Is it supposed to do that?

[LittleBang]

So, i recently got an ecigar lancia RDA. First one i've done. Now, before I start getting flamed, I am a noobie, and I am sure i did some noobie things that i at the time probably new i should research first but i was too impatient.

Anyway, I got the RDA, used the wick wrapped in a coil that came with it, and set it up on 1 pin. Filled it up with juice(later figured out i used too much juice) and, it worked. Cool. But it worked for about 7 drags, when as i was taking a hit i saw a small flare pop off in my tank and, blam nothing else. It stopped working.

Ehh, ... mate. The battery wasn't broken (18650), the coil didn't explode or anything, and the flare came from the coil. Pretty sure its the coil that got messed up. Couldn't figure it out though because it didn't make sense why the coil wasn't getting hot now. Its just metal. Nothing too technical with it, but everything else Seemed to be working.

I didn't try another coil so sorry, figure i don't want to make the same mistake.

Now i know i did something wrong, probably gonna be something like "the resitance on the tank doesn't match your power" i suppose. The MOD i was using was Smoktech extender mod.

Thanks in advance, and please apologize for my noobness. I am not worthy.

 

[carrielsal]

It sounds like your coil may have popped. What was the resistance of your coil and the power setting on your mod? Have you opened up the RBA and looked at the coil yet?

 

[roxynoodle]

Yes, if you set your power too high for the wire gauge of the coil, it may have snapped.

Also, your post screws may have cut a lead. I usually have to sand the bottoms of the post screws when I get a new atty. Hold the screws carefully in needle nose pliers and lightly sand the bottoms til they are smooth.

Install a new coil and check your resistance.

Then calculate your power setting: P = 4.2 squared ÷ R. That will give you a good idea where to set your power (watts). From there you can adjust a little up or down to your liking.

 

[LittleBang]

Thanks a lot guys. I figured this might be a common thing, thanks for the time to help me. This is good to know. I'll check out, i don't know the resistance of the coil, it came with no instructions so i don't really know anything.

These these are a little more complicated than first glance

 

[Cullin Kin]

You could have also had a short occur if the coil happened to touch the base or something. This could cause the coil to snap as well.

 

[VHRB2014]

The other day, I was using some coils that came with a FT RDA. Cant remember what they came with but it was from fast tech. Well, I measured them out to be about 24 gauge and I thought "man, its time to make me a super subby". So I get them in my Stillair dripper and everything is cool and tiddy, they measure about .25 or something on the eleaf. Start to get them going, burn them in a bit, they get red hot, I let them cool down, then I go orange hot, let them cool down, then I push them into white hot, and they melt like they are made out of solder.

Dayummmm.

Moral of the story, never trust those free coils they send out with the RDA`s.

 

[Zombo]

i don't know the resistance of the coil, it came with no instructions so i don't really know anything.

You really should know the resistance you're working with if you're going to do RBAs. If your mod doesn't tell you then get something like this:

 

[dravell]

Since the Lancia has airflow plugs that sit directly under the coil its very possible one lifted and hard shorted.

 

[jamtwo]

You really should know the resistance you're working with if you're going to do RBAs. If your mod doesn't tell you then get something like this:
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You're going to want an ohm tester regardless of if you have a mod that tells you, I burned up a cloupor dna 30 because the pre built coil was way too low, all it took was one press of the fire button and poof. Spend the 10 bucks and grab one up, save yourself the potential headache.

 

[Xaviour]

Welcome LittleBang, don't have to worry about getting flamed here. Everyone here is very helpful and understanding. Just like the previous post said get an ohm meter to check your coils. You can use a regular household one in the mean time. After you put your coil in connect the positive lead to the 510 positive pin on your Atty and the negative lead to the threading area of the 510 connection. Set the meter to ohms and it should give a pretty close idea to what the resistance is of your coil. Also make sure your coil isn't touching anything else but the posts where you screw it in. Good luck.

 

[300fury]

I would get a multi- meter, I have 1 of those cheap black ohm readers and it goes screwy all the time. It will read 6.87 or some other ridiculous number but the multi meter and 2 mods tell the real résistance

 

[CloudKick]

I would get a multi- meter, I have 1 of those cheap black ohm readers and it goes screwy all the time. It will read 6.87 or some other ridiculous number but the multi meter and 2 mods tell the real résistance

Lol. No offense my friend. Your multi meter may be giving you a STABLE number, but I doubt its accurate. I'm an electrical engineer, and my decent ($75 fluke) meters have a total accuracy of +/- .2 ohms. The range or accuracy you see in the label (+/- .002!) or similar is not +/- .002 ohms. Accuracy is determined by a percentage + a given number of significant digits. Unfortunately you need to learn to calculate accuracy. OP: buy a $30 ohm meter. Trust me.

 

[300fury]

Why does my ohm meter not work? My coils are not 6 or 7 ohms, lol.... I guess if I went by my ohm reader I would make my coils over and over again lol, I will stick with the multi meter, my provAri my vapor shark , my xpv....... They all read the same smh

 

[300fury]

I will say those ohm readers are great for screwing a base on for building purposes but other than that its garbage.... I guess I would rather be within .2 ohms than 6 to 8 off, not exactly comparable . May my ohm reader is junk and everybody else's works? Maybe.....

 

[300fury]

Don't take offense, but being condescending to people who are trying to point someone in the right direction makes you look like..... Well a condescending a#%^, I can dazzle people with my profession but choose not to. As an electrical engineer you did not even tell the op to learn ohms law?? Shame shame