Collapsed my first spring!

[tmel]

The difference between the old spring and the gold spring is night and day, my 0.5 ohm build feels like a 1 ohm build. Maybe it's all in my head, but that new spring can't come fast enough! Got 2 extra screws in case I get fumbly, lol.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Not in your head. I did some tests on Woodville before and after gold spring swap. with a 1.23 ohm coil the old spring had .14 voltage drop increase. With your .5 ohm that would be an even bigger hit to actual coil voltage.

 

[FACE MEAT]

I've got a 0.24 ohm 24G dual coil in it right now and omg the flavor flavor flavor!!!!

The flavor is insane with the Reactor. My build is a bit more conservative than yours (.54Ω) but phenomenal. Even the unflavored has flavor!

 

[Funk Dracula]

I know of two ways a short can occur on mechanical mods.

1) Accidentally pressing the fire button while working on a coil. (I know. You should always remove battery)
2) The coil touching the cap, posts, or bowl edge.

... what other ways can a short occur??

My one and only collapsed spring was caused by using a brand new steel drip tip that went too far into the RM2 chamber. It made contact with the top of positive post. Poof.

It took me awhile to figure out what it was. I just happened to glance inside the RM2 cap with the drip tip on and thought: "oh hell that's sticking a bit far in, now isn't it." Stuck it on my 510 meter box, pressed down on the drip tip, and .7Ω went straight to .01Ω.

Live and learn.

 

[tmel]

Lol at the drip tip...even those are out to get us!

Here is my Reactor, I have no idea if ChowderHead modded it.

I did it with a broken ohm meter and only found out today that its 0.24 ohms, was wondering why it was so hot and glorious.

 

[ed101z]

here's a pic to give you an idea, the new spring performs much better and is now in this mod instead.

Thanks for taking the time to put in a photo to illustrate. I was just about ready to start raving about how great of an idea this would be to incorporate into a Reo Grand, but then I thought... the Spring will collapse and do the same thing.

 

[B2L]

I know of two ways a short can occur on mechanical mods.

1) Accidentally pressing the fire button while working on a coil. (I know. You should always remove battery)
2) The coil touching the cap, posts, or bowl edge.

... what other ways can a short occur??

By breaking down an RM2 to drill the posts, reassembling it incorrectly and finding out the hard way