Battery safety and amp limit

[Tom]

For our guys new to mechanicals, batteries and building your own coils and with obvious recent news about being unsafe with:
a) mechs
b) batteries
I thought I would highlight something that should probably good practice for anyone building their own coils, sub-ohming or just a little unsure about battery safety and amp limit.

It should be good practice when you make a coil to be used on a mechanical mod to know what demands are being made on the battery and that your battery can handle it.

Here is a good calculator
www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/watt-volt-amp-calculator.htm

If you enter 2 variables then the other 2 will be worked out for you.

In the interest of battery safety, amp limit is extremely important.

If you enter the ohms of your built coil e.g. 0.17 then enter 4.2 volts (freshly charged battery output) you will see that the amp demand will be 25 (rounded up).

The only safe way to vape this would be on a battery with higher than 25A limit.

Here is a good but not extensive list of batteries, amp limits and safe vaping zones.
www.utahvapers.com/resources/SubOhmChart.pdf

Hope that helps someone out

Vape safe



P.s If someone notices a mistake in what I say then please let me know xD

[VapingBad]

Be carful to use the continuous discharge rating of your battery, some manufactures don't quota this and use the higher maximum (or pulse or burst) discharge rate, most of the purple Efests commit this sin. It is always best to measure the resistance of your coil after you build it.

There are 2 guide in the guide section that will go into more detail:
Considerations when using a Mech
Battery buying guide