penelope numbers jumping around

[the ob]

So I made my first coil today. I put it in my provari and the numbers jump around. Each time I measure it, the number is different.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue? I have made two and the same thing happened.

just to be sure, I put another device on the prover and that device is not the issue.

solutions? thanks!

 

[KTaylor]

Mine did it today....kinda....had it on my provari. Wouldn't fire but I could get an ohm reading. Came in at 1.2 but the coil is 2.5. Did a battery pull and haven't had a problem since. I'm wondering if wire connections on the built coil are loose. Gonna be trial and error till we get the hang of it Ob.

Maybe check all your wires, twists and connections.

 

[the ob]

Mine did it today....kinda....had it on my provari. Wouldn't fire but I could get an ohm reading. Came in at 1.2 but the coil is 2.5. Did a battery pull and haven't had a problem since. I'm wondering if wire connections on the built coil are loose. Gonna be trial and error till we get the hang of it Ob.

Maybe check all your wires, twists and connections.

all that looked solid. It is strange. I am sure we will figure it out. I just do not know where to start.

 

[KTaylor]

I was so excited when I got it the other day that I get the coil all set up, put the locking ring on the ceramic housing and realize that I put the neg side wire to the positive post and cut the supposed to be positive side (in the ceramic channel) off at the base...LOL.

 

[Clint]

If you made your own coil with two NR and one R wire check to make sure that the ends opposite the coil itself are not making contact with the ceramic assembly or the tank body. Be sure that the wires are tucked underneath the wicks on both sides of each channel.

 

[unloaded]

Did you wrap the negative NR leg around the wick going down the channel? It seems to give a better connection that way. I'm still running my first coil on Pene and it's been over a week. I used the pre-made wire on it. I get 1.6 or 1.7 reading on it from Provari. My Ody's are V1 so I still do the negative wire under the locking ring.

 

[the ob]

Did you wrap the negative NR leg around the wick going down the channel? It seems to give a better connection that way. I'm still running my first coil on Pene and it's been over a week. I used the pre-made wire on it. I get 1.6 or 1.7 reading on it from Provari. My Ody's are V1 so I still do the negative wire under the locking ring.

the NR meaning the one down the metal channel? Literally just wrapped around the wick all the way down?

and on the ODY v2, do you not trap the wire under the locking ring any longer?

 

[bacc.vap]

the NR meaning the one down the metal channel? Literally just wrapped around the wick all the way down?

and on the ODY v2, do you not trap the wire under the locking ring any longer?

No, you cut the wire at or before the end of the channel and put it under the wick, the locking nut holds it and the wick down to make the connection. Some do wrap the neg wire around the wick, but I have not found it necessary. I tried it once and it was too tight a fit to get the locking nut over it, since I had no problems the other way I scrapped that experiment

 

[imeothanasis]

check this video ob

 

[Ezkill]

There is a thread with the same question not long ago. I had some problems with my first couple coils. Close your juice control and check your ohms, then open it and check them again. If they are jumping around you have a wire touching your juice control.

It's either an NR wire in one of the channels or the top of your coil isn't in your cup very well and is hitting your juice control. To make your coils overall more stable it's a good idea to wrap the NR negative wire around your wick. Here is a picture of one of my Ody's with the grounding wire wrapped. Same process on the penelope. This will not only ensure good contact but also firm up your coil. Here is a picture:

 

[MemphisRib]

This was happening to me for a while. I had a few coils, and on the underside, the coils were so close that if they touched, there was a dramatic change in resistance. This is amplified by the effor to make the coils loose, since when you up the "looseness" there is more "travel" in the coils. Easier to bump the next coil and shorten the total length. Just a thought.

 

[souroull]

wouldnt the carbon buildup over time join the coils at some point? does that affect the resistance?

 

[Mosin_Sergei]

Nagar(the carbon) affect the increase in resistance of the coil and the quality of the juice.

 

[souroull]

Nagar(the carbon) affect the increase in resistance of the coil and the quality of the juice.

I guess that explains why my coils gradually go from ~2ohm to ~3ohm