Regulated vs. Unregulated

Regulated vs. Unregulated

Regulated Device

• A regulated mod is a device that contains a circuit board to regulate the current.
• Any device that has a variable voltage or wattage setting is a regulated device.
• A regulated device can be programmed to exact voltage, wattage and sometimes  temperatures.
• The voltage applied to the atomizer is controlled to what you set it to regardless of the charge state of the battery.
• If a coil resistance is too low for the regulated mod then the vaper will receive an error message and the mod will not work.
• Regulated mods provide vapes with a consistent vape until the battery reaches the point where it must be charged.
• When you set the wattage on a regulated device, you will get the same wattage every time you vape. 

Examples of regulated mods:

• Kanger Sub-box Mini by Kangertech
• MVP by Innokin iTaste
• eVic-VTC by Joytech
• Snow Wolf by Asmodus
• VT200 by Hcigar
• IPV 3 by Pioneer
• Sigelei 150 watt by Sigelei

Unregulated Device

• Unregulated mods are also referred to as mechanical mods.
• Depending on the device unregulated mods can run a single 18650 and dual-parallel 18650.
• Mechanical mods operate by point of contact.
• Unregulated devices do not have a circuit board for regulating current to the coil.
• Some unregulated, dual-parallel box mods require a protection feature called MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) which is a type of transistor used for amplifying or switching electronic signals. *This will be touched on in-depth for a future post.
• The output voltage of a mechanical mod varies depending on multiple factors. These factors include: size of battery, charge state of the battery, resistance of the coil.
• Unregulated mods require use with a “high drain"" battery.
• Using an unregulated device allows you to power very low resistance coils and receive massive power out of the coil.
• Unregulated devices are incredibly simple, if you understand the way they work, there is very little that can go wrong with them, and if something does go wrong you or a local shop can generally fix it.
• Does not give you a consistent vape for the life of the battery.
• Since there is no circuitry in a mechanical mod, the battery will continue to fire until it is completely dead. This is considered over-discharging, and should NEVER be done!

Examples of unregulated/mechanical mods:

• Tugboat Mod by Flawless
• SMPL Mod by Epic Designs Studios
• Dos Equis Box Mod by Mohawk Mods
• Dimitri by Vaping Kiko
• Tuglyfe Unregulated Box Bod by Flawless
• Limitless Mod by Limitless Mod Company