Mini 18650 box mod with step down?

[GunJack]

Sept 8, 2015 22:54:37 GMT Toondog said:

However! I now realise that it doesn't step down and I build my subtanks at .5ohms so literally have to vape at 30 watts (or more ?1?) all of the time.

I don't get this - I've got a 0.5 ohm sat on my cloupor mini right now, it'll go down to 8watts (at 2.2 volts showing on the screen). I'm not really a sub-ohmer, it's just the stock coil that came with the ksd vamo one tank (liked it coz it's dinky, 52mm tall inc the drip tip) - I did get a pack of higher res coils with it but not used one yet, the 0.5 is going grand.....

why are you having to go to 30W??

[Toondog]

Sept 17, 2015 22:27:55 GMT GunJack said:

Sept 8, 2015 22:54:37 GMT Toondog said:

However! I now realise that it doesn't step down and I build my subtanks at .5ohms so literally have to vape at 30 watts (or more ?1?) all of the time.

I don't get this - I've got a 0.5 ohm sat on my cloupor mini right now, it'll go down to 8watts (at 2.2 volts showing on the screen). I'm not really a sub-ohmer, it's just the stock coil that came with the ksd vamo one tank (liked it coz it's dinky, 52mm tall inc the drip tip) - I did get a pack of higher res coils with it but not used one yet, the 0.5 is going grand.....

why are you having to go to 30W??

The mini doesn't do step down only step up so what that means is even though the screen is showing you 2.2 volts it's actually delivering the nominal charge that the battery has which for a fresh battery could be as high as 4.2 volts (even though the screen says 2.2 yeah?) 4.2 volts on a .5 ohm coil is way over 30watts of power. To see what I mean vape it with that coil at 8 watts then at 20watts and then 25watts, you won't notice any difference in the vape because it's actually giving you over 30watts no matter what the screen says as the mini can't actually reduce the battery output to 2.2 volts. It can only increase the nominal output of the battery. does that help?

Chris

(If you had a 1.8 or 2.2 ohm coil on it would require somewhere around 4 plus volts to deliver say 10 watts so if you set it to ten watts you'd actually get 10watts)

[Skwoddy]

Sept 8, 2015 23:26:30 GMT decoy said:

sig 75


kingz of vapour do it for under £40

Showing my naivety, what tank is that please?




 

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[decoy]

Sept 19, 2015 1:34:27 GMT Skwoddy said:

Sept 8, 2015 23:26:30 GMT decoy said:

sig 75


kingz of vapour do it for under £40

Showing my naivety, what tank is that please?




 

erl mini clone with kayfun quarts tank
lush wee tank you used to beable to get from fast tech but 2 trolls got them stopped being made humph

[GunJack]

Sept 18, 2015 23:12:47 GMT Toondog said:

Sept 17, 2015 22:27:55 GMT GunJack said:

I don't get this - I've got a 0.5 ohm sat on my cloupor mini right now, it'll go down to 8watts (at 2.2 volts showing on the screen). I'm not really a sub-ohmer, it's just the stock coil that came with the ksd vamo one tank (liked it coz it's dinky, 52mm tall inc the drip tip) - I did get a pack of higher res coils with it but not used one yet, the 0.5 is going grand.....

why are you having to go to 30W??

The mini doesn't do step down only step up so what that means is even though the screen is showing you 2.2 volts it's actually delivering the nominal charge that the battery has which for a fresh battery could be as high as 4.2 volts (even though the screen says 2.2 yeah?) 4.2 volts on a .5 ohm coil is way over 30watts of power. To see what I mean vape it with that coil at 8 watts then at 20watts and then 25watts, you won't notice any difference in the vape because it's actually giving you over 30watts no matter what the screen says as the mini can't actually reduce the battery output to 2.2 volts. It can only increase the nominal output of the battery. does that help?

Chris

(If you had a 1.8 or 2.2 ohm coil on it would require somewhere around 4 plus volts to deliver say 10 watts so if you set it to ten watts you'd actually get 10watts)

hmmm...interesting.... will have to play more... there's a definite difference between 8w and 12/13w, but that is admittedly with a half-charged battery... will have to try the tank on a different mod

[Toondog]

Sept 19, 2015 6:00:51 GMT GunJack said:

Sept 18, 2015 23:12:47 GMT Toondog said:

The mini doesn't do step down only step up so what that means is even though the screen is showing you 2.2 volts it's actually delivering the nominal charge that the battery has which for a fresh battery could be as high as 4.2 volts (even though the screen says 2.2 yeah?) 4.2 volts on a .5 ohm coil is way over 30watts of power. To see what I mean vape it with that coil at 8 watts then at 20watts and then 25watts, you won't notice any difference in the vape because it's actually giving you over 30watts no matter what the screen says as the mini can't actually reduce the battery output to 2.2 volts. It can only increase the nominal output of the battery. does that help?

Chris

(If you had a 1.8 or 2.2 ohm coil on it would require somewhere around 4 plus volts to deliver say 10 watts so if you set it to ten watts you'd actually get 10watts)

hmmm...interesting.... will have to play more... there's a definite difference between 8w and 12/13w, but that is admittedly with a half-charged battery... will have to try the tank on a different mod

It's no big deal or indeed unusual the IPV D2 TC mod doesn't step down in power mode for example. It was only a problem for me as I bought it for stealth and .5 ohms at 30 watts would be pretty hard to hide on a train! If you look in your instructions or on cloupors site you'll see the minimum output voltage is 3.6 volts. It will never let you vape lower than that which is not a problem for you unless you want to combine sub ohm coils with low watts. Still a great mini mod.
If I'm explaining it really poorly then have a bit Google, lots of stuff probably better written on the subject.
Chris.

[hijack]

Good to hear the evic is performing. Hoping to have my hands on one next week.
I was looking for some skins and I found some
A couple for the white version


A couple for the black



One for the indecisive.....and one for Roscopecotrain

[Roscopecotrain]

Love the last two, just need the evic to go with it now lol.

[GunJack]

Sept 19, 2015 7:22:40 GMT Toondog said:

Sept 19, 2015 6:00:51 GMT GunJack said:

hmmm...interesting.... will have to play more... there's a definite difference between 8w and 12/13w, but that is admittedly with a half-charged battery... will have to try the tank on a different mod

It's no big deal or indeed unusual the IPV D2 TC mod doesn't step down in power mode for example. It was only a problem for me as I bought it for stealth and .5 ohms at 30 watts would be pretty hard to hide on a train! If you look in your instructions or on cloupors site you'll see the minimum output voltage is 3.6 volts. It will never let you vape lower than that which is not a problem for you unless you want to combine sub ohm coils with low watts. Still a great mini mod.
If I'm explaining it really poorly then have a bit Google, lots of stuff probably better written on the subject.
Chris.

just tried the vamo one on my phimis woody, and there's more of a difference at the lower wattage ranges, I know I've seen the spec for the phimis somewhere, off for a root around

[hijack]

Just received my VTC this morning....Love it, so far.
Its a great size, fits in the hand v nice.
nice screen on it as well.
only used on kanthal so far, waiting for a couple of new att's to build an Ni setup.(later in the week)
looks v good quality build. Have to go out so will have a play later.