TFV8 Rebuildable Deck

[Jay89]

Ok, so I've used the Quad and Octo coils that came with my smok TFV8 so I figured I'd move onto the rebuildable deck that came with it, it's already got a nice set of Clapton coils pre installed in it, I've done all the usual stuff, checked the ohms, got them firing evenly from the inside out, made sure the coils were not touching the posts etc etc, wicked it up, pushed the ends into the liquid slots, put juice onto the wick, put it in the tank and filled it

Now, I've got it on my Smok H-PRIV mod and I get an error when firing it "check atomiser", went through it all again to double, all fine but still get the error message, I look the coils out and put them in my rda, stuck the rda on the same mod and it works perfectly

Anyone have any idea what's going on? Really stumped


Thanks




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[Eekins]

It might not be this exact issue, but I had a problem like this with one of my RTA's and I failed to realize that a stray wire from the outer core was making contact with the chimney/deck housing. Try putting a different coil on and see what happens.

 

[gotch23]

Imo could definitely be what Eekins said.

Have you used the TFV8 succesfully before with the H-PRIV? That is, with
the coil-heads? This would exclude that there is a 510 connection problem,
like a too short 510-pin.

Have you used the TFV8 in RBA-configuration succesfully on another mod than the H-PRIV?
If not i would try that... to rule out that there is a problem with the RBA-deck.

I'd suggest first trying this, and then post the result if the situation is still not clear.

 

[Jay89]

Cheers guys, yeah I've been using the TFV8 on the H-PRIV with the Quad coil and the Octo coil for a while with no issues

I haven't tried it in RBA configuration on a different mod yet, I'll try that later on and will get back to you

Thanks bud


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[BitterBeerBear]

Yes. Try it on a different mod. I had an issue with a 510 connection on the tank not being long enough for the mod. The tank would work on other mods, but not on one mod that I had.

 

[Jay89]

Soooo, bit of a late reply lol it's now working, TFV8, Clapton coils etc all on my Smok G-Priv

But there is a new issue, is it normal for it to take around 1.2 seconds for the coils to heat up? At the minute I'm not very impressed with it at all, takes ages for them to heat up, taste isn't brilliant, infact, I say the taste is more on the disgusting side than it is on the nice side

Just thought I'd ask here first to see if it was normal for them to take that long to heat up?

Thanks


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[sonicbomb]

Welcome to the world of RBAs
Could be the wicking, coil placement, airflow, impurities on the coil or any number of things. The upside is if you persevere and find success the vape may well be the best you have had, and you have the satisfaction of knowing you did that.
Big coils contain a lot of metal and will have longer ramp up (and down) times. You can remedy the ramp up to a degree by applying more power. I don't have a TFV8 so I don't know how well the RBA is in general, as I understand it's designed primarily for the drop in coils. Try watching some youtube tutorials from people who have built it successfully.

 

[Jay89]

Welcome to the world of RBAs
Could be the wicking, coil placement, airflow, impurities on the coil or any number of things. The upside is if you persevere and find success the vape may well be the best you have had, and you have the satisfaction of knowing you did that.
Big coils contain a lot of metal and will have longer ramp up (and down) times. You can remedy the ramp up to a degree by applying more power. I don't have a TFV8 so I don't know how well the RBA is in general, as I understand it's designed primarily for the drop in coils. Try watching some youtube tutorials from people who have built it successfully.

Thanks I've actually got the exact same coils in my Glacier V3 RDA and they work fantastically, they take about 0.2 seconds to heat up, where as the exact same coils in the TFV8 RBA and they take 1.2 seconds to heat up and the taste is horrible

I actually did watch this video by Aspen Valley Vapes before my previous post just to make sure I have done everything correctly



This is my TFV8 RBA

The pic below shows more details

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[Jay89]

Well, looks like I made a stupid mistake, unscrewed the tank from the mod, screwed it back on selected new coil and hey presto, it's now working, still takes a little long to heat up, but a lot better than it was, I can live with that, taste is much better and the cloud it creates is remarkable lol

So, problem solved, rookie mistake lol


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[Cheallaigh]

Soooo, bit of a late reply lol it's now working, TFV8, Clapton coils etc all on my Smok G-Priv

But there is a new issue, is it normal for it to take around 1.2 seconds for the coils to heat up? At the minute I'm not very impressed with it at all, takes ages for them to heat up, taste isn't brilliant, infact, I say the taste is more on the disgusting side than it is on the nice side

Just thought I'd ask here first to see if it was normal for them to take that long to heat up?

Thanks


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not sure on the smok, but on the alien there is a preheat option to prevent longer ramp up... which is normal btw, more wire = longer to heat up.