IPV 2S Ohm Reading Jumps/Flucturates

[business2091]

For anyone who has IPV 2S, do you have any issue with ohm reading suddenly jumps to crazily high numbers? My lung can't take this random ohm jumps anymore because the mod would give out sth like 7 or 8 volts and only devil can vape that kind of vapor (or metal particles)...

I'm using Atlantis and Nautilis atm. Cannot build anything to verify because i'm traveling and have no material or time to build any coil to test. On Atlantis, it would vape fine and suddenly the ohm jumps, and it scares me to continue vape it because every puff is taking a risk. (you can't see the ohm reading when you vape unless you look at it in a mirror; even if I test it real quick before taking a puff, sometimes the ohm reading would jump the very next time I fire and vape). Originally, I thought it was contact issue or Atlantis coil issue. But then, after going thru 4 coils (2 came with Atlantis and 2 from retail package), I figured they can't be all bad. That's when I start realizing that this ohm jumps tend to happen when the battery is almost half empty. In another words, that's when the battery will display "empty" when you start firing (and then back to half empty when you release the fire button). I wonder if the sudden drop of the battery voltage when firing can affect the mod's ability to accurately read resistance.

Meanwhile, for Nautilis at 1.6 ohm, the mod would perform very well all the way till the battery is totally dead. So that kinda contradicts with my hypothesis above.

So far, the only thing I can think of doing is:
1. Buy another sub ohm tank (i.e. subtank) to completely rule out the possibility of a faulty Atlantis.
2. Find a way to actually set voltage instead of wattage so ohm reading is no longer an important factor.
3. Despite the floating pin, I find a way to further adjust the contact pin to really make sure that the contact is tight, so as to completely rule out the possibility of a bad contact caused by a weak pin spring or something.

I know many ppl would suggest going the RMA route, but I have stupidly done the magnet mod to the IPV2S... So I doubt the warranty is still intact.

Does anyone have any insight on my situation? Appreciate your help!

p.s. sry for the illiterate typo in the title ;p
p.p.s. I do have a multimeter and verified all the coils' resistance to be accurately represented, i.e. 0.5-0.6 on Atlantis coils and 1.6-1.8 on Nautilis.

 

[Augmented Dog]

I have no experience with the Atlantis, so I don't know if has an adjustable contact screw.
I experienced your problem with a Kayfun. It was suggested to me to adjust the contact screw on the atty so that it is more flush. That did the trick for me and I haven't had a problem since.
I've also used Nautilus minis on my 2s with nary a problem.
Try adjusting the contact screw on whichever atty is giving you problems. That will probably fix it.

 

[Trailz]

I've not noticed it but then again I've not seen it. Will do a mirror vape and let you know. Have you upgraded the firmware on your 2S?

 

[business2091]

Thanks for your reply guys. Unfortunately, neither tank has an adjustable contact pin :-/

@Augmented what do you mean by making the contact screw more flush? Currently, the Nautilis pin sits a little over the negative thread, while the Atlantis pin sits flush with the negative thread. I'm not sure if that was what you meant.

@Trailz I hoped that it was IPV firmware problem and updated the firmware to 65W version as soon as I almost felt killed by the dry hit caused by super voltage. But that didn't fix anything. I realized if I put the mod in a weird position I can almost monitor the ohm/volt/watt while I'm vaping so at least now I can prevent the "devil's hit" a little bit. Meanwhile I'm testing my theory, as the battery almost drains to half empty now, and whenever I fire, the batt would almost display empty due to the large current being drawn. This really looks like something that I cannot figure out at all if others do not have the same issue

 

[Augmented Dog]

You may need a different type of tank, then. Try screwing them on until they just make contact, not all the way down. What I meant was to fix the contact screw/pin on the atty so that it is almost flush with the atty's 510 threads. That's what is working for me.
Have you tried contacting Asmodus, or the seller you bought it from about this?
I have Nauti minis, not the full sized. The contact pin on the minis is a bit springy, not fixed.

 

[Trailz]

Haven't noticed the Ohm/volts/watts reading fluctuating with during a draw.

 

[dablacksails]

this is happening with my ipv3, 8 volt vapes rly suck.... I honestly don't think this is our user error, I think it's the chip. Do you notice that the ohm reading will almost exactly double? And you're using single coils, don't you find that strange? I can't say that it's only when my batteries are halve power like you, as I've noticed it at any reading.

 

[business2091]

Ye it's totally random sometimes. But just now i took the tank off to fill up. When i screw it back on, the ohm starts to jump around until after a few test firing it finally stabilized at 0.6. The fluctuation however never happened on Nautilis though??

@Augmented yes Nautilis has spring end as well and also the pin is a little longer on the Nautilis, so the coil would push the pin outward quite a bit more than on Atlantis. On Atlantis, the pin does sit flush right now. I actually tried to switch that pin on Nautilis to Atlantis in hope of a better contact with higher pressure from the spring. But that didnt solve the issue.

By the way, do you guys keep using the battery when its half empty? Im asking because when you start firing when its half empty, the batt would drop to empty and come back to half empty when you stop firing. Idk if this is harmful to the battery. In other words, do you consider the battery dead by the standby status or firing status?

Sent from a Nexus

 

[business2091]

My previous is a provari. Despite the lack of power and lack of more advanced feature, it did perform very consistently. It doesnt have battery display all the time so i never knew whether the battery is out when it wss half empty or completely empty. I suspect it was the latter.

I sincerely hope its not IPV issue because at half the price of the VS and 1/3 price of VF, its a killer deal if everything worked. Too bad I'm traveling abroad, otherwise i'd test them all out. The tank the mod the juice and easily find the best combination

Sent from a Nexus

 

[Trailz]

Starting to see reports of this over on the IPV Mini thread . . .

 

[business2091]

Dam it i knew i should ve waited before drilling it!! I just couldnt wait to get rid off the ghetto rubber band i was using to keep the backplate in place...

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[Augmented Dog]

My previous is a provari. Despite the lack of power and lack of more advanced feature, it did perform very consistently. It doesnt have battery display all the time so i never knew whether the battery is out when it wss half empty or completely empty. I suspect it was the latter.

I sincerely hope its not IPV issue because at half the price of the VS and 1/3 price of VF, its a killer deal if everything worked. Too bad I'm traveling abroad, otherwise i'd test them all out. The tank the mod the juice and easily find the best combination

Sent from a Nexus

Look, I'm at a loss to figure out what's going on with your box at this point. Truth is, I haven't had any problems with mine that adjusting the atty didn't fix.
Hope a solution presents itself and you can get back to enjoying your 2s!

 

[business2091]

Thanks! I am using it right now, just not at full capacity with Nautilis ;p

Need to get my hands on a different tank with low resistance asap.

Sent from a Nexus

 

[Augmented Dog]

Sounds like a good plan!