Why don't cig-alikes have more volts

[evan le'garde]

I was wondering this today. I'm not an electrician or nothing so don't really get it. Is there a reason why cig-alikes are so low on volts. When i used to use one the battery would last an hour or so. But i'm not talking about the mah just the volts. Wouldn't a cig-alike be a lot better if they were more powerful in the volts department ?. Imagine a cig-alike with 4.3 v with a tiny not so clear clearo such as a t3. I mean the design could still look like a ciggy right !. Or am i barking up the wrong tree !.

 

[KerryK]

Isn't the V2 Cig 4.3 volts off the charger? I used one and it kicked for a stick!

 

[eratikmind]

For most, the cig likes are a starting platform. Eventually, most people move on to bigger battery platform and better nicotine delivery devices, as they search for a better vaping experience.

 

[bourzia]

The cheap 510 sticks from mad vapes come off the charger around 4.2 volts, they don't last long there though. I've been vaping for years and I still use an auto 510 batt and a shorty 1.7 ohm carto from time to time.

 

[tj99959]

Simply a matter of size. A little battery simply can not produce the amps necessary to do the work. As a result the voltage under load becomes less. Big or small the batteries we use are all 3.7v batteries. We can change the chemistry of the battery to make a bit of a difference, but it's still a case of "size matters".

 

[Baditude]

It's the limitation of cell size of the battery. When it comes to batteries, size means everything. Technology is such that cigalike's performance is limited by their small size batteries.

 

[evan le'garde]

So it cannot be done then. Thanks for that people.

 

[Oktyabr]

So it cannot be done then. Thanks for that people.

I wouldn't say "can't be done"! I'd say it hasn't been done *yet*! But like everything electronic things keep getting smaller, cheaper and more powerful.

 

[yotasavg]

When will we see one with a solar panel?! (I'm mostly kidding, although dashboard charging would be nice on the batt, but bad on the clearos )

 

[~Sue~Feb2012]

I would love a an ecig that looks and feels like a cig in my hand and mouth that has has a longer battery life ...sigh

 

[evan le'garde]

I wouldn't say "can't be done"! I'd say it hasn't been done *yet*! But like everything electronic things keep getting smaller, cheaper and more powerful.

See that's why i posted this. I was thinking that even if a small cigalike battery did produce say 4.3v it would last maybe 20-30 minutes. Which would be fine. just get a handful. Little devices like that are handy when you're on the road. Maybe a vv cigalike would be possible then ?.

 

[Oktyabr]

See that's why i posted this. I was thinking that even if a small cigalike battery did produce say 4.3v it would last maybe 20-30 minutes. Which would be fine. just get a handful. Little devices like that are handy when you're on the road. Maybe a vv cigalike would be possible then ?.

I don't see why not. I personally don't like cig-a-likes because in the end they don't return on the investment as well as a "real" e-cigarette. On the road? If I didn't want to use up my battery I would invest in a cheap USB passthrough with a tank and a cigarette lighter adapter.

I fully expect VW twists and spinners in the near future, I don't see any technical reason why they wouldn't work (at least for a short time) on a cigalike style batt too...

 

[evan le'garde]

I don't see why not. I personally don't like cig-a-likes because in the end they don't return on the investment as well as a "real" e-cigarette. On the road? If I didn't want to use up my battery I would invest in a cheap USB passthrough with a tank and a cigarette lighter adapter.

I fully expect VW twists and spinners in the near future, I don't see any technical reason why they wouldn't work (at least for a short time) on a cigalike style batt too...

Think about cell phones. When they first came out in the 70's they had huge batteries. Now the batteries are tiny by comparison. So i've no doubt there's plenty of development for the ecig in the future.

 

[Satava]

The cheap 510 sticks from mad vapes come off the charger around 4.2 volts....

That's exactly why I love my eGo so much. Regulated at 3.3 volts so the battery lasts a bit longer and almost every puff is the same as the last. I can't stand having the battery get slowly weaker as it discharges. Just throw a 1.5-2.0 on it and you're good for a backup device!

 

[billybob4315]

i like no electronics in my vape