boge lr cartos ohms

[Bawn]

i had a boge cartos fail on me today after a week, which is odd becuase i still have 1 thats from day one running strong. so i decided to check the ohms on all the boge cartos i have that i have used. they all measured at 2.3 (thought they would be lower considering they are LR). however, the one that died on me after a week is 2.6ohms. is there a connection here? or just coinsidence?

these are advertised as 2.0ohms. i get that you subtract one from the number so they all run at 2.2ohms. the one that blew was 2.5ohms if you subtract the one.

 

[madjack]

LR is considered anything below 2.5...the gunk which builds up on/around the atomizer coil in the carto will cause the resistance to rise over time...all cartos are considered disposable and if you believe the manufacturers copy, they are only meant to be used once and tossed...to wit, they last as long as they last...and no longer...........
madjack

 

[EMatic550]

I agree with jack, but although it depends on the juice you're using. I use mostly VG based and boge cartos last me 1-2 weeks top. But then again I like switching to my debridged 510 to drip.

 

[washvap]

Very good points are already given. If you got a week out of it then consider yourself lucky. You have just got your money's worth. Since it only costs a dollar something, it's money well spent.

 

[mynameisrob]

I could be wrong, but I thought it was that a cartos ohm will slightly drop, not rise, after continued use and buildup.

Most cartos will be +/- .2 ohms. Thats why when you buy cartos, alot of the boxes that they come in will say that. I use the Ressurector cartos, which are 1.7ohm, but on the box they come in they say 1.7ohm(+/-.2ohm) So just bc a carto says a stated ohm, doesnt mean that it actually is always at that exact ohm. Some crappy cartos Ive even seen say +/- .4ohms, which is a big variance, but most are +/- .2ohms. The Ressurectors are one of the most consistant cartos Ive found though and they almost aways meter dead on at 1.7ohm.

Are yo using a digital multimeter to test them? I dont know if I didnt read it right, but I dont understand what your doing to test the ohm. What do you mean you subtract 1 from the number, do you mean 1.0ohm or .1ohm?
Not all multimeters are exactly the same.
To test the ohms you want to touch the red to the center pin and the black to the outside threading of the carto. Hold it steady until the reading steadys out and you get a consistant number without it jumping around. Remeber that number. Then you want to touch the Red and Black pins together and that number is what you subtract from the ohm you got for the carto. You have to make sure you touch them together and hold it very still until it stops jumping around and you get a steady reading.
With my multimeter when I test a Ressurector they come up at 2.6ohm, and occassionally 2.7ohm. Then when I touch the red and black together I normally get 0.9 and occassionally 1.0. When I get 2.6ohm on the cartos, the red and black pins together are normally 0.9, and when I get 2.7ohm on the carto, the red and black together are normally 1.0.
Either way 2.6ohm-0.9ohm=1.7ohm and 2.7ohm-1.0ohm=1.7ohm, which is what they should read at.
But occassionally like I said, they can be +/- .2ohms so sometimes one of my Ressurectors will read 1.8ohm or 1.6ohm. I havent had one yet be more than .1ohm off what it should be, but its def possible and fairly common in cartos.

I dont know if thats what your doing to test the ohms, and if it is, sorry I didnt pick up how you explained it

 

[Bawn]

ok so i didnt know you had to touch both leads together and subtract. in that case my good ones run at 2.0ohms and the bad ones ran at 2.4