Temp Controlled Mods?

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LevineDelta

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Hey ECF!,

I don't understand temp controlled box mods and before I go out and buy one, i'd prefer to understand the device first. Two questions,
  1. Can anyone explain what exactly is the point of controlling the temperature of the device?
  2. Is it the same as me building high ohm coils (cooler) or building sub ohm coils (hotter)?
Thanks in advance for all provided comments and information!
 

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The point of VV and VW was to allow you to control the amount of vapor produced. You could change some of that by varying the Ohmage of the coil, but the real limitation is that when you push it up too high, it burns the juice which destroys flavor and potentially introduces health concerns. It could also burn too much juice and dry out the coil.

Temp control forces you to rethink all of that. The most important setting is now temp. No matter what wattage, it will always be limited by that temp. It will cut out and on quickly, attempting to maintain the desired temp. SO if the wattage is set high enough to hit that desired temp, you are limiting the burnt juice.

Also, the same technology that does all of that also allows the device to know when the coil is getting dry. It will cut out and prevent that dry hit. It also allows you to get more juice out of a coil, so your next refill doesn't have the same flavor as the old juice.

Now, wattage, if high enough to trigger temp cutoff, is just a matter of the initial burst of power and the power to bring the coil back up. Maybe it equates to a slightly warmer vape.
 
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The point of VV and VW was to allow you to control the amount of vapor produced. You could change some of that by varying the Ohmage of the coil, but the real limitation is that when you push it up too high, it burns the juice which destroys flavor and potentially introduces health concerns. It could also burn too much juice and dry out the coil.

Temp control forces you to rethink all of that. The most important setting is now temp. No matter what wattage, it will always be limited by that temp. It will cut out and on quickly, attempting to maintain the desired temp. SO if the wattage is set high enough to hit that desired temp, you are limiting the burnt juice.

Also, the same technology that does all of that also allows the device to know when the coil is getting dry. It will cut out and prevent that dry hit. It also allows you to get more juice out of a coil, so your next refill doesn't have the same flavor as the old juice.

Now, wattage, if high enough to trigger temp cutoff, is just a matter of the initial burst of power and the power to bring the coil back up. Maybe it equates to a slightly warmer vape.

This is exactly what i needed to know! So Temp Control is the newest biggest thing it sounds like... oh yeah... i'm definitely jumping in on this one. Whats a good Temp Controlled Device around $100.00? Right now i'm using a Sigeli 150w Box Mod which i love and i've gone up to 120w.. not fun my normal is a 0.5 ohm dual setup at 50-65 watts.
 

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Do as a lot of us have done buy a cheapie and see if you benefit from it I bought a dovpo tc50 cheap as chips and will let me get used to the whole tc thing before splashing out on whatever sx mini is about Xmas time. I got to borrow a friends tc mod for a weekend and that totally sold me on tc but want to get the finer points sorted out before spending a serious amount of money for a good mod.
 
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Hey ECF!,

I don't understand temp controlled box mods and before I go out and buy one, i'd prefer to understand the device first. Two questions,
  1. Can anyone explain what exactly is the point of controlling the temperature of the device?
  2. Is it the same as me building high ohm coils (cooler) or building sub ohm coils (hotter)?
Thanks in advance for all provided comments and information!

1: The point of controlling the temperature:
To keep your vape from getting too hot; prevents dry hits.

2: Is it the same as building high ohm coils or sub ohms coils.
I guess it's like having santa's little elves changing it for you on the fly
 
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LevineDelta

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Do as a lot of us have done buy a cheapie and see if you benefit from it I bought a dovpo tc50 cheap as chips and will let me get used to the whole tc thing before splashing out on whatever sx mini is about Xmas time. I got to borrow a friends tc mod for a weekend and that totally sold me on tc but want to get the finer points sorted out before spending a serious amount of money for a good mod.

True, maybe I should wait until xmas time and see what is the newest thing by then. It seems every 2-3 months new things are popping up, I feel like my Sigeili is going to be outdated by August lol. I barely use any of my Mech Mods these days.
 

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True, maybe I should wait until xmas time and see what is the newest thing by then. It seems every 2-3 months new things are popping up, I feel like my Sigeili is going to be outdated by August lol. I barely use any of my Mech Mods these days.

I think it's worth waiting because so far temp control is only available with nickel conductor coils, and not the likes of kanthal or nichrome resistance coils.

There have already been announcements of new temp control devices promising to work with any coils but none are reality yet
 
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