checking ohms question

[jayny]

does the coil need to be dry & without wet cotton?
have a multimeter at a friends house Im gonna pick up....im assuming the coil needs to be dry?
thanks

 

[txgtr]

I usually check the ohms before adding the cotton. It can be checked at anytime really. If it's built correctly the readings should stay pretty consistant. The only time my ohms jump around alot is when I'm using SS mesh.

I'm using a vamo to check my ohms, so I would suspect a multimeter would be far more accurate so you may see more fluctuations. I really need to get a multimeter.

 

[jayny]

Thanks man, cool guitar!

 

[ancient puffer]

Actually, checking it when the wick is wet is probably more accurate than dry, but I doubt you'll see much difference in the readings.

 

[jayny]

cool, so my first micro coil came out at 1.4 ohms. very tasty!

 

[ltrainer]

cool, so my first micro coil came out at 1.4 ohms. very tasty!

Hello Jayny, welcome to Reoville...Albany, NY area here.

 

[eHuman]

The main thing is that you want to check it while attached to the rba. Checking it beforehand will yield inaccurate results. Doesn't matter if you have a wick or if it has juice.

 

[oldbroad]

You're new to Reoville i assume...welcome and thanks for the pic in "The Real Us' thread!

 

[jayny]

You're new to Reoville i assume...welcome and thanks for the pic in "The Real Us' thread!

Yea Im a newcomer here in Reoville........new to vaping altogether really, but did A lot of reading!
any LOVE my new Reo!!!!

 

[custom-classic]

I usually check the ohms before adding the cotton. It can be checked at anytime really. If it's built correctly the readings should stay pretty consistant. The only time my ohms jump around alot is when I'm using SS mesh.

I'm using a vamo to check my ohms, so I would suspect a multimeter would be far more accurate so you may see more fluctuations. I really need to get a multimeter.

I've had my vamo on ohm meter duty since I got my Reo. Last night, I decided to check it against my Fluke 16. Wouldn't ya know it, the vamo reads .2 ohms low. So to get a coil to fire on it, it has to actually be 1.4 ohms.

Not cool vamo, not cool.