Built a Coil...Yay! Doesn't work...Boo

[CatMommy]

So, this may not be my cup of tea.
Built it, put it on, got a couple vapes off of it...then nothing...Looks intact tried it a few different times, changed batteries, still got nothing.
Went back to my regular old 510 VK 2.2 standards.

Don't know what I did wrong. If anyone sees anything, let me know.

 

[Treebeard]

When you say "got nothing", do you mean the reo isn't firing?

 

[Statistic]

Pluck that wick out of the coil and watch the coil as you hit the button.. does the coil glow?

If so, does it glow even starting in the middle?

 

[CatMommy]

When you say "got nothing", do you mean the reo isn't firing?

I heard no noise and got no vapor...so I can't be sure to be honest with you.

 

[Navy4life]

Do you have another mod that you can test it on? Do you know how many OHMS the coil was?

 

[CatMommy]

Pluck that wick out of the coil and watch the coil as you hit the button.. does the coil glow?

If so, does it glow even starting in the middle?

Do you have another mod that you can test it on? Do you know how many OHMS the coil was?

I'm cleaning up my other VV and charging batteries for the experiment.

It measured 2.2 but it looks like the internal resistance on my meter is .5 which would put it 1.7.

 

[Statistic]

Well whatever you do DO NOT throw in the towel yet.. we'll get ya there

 

[Justice]

First snug up the screws now test it have you tested the ohms ? I'm guessing it is fairly high ohms so if on a reg Reo it could be very cool vapor put it on your Reo without the cap and fire it see what it does

 

[Justice]

I'm cleaning up my other VV and charging batteries for the experiment.

It measured 2.2 but it looks like the internal resistance on my meter is .5 which would put it 1.7.

so on a VV turn the voltage way down so to the left if it really is 1.7 then the wheel will have to be very low

 

[RWDY]

The coil popped, if you look at the bottom wrap in the picture, you can see where it terminates and is not connected to the post.

 

[CatMommy]

OK, well interestingly enough, (**fingers crossed**) right now, it's working on my Purple VV!

Hmmm...could it have just somehow for whatever reason, lost contact? Even after I got a couple hits? Weird...

 

[CatMommy]

Well whatever you do DO NOT throw in the towel yet.. we'll get ya there

THANKS! Look at your Avi! What a nice neat coil you wrap! I'm jealous...LOL

 

[CatMommy]

The coil popped, if you look at the bottom wrap in the picture, you can see where it terminates and is not connected to the post.

I think that's just a piece of the cotton obscuring the coil in the pic. I promise, it didn't terminate (well, not yet anyway...give me a minute...LOL)

 

[unloaded]

Do you have an oring in the dripwell to line the coil up where you want it? Or one under the atty base to hide the brass? If so it might of got tight on the oring before it was making good contact in the 510 connection.

 

[CatMommy]

Do you have an oring in the dripwell to line the coil up where you want it? Or one under the atty base to hide the brass? If so it might of got tight on the oring before it was making good contact in the 510 connection.

I did have an o ring to try to line it up the first time. I didn't bother to put it on the second VV because I didn't think it was working, so that's probably the difference.

If I'm using the o ring for alignment, am I supposed to really crank it down or crank just until I meet resistance?

 

[ancient puffer]

The o-ring is just for alignment purposes mainly, try it without the o-ring and see if it fires. If it does, try again with the o-ring and snug it down just a tad.

 

[unloaded]

Glad it was a minor technicality, at least you know your coil is good. Maybe try a thinner oring to get it where you want it.

 

[super_X_drifter]

Hi catmommy

Your coil looks pretty respectable - nice work. I don't think it's your problem.

These guys will have you up and running in no time.

It sounds more like a power issue than an RBA build issue

 

[redeyedancer]

You can hold the button down while you tighten the atty as soon as the coil starts to heat up you no your threaded down far enough . I say this so your not over tightening the atty . It helps to remove the drip tip

 

[CatMommy]

Hi catmommy

Your coil looks pretty respectable - nice work. I don't think it's your problem.

These guys will have you up and running in no time.

It sounds more like a power issue than an RBA build issue

Thank you, you taught me everything I know and you probably didn't know it...Nice tutorial thread.

You can hold the button down while you tighten the atty as soon as the coil starts to heat up you no your threaded down far enough . I say this so your not over tightening the atty . It helps to remove the drip tip

Thanks Rob. I think the bigger problem is Pink VV needs to visit you at the spa.