My battery killing my attys and carto?

[donnah]

I've been using the red aw imr's for a few weeks now. I have 4 in rotation. I also have some flamejacket trustfires that I use too. (14500) In the last week, I've had 3 901 attys die. Not peter out or any reduction in performance.. just one minute it works, the next minute.. nothing. I've contributed it to the 901 just being faulty.

Last night I started an experiment where I mixed up a batch of unflavored juice to use in a carto to see how long I can make a carto last. (With the TV juices that I use I've been lucky to get one or two good days out of one)

this morning I'm vaping the unflavored carto (1.7 ressurector on a 3.7 box mod) and when I pick it up again .. nothing.. the carto is dead, just like my attys that quit. I've never had this happen, not with a carto, not to just quit and not fire. The only common denominator I can see is the aw imr battery that I was using in it. Does anyone know if it is possible for a battery to do this? I took the battery out and set it aside. I'm going to see what happens when I take this particular battery out of the equation.

I bought a digital multimeter at walmart the other day but I have no idea how to use it.. I've done a search here and on youtube but I can't find any explanations. Can someone tell me how to check the ohms on my attys and cartos?

Here lately it seems I'm having problem after problem.. I research and test and research and test and finally solve the problem only to have another pop up.

BTW.. unflavored juice is really good! (and really cheap to make!)

 

[AmandaMarie]

I am so sorry you are having problems I am not an expert so I can't help but I know someone will!

 

[AmandaMarie]

Bump for answers

 

[donnah]

surely someone knows of a thread that tells how to use a multimeter to test attys?

 

[Syn007]

Place the red wire on the middle part of the connector on your atty and the black wire on the outer part (the threading part). If your multimeter is not an auto range type, select the correct range manually. You can test battery voltage the same way.

On my multimeter, if the atty/carto is shorted, it will display -1.

For accuracy, touch both red and black together before using them on your atty. It will give you a reading. Mine gives a reading of 0.5. So let's say i got a reading of 3.5ohms resistance on my atty, i'll minus 0.5 from it. So my atty resistance is actually 3.0ohms.

No idea which multimeter model you are using but they should work the same generally.

 

[Iffy]

If your atties/cartos and batts are OK, insure that the center posts are making contact. You may have to raise 'em just a wee bit.

Good luck!

 

[my4jewels]

This really helped me to figure out how to use my multimeter. Check post #5. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/e-cigarette-suppliers-forum/145339-digitalciggz-gift-vaping-special.html#post2345942 Just remember that the red lead is positive and the black is negative.

 

[r77r7r]

2 previous threads:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/205812-need-digital-meter-help-please.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/192231-help-multimeter.html

 

[donnah]

Thanks so much guys!!

 

[Stosh]

Here's a link with pictures, Using a DMM

 

[donnah]

It wasn't the battery. My latest 901 atty died just like the others first thing this morning. I checked it with the multimeter and it was dead. This isn't user error. The atty wasn't hot and wasn't used at high voltages. It lasted 2 days, one day longer than the last 3. I understand that attys are finicky and vary in their lifespans. I wouldn't mind if one died after a day every once in a while, but 4 in a row dying after a day or two is just too expensive for my budget. I won't be ordering any more... from vaporkings at least.

 

[Stosh]

For an atty to die that fast, it sounds like it's not getting enough juice, kept wet enough. Try keeping enough drops in the atty that it's almost flooded, (flooded is easy to fix - blow it out and continue vaping)
A dry atty will have a shortened lifespan, particularly a LR atty.
With a 901 an occasional drip out the side hole is almost a good thing, you know it's getting enough juice.

 

[donnah]

For an atty to die that fast, it sounds like it's not getting enough juice, kept wet enough. Try keeping enough drops in the atty that it's almost flooded, (flooded is easy to fix - blow it out and continue vaping)
A dry atty will have a shortened lifespan, particularly a LR atty.
With a 901 an occasional drip out the side hole is almost a good thing, you know it's getting enough juice.

Good idea.. I thought I was keeping it wet enough but maybe not. This new one I've put on here this morning.. I'm gonna keep it soaked and not let it get anywhere near dry. Come to think of it.. the last few days, when these died.. they weren't gurgling at all. I would redrip/resqeeze when I got just that first hint of dry or burn taste. At this point it can't hurt to try

This last atty that died this morning was 2.9 and I've got a drip shield over it.

We'll see what happens next now.

 

[donnah]

Nope.. keeping it wet didn't work. It still died within a day. There wasn't a single time it was anywhere near dry.

Thanks for the suggestion. At least this one gave a bit of warning and didn't just work great one minute and be dead the next. It took about an hour of decreasing preformance and then quit working.

 

[Str8V8ping]

sounds like you have defective attys . Did you check the battery voltage with the multimeter ? Set it to Vdc . Also they may not be dead attys . Try raising the center post on the attys or battery. It may just be that its not making a good connection with the battery .

 

[donnah]

yes I checked with a meter and it is dead. Vaporkings says that they are not seeing any trouble/complaints with the bulk 901 attys. They suggested not dripping on it while it's hot. OK .. got out another one last night.. been keeping it wet and making sure it's nice and cool when I drip on it. Let's see how long this one lasts.