.

Do the math.

I know that math, power and voltage are related through P=IV or P=(V^2)/R, but they are most certainly NOT the same thing. Before you start posting that what someone says is "completely false and misinformed" you might want to open up a physics book.
 

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I'm not confusing anything.

You vape a 2 ohm coil on 25 watts and report back on the quality of the vape. Actually vape a 1 ohm coil at 25 watts and see how you like it.

I don't have a regulated mod that can do more than 15w, but at that wattage a 1 ohm coil (or 0.8, the lowest the Innokin SVD can go) is pretty much equal to a 2.4 ohm coil. That's when using the same (or same type of) atomizer. Watts are watts

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I believe it also depends on the number of coils. For instance, if you are using a setup with 2 coils set in parallel that are 4 ohms each, the equivalent total reistance in the circuit is 2 ohms. If you are vaping at 5.5volts, you are vaping at 15.125 watts. however, because each of the two coils is at 4 ohms and the voltage is the same 5.5 volts for each of the two coils set in parallel, each coil uses 7.56 watts or half the total power output. The temperature of the vapor will be lower with those two coils than if you used the same total power of 15.125 watts on a single coil at 2 ohms, but the volume of vapor will be greater with the two coils since you will heat more e-liquid
 

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I like around 7-8 watts with clearos. Single coil cartos I like a bit higher at around 10-12 watts. With rebuildables I'm around 15 watts with a single coil Kayfun and 23-35 watts with RDAs and most RBAs.

My favorite right now is a Cyclone with dual coils at 0.4 ohms on a Reo :thumb:
 
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I'm not confusing anything.

You vape a 2 ohm coil on 25 watts and report back on the quality of the vape. Actually vape a 1 ohm coil at 25 watts and see how you like it.

Watts define the amount of heat you are making in the atty. It's that simple.

Coil, wick and atty design and setup define air flow, coil surface area per watt, coil mass per watt, wicking ability, vape temperature and probably a few other things that don't come to mind right now. All these factor into the vape you get from a setup.

A 1 ohm coil at 25 watts can be made to vape extremely well. A 1 ohm coil at 8 watts can also be made to vape extremely well. They will vape different, but some people will prefer one and some the other. The two will also not be set up the same. If done wrong both can burn juice or be a warm vape.
 
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Hi friends, I know wattage is going to vary with different flavors your vaping but I was curious what your favorite wattage range is? I myself find my favorite range is in between 15.7 to 25. My low being the 15.7. What's yours? I find it a bit warm for me when I get into the 30 range so I usually keep it in the range of 15.7 to 25. Just curious what range other people perfer. My hubby perfer it lower as he likes it in between 11 to13. So what's your favorite wattage range??

I would say I am pretty much at the same range as you....depends on the build, the device and the liquid.
 

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Nautilus 1.8, sweet bakery/candy: 7.2 w

Aerotank Mega, MBV Sticky Bun: 8.0 w

Kayfun Lite 1.2, vanilla custards: 10.5 w

I run my watts low, I think, but the flavor is great, great vapor productions, and I don't worry about burning my coils up LOL

Using (under-using?) a Hana clone, could not be happier.
 
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Around 0.8 ohms on a mech, so from 22 to 17w (from fully charged 4.2 to about 3.7v, not accounting for voltage drop). My rdas are at 0.43 ohms, so 41 to 32w (again, not accounting for voltage drop). I've gone as low as 0.3 ohms (59w), but that's too hot for me.

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Different toppers have different thermodynamics, so there is no one answer. Some toppers won't work below 20 watts, and others won't work above 8 watts.

Although thermodynamics does come into play it isn't half of the story. Any topper, as you call it, will work at any wattage. It is the COIL Resistance that determines what wattage is best for the vape you are looking for.

A topper with a 1.5 - 2+ ohm coil that gives you a good vape at 8-10 watts will certainly work with a .3 - .8 ohm coil at a much higher wattage. All you have to do is have a battery holding device, APV, that can deliver that higher wattage. Also drippers that most use with a .3 - .8 ohm coil can certainly be used with a 1.5 - 2+ ohm coil.
 

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    Although thermodynamics does come into play it isn't half of the story. Any topper, as you call it, will work at any wattage. It is the COIL Resistance that determines what wattage is best for the vape you are looking for.

    A topper with a 1.5 - 2+ ohm coil that gives you a good vape at 8-10 watts will certainly work with a .3 - .8 ohm coil at a much higher wattage. All you have to do is have a battery holding device, APV, that can deliver that higher wattage. Also drippers that most use with a .3 - .8 ohm coil can certainly be used with a 1.5 - 2+ ohm coil.

    Not really, air management & wicking will trump ohms law every time.
    This is why a 4,000 watt fog machine works.
     
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    While I've bought a lot of mods, cartridges and coils, my pea-sized brain isn't smart enough to understand all the settings. I'm really a try this setting and see if it works and the coil lasts guy.

    Current setup is Smoktech Zmax Telescope with Kangertech Mega and 2.0 coils. I'm running at 8.5w and it's producing great vaper, not hot, with good flavor and the coil seems to be holding up great.
     

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    I really love a cool vape with moderate to heavy TH. Good flavor is optional, but preferred. I used to vape on 1.2Ω Micros on an APV @ 8-11 watts. Nowadays that same setup to me is almost like breathing air.
    Been using .5Ω Twisted Coils on a Nemesis for the past 5 months and that's really where I like it.

    I dropped to .4Ω once and it was just TOO MUCH. Flavor annihilated, super intense HOT vape, and propensity for dry and burnt hits. That's around 44 watts on a fresh battery. I'd likely have to build some dual micros and double up on wickage to get that kind of wattage to work for me.

    25-30 watts is definitely where it's at for me. How do I keep the vape cool you say? I over-drip on purpose and I use a single coil setup on an RDA with dual coil airflow. It works, very very well :vapor:
     
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