Sub Ohming Guide

Sub-Ohm vaping is common amongst the experienced vaping fraternity, or for those who prefer larger vape cloud creation and richer vape juice flavors. The function of a sub-ohm device is achieved through the use of vape tanks, which are more prevalent among seasoned vaping enthusiasts. The sub-ohm vaping device uses coils with a resistance level below 1.0 ohms. In this context, 'Ohm' serves as a measure of resistance for the coils.

Sub-Ohm Coils

When the resistance of a coil is reduced significantly, to below 1 ohm, it then requires a higher electrical current to heat up. The increased current accelerates the coil's heating process, reaching higher temperatures more efficiently and rapidly. This accelerated heating action causes the e-liquid in your tank to vaporise alomst instantly, resulting in an amplified cloud vapour and intensified vaping flavour experience.

The term ‘above-ohm’ refers to regular vaporisers which are usually fitted with a coil that has a resistance in the 1.5 – 3.0-ohm range. The higher the ohm value the lesser the resistance in the coil, so a reduced resistance, below 1 ohm, is going to result in your tank coil acquiring a higher amount of electrical current.

This is action is fine and often preferred by the seasoned vapour, though there a few drawbacks to this, namely:

• Your coils will need replacing more often, due to the increased electrical current required to function the atomiser the coils burn out quicker.
• E-liquid is used up faster than usual, as the high temperature on the coil leads to an increase in the vapourisation rate.
• Add all this up, and it’s more expensive when compared to a standard, above-ohm, vape device.

The more you read around the subject of sub-ohm vaping the more likely you are to come across the RTA or RDA terms. These are reserved for the experienced vaper who enjoys building their own mods or coils. To begin to do this you first need a good understanding of the ohm measure and electrical resistance coils.

E-Liquids for Sub-Ohm Devices

High VG e-liquids are usually used in a Sub-Ohm device, around 70VG to 30PG, and with an increased airflow a more flavoursome cloud is produced. It is easy to see why these are favoured by the experienced vaper.

With the high VG e-liquids a lesser throat hit is experienced, though a more lung filling encounter is experienced.

Do not overlook the ratios when choosing your vape juice as the PG and VG ratios will affect your vaping experience. It’s usually a matter of higher VG levels for a more flavoursome and big cloud production experience, and a higher PG ratio for more of a throaty encounter, with lesser could production and flavour.

Experimenting with your kit and vape juice, will eventually lead to you finding the perfect sub-ohm experience. Many vapers have a range of vape juices that they go to daily, to ensure the perfect experience is achieved with every vape.

Sub-Ohm Kits

Kits for sub-ohming come with various controls and settings which allow the user to find the perfect vape hit.

There are three main factors that can be controlled by the experienced sub-ohm vaper:

• Coil Resistance: Vaping coils with an increased surface area conduct more electrical current due to lowered resistance, so thinner coils create a higher resistance requiring more electrical current to function.
• Wattage: Is a power measurement as an electrical unit and an increase in wattage results in more heat being produced; so more vape clouds and enhanced flavours.
• Battery Volts: Strictly refers to the power that is generated by the batteries in the vapes tank. An increase in battery volts means a higher wattage, apart from when the resistance is increased.

The basics to sub-ohming comes down to coil resistance and ensuring your kit can handle the output required. There are plenty of sub-ohm tanks on the market, along with RDA and RTA tanks. Do some research and you’ll find a labyrinth of sub-ohm tanks with suitable e-liquids, check out our e-liquid range, we have e-liquids with a high VG making them suitable for sub-ohming. Concluding

As vaping continues to become a more common sight, the demand for sub-ohm devices has increased. Manufacturers have noted this and so the results are more tanks, kits and coils to choose from.

We hope this article has helped you along your vaping journey.

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