Hey guys. Have had my Fatty v2 for a couple weeks now. For the first 1.5 weeks I loved it, no complaints. I hadn't quite built the perfect coil but I was progressing. Had issues with getting consistent ohms though. Recently, however, all I get is error messages. I'll back up -- I'm using a provari v1 with a fatty v2 with a 1mm silica wick and 36 awg kanthal wire. Originally my coils ranged from 2.6-3.2 ohms, and it would take me a few tries to get one that would work properly. Lately however, all I get from my provari is error messages: "OP" "LO" and "E1" are the most common. OP essentially means the thing isn't working, LO indicates that the resistance is too low, and E1 says there is a short in the atomizer and I should remove it. With some tinkering I'm able to make a coil with these messages work, but only for a second and then suddenly they stop working entirely. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but despite the fact that my coils look great, are a good length, and are definitely long enough to be above the lowest ohm acceptable for the device, I can't get it to work anymore. Have I screwed up my provari somehow?
My process for building a coil: I torch the silica for 8-10 seconds along its length. I then wrap three coils of the 36 awg kanthal around the silica, attach either end to either post, check the atomizer ohms via the provari, and begin vaping. Like I said, I've had like three to four coils work really well. All of the others work until I put the cap on and vape for a few minutes then suddenly stop working. Help please!!!!! What am I doing wrong????!?!?
My process for building a coil: I torch the silica for 8-10 seconds along its length. I then wrap three coils of the 36 awg kanthal around the silica, attach either end to either post, check the atomizer ohms via the provari, and begin vaping. Like I said, I've had like three to four coils work really well. All of the others work until I put the cap on and vape for a few minutes then suddenly stop working. Help please!!!!! What am I doing wrong????!?!?
. I put the lid on, aaaaannnnndddd E1.
Took off the lid, fiddled with it for 45 minutes, E1, E1, E1
. I started fresh, E1. Did another 32 gauge, E1
. I've never been so frustrated! I really don't understand this....like I said, it was vaping just fine in the beginning, with three coils of 36. The only thing I can think of is the center screw's base is tilted. The washer that the screw tightens on is slanted, and it doesn't seem to screw down flat. Other than that I don't know what to think....as mister helpful mentioned above "it's not that complicated." And for the first week it wasn't. I have some regular atty's on the way, because I can't stand smoking analogues anymore. I've contacted okcvapes.com and we'll see what they say. All I can say is this has been immensely annoying