Problem with Hornet RBA

[IRhino]

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me...

Using a Hornet rba with my REO Grand. String up some 30 gauge wire and screw it to the rba and it tests at 1.2 Ohms.

I plug it into my ego just to do a dry burn, and ego does not turn on. I assume this is due to a short somewhere but I can't find anything wrong with my atomizer coil.

Pull everything and start over 2 more times with new wire and cotton and same thing. Reads Ohms at around 1.2 but the ego cannot do a dry burn.

I'm hesitant to place it on my REO in this condition as I don't want to blow a spring.

Can anyone explain to me why I'm reading 1.2 Ohms consistently but I seem to be shorting my ego battery? Is my ego just not strong enough to dry burn a 1.2 ohm atty? Is there something wrong with my hornet rba?

Thanks for helping this hopeless lurker...

 

[Northernshrink]

I'm not familiar with Ego's so someone much wiser will be right along to help but I'm thinking it may be to low of an ohm for an ego. As long as your testing your coil on an ohm meter such as this Atomizer/Cartomizer Ohm Meter and getting a solid 1.2 reading your fine with the Reo. But it would be a good idea to have cpl spare springs on hand there easily changed http://www.reosmods.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=3&Itemid=9

 

[JC Okie]

........nevermind....need to start over. I misread your post. Like Northernshrink says, if the new coil ohms in at 1.2 consistently, it should be fine to put on the REO. I use much lower ohms on my Grand lots of times. Not sure about the eGo.....but I know that the mfg. recommendation is to not use LR attys/cartos with an eGo because it'll damage the battery. Makes sense that the eGo wouldn't be able to handle a 1.2 ohm atty.

 

[CATastrophe]

Those ohms may be too low for your Ego. I read on another thread that a Provari won't generally fire a 1.2 ohm. Is it an Ego twist? If you metered it and are using it on a non-VV Reo you should be fine.

 

[IRhino]

I do have 2 spare springs on hand. I'll give it a go. Thank you all for your help. I really appreciate it.

 

[ancient puffer]

If it still won't fire, you might try lowering the center post just a tad. It's possible the center post isn't long enough to make contact. Just a thought.

 

[bappo]

An Ego will never fire a 1.2 ohm coil. 1.5 is as low as they can go.

 

[rudy4653]

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me...

Using a Hornet RBA with my REO Grand. String up some 30 gauge wire and screw it to the RBA and it tests at 1.2 Ohms.

I plug it into my ego just to do a dry burn, and ego does not turn on. I assume this is due to a short somewhere but I can't find anything wrong with my atomizer coil.

Pull everything and start over 2 more times with new wire and cotton and same thing. Reads Ohms at around 1.2 but the ego cannot do a dry burn.

I'm hesitant to place it on my REO in this condition as I don't want to blow a spring.

Can anyone explain to me why I'm reading 1.2 Ohms consistently but I seem to be shorting my ego battery? Is my ego just not strong enough to dry burn a 1.2 ohm atty? Is there something wrong with my hornet RBA?

Thanks for helping this hopeless lurker...

Don't worry about it not firing on an ego. It won't. I use my ego to screw on my hornet and pull the cap off so I don't damage my REO as sometimes the Hornet caps are tough to pull off. When I screw in the Hornet the ego will not fire as it's too low of an ohm reading. I use 5 wraps of 30g wire @ 1.34 ohms and is fine on the reo. You should get your sel a ohm meter @ RTD vapors for $20.00. It's a MUST have for RBA users!