Question about ohm reading and introducing myself

[Darkloud]

Hey guys! Been vaping for 3 months or so and just recently got a job at my local B&M. Recently got Vaporshark rDNA 40 and an ohm meter... So I know how important it is to have accurate ohm readings with nickel but my builds read one thing on the ohm reading and another on the device... For instance my current build was .16 on the meter and .14 on the device. Any idea what's going on here?


Also can a mod move this to the correct place?

 

[stalkster]

Cheap ohm readers are not as precise as say a yihi or dna chip.

 

[Ou2mame]

Yeah, there's also slight resistance in the wiring of the mod. They won't read exactly the same, but that's pretty close so it's no big deal.

 

[AXIOM_1]

Just the differences in tolerances between the readers. One is more accurate than the other one is all.

 

[AXIOM_1]

Yeah, there's also slight resistance in the wiring of the mod. They won't read exactly the same, but that's pretty close so it's no big deal.

we almost sounded like clones Posted at the same time too

 

[Ou2mame]

Haha

 

[nyiddle]

.14 and .16 isn't a big enough difference to cause concern. Between gunk build-up over time and just general quirkiness of the chip, +/- .1 ohm shouldn't make a huge difference or raise any red flags.

If your ohms are making big jumps (or you're getting misfires/weird hits), that's a cause for concern, as it usually indicates a short.

 

[Darkloud]

Yeah no shorts. So which do you think is more accurate then? Just curious.
Also if the vaporshark is reading the resistance of the wire too wouldn't it be higher?

 

[nyiddle]

Yeah no shorts. So which do you think is more accurate then? Just curious.
Also if the vaporshark is reading the resistance of the wire too wouldn't it be higher?

.16 and .14 isn't a big enough difference to confidently say which is more accurate (and it's not enough to want to adjust the voltage). If you really wanted to, you could go buy like.. a >300$ Fluke DMM. But even those aren't designed to accurately measure sub-ohm, so you'd realistically just be introducing another confusing number into the mix.

Call it .15 and vape happy. No worries.

 

[dcfluegel]

howdy! and welcome!

 

[Darkloud]

Meh I'm happy with it either way. Great consistent vape.

 

[suprtrkr]

That's a tolerance issue. And you'd need a very high-dollar 4-wire Kelvin meter (with a low amperage and low voltage measuring current; even harder to come by) to tell which was more accurate. I would not worry about .02 Ohms, myself. That's within tolerance. If you're building close enough to the bleeding edge that .02 would make a difference, you don't have enough safety margin left to discuss.

 

[Zayin101]

I used to own the VaporShark Rdna 40... great device but the name was a little misleading as it did not act much like a shark anymore when I fell into the water while boating in Hawaii haha ;-)

 

[Zayin101]

Just today I replaced my Rdna 40 with a IPV D2... still have a lot of my Ni wire left and I'm really looking forward to playing with Titanium soon. Anyone have suggestions on which wire is their preferred?

 

[edyle]

Hey guys! Been vaping for 3 months or so and just recently got a job at my local B&M. Recently got Vaporshark rDNA 40 and an ohm meter... So I know how important it is to have accurate ohm readings with nickel but my builds read one thing on the ohm reading and another on the device... For instance my current build was .16 on the meter and .14 on the device. Any idea what's going on here?


Also can a mod move this to the correct place?

That's not something surprising

 

[Darkloud]

That's a tolerance issue. And you'd need a very high-dollar 4-wire Kelvin meter (with a low amperage and low voltage measuring current; even harder to come by) to tell which was more accurate. I would not worry about .02 Ohms, myself. That's within tolerance. If you're building close enough to the bleeding edge that .02 would make a difference, you don't have enough safety margin left to discuss.

True. I'm just very .... about my vaping lol.

 

[suprtrkr]

True. I'm just very .... about my vaping lol.

Lol, apparently Not to worry, you're no alone. Vape safe, vape happy and vape on!