"non"-performance question

[jmur]

I was hoping some more experienced users could enlighten me here. I've been very (really VERY) happy with my Igo-L, has worked flawlessly, performed great and I've gotten pretty proficient at my builds. So I thought I'd take a look at dual coil setups. Wasn't sure if I would like it, so for now I just picked up a Nimbus clone. What I'm wondering about are the physical properties of the actual machined piece itself. I mean, what really is there to it other than two negative poles and one positive pole? And of course the battery connector. I'm asking because every coil I've built on it has my MVP2 reading it as "non". Shouldn't be a low ohm issue because it even returns this reading on a single coil. Am I missing something obvious here? Many thanks in advance...

 

[suspectK]

Firing/510/center pin isn't making contact. Try pulling it up in mvp, or if you can, adjust rba's pin. Have it come out of threads more. Don't know about nimbus.. so just stating that if it does adjust.

 

[gpjoe]

I'd remove the coils and check the resistance of the atomizer. Does it read "non" with no coil? That would indicate a short in the atomizer itself.

 

[jmur]

SuspectK I was wondering if that was the issue. Never had a pin problem before so never tried to adjust it. Fact that the Igo works fine on it would suggest that if it is a pin problem it lies with the Nimbus clone, right?

And gpjoe, I will check for this tomorrow, without a coil. Never thought of that.

Thank you both for replying and helping!

 

[jmur]

gpjoe, it DID read "non" with no coil installed. But I'm thinking, wouldn't that be normal anyway since there's no "path"? I'm probably off the mark here. In any case, think I'll just opt for the genuine Nimbus, as I really want to try dual.

 

[rastapete69]

My MVP2 does the same thing on my Igo W, but not on other attys occasionally.

I GENTLY push the pin up with a micro screwdriver and it works fine and even fires at .8 ohms.

 

[steel bender]

It should read non without a coil. My svd works the same way. My aqua doesn't fire on it unless the pin is screwed out a little.

 

[jmur]

It should read non without a coil.

This is what I was thinking. I'll have to try and raise the pin a bit.

 

[jmur]

My MVP2 does the same thing on my Igo W, but not on other attys occasionally.

I GENTLY push the pin up with a micro screwdriver and it works fine and even fires at .8 ohms.

Thanks rasta. But I thought the MVP2 wouldn't fire a sub ohm coil?

 

[suspectK]

It should read non without a coil.

This is what I was thinking. I'll have to try and raise the pin a bit.

Put the lead on pin, other lead on positive post.

The pin could be too short for mvp..

 

[Tbev]

Neither of those attys have adjustable pins, I wouldn't recommend buying any Nimbus, Clone of real BC the cap is so tall it lends itself to an airy vape, you can run your igo top on the Nimbus and notice the vape will be a denser flavor, that's due to the reduced space inside the cap.

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[gpjoe]

OK, I was thinking that "non" meant that the resistance was too low, meaning there was a short. I see now that the resistance is open - I'm sorry, my mistake.

I should know this, I used to own an MVP.

 

[dripdaze]

Wouldn't a real digital multimeter have made this exercise a whole lot simpler?

 

[suspectK]

Wouldn't a real digital multimeter have made this exercise a whole lot simpler?

For some reason I assumed that was what they were checking it with... I don't see how trying to get a reading without a coil on it with an apv ohm meter is going to do anything to help troubleshooting.

 

[dripdaze]

For some reason I assumed that was what they were checking it with... I don't see how trying to get a reading without a coil on it with an apv ohm meter is going to do anything to help troubleshooting.

Yeah, I see a lot of these posts where there is a large confusion factor due to flaky 510 connections and the way these bogus ohms checkers operate. IMNSHO these ohm checkers should only be bought after a proper multimeter has been used and understood.

 

[Tbev]

I think those things are bs. You need a real multimeter

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[jmur]

Was the firing pin. Working fine now, thanks folks!

 

[jersey_emt]

FYI, the MVP 2.0 will fire coils down to 0.8 ohms. The ohmmeter will read down to 0.4 ohms -- anything lower will read as 0.0 ohms. No coil, a broken coil, or the positive pin not making contact will read NON.

 

[jmur]

Well, I've removed one coil, I got paranoid about the amp limit. But I'm happy as is, for now.

 

[suspectK]

^you won't over load that battery in the mvp with some subohm builds. It especially won't do it with the safety cutoff feature of the mvp.

I don't like dual coils in things like the mvp, but if you like it more, you can put it back on and be safe.