OHm reader=1.4 Mod says .5
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OK what did you build and did you then put it back on the reader to see if it still said the same? You might have a short that you got from disturbing it when moving from 1 to the other. Post a pic so we can see if there is any obvious problems.
Does it matter if you coul is touching the post? If so...shouldn;t the ohm reader catch that? Im not sure the point of this ohm reader. I thought it was supposed to catch issues before you put it on your mod?
Read your other thread.....no way to tell unless you know the gauge, type and diameter or the wire you're using. You need to get some Kanthal and organic cotton. Life will become much easier.
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The point of an ohm reader is to make sure you're not demanding too much out of your battery/it'll allow you to check for a short. If your coils are touching your posts, you MOST DEFINITELY have a short. The coils cannot touch the posts! Or anything metal for that matter (the deck counts too!)
I'd take a step back and watch some tutorials before you risk hurting yourself.
Sumpin wrong.
Only place wire should be touching the posts in where they make connection, be that the post holes or the screwheads at the top of the posts depending on your atomizer. Also you can't be touching the deck or the top cap.
Only place wire should be touching the posts in where they make connection, be that the post holes or the screwheads at the top of the posts depending on your atomizer. Also you can't be touching the deck or the top cap.
I agree there is obviously something wrong here, I'm going to say a broken wire or a loose screw.
Check your build, make sure everything is snug and tight. Make sure (as nyiddle said) that your coil isn't touching anything it shouldn't - including the top cap, deck and any part of the post.
I suppose there is a possibility that the ohm reader or your mod is not reading correctly, but I doubt it. Try switching between the two a couple of times and see if the readings change - if they do, you know it's something loose. If not, it's something else.
On top of that try reading something you know works, a clearomizer or something. If it reads the same or very similar on the ohms meter and the mod the issue is the build in your atty.
Oh trust me, I read and re read my other thread numerous times. That thread had nothing to do with my meter reading ohms vs my mod rading ohms. The guage and type of wire would not cause a difference in ohm reading from one devise to another. Thanks for your input though.
Ok, thanks guys. I am using 30 guage kenthal. I figured the coil touching the post was...NOT GOOD. But my new ohm reader should have detected that. I mean whats the point of it if it does not detect when I have done something wrong? Ya know? if its sol purpose is to check the ohms, my VW mod does that.
Thanks guys for the help. I usually pick things up quickly. You may see a few more threads started by me so please bare with me. And thank you
Thanks guys for the help. I usually pick things up quickly. You may see a few more threads started by me so please bare with me. And thank you
My next thread looks likes it is going to be about how to make the spheroid wick good. It has filler that u saturate with juice. I fill it and than get my wicks touching it nice and good and when I open the atty my wicks are still just about dry unless I keep re topping off the filler with juice.
I did watch plenty of videos. Sadly most everyone is just the person building the coil, they are not saying NOT MAKE SURE THIS DOESNT TOUCH or MAKE SURE YOUR LEGS ARENT TOO LONG. Nobody mentions any of that, they just build the coil. After I learn and perfect this I may have to put up a very detailed video and mention the little issues that can occure.
I did watch plenty of videos. Sadly most everyone is just the person building the coil, they are not saying NOT MAKE SURE THIS DOESNT TOUCH or MAKE SURE YOUR LEGS ARENT TOO LONG. Nobody mentions any of that, they just build the coil. After I learn and perfect this I may have to put up a very detailed video and mention the little issues that can occure.
The ohm reader doesn't do anything to let me know there is a short. It will say 1.5 ohms than I will intentionally make the coil touch the posts to see what the reader does and nothing happens, just a slight ohm fluctuation. I bought a good one too.
It's not a human being that will point out flaws in the build. Its sole purpose is to measure the resistance of the atomizer.
I assume that the coil wasn't touching the post on the meter, but when you moved the atty to your mod, things got jostled around and the connection was made. If this is the case, then both readings were right.
The difference in ohms between your VW and your ohm reader is the proof that you're having a short. The ohm reader isn't capable of telling you "SHORT" (although I'm sure there are some that do). If you took your atty off the ohm reader and put it back on, it probably would have read something other than 1.4.
At that point, you would be aware (or should be) that you have a short going on. Ohms shouldn't fluctuate drastically, although with gunk a fluctuation in +/- .1-.3 ohms is expected.
A lot of ohm readers are quite jenky. I've only seen a few that accurately read ohms consistently. My friend has 3 different ohm readers (all different brands), and all of them have the same strange issue. Depending on how tight you screw the atomizer onto it, it'll give you different ohm readings. At the tightest it'll read a super low ohm, and at the loosest it'll read a super high ohm. We've seen a coil that was truly .7 be read as both .04 and 2.4. Initially we said, "Must be a short!" but when we tested the atty on a reliable ohm reader it consistently gave us .7. Then we tried different atties that we knew the resistance of (ones with replaceable heads, ie: Kanger or Aspire), and when the ohm reader was still giving us crazy results (reading a 1.8 ohm coil as .3 and 4.0) we were able to determine that the ohm readers were faulty.
I would not expect it to point out flaws in my build. Just expected maybe a blinking number or a zero to indicate a short. And yes, it was touching the post on the meter. I rebuilt another and put it on and got a normal reading than intentionally made the coil touch the post and the meter did not change. If I known all the reader does is exclusively show you your ohms I could have just used my mod for that, I thought it was going to blink or show a zero or maybe an S or something if it detected a short. With a mod that detects ohms an ohm reader is useless imo But I guess its a small layer of protection for your mod, not as much as I thought though.
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Yea, that's whats happening. Depending on how tightly I screw it down it changes drastically. Im on my way, im getting the hang of it. Thanks all for the help.
PS: Can a short destroy a regulated mod? If so, I am afraid to even try this anymore. If the meter isn't going to tell me if theres a short than how will I know im not about to destroy my mod?
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A short means that the resistance will be really low. Example; you build a coil that should measure 1.2 ohms. However, there's a short so the reading will be 0.1 ohms (for example). If the ohm reader displays 1.2 ohms there either isn't a short or the reader is broken. A mod might give the warning "short", but that simply means that the resistance of the coil is too low for the device. An ohm reader will not give a "short" warning because a short simply means a really low resistance.
It's a bad ohm reader, don't trust it.
I've heard pretty good things about the Smoktech Ohm Reader, but I haven't tried it myself. I use my MVP and my IPV3 to read the ohms of my coils (all the ohm readers I've had don't compare to the MVP2). I don't usually go super-sub-ohm though, I try to stay in the .3-1 ohm range.
Also I'm notorious for going a LONG time before rebuilding my coils. When I make a build I like, I stick to it for a long, long time (oldest coil I have is probably 9 months, after a quick rinse and rub it looks brand new). It guarantees reliability for me (I know what ohm to expect all the time), I could care less about a "clapton coil" or "Hendrix coil" or whatever. If I can achieve "it tastes nice" with some simple micro/macro coils, that's all I need. [/rant]
Although, I do wanna try out some of that twisted kanthal.
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Ok, thank you. I didn't know that. I got the coil building down pretty good now. Nice even heat from the middle out to the eges. Now I am having major burnt tast and wicking issues. lol. My mini nautlis is looking mighty god right now.
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