RDA and Mech Mod Intro

[speedfreek67]

Sorry I asked this the other day but didn't actually get an answer. In terms of changing the cotton and coil, is it the same as sub ohm tanks in the sense that you change them when the flavour starts to go or you get a burnt taste?

Yes it is the same, but with the added advantage that you can take the top cap off to drip onto your wicks and will be able to see how gunked up your coil is.

 

[ChrisMcrUK]

Yes it is the same, but with the added advantage that you can take the top cap off to drip onto your wicks and will be able to see how gunked up your coil is.

Yep that is an advantage, thanks! Literally sat in work and questions keep popping in to my head. Ordered the mech from Spain and it's in Belgium at the minute so don't know when it's going to arrive. I want it NOW!!!

 

[speedfreek67]

Get used to building the RDA and using it on a regulated mod before putting it on your mech.

Look at lots of tutorials on winding coils and installing them properly and safely.

Look at tutorials on how to wick your coil, how much cotton to use, how to trim it, how to prime it.

Make sure you have the right tools.

Look at Battery Mooch's videos on YouTube about battery safety and mech usage.

Look at tutorials about mech safety and how to strip and clean and safely reassemble your mech. Understand exactly how your mech works.

Understand the vital importance of battery orientation in a mech.

Understand that a mech won't give you a better vape than a regulated mod - it's all about form factor and the simplicity of mechanics. It's like the difference between a classic 1960's sports car and a modern hi-tech supercar. The classic car has less parts to go wrong, is easier to repair, but doesn't have any driver aids to help save you from crashing. The classic car wont perform as well as the modern hi-tech supercar, but to some that's not what it is all about.

Be patient, don't rush, enjoy the learning experience.

 

[ChrisMcrUK]

What's the battery life like on mechs? Currently rocking a Wismec Reuleaux which takes 3 x 18650's so just change the batteries each morning. But seen a few threads where people are saying you need to change the batteries a lot more regularly on mechs

 

[oldhippydude]

What's the battery life like on mechs? Currently rocking a Wismec Reuleaux which takes 3 x 18650's so just change the batteries each morning. But seen a few threads where people are saying you need to change the batteries a lot more regularly on mechs

The short answer
At the resistances you are talking about ,it is likely at least three possibly more times a day.

You want to swap out the cell before it gets to about 3.2v or you can permanently damage the cell.
With every draw your power is dropping so a lot depends on how long it takes before you are finding the vape getting too weak.

With my high res coils I personally find that it is usually about 3.6v or 3.7v the vape is less satisfying so I swap out cells and most days I only swap once. When I vaped lower res coils (0.7ohm more or less) i was swapping 2 or three times a day.
Other vapers will be at a higher or lower voltage.

I mentioned Mooch earlier and his graphs, from the them see that the 4.2v of a fully charged cell rapidly drops then drops more steadily for a while. Some vapers that like a very warm cloudy vape will swap cell while it is still quite high in voltage. 3.8v might be too low for them so each cell will only last them a short time.

 

[ChrisMcrUK]

The short answer
At the resistances you are talking about ,it is likely at least three possibly more times a day.

You want to swap out the cell before it gets to about 3.2v or you can permanently damage the cell.
With every draw your power is dropping so a lot depends on how long it takes before you are finding the vape getting too weak.

With my high res coils I personally find that it is usually about 3.6v or 3.7v the vape is less satisfying so I swap out cells and most days I only swap once. When I vaped lower res coils (0.7ohm more or less) i was swapping 2 or three times a day.
Other vapers will be at a higher or lower voltage.

I mentioned Mooch earlier and his graphs, from the them see that the 4.2v of a fully charged cell rapidly drops then drops more steadily for a while. Some vapers that like a very warm cloudy vape will swap cell while it is still quite high in voltage. 3.8v might be too low for them so each cell will only last them a short time.

Thanks.

Question...how do you know the v of the battery? Do you literally have to manually check it during the day??

 

[ChrisMcrUK]

I'm thinking it would be better to start off at a higher resistance then. But looking at the online calculator, using 24AWG I would need to do 12 wraps for a resistance of 0.5ohms. Does that sound right? Seems like more wraps than I've really seen before

 

[Deleted member 54254]

When you use regulated, what Wattage do you prefer?

 

[oldhippydude]

Thanks.

Question...how do you know the v of the battery? Do you literally have to manually check it during the day??

I use a mulimeter or an inline voltmeter.
You will check it in a regulated mod or if your charger gives you a voltage reading when you put it in.

It is important when you first use mechs to check the voltage periodically to get a feel for what is happening to the voltage so you do not over discharge and damage the cell.

You will likely find you are noticing the drop in the cell voltage before it is too low anyway. You get used to what this voltage is. If you check the cell voltage every time you take them out to charge you will be able to tell the battery is not to low by the way it vapes even without a meter.

 

[ChrisMcrUK]

When you use regulated, what Wattage do you prefer?

95W