coiling

[ripple27]

Morning all, can i ask your advise please?

I have a protank 2 and have bought the wicks already with the wire attached but when i try and put the new ones in and turn it on the battey keeps flashing but if i use one of my old ones it doesn't so im obviously doing something wrong

I have watched a video and followed it to the letter keeping the wires apart especially so im not sure what im doing wrong, so if anyone can advise me i would appreicate it

[phtumshk]

If the wires are going correctly through the head/grommet things to check are the cut ends arent left extending anywhere causing a possible short.
Positive side of the coil that goes through the grommet isnt touching the sides of the head.
Also when the chimney is in place it isnt shorting on the coil.

[lairey]

Also, what oHms are the coils you are using? What battery are you using them on?

[ripple27]

Jun 9, 2015 10:37:43 GMT lairey said:

Also, what oHms are the coils you are using? What battery are you using them on?

they are 2.5 and on a ego- c 1600

[lairey]

Jun 9, 2015 10:39:15 GMT ripple27 said:

Jun 9, 2015 10:37:43 GMT lairey said:

Also, what oHms are the coils you are using? What battery are you using them on?

they are 2.5 and on a ego- c 1600

OK, so the 2.5s should be absolutely fine.  In that case, as suggested above, it's likely to be a short - a part of your coil is probably touching part of the outer casing.

[ripple27]

Jun 9, 2015 10:43:45 GMT lairey said:

Jun 9, 2015 10:39:15 GMT ripple27 said:

they are 2.5 and on a ego- c 1600

OK, so the 2.5s should be absolutely fine.  In that case, as suggested above, it's likely to be a short - a part of your coil is probably touching part of the outer casing.

thanks i thought it must be my fault just not sure what as this is the 1st time iv done it so i will recheck everything im doing with this in mind, again thanks

[Deleted]

Check the top chimney too. I've had problems with that and shorting. Check the ohms without the snap on/snap off chimney and then with....

Should help identify the short

[prr]

Can't add much to the above, when you have put the legs of the coil in place and the grommet and pin back in wiggle the legs rather than clip them, they tend to snap really flush.

[snow]

Almost certainly a short, I make my own coils for my Protanks and every now and again even with the wiggle method of removing the excess legs one will refuse to fire and invariably after taking the coil out I will find an almost invisible teeny weeny bit of wire proud of the gromet or pin which needs nipping off. Run the pad of your finger or your finger nail around the pin & grommet and see if you feel a bit of wire, if you do just use nail clippers to nip it back flush with the head.