Checking ohm resistance on a carto

[oplholik]

How do you check the resistance with a multi tester? I have some that I would like to know what they are.

 

[ancient puffer]

Its done the same for cartomizers or attys.

Set your tester for testing resistance (how to do that depends on your particular tester, but if you're unsure, check the manual that came with it). It should be reading all the way to the top of the scale. Now touch the two probes to each other. It should read 0 ohms. Once that's working, place one probe on the threads being careful not to touch the center of the atty/carto with it. Then touch the 2nd probe to the center connector. It should read the resistance of that particular atty/carto (usually about 3.2 ohms for a standard atty/carto).

 

[cskent]

I've got a cheap meter which never quite goes to zero. I just touch the leads together and get a reading before measuring, and it's usually 0.4 ohms. I subtract this from reading I get on my atty or carto. It seems to be accurate when I do it this way as my measurements fall within the specified tolerance.

 

[ancient puffer]

I've got a cheap meter which never quite goes to zero. I just touch the leads together and get a reading before measuring, and it's usually 0.4 ohms. I subtract this from reading I get on my atty or carto. It seems to be accurate when I do it this way as my measurements fall within the specified tolerance.

Mines a RadioShack one from 30 years ago, but its got a small "wheel" on the front to adjust it to zero. Just a thought.

 

[cskent]

Mine is a really cheap one, I think I paid $1.99 for it at Harbor Freight about 5 years ago. It doesn't have any method of zeroing it out. It isn't that big a deal to just subtract the 0.4 ohms from my reading and it seems to be accurate enough otherwise.

 

[drewk302]

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ee-if-your-atomizer-truly-dead-voltmeter.html

good info here. should be the same for a carto, but on a carto it may have a range say like .2ohm-ish (i.e. 2.4-2.6ohm rating)