Emesh Shopping List

Mod Box 

This supplies controlled power via its standard "510" screw connector. Almost any mod will work with emesh when used for "Fixed Wattage", i.e. Power mode (which is recommended and the latest suggestion for noobs).  However, if intending to use Temperature Controlled (TC) mode, then only certain mods will be satisfactory.  

Top recommended inexpensive mods for temperature control mode are the Original Geekvape Solo and Original Geekvape Mini, although these are now hard to find in some countries. See our list of recommended temp control emesh mods, but I emphsise once again that a TC-friendly mod is no longer required for the latest recommended emesh technique

Be wary of anyone telling you that these make no difference - I consider one of these to essential for comfort and safety by providing ...

• vapour cooling and isolation from fault conditions involving an over-temperature mesh

• ease of holding the mod upright while toking , which will reduce risk of spillage of molten Dimitri

Around 50-55mm length is recommended (perhaps slightly longer would be OK for generic tubing - see pic below). They're available in two fitting sizes, an '810' which will is designed to fit neatly into almost any RDA, 810 is the standard for "Direct To Lung" atomisers.  The other size is the '510' which will need an 810-510 adapter to fit your RDA (a little plastic adapter is normally included in the accessories together with the RDA).

These are easily available on the Chinese Vendors as mentioned above in the RDAs section.

Several have reported success using generic tubing squeezed into the stock driptip, perhaps with the aid of hot water to pre-soften the tubing.

Mesh Sheeting or roll

Vandy Vape rolls of woven mesh are available in ni80 (nichrome), kanthal (A1), and stainless steel (SS316L).  If intending to use temperature controlled mod, only stainless steel will work correctly.  If unable to find the Vandy rolls then generic stainless steel mesh sheeting can be cut to size (approx 9.5mm x 39mm for the Mesh Pro RDA) and used.

Mesh sizing on the Vandy rolls is quoted in mesh number (e.g.  #150,  #200,  #300), the higher the number the finer the mesh.  Mesh sheeting is often sold with the gauge quotes in microns, with approximate equivalents as 

#150 = 100microns,               #200 = 75microns

#300 = 50 microns ,               #400 = 38 microns

I'd recommend #150 or #200 if available.  #300 will suffice but it's finer, quite spingy and more difficult to form into the correct shape. 

• Avoid non-woven mesh like the Wotofo Nexmesh (Nexmesh Extreme is actually woven but it's ~mesh number 70, which is likely far too coarse)

• If using generic mesh sheeting, which could be grades of stainless steel other than SS316L, e.g. SS304 (AISI304 ), then this will perform equally in Power mode as per the latest recommended for noobs. However if using TC mode then different TCR properties may mean a little experimentation with temperature setting to achieve optimum.  Perhaps the simplest way of achieving this is leave the mod on the TC-SS setting but to change the temperature. For example if mesh is made from SS304 then the required temperature setting may change only by a few degrees, but if it's the cheaper SS430 then it's much higher TCR value will mean a higher temperature setting (as much as 240-250°C) may be needed to achieve the actual desired vaping temperature (assuming the mod is left on the TC-SS setting with the default TCR of 105).

• If using #200 or finer mesh, be sure to perform a red-heat burn (e.g. two 2-3 sec burns at 30W power mode) at mesh installation, followed by a coil reset.  Why? Because with finer meshes the resistance falls and stabilises once this is done.  If it isn't then the resistance changes will mess up the temperature control

• Note that #200 Vandy Vape mesh roll is 10mm wide, which conveniently fits the Cthlhu Iris and Vandy Vape M1 (and knockoff) RDAs without trimming in width.  The #150 mesh roll is roughly 12.8mm wide so side trimming (e.g with scissors) will generally be necessary to fit mesh clamps of any RDA except for the Vandy M2 (which is rare these days).