Replacement coil for Kangertech T3S - how many Ohms?

[vapman12]

When I am buying replacement coils for the Kangertech T3S - how do I chose between the different Ohm numbers? What's the coil resistance for the coil which comes with the original T3S?

 

[InTheShade]

There is no right answer, it really depends if you are using a variable voltage battery with your T3S.

If you have a VV, you can get pretty much any resistance head from the 1.8 through 3.0ohms and you can adjust your battery to suit. if you don't have a variable voltage battery, I'd recommend the 1.8 or 2.0 - certainly no higher than 2.2 if you can help it.

The quality control on a lot of these heads is poor, and often the marked resistance will vary quite a lot from the actual resistance.

Usually, the lower the resistance, the warmer the vape will be.

 

[vapman12]

There is no right answer, it really depends if you are using a variable voltage battery with your T3S.

I have the Joyetech egoctwist which is a VV battery. Though I have never varied the voltage - it's at 3 since the time I got it (2 weeks back). The marking on the battery is so tiny I can barely read it with my middle aged eyes.

If you have a VV, you can get pretty much any resistance head from the 1.8 through 3.0ohms and you can adjust your battery to suit.

How is the adjustment done? i.e do I lower the V for a higher Ohm or what? Also the thing is I don't know what Ohm coil my Kangertech T3S came with - is there a way to find that out?

Usually, the lower the resistance, the warmer the vape will be.

Is a warmer vape good or bad?

 

[InTheShade]

This chart (right click and save to your computer to read it) gives suggested voltages for different resistance coils heads. So for a 2.5 that you are vaping right now, the suggested voltage is anywhere from 3.2 to 4.5 volts. As a rule, start around the lower end of the suggested volts and increase from there.

The idea of having a VV is that you can adjust the vape to suit you. So give it a little twist and see if you like it - you won't do any harm to either the device or yourself. In general, turning up the voltage will give you a little more flavor and vapor. If it starts to taste burnt or too strong for you, go ahead and turn it back down again.

It's all about the flavor and what works for you

So now you have the chart, you can see that you can purchase any resistance coil head and then adjust your voltage up or down to compensate to give you the vape you prefer.

 

[sunnata]

I have the Joyetech egoctwist which is a VV battery. Though I have never varied the voltage - it's at 3 since the time I got it (2 weeks back). The marking on the battery is so tiny I can barely read it with my middle aged eyes.

different voltages will bring out different aspects/flavors from the juice, don't be afraid to play around with it, start low, vape, increase it a bit, vape again, until you are happy with the taste/temperature.

How is the adjustment done? i.e do I lower the V for a higher Ohm or what? Also the thing is I don't know what Ohm coil my Kangertech T3S came with - is there a way to find that out?

you can either experiment until it tastes the way you want, or you can use one of these tables for reference:
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9dkanCt0I1qc8949o2_1280.png

there are many like it out there, the idea is to stay somewhere in the green range. with time people are able to guess the ballpark and then tweak it from there.

you can use a multimeter to check the ohms on your heads. or a ohms meter. tons of videos on youtube showing how to measure ohms, such as Multi-Meter How to for Electronic Cigarette users - YouTube

Is a warmer vape good or bad?

entirely up to you, if you prefer warmer vapes try lower amp coils, if you prefer colder vape, go higher.


edit: aaand Intheshade beat me to it

 

[vapman12]

Thanks for the replies InTheShade and Sunnata

So for a 2.5 that you are vaping right now, the suggested voltage is anywhere from 3.2 to 4.5 volts.

So 2.5 is the resistance of the default coil which ships with T3S?

 

[nemoishouse]

I changed my coils in my T3S to a 1.8 and it's much better.


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[vapman12]

I am planning to order replacement coils from Fasttech - any idea about fasttech - good/bad/ugly? If they aren't good coils - any chance they spoil the device?

 

[Ryedan]

Thanks for the replies InTheShade and Sunnata

So 2.5 is the resistance of the default coil which ships with T3S?

I don't know the default resistance of these coils, but 2.0 to 2.5 ohms will be a great range for you to be in.

 

[Katya]

I always recommend the 2.2Ω coils--they are the most versatile and easy to work with. Kanger clearomizers come with different resistance coils--I've seen 1.8 and 2.5Ω, for example.

Kangertech recommendations for different resistance coils:

"Recommended Voltage for varying resistance levels:

1.7 - 1.9 ohm--3.1 - 3.3 Volts
2.1 - 2.3 oh--3.4 - 3.7 Volts
2.4 - 2.6 oh--3.8 - 4.1 Volts
2.6 - 3.0 ohm--4.2 - 4.5 Volts

Please note that atomisers will burn out more quickly at higher voltages."

 

[Katya]

I am planning to order replacement coils from Fasttech - any idea about fasttech - good/bad/ugly? If they aren't good coils - any chance they spoil the device?

Make sure they are being sold as Kanger--if they are not listed as Kanger clearomizers or coils, they are knockoffs. That doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad--they may be made at the same factory, but you're taking a risk. That said, Fasttech is usually very good about disclosing the brand/manufacturer.