What Does Temp Control Do For A Mod Set In Power Mode?

[WillieB69]

OK, so I jumped in deep and ordered an ipv D2 the other day. I've never used anything with VW, let alone temp control before. I'm still puffing on some old school eGo Twists but they just aren't cutting it for me anymore.

I have no plans on using titanium or nickle coils and will be pairing it with a Kanger Sub Mini with standard .5 ohm coils. That being said, my plan is to keep the D2 in power mode. My question is whether or not the temperature settings on the device will affect anything while it is in power mode? Does the temperature automatically regulate with different wattage settings or do I need to change the temp manually based on whatever wattage I'm using? If I have to do this manually, are there suggested temps based on wattages?

I don't ever see myself cranking this thing to it's max 75 watts and I don't want something going haywire if my wattage is at 25 or 30 and the temp is set too high.

Input is highly appreciated.

 

[TheotherSteveS]

No temp control with kanthal/power mode. Dont try TC with kanthal, it wont work. Power mode is purely variable wattage as it would be on, say, an iStick 50 or something...
Given you arent going to try TC the choice of mod seems a bit strange but I guess it gives you the option!

 

[Croak]

Only reason you MIGHT want to use temp setting with Kanthal on the IPV D2 specifically is if you're wanting to run low wattage atomizers. The D2 doesn't have voltage step down in Power mode, the lowest voltage it can output is whatever the current battery voltage is, and that may result in more wattage than you want. So, the workaround for this is to go into Joules mode, crank temps to 600, and adjust joules instead of watts (same difference, really), because it DOES have step down in that mode.

That said, with your STM and a 0.5 coil, you should never run into a case where it's over-powered and needs step down, provided you like to run over 20 watts or so.

 

[WillieB69]

Given you arent going to try TC the choice of mod seems a bit strange but I guess it gives you the option!

I agree, it was kind of odd but there are so many mods now that have TC, I figured I might as well get used to them. I figure they'll ALL be that way eventually.

About the only reason I don't want to play with the temp control is because I don't want to deal with Titanium and Nickle coils. Still too many controversies and questionable information about them. There's already too much of that surrounding the vaping world already. Plus I hate math and there seems to be a lot of that involved with these coils and TC. (Although that may only be a real concern for the coil builders.) As you said, it gives me the option later on if I change my mind but right now I just want to run it in VW.

Only reason you MIGHT want to use temp setting with Kanthal on the IPV D2 specifically is if you're wanting to run low wattage atomizers.

I don't want to use the temp setting with the Kanthal coils. I more or less want to forget the TC is even there for now. Just turn it on, flip it over to power mode and leave it there.

I just want to know if the default TC setting is going to affect anything while running in the power mode. If I don't have to mess with it and I can just adjust my wattage to whatever I feel like in power mode, then I'm not going to touch the TC. At least for now.

The D2 doesn't have voltage step down in Power mode, the lowest voltage it can output is whatever the current battery voltage is, and that may result in more wattage than you want. So, the workaround for this is to go into Joules mode, crank temps to 600, and adjust joules instead of watts (same difference, really), because it DOES have step down in that mode.

Can you do this with a Kanthal coil? From what I've seen, you only have the option of selecting a Titanium or Nickle coil in the TC mode, so what happens if I pick one of those and stick a Kanthal coil on it? I don't want both myself AND the mod being confused. I figured one of us should know what's going on.

 

[Jim_ MDP]

I just want to know if the default TC setting is going to affect anything while running in the power mode. If I don't have to mess with it and I can just adjust my wattage to whatever I feel like in power mode, then I'm not going to touch the TC. At least for now.

It will not.

Can you do this with a Kanthal coil? From what I've seen, you only have the option of selecting a Titanium or Nickle coil in the TC mode, so what happens if I pick one of those and stick a Kanthal coil on it? I don't want both myself AND the mod being confused. I figured one of us should know what's going on.

What Croak said is correct (it's what I was planning to post)... if you find you need this workaround, select Nickel and fairly high temp (550F +)* and use Joules to achieve a lower power than you could in Wattage/Power mode.
If you fry a couple of 2.5 ohm clearo heads... you'll be glad for the workaround.

* I haven't had to use this so I don't know first... the upper ohm limit in Ni on the D2, and second... if there's an issue there, whether using Ti (if it allows higher?) and a lower temp would be appropriate.
It's new ground... not a lot of after reports to go on.

 

[WillieB69]

It will not.

Sweet. That's mainly what I wanted to know.

What Croak said is correct (it's what I was planning to post)... if you find you need this workaround, select Nickel and fairly high temp (550F +)* and use Joules to achieve a lower power than you could in Wattage/Power mode.
If you fry a couple of 2.5 ohm clearo heads... you'll be glad for the workaround.

* I haven't had to use this so I don't know first... the upper ohm limit in Ni on the D2, and second... if there's an issue there, whether using Ti (if it allows higher?) and a lower temp would be appropriate.
It's new ground... not a lot of after reports to go on.

I don't think I plan to put anything other than the 0.5 coils on it but you never know.
My clearomizer tanks are eGo threaded and would need an adapter so I'm not even going to mess with those.
I still have a crapton of standard resistance cartomizers laying around and was curious if they would work on this thing in an emergency situation but I'm not actually curious enough to try it.

Thanks to all 3 of you for the input!

 

[Jim_ MDP]

Sweet, have at it.

Of my four medium power, single cell TCs (60-75w), the D2 has dropped to second favorite only because I'm enamored with the screen of this VTC. It's feel in the hand is tremendous, un-matched, and it performs just fine despite it's firmware quirks. No regrets. Enjoy yours.