Snowwolf 200w after a few months break

[xs2man]

So, I went off my SW 200w for a while.  

There were a couple reasons.  I had a Kangxin Vaporflask DNA40 clone thing, and it easily outperformed the SW when using the Ni200 coils with my subtank mini.  In fact, TC mode on that thing, regardless of atty just ran rings around it.

That, and the lack of USB charging put me right off it to be honest.  I'm simply too lazy to take my batteries out the device to charge them.  The problem with this is that the SW200w constantly takes some charge off the battery too.  It's always flashing at me.  And if I leave batteries in it, they discharge all the way down to something like 0.9v.  Scary.

I did make a poor attempt at trying to sell it a while back.  But I was probably asking too much to be fair (around £60 quid or so).  So just left it.

Anyway, being chrimbo, I thought I'd break out a dripper with a nice low ohm build in it, and crank the SW up again, just to see what like.

Well, I found I was too lazy to build a coil, so just banged a 0.5 ohm coil in a spare Subtank Mini instead, screwed it on, and fired it up.

I forgot how good it was with regular vaping.  Obviously a lot of it is to do with the tank and coil.  And the juice being around 75% VG, with 20% conc Red Astaire (which I have also laid off of for a few weeks now).

Not even pushing the coil "too" hard at 36 watts (but the SW reads it at 0.63 Ohms so still firing a touch over 5v to it, so says the SW).  But the vapour production is epic.  The taste is epic.  I've just fallen back in love with this thing.  If I can get motivated enough to charge the batteries, lol.

[chykensa]

Funny, I'm sat here with exactly the same mix of Red Astaire, in my Velocity dripper which I don't use often (just too lazy to drip!), on my Koopor Plus reading .38ohm on the resistance at 47w, and it's bleddy awesome, loads of flavour and tons of vapour; just as well the OH is in bed otherwise I would get a tongue-lashing about the haze in the dining room!
When I do get a dripper working really well, and I have the time to dedicate to dripping, it's just so much more satisfying.
Can't wait for my Buddha to get here from China, and visit the bad boys at Betty's Vape Shop in Camborne for some tuition in using Clapton wire, and my village will disappear in a cloud of fragrant steam

[xs2man]

Nice.

I've never gotten on with a Clapton. Always been taking too long to ramp up. I guess the SW would fix that to some extent by firing 150w or so over it, lol.

But yeah, I fully agree, a nice build in a good dripper can't be beat. I've just been too lazy recently, that's my bad. Maybe in the new year I'll clean a couple out and get on it again (I'm off on Hogmany to work offshore where I'm not going to be able to vape, so back on the stinkies ).

[chykensa]

Dec 29, 2015 0:32:43 GMT xs2man said:

Nice.

I've never gotten on with a Clapton. Always been taking too long to ramp up. I guess the SW would fix that to some extent by firing 150w or so over it, lol.

But yeah, I fully agree, a nice build in a good dripper can't be beat. I've just been too lazy recently, that's my bad. Maybe in the new year I'll clean a couple out and get on it again (I'm off on Hogmany to work offshore where I'm not going to be able to vape, so back on the stinkies ).

I've never used Claptons, but I know they stock the UD wire so it must be worth a punt - or else there will be 15' minus about 6" in the classies quite soon!
I don't know how you can dual fuel so successfully xs2man - I know it's the regulations, but I would rather not intake nicotine at all than go back on the stinkies like you have to!

[xs2man]

Well, it doesn't really bother me so much I guess because I have never had the desire to kill my nicotine addiction. When I started vaping, it wasn't to try to quit cigarettes, although it was an instant transition for me. Which is surprising considering the almost 20 years at 20+ a day. But it was my inner geek coming out, and ecigs satisfied a part of that in me, as well as my addiction to nicotine. In all fairness, I did start out at 36mg, but quickly came down to 24, then 18, 12 and now 5-6mg.

When I go offshore I am straight back to 20+ per day, without issue. But I'll be vaping away in the airport right up until my flight is called, then ditch the ecig in the mobile phone lockers (we also aren't allowed these). And then as soon as I'm back on the beach, straight back to my vaping. Never feel the need for the stinkies again. I do miss the vaping while offshore though. But my job out there is fairly relaxed, and I have a LOT of time to kill. If I didn't "go for a smoke" so regularly, I don't know how I would fill my day.

As far as claptons go, well the only ones I have tried I have built myself.  So that probably has a lot to do with it.  I suspect the DNA200 would be epic for them since you can pre-heat the coil initially, then tailor it back for the proper vaping.  That's what I'm hoping for anyway.  I see some of the epic builds people do, and want in.  All in.  But my experiences thus far have been disappointing.  I blame myself, of course.  But I'll try one again when I get my DNA200 (when I decide on which one to get).