vamo reading ohms wrong?

[kottonmouth401]

My vamo was just delivered today. I attached a vivi nova tank with 2.4 ohm coil head. The first time i checked, it read 3.7 ohms! I checked again & it said 3.1. Now its reading 2.6 every time, which is at least close to where it should be. Tried a 2.0 ohm carto, which the vamo reads at 2.2 ohms. Is this something i should be concerned about, or is it not a big deal?

 

[Renzuli]

Welcome , but just because a carto/atty , or whatever states that it's a particular ohm , doesn't necessarily make it so . Alot of the devices are close , but seldom right on the money . And when reading those devices , be sure that they are not wet at the connection , or over tightened , for that matter . In fact with the Vamo , you have to be very careful when screwing on your devices . Just screw on , until it just makes a connection . DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN . As this can squeeze the tiny silicon washer from under the contact plate out . Then your device won't work at all . There is a fix for this , but best not to do it , in the first place . Good Luck

 

[Crash Moses]

Not a big deal. Atomizers are often off by .1 or .2 and many manufacturers' include that in a disclaimer. The Vamo's built in ohm and volt meter is not a high end device but it's close enough. You're not going to be vaping sub-ohm coils with it. Mine is often a little off when I first check a new atty and even my Provari is wonky on occasion.

 

[kottonmouth401]

Thanks for the info & advice. Yeah I was hoping it was just a case of the atomizer being off by a couple of tenths, but I just wanted to make sure.

 

[StarDose]

Some attys are off by more than that, they are a rough estimate at best most times. Most of my 1.8 are around 2.1 lately, and my 2.4 are closer to 2.8.

 

[STLJohnny]

Yea my vamo is always off by .2 ish. It was more obvious to me once I started rebuilding my own coils.