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Hi and Welcome,
Which Smok tank do you have? Specifically.
What device are you using to power the tank? (Mod/battery/stick)
How long did you smoke and how many per day?
Where are you located?
Do you have a vape shop in your town/city?
Cheers
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Which Smok tank do you have? Specifically.
What device are you using to power the tank? (Mod/battery/stick)
How long did you smoke and how many per day?
Where are you located?
Do you have a vape shop in your town/city?
Cheers
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i think its smok g2 or g4. im using a smok mag 225w . but it keeps saying no atomizer. i found the tank in restaraunt bathroom. my freemax tank works fine. i just want to get rid of the spring coil thing and put a regular coil in it.
Hi and welcome - frankly if you found it in a bathroom I'd think somebody dumped it because it didn't work, and maybe even dumped it for a very good reason.
If it were me I'd just buy another tank; one that I liked and which'd work.
If it were me I'd just buy another tank; one that I liked and which'd work.
Heh. “Regular coil”.
The spring thing IS a regular coil. Some SMOK attys have changeable decks where you can put in either a coil cartridge (your idea of “regular” coil) or use an RTA coil. IF that particular atty has a removable deck (we still don’t know because we don’t know which model it is) you may be able to simply unscrew the deck leaving a connection for a SMOK coil cartridge. That particular model of coil cartridge may no longer be made though which would explain why the original owner was using an RTA deck to begin with.
As for the “no atomizer” problem it means an electrical connection is no longer being made. Most likely the “spring” coil broke. They do need to be replaced periodically though they generally last months instead of days. There could also be dirt somewhere blocking a connection. You did find it in the garbage so cleaning it is probably a good idea to begin with.
Coil cartridge generally actually have one of those “springs” inside them. The only difference between that coil deck and a coil cartridge is cartridges are designed to be non user serviceable so they can keep you buying their branded parts. That thing is designed to be easily user serviceable so you’re free of spending large amounts of money replacing what amounts to an entire deck every time the wick gets dirty.
Coils are really easy to make. But, nevertheless, I wouldn't use anything from a bathroom. It was probably dumped. Clearomizers are just too inexpensive to buy and you could get one that suited your vaping style.
The whole point of an RTA is that you can Rebuild it yourself with "spring coil things" and wick. They're not compatible with the proprietary drop-in coil&wick assemblies you think of as "regular coils". It sounds to me like it's broken though.
The TF-RTA has a flush or even slightly recessed 510-pin. Because of that certain mods may not make a proper connection.
see?. this is why i joined this forum! i had no idea about any of this.
it was on counter in the bathroom full of juice. maybe i'll look into rebuilds if its cheaper. i already make my own juice. why not my tanks too? the tank just says 'designed by smok 0137' on the bottom. i looked around on line but the closest one i found was the rta tf g2/g4 thing. so you think the mag 225 is sufficient enough to handle a rebuild tank? thanks guys.
it was on counter in the bathroom full of juice. maybe i'll look into rebuilds if its cheaper. i already make my own juice. why not my tanks too? the tank just says 'designed by smok 0137' on the bottom. i looked around on line but the closest one i found was the rta tf g2/g4 thing. so you think the mag 225 is sufficient enough to handle a rebuild tank? thanks guys.
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In theory: yes.
But the TF-RTA isn't very beginner-friendly, most of all if you just have the G4-deck. Even experienced builders may have problems with this kind of deck, so I'd start with something that's easier to handle like the Kaees Solomon 2 for example.
But the TF-RTA isn't very beginner-friendly, most of all if you just have the G4-deck. Even experienced builders may have problems with this kind of deck, so I'd start with something that's easier to handle like the Kaees Solomon 2 for example.
The Smok Mag has a really poor press fit 510 connector, we don't bring them into the shop anymore due to the high number of returns. The "No Atomizer" error is something you should lovingly embrace, as you will see it very often. I'd sell the Smok Mag and use whatever money you can get for it to buy something else. 
elegantly restrained responseThe Smok Mag has a really poor press fit 510 connector, we don't bring them into the shop anymore due to the high number of returns. The "No Atomizer" error is something you should lovingly embrace, as you will see it very often. I'd sell the Smok Mag and use whatever money you can get for it to buy something else.
Rebuidable attys are a lot less money but slightly more work. An RTA is generally more expensive than a coil cartridge tank (though these days they’re about the same)
The cost savings come from reducing a proprietary device to non proprietary components, and throwing away less. The part of a coil cartridge that wears out by far the fastest is the cotton. Cotton actually wears out a bit faster in RBAs than in coil tanks. 2 days frequently. Cotton is (or can be anyway) a cheap commodity product. Cost less than a penny per wick. The coil can be bought pre wound and measured for about a buck, or you can wind your own for maybe a nickel in wire. Wire is a commodity product. These can last months depending on wire type and diameter.
To wrap your own coils all you need is a spool of wire (this is the single instance in vaping where eBay actually IS good), a rod of a known diameter (though merely consistent diameter of around the right size can work), something to cut the wire with, which often means a small wirecutter (though a pair of nail clippers can work) and that’s it.
My general rule of thumb is if you’re going to vape for more than a year, an RTA will be cheaper.
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I am going to actually recommend that you DO stick to drop in tanks for now. Not smok though, their tanks are better than the mods but you can do better.
Honestly, check around? The Uwell Crown original still gets good reviews, vapresso makes some rather pleasant cloudy tanks, per user reports. Do better.
Anna
Honestly, check around? The Uwell Crown original still gets good reviews, vapresso makes some rather pleasant cloudy tanks, per user reports. Do better.
Anna
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