Just picked up my first rebuildable, constructed a 4/3 wrap with 25g kanthal and 3mm silica wick dual coil. I think I built it nice but every time I adjust it in the slightest the ohms meter jumps from 1.1ohm, to 0.1 omhs :S D: don't want to blow myself up so can someone please advise me on what to do? should I restart the build?
ohms drop? PLEASE HELP!!!
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moved the coils a tiny bit now its hovering around 0.57 ohms and 0.61 ohms.. is this ok?
moved the coils a tiny bit now its hovering around 0.57 ohms and 0.61 ohms.. is this ok?
If your ohms are dropping like that you probably have a short. make sure your coils aren't touching anything but the + and - posts. If you are getting a constant .5 or .6 you should be ok depending on what type of battery you are using. Keep checking it to make sure you don't have a short and please post the details of your battery.
sony 2100mah 3.7v battery
keeps flickering from 0.51-0.56, this indicating a short?
keeps flickering from 0.51-0.56, this indicating a short?
Unless you're a hard-core low-ohm enthusiast with a lot of knowledge I think I would start over.
so now its at 0.61 and then if I wait 5 seconds it jumps to 0.63, still a short?
No, that's not a short. If you have the green 2100mah sony battery it has a 30amp rating which will be safer to run on sub ohm builds. For example your current coil is going to draw 7.4 - 8.4 amps when your battery is fully charged. Your battery (if its the one i'm thinking of) can handle that without stress. If this is your first rebuildable I would suggest 0.8 - 1.0 builds and you wont have to worry about stressing the battery.
gonna have to re do it I guess, shooting for 0.8 - 1.0 MAX...any thoughts on specific builds?
what type of tank / dripper are you using? brand and model please.
yea its the 30amp one,
is still between 0.53-0.57, think Ill give it a try and see how we do, if it messes up ill do it again lol
ill keep you guys updated
nimbus clone, also just fixed it, re did the wrap same way, staying comfy at 0.32, think its good now but is really harsh, is that normal for first time rebuildables, the clouds im getting are a little ridiculous though
I just got my hands on a Nimbus as well and right now my sweet spot is 5/4 wrap 28g kanthal single coil cotton wick reading at .92 ohm. Drilled the airflow to 3/32 and it's become my favorite atty thus far.
EDIT: I think the harshness is coming from the lower ohm does you vapor feel hot? My first coil on nimbus was 1.5 ohm and it was a lot cooler and had almost no harshness to it. I like a little bit of warmth in my vapor and my current built has a throat hit that feels like a punch opposed to the flick the 1.5 had
EDIT: I think the harshness is coming from the lower ohm does you vapor feel hot? My first coil on nimbus was 1.5 ohm and it was a lot cooler and had almost no harshness to it. I like a little bit of warmth in my vapor and my current built has a throat hit that feels like a punch opposed to the flick the 1.5 had
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Not to insult you, but are you sure you know what you're doing with that thing? Frankly, if you can't tell us what amp draw you're pulling from your batteries or the precise kinds of batteries you have (or, that you're not asking this question in the RDA section), you probably shouldn't be messing around with sub-ohm. Depending on your battery, .3ish ohms could be a downright dangerous situation.
Please read (at least!) this if you're not sure. You can have serious safety issues if you just willy-nilly about a mech, an RDA and a sub ohm build, and by the sounds of it, you could be putting a battery "bomb" near your face. I just want you to be safe. I would definitely encourage you to get good at building 1+ ohm coils before you even start messing around with sub ohm.
Sorry to be a hard on you, but if people get hurt doing this, it's going to cause serious problems for all of us.
Please read (at least!) this if you're not sure. You can have serious safety issues if you just willy-nilly about a mech, an RDA and a sub ohm build, and by the sounds of it, you could be putting a battery "bomb" near your face. I just want you to be safe. I would definitely encourage you to get good at building 1+ ohm coils before you even start messing around with sub ohm.
Sorry to be a hard on you, but if people get hurt doing this, it's going to cause serious problems for all of us.
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not a short its a loose connection somewhere make sure everything is snug...
Sounds to me like your coil connections are not tight.
When the resistance reading does a happy dance it's time to get out the screwdriver. When everything is tight, you should be able to flick the termanels with your finger tip without the resistance changing.
When the resistance reading does a happy dance it's time to get out the screwdriver. When everything is tight, you should be able to flick the termanels with your finger tip without the resistance changing.
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you could have been a lot more harsh my friend I appreciate the help. drawing at 8amps, around there, but yea I scrapped it and shooting for a 1+omh single coil. but to be ABSOLUTELY FAIR, just got my set up in the mail and was happier then a kid in the candy store, had to give it a shot but by the looks and sounds its the ecig that almost shot me lol. I appreciate the stern yet insightful words bud. will definitely do things safer from now on. and in all fairness its good that I atleast went out of my way to get this ohms reader, I know a lot of ppl who started building with no anything to read ohms or even voltage or ampage drop
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