How educated do I need to be for what I am doing?

[Asbestos4004]

Honestly? You can never have to much knowledge.

TOO much knowledge.

 

[juggler86]

Well for starters you need to know how to use ohms law, and have an understanding of what it means in relation to what you are doing

I dont know ohms law and ive bee rebuilding for 6 months. If steam engine tells me im atleast 5 amps below my batterys continuos amp limit im good to go. Its so simple, yet people make it have this stupid mystiq.

 

[crxess]

Knowledge is not the end all be all.
vigilance is critical.

It takes little knowledge to light a candle.
It takes little distraction to forget to blow it out and burn the house down.

 

[edyle]

Hi guys,

Just been reading a few things (insulators burning through & shorting, the recent mod explosion, etc) and just wondering if I am in over me head with what I'm doing or if I'm in the 'safe' category.

I don't have any mods, and the sub-est of sub ohming I do is the 0.5ohm Subtank coils. I have the Subtank Nano & Mini.

The two batteries I use are the Ego One and the Aspire CF Sub Ohm. I'm getting into rebuilding the stock OCC Coils and my coils clock in between 0.6 & 0.8 ohm.

So a few questions...

- with the two batteries I have, what could go wrong? I've read about the safety features of the Ego One & the CFSubOhm but my knowledge of electronics is really basic. The have short protection, over charge protect, etc? The CFSubOhm has 9 second cut off on the fire button, not sure about the Ego One.

- What would happen if the insulators on the OCC coil burned through & shorted?

- the Ego One does heat up when charging, is this an issue or is it considered normal?

I really just want to be as safe as possible, and I'm not sure if I've got the time & patience to get educated.

What do you guys reckon?

Thanks a lot for any help.

Do you find it easier to rebuild the stock OCC coils compared to the RBA coils?

I find it puzzling that a lot of people seem to rebuild the subtank OCC coils instead of rebuilding the subtank RBA coils.

 

[Robino1]

TOO much knowledge.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll fix it

ETA: fixed

 

[DingerCPA]

Do you find it easier to rebuild the stock OCC coils compared to the RBA coils?

I find it puzzling that a lot of people seem to rebuild the subtank OCC coils instead of rebuilding the subtank RBA coils.

I prefer the size of the Nano tanks to the mini, so I don't have the RBA deck. I'm used to rebuilding my PT2 coils, so this was a natural extension for me...

 

[Asbestos4004]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll fix it

ETA: fixed

I would've let it slide, but you know you had it coming!

 

[sonicbomb]

I guess it's the same with any safety regime, how much is too much. The chances of a charging battery lighting up while you sleep and burning your house down are very small, but would it hurt to wait until morning? Should you put your charger in a fireproof steel box, or is that over the top?

 

[Dzaw]

I dont know ohms law and ive bee rebuilding for 6 months. If steam engine tells me im atleast 5 amps below my batterys continuos amp limit im good to go. Its so simple, yet people make it have this stupid mystiq.

Steam engine is using ohms law to calculate the amp draw.

Please tell me you test your builds -actual- resistance before screwing it on to your device.

 

[Rsunderl]

I dont know ohms law and ive bee rebuilding for 6 months. If steam engine tells me im atleast 5 amps below my batterys continuos amp limit im good to go. Its so simple, yet people make it have this stupid mystiq.

Do you check it with an ohm meter to be sure you don't have a short before putting it on your relatively expensive mod?

Just asking.

 

[lamensterms]

Do you find it easier to rebuild the stock OCC coils compared to the RBA coils?

I find it puzzling that a lot of people seem to rebuild the subtank OCC coils instead of rebuilding the subtank RBA coils.

I haven't gotten into the RBA rebuild yet. But I also prefer the size of the ST Nano to the Mini. So the Nano on the Ego One has seen most of the action. I really only use the Mini and the CFSubOhm as a backup.

The video tutorials I've seen for the RBA rebuild make it look pretty easy, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

[juggler86]

Steam engine is using ohms law to calculate the amp draw.

Please tell me you test your builds -actual- resistance before screwing it on to your device.

I dont build low so no I dont. When I used to build low .2 or so I would use a nice multi-meter to make sure I wasnt getting crazy. I use a regulated mod now so I dont even check them anymore until I throw them on my box. I run high ohm high wattage builds so its not necessary any more to get the muiltimeter ouy of the truck. Before I had my IPV Mini2, I would throw my RDA on my VTR and if it fired I was good if not id check to see how much lower then .6 it was. I always gave 5 amps of wiggle room just to be safe.

I was always safe, but not like some of you who act like your defusing a bomb