Hi, so I decided recently to move from a Sub-ohm tank to an rda as I wanted more flavour and it seemed like a natural progression. I did a lot of research first and bought some pre built coils just to get me started and used to setting coils/wicking. I brought myself an ohms meter and all the kit I would need. Now after dry burning and making sure coils are glowing evenly and wicking, my mod is showing different ohms. Typically it jumps any from around .250 to .265 to .278 or even .290. What I would like to know is if this is something I should be worried about? Thanks in advance for any help
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Hi,
Are you using SS wire?
SS wire (and others) changes resistance as it heats up.
It should be stable once it cools.
What mod are you using?
What "should" the resistance be for the pre-built coil?
How does it vape?
Cheers
I
Are you using SS wire?
SS wire (and others) changes resistance as it heats up.
It should be stable once it cools.
What mod are you using?
What "should" the resistance be for the pre-built coil?
How does it vape?
Cheers
I
Thanks for the reply. The wire is Kanthal and per single coil should be .0.32 but i'musing dual coil. The mod I'm using is smok r-kiss with dead rabbit.
Forgot to add it's vaping OK... flavour is not where I would expect though
A single coil at .32Ω equals a dual coil at .16Ω.
Your devices "should" show a dual coil build at approx .16-.15Ω.
If not, recheck all connections, grub screw tightness and check for shorts on the bare deck and with the top cap on. (coil height and width)
If all else fails, pull the coils and start over.
HTH
I
Yes, something definitely wrong, check for stray wires and hotspots,one I built I thought it was ok but a stray wire from the Clapton was causing irregularities, I'd not cut it properly but in your case I'd say pull the coils and refit
And don't give up on the dead rabbit rda, just takes some getting used to, its not my favourite rda but it's one of the best, good luck.
I use mine in squonk mode, I find it easier than dripping, its very good on the dovpo dual squonk
I use mine in squonk mode, I find it easier than dripping, its very good on the dovpo dual squonk
Hello @a1m330910, as @Izan has stated there's a bad connection somewhere in your RDA. So if all else fails, you'll need to dismantle and reassemble it making sure that everything is tightened up properly.
That hopefully will sort it out, let us know how things go and good luck.
That hopefully will sort it out, let us know how things go and good luck.
Oh and another good RDA you can pick up cheap is an Entheon clone, it's a single coil but it does give good flavour.
Thank everyone, I've checked and all screws are tight and wires are cut properly. I wonder if it could be my mod as ohm meter shows steady ohms?
Well,I'm not a biggy for smok stuff but I think it's maybe something else as a twin coil. 32 should register in the region of. 16
I'd pull the coils and then fit just one, check the readout, then fit the other and check
Yeah, I do like my smoant ranker but the ohms reading is way off on my mod, might be just a one off, I'm used to it now
Just an example, I'm using my smoant with twin flatwire. 36 ,should come to about. 18 and it does on a few of my other mods, however on the ranker it rates the set as .1 ohm and I'm using it at 45 watts, so its well wrong, but as I say, I'm used to it and it's a really hard hitting mod so I wasn't going to rma it Haha
I've had new rdas arrive with the 510 pin loose before and it caused wacky ohm readings. Worth a shot to make sure it is snugged up nicely.
The Steam Crave Hadron looks interesting but expensive if you're really wanting to treat yourself, the Squonk addon is yet to be released. But dual 21700 is always good for low resistance high mass builds.
And have you tried flat wire @a1m330910? It's pretty good for simple coils with a large surface area, and you can get hold of it pretty cheap.
And have you tried flat wire @a1m330910? It's pretty good for simple coils with a large surface area, and you can get hold of it pretty cheap.
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