Thank you!!!! I get it!! Finally!! Your explanation was fantastic and thoroughly understandable. So now I'm going to ask you this...I have Samsung INR18650's (baby blue ones) and when I vape at 18 watts (I like that) and occasionally at 20 watts, I seem to use up the battery way faster than when I vape a dripper (0.7) at 12 watts. Is there a better battery that will last longer at higher wattage (I also have a few Efest IMR18650 35A 2500 mAH and Sony VCT 4 and 5's that are real ones not clones). They all seem to drain equally fast except the oldest Efest and Sonys... It would be nice not to feel like I always needs to carry a spare battery!The reason why they recommend running those tanks at the wattages they do is because with the lower resistance it takes more wattage to heat up the thicker wire to work properly....and most people don't like running them at lower wattages because at those settings they don't get very hot or produce much vapor..
Higher resistance coils are usually made with thinner wire that has more resistance allowing them to heat up quicker at lower wattages but because the wire is thinner you have less surface area producing less flavor and vapor....the difference between the two is kinda like the difference between a 6 lane freeway and a two lane highway.
The sub ohm coils are like the six lane freeway, it takes a lot of cars jamming into it to slow traffic down and back things up (sub ohm coils with thicker, lower resistance wire needing more watts to heat up because it's got less resistance slowing down the electrical current running threw it.)
Where as plus ohm coils are like two lane country highways where it only takes a handful of cars to cause a backup (plus ohm coils with thinner, higher resistance wire needing less watts to heat up because the small wire creates a smaller choke point for the current running threw it)
The coils we use run off of ohm's law but another way to look at is is the "friction creates heat' principle. The smaller the wire/coil the less room for the electrical current running threw it has room to move and friction is created by the current passing threw it causing it to heat up. The larger the wire used in the coil the more room the current has to move threw it the less friction created as it travels threw it and the coil won't get nearly as hot with out running more current threw it.
That's why most .5 coils recommend 20+ plus watts, to put enough current threw them to heat up the coil properly.. That all being said...if you like the vape that a .5 ohm coil puts off at 12 watts than vape it at 12 watts....you can't hurt a coil buy running it at lower wattages. You can cause dry hits and burn wicks by cranking your mod up too high for the coil to handle but not too low...the worst thing that will happen is some of the liquid won't fully vaporize and you might get a bit in your mouth, unpleasant but harmless. Also, if you like running your mod below 20 watts some sub ohm tanks have higher resistance coils, like the 1.2 ohm coil for the Kanger Subtanks, that are meant to be ran between 10-18 watts. You can always look up and try one of those or the equivalent for your tank. But if you like what your .5 ohm coil puts out at 12 watts or something like that than vape on....vaping is a very personal thing all about personal preferences....I can tell you what I like and how I like to vape it all day long, doesn't mean you'll ever like the same thing. It's all about what works for you.
Happy Vaping!
Your "baby blues" are Samsung INR-18650 25R's in the drop down menu. The efficiency is set to 90 already, it's a good average between the mods and for demostration purposes it will work...just plug in your battery and resistance and power settings and as you change them you'll see the difference of the power to the chipset and then the power from there to the coil and an estimate of the total runtime at those settings
I'm new to this forum, and my fiancée and I have been vaping for going on four years.
We started with Blu - no satisfaction there; then, the EGO-T wick types that were messy, and a pain-in-the-@$$...
Then came the EVOD, which introduced us to KangerTech - we worked our way up to the Aerotank Mega... and, 1.2 - 1.5 coils were replaced every four days (!).
Now, we're up to 50 watt eLeaf iSticks, and KangerTech SubTank minis. The lowest resistance coil/cotton-impregnated we can find is .5 ohms... at 50 watts,
they get burnt. Badly.
So, what can a KangerTech SubTank Mini user do to get the vaping power at 50 watts, without going to a drip system (PIA, again),
and keeping things simple and sweet like our existing clearomizers do, but, we're at a 30 watt limit.
We want 50 watts, with clearomizer simplicity. Does KangerTech offer the pre-made coils at .3 ohms?
Experts, tell us what to do.
)
that's a lovely thought but for what? Everyone needs an agent or a groupie...we all want to feel special...I just want to help people, honest
Sub-Ohm Clearomizers. No muss,
no fuss. No looping of wire, no insertion of cotton... the civilized
person's way to vape.
No messy drip systems,
and no coil changes every four to five days like the EVOD systems (though, I do have a spare KangerTech Mega with 1.2 ohm coils should I drop my current clearomizer, breaking the glass - Sub-Ohm Minis are kind of flimsy in their design.
To madmonkey, and anyone else out there:
What is your opinion of the Zephyrus .3 ohm clearomizers? I know that the coil heads themselves come in a four-pack, rather than the Arctic's five - and, they are pricier - however, I'm just seeking any and all opinions from the clearomizer vaping
people here who are more knowledgeable than I.
For I'm seeking the best quality, durability, and coil head life that I can find.
To be honest, my fiancée had already purchased the eLeaf iStick 50 watt at a local
vape shop ($64.73 with
tax).
I suggested (wink-wink,
nod-nod) that we could
get two for $62.50 - if
she wouldn't mind
waiting, like I did when I
got my birthday present
- an eLeaf iStick 30 watt
from "Slow Tech" - a
nineteen day wait.
So, we now begin the cartomizer quest... and, the wait.
From one musician to another...I like your writing style. I never made it "big" as you would say...but I spent my late teens and early 20's traveling as a cross country mover by day and playing open mikes, open jam band sessions, and working as a guitar and drum tech for several local bands for gas money and beer by night...awe, those were the days weren't they?
After reading other posts here (I also created a new thread in the Introductions forum, titled "I Vape - And I Vote!" Stop by!), I'm reading about RBA systems, among many others. I'm assuming these are rebuildable coil systems... if anyone feels like filling me in about these different systems, fire away! Can people with free memberships like myself receive private messages? If so, and you
feel more comfortable about that way of sharing information - please do so.
Thank you
@madmonkey... brother... that last comment cut like a knife. What they did was bulls***, and you're supposed to be my "Tacoma Terror", protecting me from making bad decisions...
Ah, well, I screwed up ordering the items, anyway... I've got no one to blame, but myself.
LW
Joking of course....but in my line of work it's said you must be at least slightly insane and be a glutton for pain. And yes, proper English is a quite nice thing to read....my writing style is however, the opposite. I write as if I were speaking to you in a conversation, without thought or filter. for all it's harm and folley it may cause me I prefer to be honest in this way as apposed to come across as something I am not....face to face, or post to post...this is me
Although I may be an 80's child my aunt I lived with when I was young was a grammar nazi....constantly correcting my speech and using huge words I had to constantly look up. When I was a teenager and in my young 20's I was told that I constantly used big words in an annoying fashion and didn't do it on purpose but I "talked over people" because of it so I learned to "dumb myself down" how I said things, literally And as long as it's not harming anyone, who cares how you speak? you're entitled to sound like you i reckon I am glad I can help, that's all try to do, although I've been slacking lately
But it does get hot as hell out there in the summer, there's no joke or way around that, espeically this year. )
Yes the 18650 is the right battery (but you didn't mention brand which is important) but I would recommend you first figure out whether you are a "mouth to lung" vaper (generally a tighter draw which also produces lower vapor) or a "lung" vaper where you have a looser draw that allows you to 'pull in' more, warmer vapor and release more vapor (clouds').., you also need to determine your nicotine needs (although that doesn't have anything to do with the type of equipment). If you've become used to vaping an rda at 40-60watts your little 15watt device is not going to be very satisfying for you. The recommended equipment you'd need is also going to depend on how much you expect or would like to spend.
