As they are more portable and discreet, vapes have become increasingly popular tools for consuming THC.
Most reusable weed vapes have a adjustable voltage or wattage setting. These allow you to customize your experience.
By adjusting the voltage or wattage of your vape, you can tweak the flavor and intensity of your hit, or make your weed cart last longer.
It can be confusing for inexperienced THC oil cartridge users trying to figure out which voltage or wattage is the best option to use it.
What difference does it make if you use a high or low-voltage setting? does lower amp mean less thc? Does that can change the flavor, hit intensity, and efficacy of your product?
Understanding these terms and the relationship between them can greatly enhance your vaping experience, ensuring you have a reliable and consistent device. Let’s delve into the details.
Marijuana vapes come in many shapes and sizes, with varying amounts of portability, strength, and vapor emitted. Popular models include vapes that look like pens.
Oil vape pens utilize 4 major components. The atomizer, the cartridge, the battery (such as the well-known 510 thread battery) and the mouthpiece.
The battery powers the atomizer rghat heats the cartridge to a certain temperature to vaporize the cannabinoids, terpenes, and other plant-derived ingredients. This makes the concentrate an inhalable cannabis product.
This vapor is fast acting and more potent than smoking regular cannabis flower. And It is likely that vaping marijuana is less harmful to the lungs than smoking it.
The three most basic units in electricity are voltage (V), current (I, uppercase "i") and resistance (R).
Voltage is measured in volts, current is measured in amps and resistance is measured in ohms.
Voltage is a measurement of the electric potential or "pressure" at which electricity flows through a system.
Amperage is the "rate" that current is flowing through the circuit or the number of electrons moving through the wire.
Circuits are made up of wires such as copper or aluminum, these materials have a certain amount of natural resistance to slows down the flow of electricity.
Resistance or Ohms can be explained by the simple equation of V=IR, which is referred to as ohms law.
Wattage is the amount of power an electric device consumes. To calculate wattage, you simply multiply voltage (pressure/speed) by amperage (volume), expressed as V x A = W.
Generally Speaking, Increased voltage makes the electrons go faster and that makes the greater current or Amps.
The temperature at which your concentrate is evaporated can change the flavor, hit intensity, and efficacy of your product. If it gets too warm, those terpenes may simply degrade or even disappear.
For the single thc vape you have, the resistance is fixed. When you have a variable voltage battery, you set the number of volts to determine what the final wattage and temperature will be.
Higher voltage or amp will increase the wattage and make your vapor warmer, there will be a lot of it, more THC or potency, and you'll use up cannabis oil in your tank much quicker.
On the other hand, a lower voltage or amp will decrease the wattage and provides vapor that is much colder and won't be as thick or in large quantity, of course, less thc or potency.
However, lower temperatures will increase the tastiness of your vape by preserving the terpenes that give it its flavor.
There’s no “perfect” voltage for a THC vape cartridge. There are too many variables that need to be considered, especially the Resistance. After all, no cart, battery, or vaper is exactly the same.
The optimal voltage to vape THC oil usually falls between 2.5 and 3.3 volts. Thicker oils and distillates may need more voltage (3.8V or even 4.0V) to vaporize.
Please note that these ranges refer to oil, not wax, which can also be vaporized, usually by a specialized device called a dab pen.
Wax and other semi-solid concentrates require more heat, so an even higher voltage setting.
Higher amp or voltage will give you more vapor, larger hits and stronger effects. But this may give off a mute taste, more harsh on the throat, and a shorter vaping session.
Although lower amp or voltage mean less thc and potency, This can can extend the vape's battery life and taste more flavorful, making the experience much more pleasant.
All in all, starting at lower temperatures is a good idea when feeling out what suits you best – particularly if you are new to vaping.
Start at low power and slowly increase the power until the rig you’re using gives the hit you want. You’ll notice changes in the volume of vapor, the temperature of the vapor, and even subtleties in the various flavors will come and go as you go up or down in power.
You’ll quickly get a feel for the gear (and the juice) you’re using and after a while, you won’t have to play the guessing game.