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[Myrany]

Does anyone know if fast tech sells a phoenix xl rba?

My answer to this is 'I Wish"

I would even settle for a full size octopus.

 

[Myk]

Seriously, what he said.
Spend an extra 50 bucks or so and you won't be sorry. A quality multi-meter is invaluable for all kinds of things outside of vaping. Get a decent Fluke. There are TONS of them used on ebay for under 100 bucks. Once you have a decent meter, you'll discover hundreds of uses for the darn thing. Getting a mid-range Fluke will most likely last you a lifetime if you treat it well.

Fluke 8025B Multimeter Digital | eBay

Fluke 87V Brand New True RMS Industrial Multimeter Even Reads Temperature | eBay

Fluke 113 True RMS Multimeter in New Condition Sweet with Leads | eBay


True New Fluke 15B F15B Digital Multimeter w Free Case | eBay

When did this become a Provari thread?
What part of "cheap multimeter" is giving people problems?

I had a cheap multimeter that I think I paid $6 for that I just replaced. The $6 price tag should tell you how long I had it. The reason I replaced it wasn't because it didn't work, it was because I didn't take care of it and one of the probes was missing.
I have found very little use for a multimeter over the years until vaping.

 

[Mad Scientist]

I must be the only one that can't get the I-ATTY to work for me... I must have done 10 different setups on it, my main gripe is muted flavor. Tons of clouds, but I don't care at all about that. My Oddy, IGO-L and even crappy JUK23 are much better in the flavor department. I've tried a micro with cotton setup, but for me I couldn't get the cotton to wick fast enough (burnt taste)

What build gave you the muted flavor and what mod was it fired with? I might be able to suggest a couple tweaks to the build that may increase the flavor for you.

 

[BakuPeg]

Umm OMG..

Chybrid? $38.75
$38.75 I-Hybrid V3 Mod Rechargeable E-Cigarette Set - black at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

and it comes in purple...
$38.75 I-Hybrid V3 Mod Rechargeable E-Cigarette Set - purple at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

I just received one of the rainbow heaven elite hybrids in black.. these are so cute and so tempting

 

[funkyZero]

When did this become a Provari thread?
What part of "cheap multimeter" is giving people problems?

I had a cheap multimeter that I think I paid $6 for that I just replaced. The $6 price tag should tell you how long I had it. The reason I replaced it wasn't because it didn't work, it was because I didn't take care of it and one of the probes was missing.
I have found very little use for a multimeter over the years until vaping.

Recommending someone buy a 75 dollar multimeter is hardly a "Provari Thread" situation.
What part of differing opinion do YOU not get?
Quite frankly, if YOU said that you have never seen reasonable use for a multi-meter except for vaping, I guess my response is, I'm not really surprised.

For your information, 75 dollars IS an inexpensive multi-meter. Of course, I wouldn't expect you to understand that considering you think 75 bucks will buy the "provari" of the multi-meter world.

 

[Ref Minor]

Multimeters are for losers, get an oscilloscope
$96.35 E-SUN EM125 25MHz 1-Channel 100MSa/s Handheld Mini Digital Oscilloscope at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

 

[funkyZero]

Multimeters are for losers, get an oscilloscope
$96.35 E-SUN EM125 25MHz 1-Channel 100MSa/s Handheld Mini Digital Oscilloscope at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Hey!
Don't you know Myk is the only one reading this thread and any advice you give must be tailored towards him and him alone?
He's already stated all he wants is a 6 dollar meter, how dare you suggest anything else.
I mean, there is no practical use for a multi-meter except for checking Myk's coils, so why would anyone suggest anything else?

edit: actually, that does look pretty cool for tinkering...

 

[ubergeek922]

Ooh. I got my eye on one of these.
http://www.fasttech.com/products/1411/10005754/1446106
Mech with an efest 18650, consider it sold.

 

[Scope666]

What build gave you the muted flavor and what mod was it fired with? I might be able to suggest a couple tweaks to the build that may increase the flavor for you.

I hate to say it but all of them... some of the things I tried:

2/3 30 G on mesh (too hot, hot legs)
3/4 30 G on mesh (better, but flavor wasn't there)
5/6 30 G on mesh (flavor still not there)
10 wrap 30 G 1/16" micro coil with cotton (cotton couldn't keep up with coil / burnt taste)
5/6 wrap 30 G on mesh with cotton wrapped lightly around the top (muted flavor)

In all the above I either used a mech mod for lower resistance or the SVD for the higher ohm builds. Also I have the air hole at 1/16" now, not sure if that was a mistake. Right now I'm getting the best flavor delivery out of the Oddy and IGO-L (stock size air hole, micro coil)

 

[bluecat]

When did this become a Provari thread?
What part of "cheap multimeter" is giving people problems?

I had a cheap multimeter that I think I paid $6 for that I just replaced. The $6 price tag should tell you how long I had it. The reason I replaced it wasn't because it didn't work, it was because I didn't take care of it and one of the probes was missing.
I have found very little use for a multimeter over the years until vaping.

My 6 buck multimeter I found on amazon works fine. Only been using it a month + though. I changed the 9 volt in it and cleaned the probes with alcohol. I checks ohms after a re wire before I put everything back. Then test on my SVD. Generally works fine.

One nova I recoiled was giving funny reading before I even put it on the mm. Was as low as .6 ohms and as high as 4 ohms. I chucked and and rebuilt another that reading 2.6 on the mm. Read the same on the svd. For 6 bucks....that's 8 I could buy for a 50 dollar one.

I am 50 and this is the first time I have used one except when I was young and would stab my brothers with the probes.

 

[klynnn]

The dekiang spearmint is pretty good. I add a little em to it to sweeten it up a bit.

 

[CommaHolly]

Happened to me with an X6 battery; took a week on top of the 3 days to finally ship, but I assume it's all based on the actual product...

thank you. It's ready to ship, so it says, today,,,,,,,3 days late,,,,,,ON TOP of the 6 days originally,,,,,,

now I'm just praying it doesn't sit for a week in Hong Kong.

 

[Myk]

Recommending someone buy a 75 dollar multimeter is hardly a "Provari Thread" situation.
What part of differing opinion do YOU not get?
Quite frankly, if YOU said that you have never seen reasonable use for a multi-meter except for vaping, I guess my response is, I'm not really surprised.

For your information, 75 dollars IS an inexpensive multi-meter. Of course, I wouldn't expect you to understand that considering you think 75 bucks will buy the "provari" of the multi-meter world.

The query was for a cheap multimeter not a quality meter that will last a lifetime.
Just like someone who asks for a cheap ecig you come along and start suggesting something different than what they asked for, like a Provari fan.
$75 is not a cheap multimeter and that would go way beyond the requirements of general vaping. You may not want one like my $6 analog for sub ohm or duals but I bet it would've done standard ohm pre-cut coils good enough to get on a Vamo.

I found reasonable uses for a multimeter, that's why I bought a cheap one. I didn't find all the kinds of things you claim people find to use them on and certainly not hundreds of uses. What's really odd about that is I will do home electrical and electronics repairs. Outside of vaping I'm lucky to find a need once a year. I was going to use my old cheap meter to show it can read a coil but it didn't take my new fancy meter to tell me it has a fried resistor.

For the questioner
Found 27 multimeter at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
Although judging by my local prices you could get the same thing locally.

Hey!
Don't you know Myk is the only one reading this thread and any advice you give must be tailored towards him and him alone?
He's already stated all he wants is a 6 dollar meter, how dare you suggest anything else.
I mean, there is no practical use for a multi-meter except for checking Myk's coils, so why would anyone suggest anything else?

edit: actually, that does look pretty cool for tinkering...

It's not tailored to me at all. It's tailored to the questioner not your ego of telling someone to get what you thought you needed to spend extra money on.
For an RBA on a Vamo a cheap multimeter would work, there's always the Vamo to double check the reading after it's all together.

If it was tailored to me you'd have to go higher than the links you gave because I already have one in that upper price range and there's no need to get another without an upgrade.

 

[Jerms]

Ooh. I got my eye on one of these.
http://www.fasttech.com/products/1411/10005754/1446106
Mech with an efest 18650, consider it sold.

Nice! The efest IMR batts I have have been going strong for a while, I like them.

Sent from my LGL55C using Tapatalk 2

 

[Myk]

My 6 buck multimeter I found on amazon works fine. Only been using it a month + though. I changed the 9 volt in it and cleaned the probes with alcohol. I checks ohms after a re wire before I put everything back. Then test on my SVD. Generally works fine.

One nova I recoiled was giving funny reading before I even put it on the mm. Was as low as .6 ohms and as high as 4 ohms. I chucked and and rebuilt another that reading 2.6 on the mm. Read the same on the svd. For 6 bucks....that's 8 I could buy for a 50 dollar one.

I am 50 and this is the first time I have used one except when I was young and would stab my brothers with the probes.

I've had both Vivi Nova and Protanks that gave floating readings. I think the deal of holding the wire against the metal with rubber isn't the best idea (besides the occasional rubber taste of heated wire against rubber).

Unless your job, hobby or addiction is electrical I don't see the need for one. I think I mainly used my old cheap analog for continuity testing. I recently used my new one to diagnose the igniter on my oven but without some brain power testing it would've done more harm than good because it didn't read as dead. When I asked the guy at the parts store even he said that was odd.

 

[Mad Scientist]

I hate to say it but all of them... some of the things I tried:

2/3 30 G on mesh (too hot, hot legs)
3/4 30 G on mesh (better, but flavor wasn't there)
5/6 30 G on mesh (flavor still not there)
10 wrap 30 G 1/16" micro coil with cotton (cotton couldn't keep up with coil / burnt taste)
5/6 wrap 30 G on mesh with cotton wrapped lightly around the top (muted flavor)

In all the above I either used a mech mod for lower resistance or the SVD for the higher ohm builds. Also I have the air hole at 1/16" now, not sure if that was a mistake. Right now I'm getting the best flavor delivery out of the Oddy and IGO-L (stock size air hole, micro coil)

Stick wih the 30 AWG and wrap tightly to get right around 1.1 to 1.2 ohms (my guess is your 6 wrap would be close but that depends on your wick diameter). Drip on the wick and take slower drags to counteract the airhole being so large. If it works better, you might have wicking issue rather than coil issue.

 

[bluecat]

I've had both Vivi Nova and Protanks that gave floating readings. I think the deal of holding the wire against the metal with rubber isn't the best idea (besides the occasional rubber taste of heated wire against rubber).

Unless your job, hobby or addiction is electrical I don't see the need for one. I think I mainly used my old cheap analog for continuity testing. I recently used my new one to diagnose the igniter on my oven but without some brain power testing it would've done more harm than good because it didn't read as dead. When I asked the guy at the parts store even he said that was odd.

Yeah I just tossed the coil. Wasn't worth the time for how cheap it is to make another. Besides it was only the fourth coil I ever did.

Agreed mate. I use it for atties and batteries. I do not care to learn about the other electrical applications. Now if I could just find a cheap and easy nic test for liquids I would be happy.

 

[KrazyJ]

Anybody order the x8 tank? I ordered along with a few extra cartos and been through 3 cartos and they all taste burnt ...new to this style tank so any advise is greatly appreciated

Sent from a ReJeCtZ phone, while fighting in JellyVerse, and being attacked by The Terror Squad.

 

[Scope666]

Stick wih the 30 AWG and wrap tightly to get right around 1.1 to 1.2 ohms (my guess is your 6 wrap would be close but that depends on your wick diameter). Drip on the wick and take slower drags to counteract the airhole being so large. If it works better, you might have wicking issue rather than coil issue.

Thanks, I'll try this on my next rebuild "session"

 

[funkyZero]

The query was for a cheap multimeter not a quality meter that will last a lifetime.
Just like someone who asks for a cheap ecig you come along and start suggesting something different than what they asked for, like a Provari fan.
$75 is not a cheap multimeter and that would go way beyond the requirements of general vaping. You may not want one like my $6 analog for sub ohm or duals but I bet it would've done standard ohm pre-cut coils good enough to get on a Vamo.

I found reasonable uses for a multimeter, that's why I bought a cheap one. I didn't find all the kinds of things you claim people find to use them on and certainly not hundreds of uses. What's really odd about that is I will do home electrical and electronics repairs. Outside of vaping I'm lucky to find a need once a year. I was going to use my old cheap meter to show it can read a coil but it didn't take my new fancy meter to tell me it has a fried resistor.

For the questioner
Found 27 multimeter at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
Although judging by my local prices you could get the same thing locally.



It's not tailored to me at all. It's tailored to the questioner not your ego of telling someone to get what you thought you needed to spend extra money on.
For an RBA on a Vamo a cheap multimeter would work, there's always the Vamo to double check the reading after it's all together.

If it was tailored to me you'd have to go higher than the links you gave because I already have one in that upper price range and there's no need to get another without an upgrade.

The point is if you don't like my advice, ignore it and keep the smart-a* and condescending remarks and attitude to yourself. I never did that to you or anyone else and I don't expect it to be done to me. There is no excuse for the sort of response you posted. If you want to counter an opinion, throw it out there. Just keep the degrading tone out of it.
Again, the responses in a public thread like this are for all to read. I can assure you, if this was just for YOU, no one else would be here.
Additionally, don't go throwing words in my mouth with your ignorant Provari comment. If you actually take some time and pay attention, you'll find your 180 degrees off on any advice I give. If you are unwilling to read the opinions of other people, go somewhere else because you'll never get along here and it's starting to look like that just may be the problem, this isn't your first "incident".