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Got a mech coming, anything I need to know?

conanthewarrior

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Hi people. I am usually over at the regulated section, but with all the talk of the NHS on the news prescribing Ecigs (They did not use the word vape, so I believe it will be a crap device if they do provide one, so someone can say I tried vaping, it didn't work for me, then they can carry on with the tax money from Cigarettes, They are around £8 a box and most of this is tax)

Now, I asked what the best two mods were, for if it ever did become impossible to get a real mod. Most people said get a mech, and I was advised a nemesis, real or clone, so I ordered a nice clone from fast tech, made sure it was not hybrid top cap, and bought it. It cost me £8. £8 for a mod, I was shocked. I payed the extra 27P for express delivery, as when I used it before it took just over a week to arrive. I also ensured the mod I got was in stock, that is why it is this colour. I was advise a mech as there is no chip to go wrong, and isuser serviceable.

I guess this one is OK? https://www.fasttech.com/p/1849607 It takes 3 different batteries, 18350, 18500 and 18650, I will be using 18650's.

I realised as long as I don't build super low, and there are no shorts, they are not dangerous as long as treated with respect. I think a 0.4 coil will work fine, plus it only pulls about 8 amps. I could go lower, but I will try 0.4 first, and it doesn't need to be plumes of vapour, just enough, say the amount a nautilus provides, more for flavour.

Now, is there anything I need to actually know before using a mech? Coming from regulated, how do I know to change the battery is my main question? Would I go by time? Like say 3 hours use, then change? Or is there another way, as I realised even with the coltage drop it will drop from 8 amps and 35 watts, down to 6 and 20 watts. Over the course of using I probably wont notice this, so I was thinking time is probably better to go by, as even if I am pulling them out slightly full, it is still better than too low.

So, any tips to someone coming from regulated to a mech, any advice would be appreciated.

PS I will be testing all coils on an ohms reader and other device before it goes on my mech to ensure correct resistance, and I will make sure to build in such a way a short is virtually impossible. Now I got the hang I can do that, at first when learning to wrap I always got shorts a few months back, I have not had one for a long time, and always clip the tail end as close as I can to the post, then bend any remains upward.
 

conanthewarrior

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Member For 5 Years
As long as you keep them clean and maintained you will have a perfectly working device.
Battery safety and ohms law (Of utmost importance)
Thank you. I always make sure to treat my batteries with respect, and understand in a Mech even more so. a 0.4 coil pulls around 10 amps from the battery at 4.1 volts, going down to 7.75 at 3.1.

Would this be enough to notice, or will It happen slowly, and it is best to just go by time I have used the mod, and risk charging at say 60 percent, instead of going for longer and risking killing the cell? Is a discharge cycle counted as all the way to minimum, then charged, or any time you use the battery then charge? As I realise batteries life is usually on charge/discharge cycles, I don't want to kill them quicker than neccesary, but also don't want to kill them instantly by draining to under 2.5 V, which would cause irreversable damage.
 

bondo

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Member For 4 Years
Believe me,you won't even get close to 2.5v before you pop a fresh cell in.

You might be over thinking here.
Just build safe and try it out. You'll find that the drop off is pretty noticeable and you'll be chaging batts.

As for the plumes,you won't be disappointed on a fresh cell.
 

conanthewarrior

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Member For 5 Years
Believe me,you won't even get close to 2.5v before you pop a fresh cell in.

You might be over thinking here.
Just build safe and try it out. You'll find that the drop off is pretty noticeable and you'll be chaging batts.

As for the plumes,you won't be disappointed on a fresh cell.
I do over think things. always have done actually. I will take your advice, build safe and just use it. I have exlained the drop off to family, so if they notice it before me I can change the cell. Thanks for your advice though man, much appreciated :). I got the IPV D2 on the way now too, hope that is nice when it comes on tuesday.
 

scarecrowjenkins

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You can usually feel the battery sag pretty well. For instance-if i pop a new battery in and find myself taking 1.5second hits, when the pulls get to be 2x longer (or a little more) i throw em on the charger. So if i start with a satisfying 1.5 second hit, when i have to take a 3-4 second hit to get the same level of satisfaction i swap em out. You'll be able to feel the battery dying, and as soon as you notice a big change in the time you are hitting it just pop a new one in. It's not that hard to tell. Good move on covering your bases w/ safety, it'll make a lotta folks here feel better about giving advice! If you're currently using a nautilus now then a .4 ohm build will probably work very well for you (imo). Good luck, and congrats!
 

conanthewarrior

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Member For 5 Years
You can usually feel the battery sag pretty well. For instance-if i pop a new battery in and find myself taking 1.5second hits, when the pulls get to be 2x longer (or a little more) i throw em on the charger. So if i start with a satisfying 1.5 second hit, when i have to take a 3-4 second hit to get the same level of satisfaction i swap em out. You'll be able to feel the battery dying, and as soon as you notice a big change in the time you are hitting it just pop a new one in. It's not that hard to tell. Good move on covering your bases w/ safety, it'll make a lotta folks here feel better about giving advice! If you're currently using a nautilus now then a .4 ohm build will probably work very well for you (imo). Good luck, and congrats!
Sorry for the confusion, but its my fiancee Cheyenne that uses the nautilus mini for now as she really likes it, its similar the mouth to lung thing like a cigarette, an it does satisy her cravings with 6MG juice (She was a very light smoker) .

I will be using the Lemo V2 on it for a tank, or one of my various RDA's if I fancy dripping.

EDIT: My fiancee has ddropped to 3MG, as she had to use the lemo for 24 ( I thought 48, but it was 24) hours, and because it was direct to lung with much more vapour, the 6MG just made her choke. I thought it was the extra few watts making her choke, so I tried it being used to using like 70+watts on dual coils, but I was choking aswell.

I made her up a 3MG, that she could use without choking (I could too), and now she has gone back to the nautilus mini, but is using 3MG!

She was only taking around 14 puffs at 6MG, So I think it was too strong. She was an extremely light smoker, 5 roll ups a day, and she would throw half of it away.
 
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