Drewet88 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I currently have a lava tube V2 and when I screw in an atty it tells me the resistance of it. So far it seems pretty accurate I've only seen it off about .1 from what the atty said it should've been at that may have been the atty. To make a long story short I just ordered some silica wick and twine and will be attempting my first rebuild. Can I just screw my finished product into my lt and assume that the resistance reading is correct? Sorry if this is a stupid question I just don't want to mess up my lt doing something stupid. It is currently my only vv device but I will be shopping around for something new soon since I seem to be the only person on the forum with only one pen. I just bought a second pro tank because I realized I was the only one without a backup as well. Never thought about it breaking but if it did I would be pissed so backups are a good idea. Thanks in advance ~Drew~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartvape Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I was actually curious about the same thing. I just bought my first RDA yesterday, then got home and realized I don't have a ohm reader, however my iTaste SVD does read the ohms and seems pretty accurate, so I was just gonna use that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewet88 Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 I see we're in the same boat I would think we should be able to use it that way but I just wanted to be safe and check. I can get my hands on a meter if I really needed to but I was just wondering if fthat would be a safe way of checking. I'll probably just play it safe, check with a voltmeter and then see if it matches what my lt reads. I still have to wait for the new wick and wire to get here so I have a little over a week of just watching youtubes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uma Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Hi, as far as I know! as long as your mod has built in safety protection, you should be fine. The mod will fire the atty, to test the ohms/resistance and if there is a short in the atty chances are it won't fire at all. That's what I love about the Provari, it will show an error code. I use both the MadVapes cartomizer ohm reader and the Provari. I didn't have much luck with my Vamo, but that was just me I'm sure. It's always best to use the ohm reader, to make sure there are no hard shorts, but a good mod with safety features should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartvape Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks uma, I think mine has protection. I don't remember though. Uma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewet88 Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks Uma, I remember reading the lavatube I have has safety protection but I might use a meter too and play it safe Uma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rixter Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I have a Sigelei Zmax that has the same feature, but the only problem with using it for checking resistance is that you have to press the fire button to get a resistance reading, which hits the coil with current. An ohmmeter doesn't. Tam and Uma 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartvape Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 On mine I hit the + and - at the sane time like I'm going to lock it and it tells me ohms. I successfully just did my first coil. The only thing I did that messed me up for a sec, was wrapping the excess cotton wick around both posts, which was causing it to not fire, once I unwrapped the cotton a little it fired perfectly and tastes awesome!! Uma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewet88 Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Nice. My order won't be shipped until tomorrow. When I tap the power on button (not the fire button) it tells me the ohms. On mine I hit the + and - at the sane time like I'm going to lock it and it tells me ohms. I successfully just did my first coil. The only thing I did that messed me up for a sec, was wrapping the excess cotton wick around both posts, which was causing it to not fire, once I unwrapped the cotton a little it fired perfectly and tastes awesome!! Congrats. Hopefully I do it correctly too. I only have 2 replacement left until I have to buy more unless my package comes. I'll probably just grab a 5 pack just in case. I'd hate to run out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartvape Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 The only thing I'm having a hard time with is making the coil for the ohms I want. I made a 3ohm coil... I wanted a 2.5.... Lol Uma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewet88 Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 That wouldn't matter to much with vv right? I think it's less wraps lower resistance don't quote me on that I'll have to watch a few more youtubes before I attempt my first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartvape Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I wanna say the diameter or how big around the coils are play a role in the ohms as well. I'm not sure the diameter or gauge of the little rod I used to wrap the coil around to make the coil with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uma Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 You're correct. The more wraps, the higher the resistance. The higher resistance coils work fantastically on the Vv type mods. Just gradually turn the volts up higher until the flavor sings for ya. ( or burns lol). I highly recommend the cartomizer ohm reader for everybody, even for us safety mod users. They are invaluable. WillBlack and ChrisP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartvape Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks uma, my unintentional 3.0 hits marvelously at 6.5 Watts, cloud of vapor like I have never seen before! Uma and ChrisP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) It's just me but I always test my coil builds with a mutimeter before screwing them on my unit. I'm just overly cautious that way. Edited October 29, 2013 by Compenstine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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