LR 510 attys - don't seem to be any different...

[NatureBoy]

I got a couple LR 510 attys from someone in the classifieds... I've been testing one out with a fully charged 510 battery and there's absolutely no difference from a regular atty. In fact, compared to one of my TW attys, this one is pretty unimpressive in terms of vapor production.

Was I duped and sent regular 510 attys, or are some of the LR just as crappy as regular ones?

 

[Pete54]

I got a couple LR 510 attys from someone in the classifieds... I've been testing one out with a fully charged 510 battery and there's absolutely no difference from a regular atty. In fact, compared to one of my TW attys, this one is pretty unimpressive in terms of vapor production.

Was I duped and sent regular 510 attys, or are some of the LR just as crappy as regular ones?

Well if you have access to a multimeter you could measure the resistance and find out if you've been duped. It certainly sounds like it as, for me at least, there is a huge difference. The TW atty's should measure about 2.3Ω and LR run between 1.5 and 2.0Ω.

 

[redgirl]

Do you have a multimeter? That's one quick way to tell what the ohm resistance is. They're pretty cheap.

Yeah, you should be able to notice a difference.

 

[NatureBoy]

I have a multimeter... so how do I measure it?

EDIT: figured it out. One measure 3.2 the other 3.5. I'm NOT happy.

 

[sanfordf]

I have a multimeter... so how do I measure it?

EDIT: figured it out. One measure 3.2 the other 3.5. I'm NOT happy.

So,...instead of LR atties, you got standard atties. I hope you didn't pay extra for them.

 

[WillyB]

So,...instead of LR atties, you got standard atties. I hope you didn't pay extra for them.

Nothing standard about them. A standard Joye 510 should be 2.1-2.2Ω.

@ NatureBoy

When you touch the probes of your meter together does it read '0' (zero)?

 

[Jimmy_2k9]

I got a couple LR 510 attys from someone in the classifieds... I've been testing one out with a fully charged 510 battery and there's absolutely no difference from a regular atty. In fact, compared to one of my TW attys, this one is pretty unimpressive in terms of vapor production.

Was I duped and sent regular 510 attys, or are some of the LR just as crappy as regular ones?

Weird that nobody else caught this, but from I've read LR attys don't work on regular 510 batteries. You need something with 420mah or higher, standard 510 batteries are like 180mah.

 

[Pete54]

Weird that nobody else caught this, but from I've read LR attys don't work on regular 510 batteries. You need something with 420mah or higher, standard 510 batteries are like 180mah.

Actually, they'll work just fine. Problem is that they'll shorten the number of times that the battery will recharge. At least that's my understanding of it.

 

[7thCabal]

I have a multimeter... so how do I measure it?

EDIT: figured it out. One measure 3.2 the other 3.5. I'm NOT happy.

Looks like you got some clone 510 atties or some HV atties-- prob work better on a HV device.

Not too sure, but if you use the LR atty on a reg 180mAh batt you'll probably end up charging it a lot more frequently which will shorten its life-cycle in the long run.

 

[sanfordf]

Nothing standard about them. A standard Joye 510 should be 2.1-2.2Ω.

Most of the 510 atties on the market are higher (3.1-3.4 ohms) than the Joyes @ 2.3 ohms. I prefer the TW 510 megas made by Joye @ 2.3 ohms. I also use the EM, Bauway, SLB and InnoVapor 510 atties.

 

[metapuff]

I,m finding that once I kick start them on my 6v device to break them in, they perform better(than before) on a regular 510 battery.

 

[NatureBoy]

Nothing standard about them. A standard Joye 510 should be 2.1-2.2Ω.

@ NatureBoy

When you touch the probes of your meter together does it read '0' (zero)?

Yes it does.... was I not doing it right? I put the positive end on the center portion of the connector, and the negative on the threads.

They look like Joye attys, or at least, they're not the washer type.

 

[Pete54]

Yes it does.... was I not doing it right? I put the positive end on the center portion of the connector, and the negative on the threads.

They look like Joye attys, or at least, they're not the washer type.

If when you touched the two probes to each other it reads zero then your multimeter is correctly calibrated. It sounds like you got SLB 510 atty's. They work very well at 5v or higher but not very well at 3.7v.