I have a King clone mech, I understand it's a clone but it's all I can afford at the moment. When I first got it, worked perfect. Now it definitely has a huge voltage drop. I believe it might be in the switch. When I fire it, it takes a while to heat up, and when it does, it doesn't burn/vape/ hit as hard as it did. I haven't had it even a month. I am using the Sony VTC4. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Voltage Drop?
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How old is the coil? What is the resistance currently? Nothing hits better then a nice fresh coil.
Have you cleaned the contact points? I wipe down the battery + and - once a week with a paper towel or my shirt. For the threading area's I use a q-tip with rubbing alcohol.
Are you allowing the battery to rest between coming out of the mod and hitting the charger? Also you would want it to rest coming off the charger and going into the mod as well.
Have you cleaned the contact points? I wipe down the battery + and - once a week with a paper towel or my shirt. For the threading area's I use a q-tip with rubbing alcohol.
Are you allowing the battery to rest between coming out of the mod and hitting the charger? Also you would want it to rest coming off the charger and going into the mod as well.
Try cleaning/sand buffing the contact surfaces, then use some ole' anti-oxidation compound on the contacts and on the threads.
Have you tried cleaning it, yes it does matter...
1. clean the tubes
2. clean the contacts/firing pins...
just a check...how old is the build on the atomizer...I assume you tried the King on newly built coils/wick to make sure.
1. clean the tubes
2. clean the contacts/firing pins...
just a check...how old is the build on the atomizer...I assume you tried the King on newly built coils/wick to make sure.
I have tried a couple new coils but it's the same. Currently I have a nano dragon build using 28 gauge kanthal. The resistance is 5.4.
I will definitely try this!
Also get some NOALOX. (NO-ALuminum-OXide) for the threads & contacts
I do not allow time between charger/mod switches. That could definitely be my problem. I never gave it any thought, as this is my first mech experience. Thank you very much.
Although the batteries are only a few weeks old. Think that would be enough time to ruin them?
I'm about to venture into the replaceable-battery mod arena, and this makes me curious -- how long a rest are we talking?
Thx!
Andria
Although the batteries are only a few weeks old. Think that would be enough time to ruin them?
very unlikely but it's possible; and I don't mean that on your end -- just like everything else in life, things go bad
Although the batteries are only a few weeks old. Think that would be enough time to ruin them?
It shouldn't be, but strange things can happen. Ballpark, the battery should be good for 300 (or more) charge/discharge cycles, but there are a lot of things that contribute to a loss of capacity and shorten battery life. Frequent deep cycling, frequent high discharge rates, overcharging, high temperatures (and cold temperatures when the battery is at a low charge state) all take cycles away from the battery.
I've read anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours. You want to make sure that the battery is back to room temperature before hammering on it again. If it feels warm to the touch, it needs more time to cool down after a charge.
I'll charge my "next" battery (or set of batteries) in the evening before bed, then they sit overnight. In the morning, I'll throw the most recently charged battery in my mod, so it's usually been sitting for at least 6-8 hours before use.
REALLY?
A 5.4 ohm coil?
No wonder it doesn't work right....
You're going to need about 5 volts just to get that thing starting to work right. You would really need to be 6 volts or higher to hit the sweet spot, and your battery only puts out 4.2 volts with a fresh charge.
You need to stay under 3.0 ohms, and even that is very high for a mech mod.
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LMAO typo! .54 ohms.REALLY?
A 5.4 ohm coil?
No wonder it doesn't work right....
You're going to need about 5 volts just to get that thing starting to work right. You would really need to be 6 volts or higher to hit the sweet spot, and your battery only puts out 4.2 volts with a fresh charge.
You need to stay under 3.0 ohms, and even that is very high for a mech mod.
I don't think it will ruin them that fast, but its a better safer practice to rest batteries. It's more stress on them when you drain/recharge/drain with out resting. Most will recommend having 2-3 per device. I keep at least 3 per device, I usually swap them out when i get home from work. an after i have ate and am relaxing i put them on to charge, so they are ready to come off before bed.
Geez, in them old days (not that long ago) we charged one while vaping one. A charge on those little battreries only lasted an hour or two, and they would last for months.
So me thinks you're over doing the 'let them rest' just a little.
Should you let them rest? Sure. Will they crap out in a month if you don't? Probably not.
So me thinks you're over doing the 'let them rest' just a little.
Should you let them rest? Sure. Will they crap out in a month if you don't? Probably not.
With certain applications like flashlights I have always used a resting method. I grew up in a hunting/military family so I really got into tach style equipment at a really early age. As a vaper I would kill 7-8 510 batteries a day so by the time a few where charged and rested I could rest and charge the old used ones.
Do some take the rest application too far sure. But with sub-ohm vaping you are putting more stress on the battery then using them in a flashlight type set up. So some rest is a good thing, but it's not terrible if you can't do so all the time.
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