My RDA is acting crazy!

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Ionori

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    You should isolate the problem by replacing 1 part at a time.
    No they take about 4 hours to charge, sometimes 5-6 if I stupidly drain em fully & it's in my D4 and they usually don't last the day, just depends if I use my tank or dripper. I Unfortunately have let the Rx completely die & I need to get them out before that happens. I've ALWAYS bought reliable good Amp batteries. Before I started using these my friend lent me 3 of his new Vtc5 & they last the same as my Samsung pink Qs so that's why I figured even though my batteries were out of commission for awhile they were safe to use. Having to buy all new gear & juice I will definitely by new batts when possible. IF I THOUGHT they were unsafe I definitely would've put those 1st on my list. I have 7 sets if 3 in rotation so I think I'm good. If I'm wrong & they shouldn't have sat for 8 months or so plz let me know!!
    7 months in storage should not have made the batteries any more dangerous than they were, unless they dipped below 2.5v and were in that state for a while. If you stored them with some charge on them (3.5v+ or so), they should be absolutely fine.
     
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    Mandy_H

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    Bit confused on what the problem is here. @Mandy_H – If using the identical coils in another RDA that reads 0.08 then your problem is the coils.

    Mass produced prebuilt coils are rarely correct with what is advertised on the package. I have seen variances as high as nearly ~0.07 ohms. You clip the leads down to the needed length and that variance can be even more significant, especially when running dual parallel. I have nothing against prebuilt coils. But the materials used and exact awg’s must be given for if I cannot build a similar virtual coil within Steam, I will not purchase it. Assuming I am correct with the materials used in a Coiloligy Juggernaut, Steam gives a ~0.3ohm spec per coil. However, it also gives a > 260 mj/k Heat Capacity rating. This is not very efficient especially when running them in dual parallel. The coil Heat Capacity is not the root of your problem, but it is a clear indication that these coils are probably better suited for single coil RDA’s.

    Given you have multiple mods and RDA’s, use a basic coil, or 2 identical basic coils and verify their resistance across all RDA’s. A small variance is acceptable for even the RDA will have its own resistance that will influence the reading.
    You must've misunderstood but I wrote a couple dicey messages w/o full info so I might've confused you. I never switched both juggernauts into another. Both Juggernauts came to .08 on Drop Dead & I took ONE off & I put on Recoil & it was .08. I'm gonna test out the theory another member provided after I get my daughter off to school. I hate the flavor of a regular kanthal coil I really wish I could do a fused Clapton & such lol. More & more places are coming out with rolled wire for Clapton, not sure which kinds & so forth but do u trust any of that? I can make it on a screwdriver, I just can't put all the wires together in the beginning steps! Do you know any honest ppl who don't overcharge that would make & sell me some? I'm cool with fused Claptons right now & would love to try an Alien, Stapled, Juggernaut or whatever ppl build these days just to see what the flavor is!
     
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    untar

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    Where to buy premade exotic wire depends on where in the world you live. Would be different places if you lived eg in EU vs US...

    Btw, could you please try not to produce walls-of-text? Just a line break from time to time makes the whole thing that much more readable. And you want people to read what you write, right?
     

    Punk In Drublic

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    You must've misunderstood but I wrote a couple dicey messages w/o full info so I might've confused you. I never switched both juggernauts into another. Both Juggernauts came to .08 on Drop Dead & I took ONE off & I put on Recoil & it was .08. I'm gonna test out the theory another member provided after I get my daughter off to school. I hate the flavor of a regular kanthal coil I really wish I could do a fused Clapton & such lol. More & more places are coming out with rolled wire for Clapton, not sure which kinds & so forth but do u trust any of that? I can make it on a screwdriver, I just can't put all the wires together in the beginning steps! Do you know any honest ppl who don't overcharge that would make & sell me some? I'm cool with fused Claptons right now & would love to try an Alien, Stapled, Juggernaut or whatever ppl build these days just to see what the flavor is!

    Yep I’m confused! :confused:

    Regardless, the point of my post was to indicate that we cannot take what the advertised resistance for prebuilt coils are as gospel. There will be variations and in some cases quite significant ones – especially when running dual parallel. Not saying the Juggernaut’s are bad, but perhaps they are not the right tool for the job.

    Fair enough that you may dislike a simple coil, but my post wasn’t to say to use one for vaping, but to use one for validating. If you have other coils kicking around, install them across all your RDA’s to try and determine where your issue may be. And use your different mods to measure their resistance for further validation. If this has already been done I apologise for repeating.
     

    QcVaper

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    Seems no one thought about it but , what if it was the mod ?
    I bought a wismec once, after 1 month it kept shorting out and saying atomiser low. Turns out it was defective and i didn't know, i brought it to the clerk who sold it to me and ended up getting a refund since it was not my fault lol.

    Could be the same situation here no ?
     

    madstabber

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    The only suggestion I have is you should think about getting a single coils rda. They will provide plenty of flavor and vapor while simplifying the build process. It will be less frustrating when you only have to work one coil instead of two. Easier to troubleshoot and there is lots of great single coil rda’s available. Good luck and stay strong.
     
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