eleaf coil setting is off by .2
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All my 1.8ohm Nautilus coils read 2.0 or 2.1ohms on the iStick and all my 1.2ohm subtank coils read 1.3 or 1.4ohms.
That's what it does.
All my 1.8ohm Nautilus coils read 2.0 or 2.1ohms on the iStick and all my 1.2ohm subtank coils read 1.3 or 1.4ohms.
That's what it does.
Same here. And as your coil gets more and more gunked up, the resistance will go up further still. I don't worry about it much though.
These electronic ohm meters are generally accurate to one digit to the right of the decimal point. If it's 2.56 ohms it might read 2.6 ohms. 2.33 might read 2.3 ohms.
All my mods read a little differently. My Provari does the same thing as my Sigelei Zmax and my iStick 20W and 50W. If I put the atomizer on my little 510 digital ohmmeter that has two digits to the right of the decimal it corresponds to the rounding error of the single digit fractional readouts.
All my mods read a little differently. My Provari does the same thing as my Sigelei Zmax and my iStick 20W and 50W. If I put the atomizer on my little 510 digital ohmmeter that has two digits to the right of the decimal it corresponds to the rounding error of the single digit fractional readouts.
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i suppose my expectations were to high!
Funny how i haven't seen a review say anything about this small issue. I will live with it...
Funny how i haven't seen a review say anything about this small issue. I will live with it...
There is some variance in the ohm range of mass produced replacement heads, usually +/- .1 ~ .2, very few will read on an ohm meter what they are labeled as.
When using a variable volt / watt power device it won't make any difference.
When using a variable volt / watt power device it won't make any difference.
Yeah it's less likely the iStick and more likely the heads, surprised no one else mentioned this.
Have you tested the heads on another device to see if they truly read as advertised? I've had 1.8 ohm heads that are actually 1.6 and even as high as 2.1. Within the same blister pack I'll have another one that reads perfect 1.8. It's weird, but I'm not surprised. The variance also (usually) seems to result in higher ohms, rather than lower.
ive seen reviews where people measure the output and the istick is just off. its a mass produced product built in china for cheap. to get the really accurate well made mods you have to usually go with american made, or at least something a little pricier
All of my isticks, 2 30's and 2 50's read ohms consistently .1 or .2 ohms higher than my ohm meter or Sigelei boxes...the Sigelei Mini 30 is a good smaller box that reads more accurately and consistently than the isticks...I typically turn down my isticks by 1 watt or so to compensate. You will also find that if you screw down and take off your atty a few times on the istick, you will get slightly different readings.
Not really, the problem is that accurate meters costs thousands, not 20 bucks.
Hell, just replacement leads for my old test bench cost almost a thousand bucks. (don't ask why I know that)
American made does not necessarily equate with quality......case in point the auto industry.
Yeah, both the iStick 50's I bought read coils .1 higher than their advertized resistance, but only for coils less than 2 ohms. I have some 2.4 and 3.0 ohm coils for these tanks and those read spot on...weird.
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I've found all my devices read coils 0.1-0.2 ohms higher than the advertised resistance. I think manufacturers tend to error on the side of slightly higher resistance, probably for safety reasons. My Aspire coils all read higher on my iStick, VaporShark, and USA Ohm Meters meter.
If I remember correctly, in a recent pbusardo China video, it showed them testing coils on their commercial test equipment and they were higher than advertised.
If I remember correctly, in a recent pbusardo China video, it showed them testing coils on their commercial test equipment and they were higher than advertised.
I suspect it's Aspire coils, which is normal for them.
It's likely not the istick but the coils. But either way were not talking about a precision volt ohm meter.
There there's the possibility that additional resistance comes from the screws connecting the coil, the cleanliness of the center post connector and gravitational tide force of the moon on any particular day. Heck, even when you use a VOM meter you have to subtract meter lead readings from the result unless you own an auto-ranger.
I have noticed that my iStick 50W has shown .1 ohms more than my other mods. A tenth of an ohm isn't enough to worry anyone but those who vape sub ohm ohm coils.
FWIW, My 1.8 coil shows 1.8 on my iStick 50W, 1.7 on my iStick 20W, 1.9 on my Provari V2, and 1.93 on my 510 ohm meter that has the 3 digit 9.99 style display.
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I too have noticed the ohm reading to be slightly off. . .But I have a bit of a different problem. I have a new Arctic with 0.5 coil, I took the tank off to fill and when screwed in all the way it says "No Atomizer". If I slightly loosen the tank the ohms will start jumping around. With the tank a bit loose, it will often jump in ohms quite a bit.
Any advice?
Any advice?
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Well, this morning I checked my tank. Took it apart to see if the coil was screwed in properly, it seemed to be fine. Made sure everything looked clean and put everything back together. Turned on istick and it was reading like normal. After firing I still see the ohms fluctuate up by 0.1 and go back to normal reading, but it works like it did when first used it with the tank screwed ALL the way in. I'm still new to this so it is possible I didn't have the coil properly screwed in, idk, but it's working great now.
Well, this morning I checked my tank. Took it apart to see if the coil was screwed in properly, it seemed to be fine. Made sure everything looked clean and put everything back together. Turned on istick and it was reading like normal. After firing I still see the ohms fluctuate up by 0.1 and go back to normal reading, but it works like it did when first used it with the tank screwed ALL the way in. I'm still new to this so it is possible I didn't have the coil properly screwed in, idk, but it's working great now.
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