Need help!

[buklao]

I made my first, second, third, fourth coils, i used a 2mm silica wick and 30 gauge kanthal wire. I built my coils on igo-w from fasttech (no post holes, just post screws). My first built was a dual coil since the rda came with a dual coil setup. I wrapped a 7-6 on each coils which came up to about 1.02 ohms which is not acceptable on a Vamo V5. I remade another coil, this time it is single coil, 10-9 wraps using the same stuff, came up to 2.15 ohms, tried it on my Vamo V5 and it says 0.0 ohms, so i made a new one, single coil still, this time i did 5-6 wraps using the same stuff and got a 1.5 ohm, put it on my Vamo still getting 0.0 ohm, then i made another coil 6-7 wraps which came up to 1.76 ohms, slammed it on my Vamo and still getting 0.0 ohms.

I used an ohmmeter from fasttech too to calculate my ohms for my coils. First time rebuilding / changing coils because I only used my stuff rda/vamo the other day.

Help please.

 

[buklao]

 

[Subdivisions]

The wires sticking out of the back of the posts look like they may be touching. Cut those off and check again

 

[edyle]

The wires sticking out of the back of the posts look like they may be touching. Cut those off and check again

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh; yeah; he's got the wires shorting out;

scary

 

[buklao]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh; yeah; he's got the wires shorting out;

scary

The wires sticking out of the back of the posts look like they may be touching. Cut those off and check again

Not really, the first three coils that I made had the wires cut, this time I just left it because I did not wanna waste another good coil lol.

 

[edyle]

Not really, the first three coils that I made had the wires cut, this time I just left it because I did not wanna waste another good coil lol.

Not really what? Does it read 0 ohms with the two wires touching or not?


people who do electrical and electronics would routinely have those tail wires pointing the reverse away from one another

 

[buklao]

Not really what? Does it read 0 ohms with the two wires touching or not?


people who do electrical and electronics would routinely have those tail wires pointing the reverse away from one another

The first coils that i made had their tails cut, i just left the tails on this one so that i can adjust the coil and reuse the whole thing if it still read 0 and it did, i tried putting in my hypertank on my vamo and it read 2.7 ohms.

And now I charged my single 18650 battery on my nitecore i4, then the other end's three light started blinking. What in the world is happening with my devices?

 

[buklao]

Bumping this

 

[edyle]

The first coils that i made had their tails cut, i just left the tails on this one so that i can adjust the coil and reuse the whole thing if it still read 0 and it did, i tried putting in my hypertank on my vamo and it read 2.7 ohms.

And now I charged my single 18650 battery on my nitecore i4, then the other end's three light started blinking. What in the world is happening with my devices?

I don't know what is going on, and neither am I confident I understand alot of your description.

I have a hunch:
The resistance of the wire depends on the length.
Use a length of kanthal wire: DON'T BOTHER TO COIL IT.
Screw down one end of the wire on one side of the VAMO.
Put some other part of the wire on the other end of the VAMO just touching it, and measure the resistance. Slide the wire so the VAMO has to measure different lengths and you should see the resistance change.

You don't have to coil the wire to get resistance, all you need is the length, so just use a sufficiently long wire that you know what the resistance is supposed to be and that the VAMO should comfortably measure- like 3 ohm;

If you VAMO still reads 0 then something is wrong with the VAMO.

If you still keep getting the 0 then use a piece of wire A FOOT LONG; that ought to be like 10 or 20 ohms.

 

[Revelene]

The coil looks like it is too close to the posts... but I don't think that is your problem. It registered on the ohm meter and not the device? If that is true than the atty is not making a solid connection to the device.

 

[DaveP]

Do you have another mod to check these coils? Ohmmeters generally don't lie. If the coils aren't touching and the Vamo is working properly you should be vaping. I thought the tail ends might be touching, also.

The Nitecore I4 with 2 LEDs on and one blinking just means it's charging a battery that's close to full charge.

 

[edyle]

what does the VAMO read on an open circuit?

 

[glasseye]

Try gently prying up the center post of the Vamo a tiny bit or use a 510 to 510 connector if you have one. That may mess with the vamo center post more than it's worth, so do that at your own discretion.

 

[generic mutant]

what does the VAMO read on an open circuit?

9.9 on mine.

But there are a lot of different Vamos out there...

OP: what happens when you check the resistance without an atomiser attached at all?

 

[buklao]

what does the VAMO read on an open circuit?

W/o anything on top it reada 9.9 ohms

 

[buklao]

Do you have another mod to check these coils? Ohmmeters generally don't lie. If the coils aren't touching and the Vamo is working properly you should be vaping. I thought the tail ends might be touching, also.

The Nitecore I4 with 2 LEDs on and one blinking just means it's charging a battery that's close to full charge.

Sadly I dont have anything else but i used a unitank and screwed it on my vamo that read 2.7 ohms.

Regarding the charger, i was only charging 1 18650 battery far left side, then the far right side started blinking too with nothing on it.

 

[buklao]

The coil looks like it is too close to the posts... but I don't think that is your problem. It registered on the ohm meter and not the device? If that is true than the atty is not making a solid connection to the device.

Any suggestions on how to pull a vamo's center pin? Because I cleaned it with a q-tip but wasnt really putting any pressure at all

 

[buklao]

I don't know what is going on, and neither am I confident I understand alot of your description.

I have a hunch:
The resistance of the wire depends on the length.
Use a length of kanthal wire: DON'T BOTHER TO COIL IT.
Screw down one end of the wire on one side of the VAMO.
Put some other part of the wire on the other end of the VAMO just touching it, and measure the resistance. Slide the wire so the VAMO has to measure different lengths and you should see the resistance change.

You don't have to coil the wire to get resistance, all you need is the length, so just use a sufficiently long wire that you know what the resistance is supposed to be and that the VAMO should comfortably measure- like 3 ohm;

If you VAMO still reads 0 then something is wrong with the VAMO.

If you still keep getting the 0 then use a piece of wire A FOOT LONG; that ought to be like 10 or 20 ohms.

I will try this and let you know

 

[Credo]

A few YouTube videos exist on the VAMO center pin.
Here's the first hit I came up with:
I believe you'll want a #60 O ring from any hardware/parts supply.
Zombill Shows How To Fix The Vamo O'Ring Trouble - YouTube

Seems to be more videos on the topic as well.

 

[buklao]

A few YouTube videos exist on the VAMO center pin.
Here's the first hit I came up with:
I believe you'll want a #60 O ring from any hardware/parts supply.
Zombill Shows How To Fix The Vamo O'Ring Trouble - YouTube

Seems to be more videos on the topic as well.

Thank you! Altho im wondering why is it connecting with my unitank but not with my igo-w?