Ohms--I'm Confused

[natgas]

I just started playing with rba's and am very confused about ohms; I am no electrician (in fact, I'm a complete idiot when it comes to all this stuff).

I have a good MM and have tried all the things suggested throughout ECF about measuring. However, when I test the ohms on my MM, the reading is "50" whatever that means. When I test the rba's, the reading stays the same. Again, I have no idea what the readings mean but would appreciate any help in figuring out why there is no variance when testing the rba over just touching the +/- on the MM.

Thanks to anyone who can shed some light for a clueless newb

 

[Kemosabe]

Basilray Reviews: Battery and Attomizer Testing! Under Load! - YouTube

How to test battery voltage and atomizer resistance. - YouTube

those might help.

 

[natgas]

Well, I thank you for the information. I just went and purchased a new digital MM since mine was who knows how many years old.

So, I have 2 RBA's--one measures 1.7 and the other 2.1; given these are my first two attempts at wicking/coiling, I guess that isn't bad.

The one that is 1.7 is on a new Zmax and the other is on a new Vamo

I'll keep learning!

 

[Thrasher]

1.7 and 2.1? thats darn near perfect lol i like right around 2 - 2.3 or so myself.

 

[eHuman]

natgas, which RBA are you playing with? And, do you like how it vapes?

 

[PhreakySTS9]

Yeah those are perfectly fine for what you're using them on. I prefer my coils around 1.3ohms myself and I can wrap them how I want without even using a multimeter. Once you do it enough you won't have to measure, you will just know.

 

[natgas]

natgas, which RBA are you playing with? And, do you like how it vapes?

One is the AGA-T and the other is the SRT; and no, I really don't like either one. There are way too many dry/hot hits; keep them on their sides, full tanks; nothing seems to take away the dry/hot hits; more burning than I'm used to with my DCT's.

I just got today the A7 and for a 'dripper' it's really good but I'm just not willing to deal with the constant filling/dripping.

 

[eHuman]

Sounds like you have a huge wicking problem on the AGA-T and SRT, many good videos and posts explaining how to fix that.

 

[natgas]

I've read and watched them all! As a newbie to building my own, I have a lot to learn; have some mesh ordered along with wire so I'll surely learn how to do this at some point. Still looking for additional videos and tips

 

[Scottinboca]

You can test resistance on RBAs by touching on lead to the positive post and the other lead to the negative ground. Make sure you test your multimeter my touching the leads together to see if it measures a "0" or if not 0 subtract that # by what you find when you test your atty. Most importantly make sure your multimeter is set on ohm's! It's easiest to have a pv that test ohm's for you like the ProVari. The ohm's will vary by the resistance wire gauge and length(amount of coils). I hope this helps!

 

[Scottinboca]

The ohm's(resistance) you should be attempting depends on how many volts your device puts out. Generally lower the volts, the lower the ohm's and the opposite in order for the atty to heat up enough, but not too much.