noob dripper question

[jakart]

Hey all, I recently got an rda. It works great until it doesn't. I was worried that the button on the mod wasn't working (I have a Valkyrie Hybrid clone) but then I started to wonder if I was over soaking the wick. Is that possible? Sometimes I'll be checking it with the top open to see what's wrong and I'll fire it and the coil seems to be heating up but there's no vapor, just a slight sizzle.

Just trying to figure it all out. I love the flavor and vapor from dripping but I'm having trouble making it work consistently.

 

[Bunnykiller]

make sure the coil connections are snug, over soaking the wick along with poor air flow will reduce the vape density, and eventually, the coil will gunk up which reduces vape density. Keep track of the battery voltage ( best between 4.1-3.5) btw... what ohms are you running?

 

[jakart]

well it's a hybrid so I can't pull off the atomizer to put it on an ohms meter. I wrapped 26 guage wire around a 3/32 drill bit six times. So fairly low resistance if I understand these things correctly (which I'm not sure I do.) But yes, if over soaking reduces vape density, that's probably what's happening.

 

[Bunnykiller]

when the battery is fresh ( good charge) the vape density will be high even with a "wet" wick, as the battery looses voltage, a "wet" wick hampers vape production. seeing that you are using 26, Im guessing you are in the upper subohm/ lower single ohm range ( .6-1.2). Having a low ohm coil will reduce the voltage rather quickly which results in an inconsistant vape, its the nature of the beast with mechs....

 

[State O' Flux]

well it's a hybrid so I can't pull off the atomizer to put it on an ohms meter.

I get the impression you do not have a DMM... or you would have been able to test resistance at the atty studs.

I wrapped 26 guage wire around a 3/32 drill bit six times.

Assuming a modest coil tail length and total circuit wire length of 62mm+/-... a coil model would have 0.6~0.7Ω resistance per coil.

If, as Bunnykiller states, the coil is not drown in juice, covered in a caramelized layer of juice or direct air flow blocked or otherwise reduced... then the only things remaining would be electrical in nature. And this is where a DMM can again, be valuable.
You can check voltage at the atty terminals vs battery voltage to get a big picture view of the mechs continuity, as well as check individual elements for resistance.

 

[jakart]

Yeah I'm going to pick up a multimeter today. I think the issue is that I've drowned the coil but I want to be able to check resistance anyway.


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[jakart]

when the battery is fresh ( good charge) the vape density will be high even with a "wet" wick, as the battery looses voltage, a "wet" wick hampers vape production. seeing that you are using 26, Im guessing you are in the upper subohm/ lower single ohm range ( .6-1.2). Having a low ohm coil will reduce the voltage rather quickly which results in an inconsistant vape, its the nature of the beast with mechs....

So a higher resistance will be a more consistent vape? Good to know. I might try that, the vapor production was still great with the first coil I built and I wrapped that one nine times.


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[State O' Flux]

So a higher resistance will be a more consistent vape?

What Bunnykiller means is, at a lower resistance/higher power usage, the battery is depleted more quickly... and unless you keep a close eye on voltage (which at present without the DMM, you can't), it's easy to vape happily away... and suddenly find yourself with a 2.4v battery and practically no vape. ;-)

 

[jakart]

Ah. I didn't realize that but it makes perfect sense. Thanks I'm still just getting the hang of this


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[State O' Flux]

Ah. I didn't realize that but it makes perfect sense. Thanks I'm still just getting the hang of this

No worries... there's a good bit of knowledge that must be acquired to use mechs/rebuildables safely and to best effect. Click on my two sig line hyperlinks... lots of good information (and people) available to help you on your path.

Be safe - have fun.