Does vaping at the same wattage on a 40W or 200W affect battery life?

[abergoon]

This is probably an obvious answer but just want to check with more electronically-minded folk. I normally vape around 15-35 watts, depending on the build I am using. If I was to vape within this range on a 200W mod, would I see an increase in battery life compared to a 40W mod? My gut instinct is "no" but just want to check. Thanks.

 

[Dr_Puff]

Money for nothing and the chicks for free.

Nope - battery usage is battery usage. If you vaping the same outputs, it will be the same on a regulated regardless of setup.

Tubes may vary due to voltage drops but this is ever so slight.

 

[tobywonkanobi]

Yeah, you would get increased 'vape time', but only due to 200w devices needing 2-3 X 18650 batteries, whereas a 40 watt mod would normally just be a single battery device. [emoji2]

 

[abergoon]

@Dr_Puff @tobywonkanobi OK thanks for that.

 

[philTBA]

This is probably an obvious answer but just want to check with more electronically-minded folk. I normally vape around 15-35 watts, depending on the build I am using. If I was to vape within this range on a 200W mod, would I see an increase in battery life compared to a 40W mod? My gut instinct is "no" but just want to check. Thanks.

A 40w mod @ 35w/200w @35w isn't really a valid comparison, but I think a better way to answer your question is this. Running any mod on, or near its maximum output will shorten the 'use time' . I get 2 days use from a 200w mod running @ 35w. If I ran the same mod at 180-200w, the use time would drop to well under a day. If you use that as your 'base line' you can see that by swapping from a 40w mod up to a 200w, your new mod will 'last longer' between charges.
(You could also increase use time by using a 40w mod with 2500mAh instead of a 40w with 1500mAh)

 

[abergoon]

A 40w mod @ 35w/200w @35w isn't really a valid comparison, but I think a better way to answer your question is this. Running any mod on, or near its maximum output will shorten the 'use time' . I get 2 days use from a 200w mod running @ 35w. If I ran the same mod at 180-200w, the use time would drop to well under a day. If you use that as your 'base line' you can see that by swapping from a 40w mod up to a 200w, your new mod will 'last longer' between charges.
(You could also increase use time by using a 40w mod with 2500mAh instead of a 40w with 1500mAh)

Thanks for that, that was useful info. The reason I was asking was because so many of the mods being released now are 200W T/C things. I'm not really interested in temp control and was just wondering if there would be any benefit getting a 200W mod. I tend to stick with 18650 batteries now rather than a built-in battery and I suppose the obvious advantage is having dual 18650 as @tobywonkanobi pointed out. Your answers have helped me out, thank you.

 

[WaitFor1t88]

also the accuracy of the board in the mod will have an effect

 

[philTBA]

Thanks for that, that was useful info. The reason I was asking was because so many of the mods being released now are 200W T/C things. I'm not really interested in temp control and was just wondering if there would be any benefit getting a 200W mod. I tend to stick with 18650 batteries now rather than a built-in battery and I suppose the obvious advantage is having dual 18650 as @tobywonkanobi pointed out. Your answers have helped me out, thank you.

I have a VTbox200 (@WaitFor1t_88 dna200 ) they're loaded with all sorts of stuff, the most if which I don't use, or will use, but the mod just fits me perfectly, it's all about ease of use, consistent vape, and run time for me. Once I found a decent 3s LiPo to fit that just completed the deal.