Pointers on my first box mod.....

[J.B.]

So I've been using mechanical 18650 mods exclusively since I started vaping. I had a few regulated devices, rdna30, rdna40, etc. I've finally picked up a dual unregulated 18650 box mod. I'm wondering if anyone has any pointers for me. I'm by no means an expert on mechanical mods, but I do understand battery safety, ohms, voltage, wattage, and I'm pretty good at building coils.

That being said, let's throw out an example of why I'm writing this. I recently purchased a Doge V2, threw on a dual 24g .25 build (which is usually what I build on everything), but on a single 18650 mechanical, it just doesn't perform. I threw that atty on my box mod this morning (which according to the meter is firing at 8.2V?) and it honestly fucking psychotic. Like insta-fire, atom-bomb, coils-on-steroids type shit. I got giddy and decided to take a short pull, maybe 2-3 seconds max, MEGA dry hit city, the wicking just can't keep up.

So enough babbling. Any pointers? What types of builds are good for box mods? Is there a certain ohm range I should be aiming for? I like nice warm (almost hot) vapes and I'm a flavor chaser.

Any pointers given are much appreciated. Thanks VU fam!

 

[BoomStick]

Since you have a series box which doubles the volts, you're gonna have to increase the resistance of your builds. Lets ignore voltage drop and battery sag for a minute.

4.2 volts and .25 ohms gives you 70 watts
8.4 volts and .25 ohms gives you 282 watts

Pretty big difference. Hopefully someone will come along with experience doing series box builds that can help with specific build specs that work well. Good luck.

 

[J.B.]

Thanks Boom. I was thinking along those lines. I just can't understand how people cloud-chase with super low ohm builds in these things without getting ridiculous dry hits. Just shows my ignorance I suppose. I'm trying to learn though.

Thanks for the input!

 

[BoomStick]

Most unregulated dual battery boxes have the batteries in parallel which splits the amp load between the cells, but keeps the voltage the same as a single cell. With the cells in series the voltage is doubled, but the amp load is not split. Both cells have to be able to support the total amp load.