An Introduction to Voltage Watts and Ohms
1. Resistance (Ohms) 2. Which resistance should I use? 3. Variable Voltage 4. Variable Voltage vs Variable Wattage 5. mAh Explained 6. Sub Ohming
What Ohm Resistance Should I Use in My Clearomiser?
There’s no one answer (although the sub-ohm chart above may help) – it depends on you, the vapour and throat hit you prefer, as well as the voltage...
Variable Voltage E-Cigs Explained
The resistance of your atomiser is not the only thing which controls the amount of vapour, flavour and throat hit that are produced. It also depend...
Variable Voltage vs Variable Wattage Devices
Essentially, the difference between variable voltage and variable wattage is a bit like the difference between an automatic and a manual car. With...
What Does Mah in E-Cig Batteries Mean?
You’ve probably seen mAh used to describe electronic cigarette batteries. mAh is important because it measures how long a battery lasts. Going back...
Advanced Explanation of Voltage, Watts and Ohms For Vapers
Electronic cigarettes are incredibly simple circuits that contain a battery, a switch and a heating coil. The circuit is effectively a controlled s...
What does ohm mean in atomizers?
An ohm (Ω) is a unit of resistance. Essentially, the lower the resistance of your coil, the more electricity will flow through it. Increase the amount of resistance and less electricity will flow through. So when you use a lower resistance atomiser, and more electricity flows through, you will find the following:
What does wattage mean in vaping?
To put it another way, watts is essentially how much power your vape produces and voltage is how much power is put through the device. So, as you increase the wattage the voltage also increases and vice versa.
What is the resistance of a sub ohm coil?
The term sub-ohm, while still used, is not as relevant as it used to be. Coils below 1 ohm are common, and coils with a resistance of 0.8 ohms are often used for Mouth-to-Lung vaping. Even lower resistance coils, such as 0.15 coils, are often used for cloud vaping.
How does variable wattage work?
The variable wattage device will then automatically adjust the power going through the atomiser (the voltage) to produce the power output you need (the wattage).
What is a vape device?
Vape devices use simple circuits that contain a battery, a switch and a heating coil. The circuit is effectively a controlled short, with the power output from the battery used to create heat.
What is the difference between variable voltage and variable wattage?
The difference between variable voltage and variable wattage is a bit like the difference between an automatic and a manual car. With a variable voltage device, you manually control the amount of power (voltage) going through your device.
What is a vape mod?
Tying it all Together: Vaping Wattage, Temperature Burn, and E-liquids. Vape mod products are essentially batteries connected to atomisers. The power from the battery heats the coil in the atomiser, vaporising your juice ready for use (inhalation).
What is sub ohm?
Sub-ohm devices have a lowered electrical resistance (under 1 ohm), meaning more electrical current can enter the coil, producing a higher burn temperature. The product information on sub-ohm devices will tell you the optimum wattage settings to use for that mod.
What does voltage mean in a battery?
Voltage. Voltage (V) relates to batteries. The greater the voltage, the greater the electrical pressure inside the battery. If we think of amps as singular units of electricity, a higher voltage means more amps contained within the battery. V multiplied by A equals wattage (W), explained below.
What does higher voltage mean?
Understanding voltage: The higher the voltage, the greater the pressure inside the battery, meaning more amps can be supplied to the coil in rapid succession, heating the device faster. As we will see below, voltage and wattage are connected.
Can you change the ohms on a vape?
Unless you retrofit alternative coils to your device, you cannot change the ohms that your vape device comes with. In simple terms, ohms measures the electrical power your coil can carry (like the amount of water in a hosepipe). No matter the size of the batteries you are using, your coil can only carry so much electrical current.
What does ohms mean in a mech?
Resistance (ohms) is a very incomplete indication of what is going on. Higher power builds will tend towards lower resistance because that's how you get power out of a mech battery, and even with VV/VW you have to be between limits. It doesn't mean the build is suited to that amount of power, it means that much power will flow.
How many ohms does a 20W battery have?
^^-- I know the 20W version only would put out the full 20W into about 1.1 ohms. In other words, power output drops when battery voltage has to be boosted. 50W into 1.1 would require even more voltage, or an even lower resistance would be needed to avoid the need for voltage boost. I'm not always willing to look up the detailed specs of a device (or start up Steam Engine) for an internet post, but if this were mine I'd either need to look it up, or realize it may not work if I try it.
Is 28ga thicker than 30?
The thing is with 28ga being thicker than 30 or 32 in combo with needing more of it length wise to reach the same ohms it takes more power to heat it up. You can run in to lag time where it takes a while for the coil to get to temp. If you don't mind taking longer drags or or do a few primer puffs while the coil gets up to temp it's a not an issue.
Does airflow affect flavor?
Airflow has a direct impact on flavor. . in general terms, more air=less flavor in most cases. Flavor is also very device dependent. the same wattage vape in one device may produce a completely different result in another device. Your best bet is to test it out and find that sweet spot that works in your device for you.
