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Will a stacked mech mod be more powerful than a series regulated mod?

Ephraim

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I was told even with a purge double mech mod I wudnt get more vapor then I get with the Paranormal just maybe quicker. They said u cant beat technology manipulating a battery. Is that true? Wud I be wasting $375?
 

Ephraim

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Why not PWM mod? If you want a mech I'd say get a THC Tauren
I wanted a double mech cause they r so powerful and Purge is the best. But after being told I wudnt get more vapor yhen my DNA 250C is giving me I figured its pointless. I was just wondering if its true. Does my DNA 250C put out as much vapor as a double stack wud?
 

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I going to give you some advice.
You can take it or leave it. I don't mind either way.

You really should make less generic titles for your threads.

Like for this thread here you could have done:

"Is the purge double mech mod better than the Paranormal?"


There is a good reason for this.

The reason:

At 3am a half asleep moderator could accidentally spam ban something titled "is it true".

In fact I'm wide awake and was close.
 

Ephraim

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I going to give you some advice.
You can take it or leave it. I don't mind either way.

You really should make less generic titles for your threads.

Like for this thread here you could have done:

"Is the purge double mech mod better than the Paranormal?"


There is a good reason for this.

The reason:

At 3am a half asleep moderator could accidentally spam ban something titled "is it true".

In fact I'm wide awake and was close.
Ok. Never thought of that. I didnt think people paid attention to the title. I wud change it if I cud.
 

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Ok. Never thought of that. I didnt think people paid attention to the title. I wud change it if I cud.

No problem.
The more info that the title has the more people are going to be interested in replying.

People love to compare different mods.
 

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We can change it for you ...which I’ll do right now
 

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This is a really good choice for a title.

I'd personally stick with the regulated device since they go up to wattages so high now that a mech is really unnecessary.

Some people like mech mods and use them all the time but there is a lot of stuff to learn.

Which purge mod do you mean?
If it's that stacked 20700 tube then it's going to be huge.
Like big enough to club somebody with.

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Ephraim

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This is a really good choice for a title.

I'd personally stick with the regulated device since they go up to wattages so high now that a mech is really unnecessary.

Some people like mech mods and use them all the time but there is a lot of stuff to learn.

Which purge mod do you mean?
If it's that stacked 20700 tube then it's going to be huge.
Like big enough to club somebody with.

Turbo_20700_Stack_Mech_MOD_by_Purge_Mods_200592_Evcigarettes_new__78056.1523289780.1280.1280.png
Thats what I was thinking about getting. But if its not going to give me more vapor then my Paranormal its pointless. I already get huge clouds and I have it set on its highest boost. The coils fire immediately.
 

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I’d say for you stick with the paranormal ...you can adjust wattage as you like, you don’t have to build to get the vape you want, less mucking about and safer for you
 

Ephraim

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I’d say for you stick with the paranormal ...you can adjust wattage as you like, you don’t have to build to get the vape you want, less mucking about and safer for you
Yeah I build a .41 with fused claptons. I dont know what kind of vape that wud give me on the Paranormal.
 

Ephraim

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Yeah I build a .41 with fused claptons. I dont know what kind of vape that wud give me on the Paranormal.
But if Im not going to get anymore vapor Im not wasting $375. The only reason I thought about it was bigger clouds. But I dont think I can get bigger clouds then what I already get. My fused claptons give me huge clouds and great flavor. I have it set on 90 watts boost. Anymore then that and it just scourges. I dont get anymore vapor going higher with wattage so I think Im maxed out on clouds with my build. No other wire has ever given me clouds like this.
 

Ephraim

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But if Im not going to get anymore vapor Im not wasting $375. The only reason I thought about it was bigger clouds. But I dont think I can get bigger clouds then what I already get. My fused claptons give me huge clouds and great flavor. I have it set on 90 watts boost. Anymore then that and it just scourges. I dont get anymore vapor going higher with wattage so I think Im maxed out on clouds with my build. No other wire has ever given me clouds like this.
I think with a double stack it works out to 160 watts, .41 ohms, 8.2 volts, and 2p amps. But lime I said higher wattage then what Im using doesnt give me more vapor. Id just have to take quick hits to keep from scorvhing my cotton.
 

triakis

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Stick with a regulated Mod, you're no where near the level of Mech's let alone a Stacked tube.

Best advice so far...

I have an Executioner. It's a shelf queen. I got it because I'm a collector. I do like to vape on it and typically run a dual 316L Clapton build that's about .45 OHMs. I've tried the hotter (and generally non purposeful) builds in the .3 range and it's just not an enjoyable vape. It's like trying to get a drink from a firehose instead of a garden hose!

Pushing the limits, a mech is going to extract the most power from a battery due to no conversion losses in a board. The DNA is about as efficient as they get and a 250C with a 4S lipo at 400W is certainly nothing to sneeze at. (and just as impractical is a .3OHM N90 "comp build" on a stacked tube!)

I have a paranormal and it's a great box. I don't like the out of the box default on the 250C though as I just can't pick up the box and pull as it prompts every time. HATE that.

And that and some other quirks with regulated is why I just prefer a mech as I can grab it and get a hit in the middle of the night if I want to!
 

Carambrda

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Yes, it will be if the number of batteries is the same and the choice of batteries used is also the same. Regulated mods are limited by the maximum wattage that they can output, i.e. the maximum power output that a regulated mod can attain is simply a design choice made by the designer of the regulated mod in question (and it doesn't necessarily always go as high as the number that is advertised by the manufacturer of the mod). In addition, the efficiency of the board inside a regulated mod also plays a part. DNA mods are often thought to be extremely efficient because DNA boards tend to be advertised by the manufacturer (Evolv) as having an efficiency that can be as high as 97% efficiency. However, in practice it really doesn't live up to those kinds of expectations. Some of advanced regulated mods offer a menu option to switch the mod to mech-like behavior mode, in which case they will try to, after you switch them to this mode, mimic how a mech vapes whilst still usually (but certainly not always) keeping the built-in safety features enabled and active.

With a mech (any mech) the power is limited by what's known as the voltage drop of the mod. It is a loss in voltage that's due to the combined resistance of the electric circuit of the mech, vastly determined by the various contacts such as the firing switch mechanism and the screw threads, the condition that they are in, the cleanliness, the quality of the design and the machining/construction thereof, and, if something is not quite up to snuff with said quality related factors, then it will be highly possible that the metal type that the individual parts are made of also plays a noticeable part. But Mooch, in his "Minding Your Mechs" episodes on YouTube, has presented overwhelming evidence to show that anyone who chooses to believe that a copper mech will always hit harder than the brass counterpart or that a well-built, clean, solid silver one hits harder than any copper tube, is believing in fairies. So, assuming that you only buy the good stuff (including batteries), yeah, more power is on the horizon if you have the capacity and willingness to learn about mech performance and how different coil builds perform differently especially on the mech, learn about battery performance, and of course safety. But... seeing as your interested in high wattage vaping is so vested, why don't you buy the type of RDA and regulated mod combination/setup that's specifically designed to make a formidable cloud and dig deep into the pudding in search for real proof instead of creating more new forum topics than vapor?

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PaulS

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In fact you should get a bloody big RTA not an RDA and stick it on a bloody big PWM ,,, like the new Steamcrave! That will give you what you want in spades.

Personally love my stack tubes. I've never had a problem with them. Voltage drop is slow on an stack too especially 20700/21700. Of course I love all my mechs from 18350s to 21700s. I just build accordingly. I've gotten great clouds out of .4 ohm builds on a single battery. I never go below .1 anyway.

What bI do not understand is why you want enormous clouds. I just want a decent vape and great flavour myself.
 

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