new to mechanical

[Squall409]

So one of my friends just got out of vaping and he gave me his KeCig K100 and an LD igo w. I have trustfire 18650 batteries with it. What are some things I should know before I try to make my first build? I am kinda familiar with micro coils because I have a Russian 91%. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks all!

 

[Intervap]

Use a device that reads ohms to check for shorts/low ohms, THIS IS A MUST.
Shorting a mech is bad bad bad and too low ohms can be just as bad. Find out the "C" rating of your batteries (unless someone can chime in with the Efests, I'm not familiar with them) and find out how low you can build a coil.
Don't over discharge your battery past ~3.5v, mechs will vape until you kill the batts. Its fairly easy to tell as vape quality decreases as the battery gets lower and lower, but you'll have to get a feel for it.
Besides the safety aspect of it, the rest comes down to preference. YouTube and ECF are your friend, helped me through having a great experience when I first using mechs. They are quite a bit different than regulated mods, but are easy to get the hang of.
Please someone else come through if I missed anything.

 

[dripdaze]

Buy some Sony 18650VTC4s for vaping. Only use the Trustfire batts. for test firing and forming new coils. I wouldn't want to use any batt. with (fire) in the name near my face.

 

[TheReign]

Lol slimloco i'm sure you wouldn't have to worry about the "fire" in the battery honestly. ( knock on wood ) but yeah i dont use my trustfire that often anymore i normally use my Efest batteries then when those two give out i'll use my trustfire till they charge up. and definitely get an OHMs checking device, whether it be an VV/VW device that can or just a simple device. you need to know what your ohms are before firing.