Noob with a Craftsman MultiMeter

[tBERGz]

After a recent change in vapor production from my standard Ego battery, I want to check to see if the voltage being produced from my battery is right around where it should be. The only problem is, I don't exactly know what setting or the proper technique to use this thing without destroying my battery or getting an inaccurate reading.

This is a picture of the exact MultiMeter I am using. Any help would be much appreciate! Keep in mind I am a noob, so all instructions would be awesome!
Thanks, Tyler

 

[MrAnchovy]

Your dial is set to the correct setting for measuring voltage up to 20v DC.
Connect the black probe to the middle connection and the red probe one of the others.. I believe its the one on the left.
To measure voltage, touch the black probe to the outside of your 510 connection and the red to the middle connection.
You should get your voltage reading on the meter.

MrA

 

[tBERGz]

Will Try it out now, Thank you so much for the quick response!

 

[tBERGz]

After trying this out, when I pushed the button to fire it, it started flashing as if it were dead. It will fire perfectly fine when it is not hooked up to the multimeter though.

 

[DavidOck]

20 volt setting is good, as the next down is 2000 mv, and your battery should be higher than that. (Always use a voltage setting higher than the maximum expected. When in doubt, set the meter at its highest setting, then work down.)

Put the black test lead in the black "com" socket and the red one in the one to the right, "V ohm mA"

Since the DVM you're using is auto polarity, put one probe on the center post of the battery and the other on the thread area - don't short the two. Takes some manipulation, lot's easier with two people, as you may need to hold both probes in place AND push the button

If that's ok - and if charged I imagine it is - then you might want to check the resistance of the coil. With the probes in the same sockets, switch the meter to 200 ohms. Put one probe in the center of the contact on your clearo / carto (where it screws on to the battery) and the other on the thread area. Anywhere between around 1.8 to 3.2 is probably ok. Much higher, and you don't have enough voltage to get it properly hot.

Possible, too, that the coil is gunked up or otherwise just "worn out" and ready to be replaced. (Or cleaned and dry burned. See other threads.)

You don't say what your juice is in or how much juice its seen, so it's hard to be more specific. But most burners don't last for ever.

 

[DavidOck]

Socket to the left is for higher amp testing - can't quite read the small pic, but using that part of the meter for this is putting the meter in series with the battery, just like a light bulb on a switch.

The flashing is probably because the battery thought it was on a dead short.

Retired electrician speaks

 

[tBERGz]

Still having a problem with the light flashing, and since it is not firing when it flashes, no reading appears on the meter. Maybe I'll just wait until tomorrow when my Kanger T3 arrives, and see if the vapor production and taste is better than it is now lol

 

[D4rk50ul]

You would make an effort to test all your gear regularly. I test all my batteries and atomizers to catch a possible short or defect early. Make sure your fingers aren't touching the leads when you apply them to the battery. Touch them together to zero out the meter first.

To test atomizer or cartomizers put the meter on the ohm setting (looks like horseshoe) and place ground (black) lead on threads and red on center post.

Sent from my Nexus 4

 

[DavidOck]

If the light is flashing with nothing attached to the battery, it usually indicates a dead battery.

If it flashes with a carto / clearo / tank attached, it may be a shorted coil.

My experience, anyway