how do I test atomizers?

[youngll11]

I have been using one cisco 1.5 ohm 306 atty on my Reo Grand for the last month because the combination of flavor, vapor production, and temperature have been perfect for me. I recently tried a number of my other attys, including Cisco 1.5 510s, cisco 2.0 306s and 510s, and some normal 510s and 306s from other vendors, and none seem to be working. I mean I get a little vapor, and crappy taste, and a burning in the back of my throat, but nothing like the quality of vape that I'm getting out of my current atty. I know I didn't pop any of them, and they are obviously firing, but none of them are working well or are satisfying in any shape or form.

I may have a connection issue going on with my Grand, but when it does connect well, I do get a great vape out of my current atty, so I know that a great vape is possible on my Grand when connection is good. I don't know what is wrong with my other attys, and I know that you can't come over and test them yourselves, so what do I do to see whats going on?

For that matter, how do I find out whats going one with my Reo Grand?

I have a multimeter, but don't have the 9 volt battery yet. How do I use the multimeter to test out my attys? and are there any other tests or anything else I can do to find out whats wrong with my attys?

Thanks

Aiden

 

[tinstar15]

You're going to need the 9-volt in your multimeter to test the attys resistance. You don't generally need it to test voltage with most analog meters, but if it's a digital multimeter you will.

I set mine to the 200 (the resistance symbol is a greek omega, looks like an upsidedown U) setting and touch the red lead to the center post of the atty and the black lead to the threads. LR attys should read 1.5 ohms to 2.5-ish and regular resistance attys should read around 3 ohms. I generally use regular resistance attys and I pitch them when resistance goes around or over 4 ohms.

 

[Katya]

Here's step-by step (for digital multimiters):

1. Turn your multimeter on and select the lowest Ohms setting, usually 200Ω.
2. Look at the display; the left side of the screen should display number 1.
3. First, test the resistance of your leads. Touch to two leads together, firmly, and wait for numbers to stabilize. On the right side of the screen, you should see a number between 0.0 and 0.4, or so. This is the resistance of your leads. Remember that number.
4. Now, to test your atty. Position your carto firmly on your desk; you don't want it to slip and slide all over the place. Touch one lead to the hole in the center of the atty and the other lead to the threads. Again read the display after the numbers have stabilized.
5. Subtract the resistance of your leads (#3) from the resistance of your atty(#4). This is the resistance of your atomizer.

This process takes some getting used to. Steady hand helps. Just keep practicing and you'll figure it out.