How did I short my VTC5's?

[classwife]

Moved to batteries and Chargers from New Members

 

[etherealink]

Zach, let me say this the easy way...

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

Translation: try it if you like but I wouldn't even consider it without ripping apart the entire rda and going through every insulator and screw in the mod and rda. And yes, that means tearing out the build.

 

[KenD]

As for pulse numbers are BS I disagree. I could not care less about continuous numbers. Im not holding my vape button for an hour, im doing 5 seconds. I only vape in the pulse rating and have never vented a battery. Perfectly safe if, key word there, you are pulsing it. Use your lock ring and clean your mod.

And how long should the pause between pulses be? Do you have any reliable information on that. Because if not, your pulses might as well constitute a continuous draw, and I call BS on your call of BS.

 

[etherealink]

And how long should the pause between pulses be? Do you have any reliable information on that. Because if not, your pulses might as well constitute a continuous draw, and I call BS on your call of VS.

I agree Ken. My idea of "pulse" is - fire to prove a connection and working build (approx 1 sec and release to replace appropriate battery, or better, use the right battery the first time and every time... or don't do it.)

Relying on pulse rates (which we all know can be BS or just typos) is like using a condom with a hole in it... asking for trouble.

*goes to reserve "vapingdarwinawards.com" and wait for the inevitable*

 

[beckdg]

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

Never seen a more perfect signature quote in my years on teh intertubez. Hilarious in its own right. Thanks for that.

 

[Maurice Pudlo]

I got my new resistance checker in the mail today, so I promptly put a new build in the Stillare clone that originally fried my batteries to see if the RDA itself was bad. It ohms out to a solid .23 ohms and doesn't fluctuate or anything. Does this mean it's safe to go ahead and use again? I really don't want to buy new VTC5's again if it's broken.

After reading this entire thread I want to go out and buy you a pack of cigarettes and ship them to you.

A solid reading on a $10-12 ohm checker does not mean your good to go, no.

You've really entered the look mom no hands zone and are about to run into a parked car.

Here is the deal, ohm checkers have a potential error of up to 0.15 ohm +/- so to be safe assume your ohm checker hates you and is telling you a coil is 0.23 when it is actually 0.08.

Safety is a process, not just one set of numbers.

Maurice