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My Eleaf iStick 60W TC came in yesterday and I've really enjoyed using it so far. I set it up with an IGO-L RDA with a 3mm 28g .16Ω vertical Ni200 coil and just enough cotton wicking to touch the bottom of the juice well. It's the perfect setup for testing new DIY mixes because with such a small amount of wicking, you can drip about 5 drops through the top and get 5 or 6 good pulls, and TC keeps you from getting a dry hit at the end...very little overlapping of flavors that way.

I understand! I think all of this stuff is interesting, but not something that I really use every day. I don't care what my mod it set at, or how one is different from the other. If it is too hot....I turn it down. If it is too cold....I turn it up. No matter what the manufacturers, and reviewers say this stuff isn't that accurate. The only thing I expect is for it to be consistent, not necessarily from mod to mod or tank to tank, but when I push the button it gives me a uniform vape from the top of the tank to the bottom. I also want it to keep from blowing the top of my head off with a bad dry hit. Don't get me wrong. I love the technology, the numbers and all of the associated nerdy stuff, but for day to day use, give me a good consistent vape, and I am happy!

Congratulations on beating the nic, Sounds like the build I was using until I went with 28g SS316L wire for coils. Now with a 5/4 wrap I get 0.5 ohms. Seems to work better for me, but everybody is different.

I cut my 30mm winding from 7 down to 5 and Ohm's are 1.2 on both of my 50 watt mods. Im able to turn watts up to 14 to 15 and Im getting good hits. My cinnamon after 1 day started giving me hot sparks in my throat so I just took the top off of the RBA and moved the cotton around and its been going good for 4 days. Think I will cut my coil wind to 4 so my ohm's might be around 1.0 then maybe I can go up a little with watts or since everything is going good should I just stick with the 5 wind. I guess Im looking for a little bigger hit. I have been making my own juice and was at 50 50 but last flavors I've made is at 70 pg 30 Vg. seems to work better with the cinnamon flavors. I just redit my cotton thats been going since last Friday and its Sat. and it still looked like it could have gone another week. I just did a 28 4 wind and Ohm's is at .90 on both mod's. I turned the watt's up to 17 on both and the hits are SUPER! Did I say Ive been Nicotine free for two weeks. I beat the cigarettes!!

Thanks Jason I now know and realize there are certain things that I dont need to know or apply too me

Caution a bunch of nerdy crap ahead! TCR is Temperature Coefficient of Resistance. This is a value that tells the mod how much the resistance will change in the coil compared to the change in temperature. Ni200 has a TCR of 6000 X 106 A .175 ohm coil at 58F will be at 2.68 ohms at 572F. SS304 has a TCR of 1016 X 106 A 1 ohm coil at 58F will be at 1.28 ohms at 572F. Kanthal has a TCR of 2 X 106 A 1 ohm coil at 58F will be at 1.0007 ohms at 572F. So the higher the TCR the more relative change in ohms as it heats up. This is why Ni200 is still the most accurate as it changes more (higher TCR) as it heats up. Some mods let you custom tune the TCR such as DNA200 or Joyetech VTC mini to make it more accurate based on the wire you are using. If a mods TCR is set for 304SS (1016 X106) it thinks a .5 ohm coil is 572F when it hits 1.2844 ohms BUT, if you are using 316SS it will be 470F at the same 1.2844 ohms, because it has a TCR of 880 X 106. I hope that isn't too confusing.

So far so good on mine. I am very please with the way this thing fits in my hand. It is surprisingly easy to hold, especially for a triple 18650 mod. The crown with the .25ohm SS coil seems to be a great tank. The TCR for 316SS coil doesn't seem to accurate. I have it set at 40 watts and 560F. It will produce some massive vapor, and the airflow is great, but the vape is very cool. It is bumping the temp protection, but is very cool. It is strange. I guess it could be that it has so much airflow, and I have been running the NEBOX which has much less airflow.

I only paid $36.49. I bought lot of other stuff too so despite the wait, I hope it pays off in the end. (It rarely has for me) I wouldn't order off shore to save $10, but I bought 6 mods and had a discount code. They ended up costing an average of $31 each, shipped. I got another NEBOX, (2) Wisemec 75TC, (2) VTC mini, and the RX200. I have been in hoarding mode lately. I got the 6 devices coming, 2 spools of wire (430SS and 317L SS), and DIY juice supplies. I am still shopping for tanks. I just don't have one that I trust to buy mutiples of. I am looking at the TFV4 mini, the Crown, and the TritonV2. I just have not pulled the trigger yet.