As the title says, I was thinking about picking one up but I wanted to know if I could get good performance and flavor using an RDA? And lastly, I wouldn't think so, but can that box handle a sub ohm setup? What I read was it could handle a coil down to .3 ohms.
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Will a sigelei mini 30W play nice with a RDA?
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I've been using my Sig 30w for a while now and while I may not be the most experienced vaper in the world, I'd have to say it works just fine with an RDA. It just depends on what you want. Personally, I love my Mutation, but I run it with a single 1 ohm twisted coil at somewhere around 20 watts. The flavor is good, the temperature is great and the clouds are enough that I have to open the door/window of my home office or I can't see the computer screen 
. I've seen differing information on the net. One source said .3 ohms was the limit, others said .5. I've run it down to 0.4 ohms when I felt like experimenting and it did just fine, so I'm assuming that the first source was correct.
. I've seen differing information on the net. One source said .3 ohms was the limit, others said .5. I've run it down to 0.4 ohms when I felt like experimenting and it did just fine, so I'm assuming that the first source was correct.
using a 30 watt single battery mod, yes you can get great performance from an rda. but you know that special word we all like to hear it "depends" on your preference and your build. i love my sig 30 mini w/ the vulcan at 0.9- 1.3 ohms also my magma builds around 1-1.5 ohms if were were going to build my tohb at 0.18 i wouldnt go looking to fire it up on my sig mini for a cloud chasing session lol but using it at 15-30 watts on anything from 0.8 - 2 ohm builds ive been enjoying it alot
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Yes you can build down to the lowest point whatever your mod can handle but with regulated mods you don't really need to build super low. The reason why sub ohming got as low as it did is because we were working off unregulated mods and at the mercy of the battery's power level and amp capacity. So to get high wattages we had to build low low builds with in a certain number of wraps and a certain gauge of wire. The reason being is with a mech mod if you have too few wraps your coil won't hold up and fall apart and too many wraps and it will take forever and a day to heat up regardless of resistance that it meters at. That's why so many different gauges of wire is used for different builds.
The beauty of regulated mods is that you can build a higher resistance coil with more wraps and still get the desired wattage just by adjusting the settings on the mod. This allows a much wider variety of coil sizes and builds with different gauge wire that would never be possible with a mech. The only reason you'd want to build down to a .2 on a regulated mod is if it was something like a Segeli 150 and you wanted to try and max out your power settings. Try building around a .5 or .6 . I should still give you the full range of 30 watts and you won't have to worry about your device rejecting the coil for too low of resistance.
Just my 2 cents
The beauty of regulated mods is that you can build a higher resistance coil with more wraps and still get the desired wattage just by adjusting the settings on the mod. This allows a much wider variety of coil sizes and builds with different gauge wire that would never be possible with a mech. The only reason you'd want to build down to a .2 on a regulated mod is if it was something like a Segeli 150 and you wanted to try and max out your power settings. Try building around a .5 or .6 . I should still give you the full range of 30 watts and you won't have to worry about your device rejecting the coil for too low of resistance.
Just my 2 cents
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I think low builds on a regulated mod has more to do with kanthal thickness, and related flavor than actually the actual need to build low, like for a mech. Personally, 24ga gives me the best flavor in an rda. Every time I tried thicker kanthal (from 32-22), the flavor got better. Id use even lower gauge if they cooled down faster.
I guess it depends on your builds and expectations of performance. Oh yea, and what your willing to spend.
For me, it wouldnt cut the mustard.
I guess it depends on your builds and expectations of performance. Oh yea, and what your willing to spend.
For me, it wouldnt cut the mustard.
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I have a 24ga, 8wrap, 3mm, dual coil, @ .4ohms in my CLTv2, on top of my sigelei150. Typical wattage between 50 and 75.
Just dropped down to 30watts and it works, just not well.
however, running tiny 26ga, 7wrap, 2mm, dual coils at .2ohm in my orchid, will absolutely chuck flavor at 30watts.
Just dropped down to 30watts and it works, just not well.
however, running tiny 26ga, 7wrap, 2mm, dual coils at .2ohm in my orchid, will absolutely chuck flavor at 30watts.
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I don't know if that's always true...I think wire gauge has something to do with it, but your rda, wicking, power level have something to do with it as well. My Storm V2 doesn't like wire any thicker than 27 gauge, there's just not that much room on the centerpost but I think the flavor is just as good as my magma with 24 gauge in it....it's a combination of all things IMHO
+1 This is worth every pennyYes you can build down to the lowest point whatever your mod can handle but with regulated mods you don't really need to build super low. The reason why sub ohming got as low as it did is because we were working off unregulated mods and at the mercy of the battery's power level and amp capacity. So to get high wattages we had to build low low builds with in a certain number of wraps and a certain gauge of wire. The reason being is with a mech mod if you have too few wraps your coil won't hold up and fall apart and too many wraps and it will take forever and a day to heat up regardless of resistance that it meters at. That's why so many different gauges of wire is used for different builds.
The beauty of regulated mods is that you can build a higher resistance coil with more wraps and still get the desired wattage just by adjusting the settings on the mod. This allows a much wider variety of coil sizes and builds with different gauge wire that would never be possible with a mech. The only reason you'd want to build down to a .2 on a regulated mod is if it was something like a Segeli 150 and you wanted to try and max out your power settings. Try building around a .5 or .6 . I should still give you the full range of 30 watts and you won't have to worry about your device rejecting the coil for too low of resistance.
Just my 2 cents
In addition, according to http://www.steam-engine, the ideal resistance for this device to utilize is 1.63 Ohm.