Atomizer not working with mod

[Kimber]

I have a couple of atomizers that work with my 510 battery but as soon as I connect them to a mod, I get nothing. At first I thought it was because one of my attys was going out but now two of them do this. I have three that work so I know it's not the mod. Am I doing somehting wrong??

 

[RIMP]

I have had the same prob with some attys and found the issue to be the center post on the batt end of the atty is sometimes not making good contact with the mod I gently wiggled the center post up a little bit or use the staple mod
RIMP

 

[nubee]

what RIMP said or you have a flaw/short in the mod.
Get out the voltmeter and do da tests

 

[Kimber]

Thanks. I didn't know you could wiggle the post. Hopefully that will work because the other options will require me to buy more tools! These things really aren't designed to last very long.

 

[lunaras]

If you don't have a volt/multimeter, you can always try using a spare LED as a quick and dirty one to see if you're even getting power to the atomizer connection. Just briefly touch the leads to the center post and the outer sleeve. If it doesn't light, reverse the polarity of the LED to make sure that's not the issue. If it doesn't light then you're not getting enough power.

This can't tell what voltage you're getting, but will essential act like a continuity tester, and even if the power blows the LED (you can always install a resistor in series to prevent that), LEDs are much cheaper than buying a multimeter for a one-time use.

A multimeter is great to have, but not necessary if you're just looking to see whether you've got power, just for measurements.