KODIAK;13127766 said:
Now... Now...
At least the OP asked first. Most never do.
How true that is. This forum has been inundated the past few months with members who have obviously not done their homework. Members post that they have done a lot of research and watched many videos but from the questions they ask it is obvious that they are researching all the wrong things. So I will give credit to fjgotgame24 for at least asking.
However,
Do yourself a favor, put the mechanical mod down until you have acquired the knowledge necessary to run a mechanical mod safely.
although harsh sounding, is appropriate. If you are going to use a mech mod and/or experiment with coil building you have got to do more than read/watch reviews on all the cool looking new equipment on the market at extremely low prices and watch all the cool sub-ohm builds and their resulting clouds. This may not describe the poster here, but based on the question that was asked, it does describe most of the posters I have seen here on ECF who are getting into mech mods. And for me, that is VERY frustrating, as I sure it is for Nikkita6 -- as it was for State O' Flux regarding this thread of yesterday
Starting building my first mod .
If you are going to operate a mech mod and/or rebuild your own coils you need to at least:
1. Read up on battery safety and know the difference between protected/unprotected batteries and why you need one vs the other. Know how to store/carry batteries and know what you need to do to make sure your batteries (no matter where they are) are not in danger of going thermal. Know when and how to charge your batteries and own a reliable charger.
2. Own a DDM or Voltmeter & Ohm Meter and know how to use them.
3. Learn all about ohms law and how it relates to all of your equipment and what it all means. Anyone can plug in the numbers, that doesn't mean they understand what those numbers mean.
All of this takes time.
There is no "fast food" option on this menu of learning/understanding. There probably is a lot more that I haven't covered.
I welcome any member who starts learning and comes forward during this process when they have questions. I welcome any member who is willing to demonstrate what they have learned, and then asks for direction on where they should go next in their learning journey. Just my
