i just got a nemesis idk if it is a clone im guessing it is i got it off ebay for 40$ this is my first mech and idk if im doing something wrong or not but i got a duel 24 Gage nano coil it ohms at .43 and im the coils are taking about 20 sec to even start glowing can any one help or is this norm from the youtube vids i have seen on coil building thay heat up fast and idk what might be wrong some one help me plz and thanks
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i put my batter on the charger over night and tried this morning and got the after checking the volts were at 4.22 i will try polishing the contacts if that dont work any other ideas
Couple of things:
What battery are you using? Is it fully charged (verified with a multimeter at or near 4.2v)?
.43 ohm is a pretty high resistance for 24ga kanthal dual coils. If your ohm reading is correct, then you must have used quite a bit of wire in this build. More wire = longer heat-up time with a mech mod. 26 or 28ga kanthal would probably suit you better with this build.
What battery are you using? Is it fully charged (verified with a multimeter at or near 4.2v)?
.43 ohm is a pretty high resistance for 24ga kanthal dual coils. If your ohm reading is correct, then you must have used quite a bit of wire in this build. More wire = longer heat-up time with a mech mod. 26 or 28ga kanthal would probably suit you better with this build.
Yeah, you need to ditch 24ga. To get it to heat up fast enough, you need to build pretty low, lower than a dual 0.43 ohm coil, which is already pretty low (I had a dual 24ga at 0.375 ohms that took too long to heat). I wouldn't advise this, or even condone it until you're much more comfortable with your first mech. Even 26 would suit you fine at the same resistance.
Edit: Also, make sure to answer BGC's question about the battery you're using
Edit: Also, make sure to answer BGC's question about the battery you're using
im going to try and build some new coils and clean and polishing the contacts and see if i get better results
idk what bat it is it came in a kit on ebay its a blue bat that just has 18650 and 30 amp on it
Uh oh. You need to know your batteries well before venturing into mech mod territory. I'm unaware of any 30 amp blue batteries on the market...can you post a pic? This is just screaming "danger, danger"!!! If someone can post the links for Baditude's blogs I'd appreciate it
i know the battery safety i have been looking into a mech and reading and watching vids on it for about 3 months before i even got this im going to be buying a vtc4 in the next 2 days or so when i go to the vape shop
im guessing that it is a reraped battery cus the kits on ebay from the seller all come with the same blue battery
Uh oh. You need to know your batteries well before venturing into mech mod territory. I'm unaware of any 30 amp blue batteries on the market...can you post a pic? This is just screaming "danger, danger"!!! If someone can post the links for Baditude's blogs I'd appreciate it
that would be 30 amp pulse rating i gaurentee it. its probably a 20 amp continuous. i hate the new trend of no name batteries posting only their pulse rating on the batt.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/4848-9-battery-basics-mods-imr-protected.html
iirc panasonics are blue but if it was included with a mod for 40 bucks its probably a no name brand
make sure they are real. there are a ton of fake vtc4s out there and all the ones ive seen at vape shops have been fake
How to spot a fake Sony VTC5 battery this is for vtc5s but as i understand all the same still applies for the fours
Awesome! A VTC4 is perfect. Also, efest purple 2100mah is the same battery (re-wrapped VTC4). And the Orbtronic sx30 is also a great 30 amp CDR battery. I'd suggest staying away from that random battery, or any batteries acquired from eBay period.
how do u know what vtc4s are real or fake and for now i have went back to my ego twist and evod tank till i find out what is going on cus i dont want to b safe
i use the bat and mod for a day and i had no over heating problem but for now im going to not use it till i get a new name brand bat
ok i just sent a message to the seller on ebay and he said its a re warped Ultrafire from what he said
its a protected li-ion battery. not ideal for vaping imo. i have found trustfire, ultrafire, etc to be rubbish
Uh oh. You need to know your batteries well before venturing into mech mod territory. I'm unaware of any 30 amp blue batteries on the market...can you post a pic? This is just screaming "danger, danger"!!! If someone can post the links for Baditude's blogs I'd appreciate it
Eh, well, you can never be too safe! IMR or ICR
If it's a blue battery, I want it to be a Samsung 25R, but it certainly doesn't have to be either. I just can't think of any 30A batteries that are blue, and generally anyone re-wrapping batteries does so to rebrand it (and would have a well-known blue wrapper). You're on shaky ground with an unknown battery, I'll just leave it at that.
But, you know the answer to your coil conundrum.
Here's a link to (something very similar to) your coil's stats: Current Build
See that value for Heat Capacity? 80 mJ/K is enormous; my coil with "only" 55 mJ/K could barely be powered by 50 watts, let alone 35watts. My current build is is pretty high at 30 mJ/K, and is very responsive.
Here's a much better build, same resistance: More Efficient Build
Using 26ga, your Heat Capacity is only half that, easily done with 35W.
You're probably not using a 1.3mm inner diameter, but that doesn't affect coil lag too much.
ETA: You simply should not used that Ultrafire in a mech. Seriously. I know it sucks, but consider it a lesson learned. Unfortunately coil lag just became the least of your worries.
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I think you want to stay away from ultra fires for vaping, I use them but for something else
and yeah can you show us a pic of your coils? I use 26 kanthal 6 wraps and get .2ohms and efest 2500 mah 35 amp (yes i know) and will be using sony vtc4 2100 mah 30 amp soon, just ordered 6 of them and no theyre not fake, bought from a reputable seller
anyways, please post a pic of your coils and if you cant, how many wraps? are the wires VERY close together? what you can do or do going forward, have just the coils on, no cotton, and fire it up, see how long it takes to get red/orange, don't keep it on too long though, this will help confirm why it takes so long, it should light up from the inside to the outside wires if done correctly
and yeah can you show us a pic of your coils? I use 26 kanthal 6 wraps and get .2ohms and efest 2500 mah 35 amp (yes i know) and will be using sony vtc4 2100 mah 30 amp soon, just ordered 6 of them
and no theyre not fake, bought from a reputable selleranyways, please post a pic of your coils and if you cant, how many wraps? are the wires VERY close together? what you can do or do going forward, have just the coils on, no cotton, and fire it up, see how long it takes to get red/orange, don't keep it on too long though, this will help confirm why it takes so long, it should light up from the inside to the outside wires if done correctly
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