Having problems with the resistance on my RBA's

[QBerry21]

Hey, so here's my issue right now... I bought a DID clone and Phoenix rebuildable; and I'm still super new to rba's. Anyways, when I was building the coils I used this method ( FunkyVapes - The Perfect Genesis Coil, Every Time! - - YouTube ) and it worked absolutely amazing, at first! But after using it for a few minutes I noticed that the resistance on my atty was bouncing around like crazy. Every single time I fired the device I checked the Ohm's afterward and they changed every single time. So I took the top cover off and fired it while watching the coil and noticed I was getting a hotspot. I tried adjusting the coils to get the hotspots out, but after about 30min, I got frustrated and gave up. So now I'm here, looking for any possible tips on what I'm doing wrong... lol Is it normal for the Ohm's to jump around like that when there are hotspots or is it just my build?!

 

[j4mmin42]

No, it's very normal! that's just part of using oxidized SS.

Try starting with your phoenix- they seem to be more forgiving. I have a vertical SS build on all of mine. Poke around with somehting that won't scratch the SS, and don't focus on just the spot that's shorting out- try raking all of the coils, and also try separating the coil that's shorting from the SS *just a hair*.

As a last resort- and also, as a disclaimer, I *never* have given this advice out because it's potentially hazardous, lol- If I have a hot spot that refuses to budge, I intentionally short another coil by scraping it **quickly**with a pair of tweezers. The short will jump from the other coil to the current one, then you just move the second coil carefully back into place. The first hotspot will have a chance to oxidize and disappear before the chain reaction stops. Every time I try it, the "sacrificial short" goes away instantly due to oxidation, and it has never given me a problem- but there is the potential for things to go wrong with my method, and it is a USE AT YOUR OWN RISK suggestion for the absolute last-resort option.

Good Luck!

Edit: Forgot to mention that your VV devices will error out if you try my method and screw it up- and even if you get it right, you still might get error codes. Be careful

 

[QBerry21]

No, it's very normal! that's just part of using oxidized SS.

Try starting with your phoenix- they seem to be more forgiving. I have a vertical SS build on all of mine. Poke around with somehting that won't scratch the SS, and don't focus on just the spot that's shorting out- try raking all of the coils, and also try separating the coil that's shorting from the SS *just a hair*.

As a last resort- and also, as a disclaimer, I *never* have given this advice out because it's potentially hazardous, lol- If I have a hot spot that refuses to budge, I intentionally short another coil by scraping it **quickly**with a pair of tweezers. The short will jump from the other coil to the current one, then you just move the second coil carefully back into place. The first hotspot will have a chance to oxidize and disappear before the chain reaction stops. Every time I try it, the "sacrificial short" goes away instantly due to oxidation, and it has never given me a problem- but there is the potential for things to go wrong with my method, and it is a USE AT YOUR OWN RISK suggestion for the absolute last-resort option.

Good Luck!

Great! Thanks for the advice. Yea I don't know if I'm going to try that shorting method JUST yet. lol I'm think I'm just going to mess around with the coil for a bit longer today when I get home so see if I can fix the issue.

 

[j4mmin42]

DEFINITELY you want to use something non-conductive and blunt-edged first, and it should go away... that other option is more for problems with low ohm, 28 or 30 gauge coils.

I guarantee the minute some of the other pro's here see my post they're gonna have my head- but it DOES work, time and time again, lol. The first time it happened it was by accident, because I was using something sharp to adjust my coils. Can't say whether my batteries are healthy, though.

 

[QBerry21]

DEFINITELY you want to use something non-conductive and blunt-edged first, and it should go away... that other option is more for problems with low ohm, 28 or 30 gauge coils.

I guarantee the minute some of the other pro's here see my post they're gonna have my head- but it DOES work, time and time again, lol. The first time it happened it was by accident, because I was using something sharp to adjust my coils. Can't say whether my batteries are healthy, though.

Ok cool. And yea, I was thinking the same thing about the all the seasoned pro's on here... lol Once they read it, be prepared to defend your life lol

 

[tc1]

Hrmmmm .... I wonder what the effect of hotspots is on a VW device?

 

[j4mmin42]

If the devices' circuitry detects a buttload of amps going through it, it will usually throw an error and shut down momentarily, whether you're running VV or VW.

Very, very rarely does it have any kind of permanent effect. When I adjust coils, I use a Bolt mod- no circuitry, inexpensive, don't care if it dies(although you can't really kill it...)

 

[QBerry21]

Hrmmmm .... I wonder what the effect of hotspots is on a VW device?

I'm using it on my VV/VW Vamo right now, and it actually seems to do fine, since the APV automatically adjusts to the change. It's just annoying me that the resistance keeps changing. lol I do notice a difference when the coil is working properly on VW though...

 

[QBerry21]

V Ninja, I just played around with the coil and pulled it away from the SS wick just a hair like you said, and now it's working perfectly! It's keeping its consistent resistance level after every vape. Thanks for the tip!

 

[larktdl]

Watch the video posted here Mini Did - Need Help - General e Cig Discussion - Vapor Talk E Cig Forum. (first video on the page). The method is called the JackFrost method. I haven't tried it yet but confidence is high that this may work. I will be giving it a try tonight.