Which cartomizers do you like most?

[hairball]

I voted for Boge LR's but I love the dual coil carto's all the same. I also use the 510D on my variable voltage mods. If I could have voted for all 3, I would have.

 

[speedemon]

i got your points. the dual coil need more power than other carto, so batteries can run out faster.

Am i right?

When the dual coil ohms are 1.5+-.2 they can end up not working on some mods such as provari you get error code then it won't fire them up.Same with other mods with protection.Thats why i like the 2.5ohm,better battery life also.I do think dc cartos are great but the ohms can and do run lower then they say they are i have a 2.5ohm at this time that went down to 1.4ohm.

 

[newsunshine]

When the dual coil ohms are 1.5+-.2 they can end up not working on some mods such as provari you get error code then it won't fire them up.Same with other mods with protection.Thats why i like the 2.5ohm,better battery life also.I do think dc cartos are great but the ohms can and do run lower then they say they are i have a 2.5ohm at this time that went down to 1.4ohm.

thank you for your explanation.

i am wondering how you know the resistance went down to 1.4ohm.

 

[guido61]

what do you mean too hard on batteries? i am sorry, i do not understand it well. could you explain?

thanks in advance

Sorry i wasn't clear
I meant that on a standard or XL Ego battery they drain very high current, shortening the life of the battery itself.
at 1,5 ohms current on a rgo battery goes up to 2.2A, while NR cartom usually drain 1A - 1,2A
Someone on this formum has also reported that on some batteries, dual coils trigger the short circuit protection.
I didn't try them myself, so just reporting what i've read.
Hope this help.

 

[speedemon]

thank you for your explanation.

i am wondering how you know the resistance went down to 1.4ohm.

I can read the ohms on my provaris they tell you what ohms your carto/atty are set at,nice feature on them .The lr dc's work as long as they don't fall below 1.4 but i have a few that have.

 

[newsunshine]

Sorry i wasn't clear
I meant that on a standard or XL Ego battery they drain very high current, shortening the life of the battery itself.
at 1,5 ohms current on a rgo battery goes up to 2.2A, while NR cartom usually drain 1A - 1,2A
Someone on this formum has also reported that on some batteries, dual coils trigger the short circuit protection.
I didn't try them myself, so just reporting what i've read.
Hope this help.

yes. it is very helpful. i'd love to read that. i did hear of something like short circuit protection about dual coil. but i do not understand it well. could you explain?

thanks again.

 

[guido61]

If i did understand right, some dual coil cartoms are a bit less than 1,5 Ohm, so the protection circuit sees them as a short circuit.
Given the tension of 3,4V, 1,4 ohms will drain 2,42A from a battery which is probably over the limit set for the short circuit protection. We are talking here of very low resistance and a minimum variation lead to a big change in current.
other example is with a Iva Battery which has a tension of 4.1V at full charge, the current from 1,5ohm is 2,7A, at 1,4ohm is 2,9A. probably a bit too much for some protection circuitry.
Oppps, did i go too techie?

 

[newsunshine]

If i did understand right, some dual coil cartoms are a bit less than 1,5 Ohm, so the protection circuit sees them as a short circuit.
Given the tension of 3,4V, 1,4 ohms will drain 2,42A from a battery which is probably over the limit set for the short circuit protection. We are talking here of very low resistance and a minimum variation lead to a big change in current.
other example is with a Iva Battery which has a tension of 4.1V at full charge, the current from 1,5ohm is 2,7A, at 1,4ohm is 2,9A. probably a bit too much for some protection circuitry.
Oppps, did i go too techie?

thank you for your instruction. i will look into it and may ask you a few questions later.

 

[lfries1990]

I have seen some US vendors that sell the low resistance dual coils (the 1.25 ohm version) put a disclaimer on their site saying to NOT use dual coils on eGo and eGo clone batteries as well as the small stick batteries. Some people were using the lowest resistance dual coils and they were killing their eGos. Guido61 explained the electrical stuff well.

Also, my Boge cartos from healthcabin made it into Long Island, NY yesterday (Yay!)

 

[siouxsie]

The same batteries last a shorter amount of time between charges when I am using a dual coil compared to when I am using a boge regular resistance cartomizer. The dual coils I was using were the 1.5 ohm kind which explains the shorter battery life. Those dual coils make my 5 volt box mod regulator hot which is why I prefer boge regular resistance cartomizers.

I have heard from some friends of mine that their battery life is shorter between charges when they use the dual coils as well, but that does not bother them at all because they love the dual coils so much because of price, avalability and performance.

This is how I feel too, I don't care about the shorter battery life because the carto performs very well. But I don't use them with high voltage, I feel it is best to use on 3.3 or 3.7V max or it is too hot. For people with high or variable voltage mods, you may choose to go with a higher resistance carto as speedemon mentioned.

 

[lfries1990]

Yes Siouxsie. Also, some higher voltage mods won't fire 1.5 ohm dual coils because the switch cannot handle the amperage. I know that there is a new 5 volt saber touch that has an updated switch to handle I think 5 amps now. Some 5 volt mods use less capable switches that can only handle 3 amps and since 1.5 ohms at a true 5 volt is 3.33 amps some upgrading has to be done to some mods with less sufficient switches.