"breaking" coil

[MF DOOM]

i see a very loose coil in the photo.

You mean "coil".

You've got 90% of it there brew.

 

[Levi Oliver]

Step 1 Oxidize

 

[Levi Oliver]

step 2 liquid burn

 

[albcig]

is this your first rba build?

 

[Levi Oliver]

Wick installed. Now for the coil. Here I go.

 

[Levi Oliver]

no I have rebuilt this same one 30 times and couldnt get it right
So kinda yes.

 

[albcig]

is there any way you can measure the resistance of your coil?

 

[albcig]

you probably have a very low resistance coil. that combined with a loose coil ( no proper way of transferring the heat to the wick ) can break the coil. some possible short might be the reason too

do you get the top hot spot because that can be fixed very easy

 

[Levi Oliver]

only with the VAMO or the Tesla APV, but it isnt registering. Okay it is done. Critiques?

 

[Levi Oliver]

.9 ohm is what the Tesla says

 

[albcig]

does it work?

 

[Levi Oliver]

the VAMO is throwing 9.9 (an error)

 

[albcig]

try 4 wraps. should work nice. lower the wraps when you are more experinced

 

[StevesCVO]

The Vamo won't read below 1.2 if I'm correct

 

[albcig]

yes i think the problem is low resistance with high voltage. u probably have a fully charged battery in the natural. that and the loose low resistance coil is a bit of a problem

 

[Levi Oliver]

Tesla at 3.0 W throws an error because the ohm is too low. Vamo is the same thing. Natural with the 18350, no kick is next... survey says...Broken coil

 

[Levi Oliver]

Okay I am going back in with the idea of 4-5 wraps, and tight as I can get them.

 

[albcig]

try 4 then 5 wraps. you will get a higher resistance which is easier to deal with considering you are a beginner

 

[StevesCVO]

You want them snug on the wick and not cutting into it.

 

[albcig]

lol not that tight. make them fully embrace the wick but do it gently