Hey, guys! I know I've been MIA all day, but man, things are crazy here. I did have a question though. I wrote to FT about the Goblin mini deck and the screws not staying in because the holes are too big, and they want a picture. I already said a picture would not show that the holes are too big, but I guess that's standard procedure to ask for a picture. So I was upstairs a little while ago taking pictures of a perfectly normal looking build deck, but while I had my toolbox out, I decided to see if I could switch those perfect little coils I made to the other Goblin mini deck, AND I DID. It wasn't even hard! So, I want that "Coil Queen" title, or whatever it was Deb said I'd earn if I managed it.
HOWEVER, and here comes the strange part, and the question. I got the old coils in the new deck and put it on the ohm reader, and it read .39 ohms. (It was originally .50 on the other deck with the loose screws, but it jumped all over the place every time the deck got jiggled or touched because the screws were loose.) I thought the .39 was a little weird, but whatever. I unscrewed it from the ohm reader, and realized one of the coils was a little slanted, so I stuck the mandrel in there to straighten it and IT CAME LOOSE. ALL the screws on that one were loose, and I'd already checked them without coils installed to make sure the screws held, and they did. But with the wires in the holes, they don't. Either one of them. I screwed them down again, put it back on the reader, and it was then reading .24 ohms. Took it back off, put the chimney on, put it back on the reader, and it was .17 ohms. Left it on the reader, got my little screwdriver and tried tightening the screws down again with the chimney on, and it went down to .11 or .13 ohms. (I took a couple of pictures, with the readings showing on the reader thing, I'm not sure if I'm remembering all the numbers correctly...)
Anyway, neither of the decks will hold coil legs. Does anyone have any idea why they wouldn't? Am I STILL doing something wrong? I took the dang coils out and garbaged 'em, and without wires in the holes, both decks' screws tighten down fine and stay tight. But only if there's no wire in them! What's the deal? Not that I have a great deal of experience yet, but of all the decks I've so far built coils for, this has never happened. Is it the bottom surface of the screw that's inadequate or something? I'm at a total loss here, and at this point, I don't know if I should demand a refund from FT or just throw these in the garbage. I'd love some advice! Thanks!
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