HELPPP!! Kanger Subtank Mini, burning through coils!

[pritbeters]

Hey vape fam,
I have an issue that MAY need a tissue. I'm currently using a TID MODS boxmod (two 18650 parallel batts; pictured below), with my beloved Kanger Subtank Mini with the .5 ohm coils (all authentic). Everything was going well until about a week or so ago. At first I was blowing through coils every other day (mind you, I do vape my face off every day all day). NOW, even when I put a new coil in, I'm not able to hold down the fire button. I have to pulsate the button in order to get a hit, because if I hold it down my coil with burn instantly. Mind you, I've used this tank and coils consistently with both my box mod and my mech mods with no problems prior to a week or so ago. I have literally NO idea what could be causing this, and I'm extremely saddened because the Subtank is my baby (thankfully I got the Delta II yesterday). I thought it may be the .5 ohm coils (opposed to the 1.2 ohm coils), but it makes no difference. I've also tried the 510 connection-- no go. My Delta II is also running off .5 ohm coils and I can fire that baby up perfectly. Does anyone have ANY ideas? Because I'm completely at loss and extremely aggravated and sad.

Thank you!!!

 

[Art Mustel]

Is it happening on your box and on your mechanics too?
It is strange but it may be some wicking issue with the mini heads, although you said that it worked good until a week ago or so. Are you using the same juice?
I am sure someone will chime in with a better response but so far the only think that comes to my mind is a bad wicking. I will assume you are priming the heads before screwing them to the mini, since you said that it didn't happen before.

 

[edyle]

Hey vape fam,
I have an issue that MAY need a tissue. I'm currently using a TID MODS boxmod (two 18650 parallel batts; pictured below), with my beloved Kanger Subtank Mini with the .5 ohm coils (all authentic). Everything was going well until about a week or so ago. At first I was blowing through coils every other day (mind you, I do vape my face off every day all day). NOW, even when I put a new coil in, I'm not able to hold down the fire button. I have to pulsate the button in order to get a hit, because if I hold it down my coil with burn instantly. Mind you, I've used this tank and coils consistently with both my box mod and my mech mods with no problems prior to a week or so ago. I have literally NO idea what could be causing this, and I'm extremely saddened because the Subtank is my baby (thankfully I got the Delta II yesterday). I thought it may be the .5 ohm coils (opposed to the 1.2 ohm coils), but it makes no difference. I've also tried the 510 connection-- no go. My Delta II is also running off .5 ohm coils and I can fire that baby up perfectly. Does anyone have ANY ideas? Because I'm completely at loss and extremely aggravated and sad.

Thank you!!!

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From the looks of the picture I suspect you put the batts in series (1 upside down) and therefore putting 8 volts to your coil instead of 4 volts.

 

[DreamWithin]

Moved from Carto Tank forum to Clearmizers forum


I can only echo what art said above. If the only thing that has changed is the heads then I'm inclined to think they must not be wicking properly. If you've changed juices, it could be that the current juice is thicker and not wicking well enough, so try returning to a juice that has worked well before (if that's the case)

And what edyle said, I can't see clearly enough how the mod is wired, so double check to make sure your batteries are in right. If one is backward and they're in series that would burn your coils out like nobody's business

 

[catalinaflyer]

From the looks of the picture I suspect you put the batts in series (1 upside down) and therefore putting 8 volts to your coil instead of 4 volts.

I can assure you that if that's a parallel wired box that if the OP put one battery in upside down that they would have had a very catastrophic thermal event instantly.

 

[edyle]

I can assure you that if that's a parallel wired box that if the OP put one battery in upside down that they would have had a very catastrophic thermal event instantly.

Yep; good point; batteries would shortout/discharge if that were the case.