Checking RBA Resistance - Best? Safest? Cheapest?

[DancingHeretik]

I could check my rba resistance on my Lambo, with a multi-meter, or with a cartometer. I would just use my Lambo, but don't want to mess it up if I have a short or something. The cartometer seems the best, but is expensive. I can get a multi-meter for just $10 though and can use it to check the voltage on my batteries too.

Does it really matter? Is it safe enough to just use my Lambo? Does the multi-meter do the job as well as the cartometer?

 

[kimbo55]

I've seen the cartometers for 20.00. Is that expensive? Also limited to 510 fitting. No way to check a atty for the cartomizer lines with them.

 

[Thrasher]

i dont know the lambo personally, but if it has ohms check built in then it is also short circuit protected also and wont let you fire or test a shorted atty. use it - this is why the feature is there. and the cartometer is just the ohm check function of a regular multimeter built into a fancy case with a 510 connection.

 

[Rule62]

I just use one of my protected mods; Provari, ZMax, Vamo. If they detect a short, it won't hurt them. But if you're uncomfortable with doing that, you can get a digital multi meter pretty cheap.

 

[mwa102464]

a $3-$4 ohm meter will work just fine

 

[Nomoreash]

Ohm meter is more versatile if you're going to need it for other things but it's not as quick and easy as screwing on the atty and pushing a button. If the mod has protection built in..which most with a ohm meter do then I wouldn't worry about it, I use my Provari all the time. I personally wouldn't go for a cartometer, you're back to less versatile with the connection and it cost more than a meter.

 

[pdib]

I bought a multimeter and didn't much like it. I returned it: but, while I still had it, I used it to test the accuracy of my VAMO, and now I rely on that. I build very low Ω coils, so it won't fire them; but it still tells me all I need to know.

 

[hippieben]

I have a cheapo multimeter from RadioShack. Its not super accurate but it will tell me enough to know whether or not I screwed up. To get the resistance I want I just do math and cut the wire to the length I need. My multimeter is way too inaccurate and jumps around too much for that purpose. If I want a 1.6 ohm coil, I cut my wire, build the Atty, check with the multi meter to make sure its not shorting, and then my provari will tell me the exact resistance. I could do away with the multimeter completely but it saves me the step of putting the atomizer into the 519 base.

Your lambo will tell you if there's a short F0 is the error I believe.

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[DancingHeretik]

I'll probably go ahead and get a multi-meter. It's a handy all-around tool to have anyway.

Thanks for the help.

 

[DancingHeretik]

a $3-$4 ohm meter will work just fine

Where do you get a $3-$4 ohm meter?

 

[Nomoreash]

Where do you get a $3-$4 ohm meter?

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=multimeter

Shipping will probably kill HF unless you have one local. You can go the China route and wait a few weeks, many times you can find free shipping that way and get it for next to nothing. Home Depot, Lowes and maybe Walmart usually have them for $10 or less.

 

[DancingHeretik]

I just checked. I do have a local HF. Thanks a lot.

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