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DaveP

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Recently, i've gotten myself a Azeroth RTA, which i accidentally got my coils touched and shorted, after which i rebuild again but kept telling me "ohm too low". I've tried almost everything, i tried different tanks and it works, but not on the Azeroth, any idea?

I've never used an Azeroth, but coil problems are mostly universal.

Can you tell us a little about coil wire type, wire gauge, coil size, and number of turns? Are the coils compressed or expanded? The Azeroth is a triple coil rebuildable. If it works on one mod and not the other it's most likely below the minimum resistance for that mod. There's always the outside possibility that you have coils connected to the wrong screw pairs. The coils should bridge the wick slots and only touch the base at the leg connections, not under the body of the coil.

Some more info is needed. Measure the resistance of your oil with an ohmmeter. Tell us what mod you are using the Azeroth on.

Below is a Rip Trippers video on the Azeroth that explains how it should be coiled and wicked. Maybe it will help you to find out what's going on.

 
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Remove the coils from the RTA and put it on your mod. Hit the fire button and see if it gives you the "too low" error message. If it gives you the message with no coils installed, the RTA is shorted.

If it tells you "check atomizer" without the coils installed, then you may be building the RTA at a resistance too low for the mod.

Remember, with three of the same coils you must divide the resistance of one coil by 3 to get the actual resistance seen by the mod. So, if you put three 0.3-ohm coils on the Azeroth, the end result will be 0.3 divided by 3 or 0.1-ohm.

If your mod will not fire at or below 0.1-ohm, you will get the "too low" error message.

If you don't understand what I just posted - you might want to read up on Ohm's Law to understand what is happening - though it's good that you are using a regulated mod to prevent any harm.

Not trying to be condescending - just want things to work out for you, safely.
 
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I've never used an Azeroth, but coil problems are mostly universal.

Can you tell us a little about coil wire type, wire gauge, coil size, and number of turns? Are the coils compressed or expanded? The Azeroth is a triple coil rebuildable. If it works on one mod and not the other it's most likely below the minimum resistance for that mod. There's always the outside possibility that you have coils connected to the wrong screw pairs. The coils should bridge the wick slots and only touch the base at the leg connections, not under the body of the coil.

Some more info is needed. Measure the resistance of your oil with an ohmmeter. Tell us what mod you are using the Azeroth on.

Below is a Rip Trippers video on the Azeroth that explains how it should be coiled and wicked. Maybe it will help you to find out what's going on.


JUST A LITTLE LATE!!!!!!!!
Probably to low of a build for his mod.

Pictures & notes I posted. ( Just recently thought I wanted this for 12 bucks from Fastech,, YEA I DO.)
Azeroth RTA (Styled / Clone) for 12 bucks!!!!!!!!
 
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