Nasty Sparking with SOK

[zmauls]

I'm sure it's a problem with the mod or battery, but I can't seem to figure out what.

For those confused by the title, I'm getting some nasty sparks after installing my SO kit.

Anyone else getting serious arcing?

Hmm...

Temporarily Noalox'd to close the gap.

 

[JC Okie]

zmauls, I don't know. But I just wanted you to know that I'm going to be right here waiting for the answer right along with you. ;-)

Sorry. No offense meant. Just funnin' with you. I couldn't resist. Actually, have you read the sub-ohm kit thread? I think it has been mentioned.

EDIT: start around post #1850 or so on the Mechanical REOs are getting some upgrades thread.

 

[JC Okie]

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[super_X_drifter]

No sparks for this kid on either of my two retrofits

I'm at 1.3 ohms.

 

[SLIPPY_EEL]

hmm Funk Dracula said hes not 100% sure but noalox might be abrasive ??

 

[ltrainer]

So far from what I am gathering on here it seems as though below .5 or .6 that sparking is occurring. Above 1 ohm reports seem to indicate no sparking. Reports of sparking with button tops and flat tops.
This is what i condensed from posts that mentioned sparking:

rjeatkrconley .39 ohm..sparking on flat top

jazzguy .6-.7 sparking on flat top and button
1.0 intermittent sparking

Doots .9 no sparks flat tops

SuperXdrifter 1.3 no sparks button top

waho .4 sparks flat tops

zmauls probably very low ohms sparking

 

[Tony Spectacular]

I had no sparking at all with flat tops (Efest barneys or VTC5s) in either .7 or 1.2 modes.

 

[redeyedancer]

use noalox no sparking for the super sub ohm guys

 

[super_X_drifter]

Just thinking out loud:

Have y'all with sparking filed all the paint off your mod in the area where the spring sits?

Not sure that it does anything but I filed all of it off down there and can tell you that silver hammertone is harder than black wrinkle to file off

No sparking no arcing just plain rockin

 

[zmauls]

use noalox no sparking for the super sub ohm guys

So Rob, you're saying us super sub-ohm (0.20Ω here) guys should use Noalox? What about filing and such? Or just apply Noalox every so often?

Just thinking out loud:

Have y'all with sparking filed all the paint off your mod in the area where the spring sits?

Not sure that it does anything but I filed all of it off down there and can tell you that silver hammertone is harder than black wrinkle to file off

No sparking no arcing just plain rockin

Yes, my floor is filed.

JC, gave me a good chuckle.

 

[JC Okie]

DON'T file the pin. It'll take the coating off. You clean it with a pencil eraser, from what I understand.....

 

[redeyedancer]

Jan is correct definitely dont file your gold contacts or you will be back to scrubbing your contacts with a file