Is this bad?

[vanillachinchilla]

Hey all,
I built a .5 ohm dual micro coil today in my tugboat and its working pretty well but my atty and the top of my mod keep getting pretty hot just after one or two pulls. Is this bad? I checked for shorts and there aren't any. Thought this was kind of weird though so does anyone have experience with a problem like this?

 

[Warpigs]

It could be your build is too low? And overheating your mod? Nor sure that's just my guesses.

 

[Wraith504]

When you subohm you generate higher heat. It is normal for your atty and your top cap to get a little hot when you take consistent pulls 4 or 5 in a row with only a couple seconds break inbetween to redrip.

 

[anumber1]

Did you build dual .5 ohm coils? (As in each coil is .5 ohms) Or does your total build measure .5 ohms.

How did you measure your build?

 

[vanillachinchilla]

Did you build dual .5 ohm coils? (As in each coil is .5 ohms) Or does your total build measure .5 ohms.

How did you measure your build?

I built two 1ohm coils so my total build measures .5ohms and I measured it with an ohm reader

 

[msingletary]

How long of a draw are you taking? How often are you vaping? Lower ohm builds typically need more cool down time between draws to reduce heat buildup in the atty. Coils too close to the deck and/or sidewalls also cause the atty to heat up faster.

 

[anumber1]

Depending on your rda and how it conducts heat, warm is normal.

Blistering hot is not.

Good to hear you measured your build!

4 or 5 pulls in a row is chain vaping pretty hard. You will get some heat build up.

 

[vanillachinchilla]

How long of a draw are you taking? How often are you vaping? Lower ohm builds typically need more cool down time between draws to reduce heat buildup in the atty. Coils too close to the deck and/or sidewalls also cause the atty to heat up faster.

Im usually taking like 3-5 second pulls Id say. I usually build around .3-.4ohms which doesnt really heat up my atty but I guess with that I'm also taking like 1-2 second pulls. I just thought it was weird that a higher resistance build was making my atty way hotter

 

[vanillachinchilla]

Depending on your rda and how it conducts heat, warm is normal.

Blistering hot is not.

Good to hear you measured your build!

4 or 5 pulls in a row is chain vaping pretty hard. You will get some heat build up.

Ok cool yeah its not anything crazy, just hotter then what I'm used to.

 

[Rickajho]

Pics or it isn't a problem. Can we see a top down pic of your build?

The other question is: Did you change anything much about this build regarding your coil position relative to your air holes? If it's hot and vapor production seems a little on the low side too you may need to adjust the coil position on this one.

 

[Wraith504]

Probably wouldnt hurt to drill them out a bit as well.

 

[vanillachinchilla]

Pics or it isn't a problem. Can we see a top down pic of your build?

The other question is: Did you change anything much about this build regarding your coil position relative to your air holes? If it's hot and vapor production seems a little on the low side too you may need to adjust the coil position on this one.

 

[edyle]

Im usually taking like 3-5 second pulls Id say. I usually build around .3-.4ohms which doesnt really heat up my atty but I guess with that I'm also taking like 1-2 second pulls. I just thought it was weird that a higher resistance build was making my atty way hotter

Yes it certainly sounds odd; something else must be different;

 

[edyle]

maybe it's just some corrosion on the 510 interface that needs cleaning.

 

[Wraith504]

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Your build looks pretty good. Once again, residual heat is NORMAL. Make sure you have your air holes lined up directly in front of your coils. As long as the switch or your mod isnt so hot that its burning your hand and most of the heat you are feeling is coming from the atty/top cap you should be fine. Now this is to say that it is getting hot after a vape session. If it gets instantly hot when you fire it one time from being cool, then something is wrong.

 

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Wierd. Make sure your RDA has full contact with your mod