TC60W temp mode problem

[AX1S]

hello all, new here to the forum. I've looked all over the place and can't find a solution to my problem, so i made this account to see if any of you can help. like the title says, i have Eleaf's TC60W using Ni200 coils in my arctic tank by horizon. I've been happily vaping at between 500-540F until today when i went to poof and almost no vapor came out. i took a closer look and noticed that the wattage reading in the lower left corner of the screen is only reading 19.8w but should always be maxed out at 60w and can't be changed as far as i know. when in wattage mode it still works fine. I have it set at 40.0w and the voltage reads 2.89v and goes all the way up to 3.54v at 60.0w. I also tried putting a different battery in (which i know doesn't work anymore) but i still got the same numbers, 19.8w in Ni mode no matter what i set the temp to. anyone else had a problem like this? this is driving me nuts!!! thankfully I can still vape in wattage mode but i bought this mod for the temp mode and I want to use it!!!

EDIT: I should also add that even though the wattage in temp mode is stuck at 19.8, it still does technically work, just very slowly. it takes about 3 to 5 seconds to get warm enough to start making any vapor and 8 or 9 seconds to get up to 500F.

 

[dleister1981]

if you hold the 3rd button and the up button the wattage will go up (in TC mode), thats how you set that. that should fix you up my man, vape on!!
P.S. Likewise if you want to lower it its 3rd button and down to do that.

 

[AX1S]

oh wow, thank you SO much!!! i was told that wasn't adjustable so i didn't even try to tinker around and find the adjustment! That definitely worked though. thank you again!!!

I do have one more somewhat unrelated question. when I was trying to figure this problem out i found another setting I didn't know about. holding down up and the fire button changes the ohm symbol to a padlock thus locking the resistance? I don't really get that. the resistance shouldn't change unless it's something physicly happening to the coil and "locking the resistance" can't do a thing about that, so... what's it for then? why do want to "lock the resistance"?

 

[edyle]

oh wow, thank you SO much!!! i was told that wasn't adjustable so i didn't even try to tinker around and find the adjustment! That definitely worked though. thank you again!!!

I do have one more somewhat unrelated question. when I was trying to figure this problem out i found another setting I didn't know about. holding down up and the fire button changes the ohm symbol to a padlock thus locking the resistance? I don't really get that. the resistance shouldn't change unless it's something physicly happening to the coil and "locking the resistance" can't do a thing about that, so... what's it for then? why do want to "lock the resistance"?

when you press the fire button you might see the resistance go up; (it goes up on my evic vtc mini);
if it does not display the resistance going up, well, it just means it's not displaying it live.

you lock the resistance when the mod/coil is at room temperature; that calibrates the mod for temperature.

 

[dleister1981]

oh wow, thank you SO much!!! i was told that wasn't adjustable so i didn't even try to tinker around and find the adjustment! That definitely worked though. thank you again!!!

I do have one more somewhat unrelated question. when I was trying to figure this problem out i found another setting I didn't know about. holding down up and the fire button changes the ohm symbol to a padlock thus locking the resistance? I don't really get that. the resistance shouldn't change unless it's something physicly happening to the coil and "locking the resistance" can't do a thing about that, so... what's it for then? why do want to "lock the resistance"?

locking the resistance does just that, now resistance is temp based so if you go outside and its cooler (cold) outside the resistance will go down and teh mod has a heartbeat to watch the coil and monitor the coils resistance, it can see that dip in resistance and lower the "base resistance" which lowers the target resistance and cools your vape down. as the Isticks dont monitor ambient temps it makes sense to lock the resistance once it vapes how you like it. it can help avoid drama with your vape, if your just going to be around teh house leave it unlocked and will will dial in the resistance and become more accurate. a few months ago there was a big deal with some people that wanted to know how the mod knew what the "base" was so manufacturers put a lock on so people could lock the "base"