Generally. I would need a lot more detail to diagnose. I think a Temp Control coil on a standard VW device might, I say might, read as a short. Haven't actually tried on to know. otherwise I would say yes but, I would just change atomizers and see if that corrects the problem before throwing the old one away.If my PV shows "atomizer short" when I hit the fire button that means buy a replacement atty...........right?!