Hi. Is it safe to run a .5hm coil at 10w?

[tatty29]

I'm still trying to get to grips with my sub tank mini and upped my nicotine levels ( which now I realise was a mistake). I have a whole batch of liquids that iv realised I can only tolerate at 10wats on my istick 50 and was wondering if this is safe?

Thanks in advance to any one who can offer me any advice.


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[Jaaxx]

Yep, just fine. The iStick is fully protected.

 

[tatty29]

Thanks. Silly mistake bt at least safe. Is there any thing I can do to say half the nicotine level? If I got same flavour but 0nicotine would that do it if I added the same amount as one with it ?

 

[Jaaxx]

Right. Just add an equal amount of 0 nic in the same flavor and you'll half the nic level. On the right track!

 

[BillW50]

Totally safe! I vape a lot of my juices 4.5w to 8w on my Subtanks all of the time.

 

[tatty29]

This is defiantly a mistake I wont make again. Thanks for puttin my mind a t rest. Rather ask and be safe then be in the dark and dangerous. Also glad there some thing I can do about the nicotine levels

 

[SMOKIE]

I'm still trying to get to grips with my sub tank mini and upped my nicotine levels ( which now I realise was a mistake). I have a whole batch of liquids that iv realised I can only tolerate at 10wats on my istick 50 and was wondering if this is safe?

Thanks in advance to any one who can offer me any advice.


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With a .5 ohm coil you really need at least 20 watts to get a satisfying vape. I use the same combination setup between 20, and 30 watts

 

[tatty29]

I have been vaping at 20 watts but because the nic level is way to high in my juice ( as a stupid mistake) I can only vape It and tolerate it at 10 watts ( i dont want to waste it) as soon as I receive my next order of juices which will be same flavours I have got now but 0 nic and I mix them to half the nic level then I will be back at 20 watts hopefully in a couple of days. I can feel the difrence though and wouldn't vape at this wattage as a long term thing

 

[SMOKIE]

I have been vaping at 20 watts but because the nic level is way to high in my juice ( as a stupid mistake) I can only vape It and tolerate it at 10 watts ( i dont want to waste it) as soon as I receive my next order of juices which will be same flavours I have got now but 0 nic and I mix them to half the nic level then I will be back at 20 watts hopefully in a couple of days. I can feel the difrence though and wouldn't vape at this wattage as a long term thing

Just pick up some VG at Walmart or online to cut your juices down. You may lose some flavor but will still be good to vape. http://www.essentialdepot.com/product/GLYCERIN-VEG-USP-1QUART.html

 

[nightshard]

Safe? Yes.
Good? No.
30-35W much better.

 

[tatty29]

I'm ordering my juices online tonight so should be with me by Tuesday. I want to keep as much flavour as possible. I will look at the vg online tho bt I'm not sure where I would get it from in the shops here.
I know nightshard. I didn't do it because I wanted to

 

[SMOKIE]

I'm ordering my juices online tonight so should be with me by Tuesday. I want to keep as much flavour as possible. I will look at the vg online tho bt I'm not sure where I would get it from in the shops here.
I know nightshard. I didn't do it because I wanted to

Walmart sells VG if needed in the cake section Wiltons brand.

 

[tatty29]

We don't have walmart I'm in the UK. I have been looking online though and I may be able to get it from pharmacies or hobby craft which is a craft shop but does it for cake decorating ect. I think I have some at home but I'm not sure its the right grade as it wasn't bright for consumption of any kind but was brought for a bubble project for my daughter

 

[tatty29]

Would I lose much flavour diluting I this way. I want to half the Nic leval

 

[SMOKIE]

We don't have walmart I'm in the UK. I have been looking online though and I may be able to get it from pharmacies or hobby craft which is a craft shop but does it for cake decorating ect. I think I have some at home but I'm not sure its the right grade as it wasn't bright for consumption of any kind but was brought for a bubble project for my daughter

WOW no Walmart in the UK, even Mexico has a Walmart maybe one day.

 

[Breazy_Com]

I like the idea of adding the same juice at 0mg. Will retain the flavor good that way.

 

[tatty29]

I found my glycerine was food grade so I will probably use that with my sample bottles but if I'm using just glycerine to alter the Nic by half would I use the same amount of it as I would e liquid?

My two 30ml bottles I will wait and get the same juice but in 0 Nic as they a couple of my favrote flavours and I don't want to alter them

 

[tatty29]

No smokie no walmart here in the UK I even looked it up bt then ASDA is some thing to do with the same company or so I have read.

 

[tatty29]

Found my vegetable glycerine and it was achilly made for vaping so all good. I did an exact 50% e liquid and 50% vegetable glycerine and it's made it vapeable but I think I'll try 3ml vg to 2ml e liquid next time and see if that works any better. At least I don't feel like a bear is clawing at the back of my throat and lungs any more

Thanks to all who gave me advice and reassurance it has been much appreciated and very helpful


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[Zamazam]

I usually keep a stock of zero nic juices just in case I want to lower the nic level when I drip. Normally in Kayfun tanks I use 12mg, in my sub tanks I use 6mg, and when I use a rda, I drop to 3. When I first started vaping I was at 36mg/ml. A year later dropped to 24, then the year after that down to 18, then 12.

 

[tatty29]

It was a silly mistake really. Was 2.4 wen I started vaping then went down to 1.8 but that was on crappy set ups. I got my sub tank a couple weeks ago n bloke recommended .6 and although I was ok with it I felt some thing was missing so decided to c what going back up to 1.8 and see but I will never do that again. Even halting that is probably about my limit now but I will be going back to the .6 once I have got through this lot. Right now I'm so grateful for kids bubble projects because that's originally what the vg was brought for. I will defiantly be keeping a few bottles of 0 nic around in future


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[BillW50]

Most of my juices will caramelize if higher than 9 watts. The worst one I have is MBV Dream Tea. To chain vape this one I have to vape at 4.5w. I have to tell ya, coil(s) and wicking stays super clean at 4.5w and probably last forever. And battery life also last for days at a time. I can vape these heat sensitive juices at higher wattages in one of my drippers. But it won't last long and I have to rebuild it shortly later.

 

[tatty29]

Was the nicotine content that made me take it to 10wats but wasn't really getting much off it. I may try it again with some of my other liquids when I have used up my diluted stuff. I wasn't getting much vaper at 10 wats though. But I have noticed in some of my liquids a sort of sweet almost burnt taste with some of them


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[BillW50]

I am vaping two right now (switching between the two) at 6.5w. Vapejoose Hollywood Blackout on a Vamo Mukey on a Subtank. The other is Vapejoose Orange Dream on a Sigelei Mini with a Subtank Mini. Vapor is about on par with an analog and far more flavor than one too.

 

[tatty29]

I will defiantly give it a try. Maybe good for day Tim wen I'm round my lil one ( although I still hang my head out d window). Is it the sweeter flavours that you find beter at that wattage. I have an Istick 50 and a kangertech subtank mini. I have some really sweet flvours like maple and pekan danish wud it work good for some thing like that?

 

[BillW50]

Hard to guess whether those flavors would work at lower watts. I find many of them will though. Some devices like my Mutation XL v3 (28mm monster dripper) doesn't do much of anything below 15w. Although those Subtanks are well known for performing well at lower wattages.

 

[tatty29]

Ah ok so its a try It and see then. I didn't get much at 10 wats although that cud be because I was using much higher Nic strength (by accident) then was necercery. I don't tend to chain vape much although I probably would if I didn't have my little one

 

[madmonkey]

Subtanks were designed to be run at anywhere from 10-30 watts really. The 1.2 ohm coils for them work much better at the lower wattages because the higher resistance wire heats up quicker with less power. You can run .5 ohm coils at 10 watts and it will work, but the vapor production will be somewhat diminished because with less resistance for the electricity heating the coil to pass threw the cooler the vape will be at lower power settings. That's why you need more wattage with the .5 ohm coils to get a proper vape, need more power to make up for the ease in which it passes threw the wire to heat it up properly.

Have you tried vaping your higher level nic juices with the 1.2 ohm coil? probably be a more enjoyable vapor at 10 watts I would think. The mini should have come with a .5 ohm and a 1.2 ohm coil so you could try them both...at least mine did. Maybe that will work better for you till you get lower strength liquids and help make the 10 watt vape more enjoyable.

 

[tatty29]

Thanks madmonkey I'm back to my lower strength nic juices now so I'm all good and vaping at 20 watts again although I'm having other issues now


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[Barbara E.]

As others have pointed out, yes, it's safe. And I understand your point about ordering 0 nic versions of your favorite juice to mix with the high nicotine stuff so that you don't dilute the taste.

Having said that, you'd be surprised at how many juices can be diluted significantly (with plain VG or PG) without badly affecting the flavor. I'm not saying it doesn't dilute it at all but it might not dilute it nearly as much as you might think. We sell a lot of house juice (50/50 PG/VG) to drippers who dilute it 1:1 in VG and then drip it.

 

[tatty29]

I did try diluting two of the flavours with vg and they were ok bt I would rather have full flavour as the juices taste exactilly wat they would if you were eating the real itam. My favrate is maple and pecan pastry

 

[Isaiah640]

Yes of course my .5 ohm tank i rn at 30-40 watts and have gone up to 100, i find not going over 60 provides the best flavor!

 

[madmonkey]

I did try diluting two of the flavours with vg and they were ok bt I would rather have full flavour as the juices taste exactilly wat they would if you were eating the real itam. My favrate is maple and pecan pastry

As someone that tries to kill two birds with one stone (I vape dessert flavors mainly to help keep my insane sweet tooth under control...yes, I vape for both the right and the wrong reasons...I am a talented rebel like that ) I agree with you completely

I tried diluting with straight PG and then VG with I first starting DIY'ing to save big batches of high nic juices I had made and froze when I dropped my nic level and couldn't vape them anymore....It went from that too strong of nic feeling and "taste" for lack of a better word to describe it...I am sure many know what I mean....to feeling like i'd just used distilled water to get rid of the nic "taste" and the flavors got muted in translation.

I know it feels expensive, but using 0 nic as a "cutter" I feel is the best way to go, and if you're like me, you're going to vape it all anyways if it's not too much nic...you can always vape more with less nic. You can't always vape less with more nic

"It's not logical but often true"

 

[tatty29]

Hi isaiah640 I found I didn't get much vapour at that wattage but it just about made it barable with the too high nic.
A man after my own heart madmonkey. I vape mainly very sweet juices my three faves being coffee cake, raspberry darling which has honey and maple and pecan pastry. I'm currently on a diet and achillily finding the sweet juices help with my craving of sweet things and keep me on track. Diluting vita the vg was a good thing to stop the high nic bear clawing at my throat but it did dilute the flavours just a bit too much for my liking. It served its perp onus but I won't be doing it again as I've gone back to my 6mg nic strength. We all learn by mistakes tho.


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[Mike H.]

6mg of nic seems to be the norm in subtanks
3mg in drippers.

 

[tatty29]

Yeah it was a mistake to go higher by quiet a bit.


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[f1r3b1rd]

I DIY and generally just make everything at 4mg to keep my sanity and not need to have two bottles of everything.

 

[tatty29]

Sounds good. I wud like to Diyarbakir some day but to afraid I'd mess up every thing all the time


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[tatty29]

I meant Diy. Damn iPad and it's predictive txtin


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