Kanger Subox Mini Starter Kit - coil Wattage help

[Thrilling]

Hi all,

I've had my Kanger subox Mini Starter kit a week or so now. I have a few questions:

With a 0.5 OCC coil what is the max I can vape? It mentions 60W on the leaflet (obviously my battery will only do 50W) but I've burnt my new coil today whilst vaping at 50W. It's the exact same brand of coil, just a new one which I changed 1 day ago. I was using it fine all day about 20W, then whacked it up to 50W and thought I'd burnt my lungs off.

With a 1.2 OCC coil, what is the max I can safely vape?

Thank you all, really is a good product. Just need to get used to it as this is my first 'serious' kit.

 

[KEN47]

Generally with the subtank occ coils i dont go above 30 watts. Some of the people i know report best flavor and quality vapor comes from between 23-25 watts. The reason they say such a high max is so they can compete with other tanks like the delta 2 which is made for higher wattages

 

[Thrilling]

Generally with the subtank occ coils i dont go above 30 watts. Some of the people i know report best flavor and quality vapor comes from between 23-25 watts. The reason they say such a high max is so they can compete with other tanks like the delta 2 which is made for higher wattages

Hi Ken,

Thanks for your response, I appreciate it. It does say 30W on the coil to be fair. What do I need to change to allow to vape at 50W? I know it's probably silly, but y'know.. once in a while!

Cheers

 

[djsvapour]

The subox has the new version of the OCC coils (a.f.a.i.k.).

I think 50w is optimistic, but it's good to hear some feedback, so thank you.

The 'old' 1.2ohm OCCs were good up to 25w, so the new ones might go a little higher...

Good luck, regardless.

 

[Thrilling]

The 0.5 in the box I was using absolutely fine at 50W, then I bought some new ones (0.5 ohm) and it died instantly. Maybe they are a different version! They we're off eBay mind you.. I've learnt with this vaping game, go for reputable online stores!

What do I need to do if I want to vape at 50W? I have a decent 18650 battery in there.

 

[djsvapour]

There are some versions/clones/copies. I bought some 'nasty' clone OCCs (in a kit) which even came packaged in replica Kanger boxes. I wanted the clone tank (for the RBA) but wasn't impressed with the bundled OCCs, they were second-rate at best.

 

[Hdivr]

50 watts is a lot of power for that little Kanger coil. I use to run the .5 and anything over 30 watts would be too hot (this on a mech). The small juice holes can't keep up the wicking that the coil needs. Plus, the factory really packs that wick tight. I've had better luck rewicking the OCC's with fairly loose cotton. It did better. I've also drilled out the holes to allow for juice to wick faster.

I've since moved on to the Kanger Nickel Coils and no more dry hits.......

 

[suprtrkr]

I think I might look into a rebuildable tank, or better yet a dripper, if you're serious about 50 watts. There are some tanks out there with pre-made coils rated for it.

 

[JonJ78]

I use my kbox at around 20-25W with the .5ohm coil. Haven't tried the 1.2 yet.

 

[dcfluegel]

I have run the .5 ohm coil up to 45 watts before it started getting a little crunchy (the new vertical .5, not the original horizontal) - great vape and flavor, but a little warm - I tend to run the .5 ohm vertical coil around 35w-40w with a 70-80% vg juice in the tank

 

[Freaak]

I'm using the mini on my istick 30. Using the .5 OCC head. I'm around 25-30. Using 80 VG juice.