Really need help.

[donov6]

Hope you are all well, I've not been on here in a long time. But I am so stuck and need some help.

I bought a Smok Knight kit,

Smok helmet tank and a koopor mini 2 battery

The coils I use are smok 0.4 ohm single Clapton coil. (smok helmet clp 0.4)


Can somebody please tell me whether this coil is no 200, titanium or steel.

Also what should I set the initial ohm to..

I've just got through two coils, seem to be getting a burnt taste no matter what I do. Even vaping at 20w and letting the new coil soak for 30 mins (don't know how to prime it)

Love you all x

Oh I just changed the initial ohm by accident and have no idea what it was set to

[sydsut]

It's probably Kanthal so it should be set to power or watts mode, not to TC. Hope this helps

[donov6]

Oct 3, 2016 13:41:01 GMT sydsut said:

It's probably Kanthal so it should be set to power or watts mode, not to TC. Hope this helps

Ok thank you.

I'm so confused it seems to have reset all the settings after I selected yes to it being a new coil and now seems fine :S

It started vaping like I had it on max watt no matter what watt I had it on

[Postmodern Smoking]

I could be wrong (I'm not familiar with the Smok Knight), but could you have been accidently initially vaping in TC mode? Or maybe it hadn't read the resistance of the coil and was firing at too high a current for the actual coil's resistance.
Selecting Yes to being a new coil probably means it now has read the actual coil resistance and therefore is able to supply the correct current to match the set Power (W).

[donov6]

Oct 3, 2016 14:55:33 GMT Postmodern Smoking said:

I could be wrong (I'm not familiar with the Smok Knight), but could you have been accidently initially vaping in TC mode? Or maybe it hadn't read the resistance of the coil and was firing at too high a current for the actual coil's resistance.
Selecting Yes to being a new coil probably means it now has read the actual coil resistance and therefore is able to supply the correct current to match the set Power (W).

Hi mate you are bang on.

I've noticed when it asks if it's a new coil sometimes it seems to read the tanks initial ohm stupidly high (normally its 0.6 but it had changed it to 2.0..) only way to fix it is by unscrewing the tank and screwing it in a few times till it offers a lower ohm.

Why on earth would it do this?

[Postmodern Smoking]

Oct 3, 2016 14:59:39 GMT donov6 said:

Oct 3, 2016 14:55:33 GMT Postmodern Smoking said:

I could be wrong (I'm not familiar with the Smok Knight), but could you have been accidently initially vaping in TC mode? Or maybe it hadn't read the resistance of the coil and was firing at too high a current for the actual coil's resistance.
Selecting Yes to being a new coil probably means it now has read the actual coil resistance and therefore is able to supply the correct current to match the set Power (W).

Hi mate you are bang on.

I've noticed when it asks if it's a new coil sometimes it seems to read the tanks initial ohm stupidly high (normally its 0.6 but it had changed it to 2.0..) only way to fix it is by unscrewing the tank and screwing it in a few times till it offers a lower ohm.

Why on earth would it do this?

Sounds like poor/variable contact (imho)

[chykensa]

donov6 - if you do get a higher than normal reading, unscrew the tank, press the fire button (you should get a 'check atomizer' message, or 'no coil'), then screw the tank back on and press fire, at which point it should prompt 'is this a new coil?'. Hit Yes, and you should be fine.
Make sure there is no condensation or juice inside the 510 fitting, removing it with some kitchen towel or loo roll. This will help the mod get a good contact on the tank to read the resistance accurately.

[donov6]

Oct 3, 2016 15:36:23 GMT chykensa said:

donov6 - if you do get a higher than normal reading, unscrew the tank, press the fire button (you should get a 'check atomizer' message, or 'no coil'), then screw the tank back on and press fire, at which point it should prompt 'is this a new coil?'. Hit Yes, and you should be fine.
Make sure there is no condensation or juice inside the 510 fitting, removing it with some kitchen towel or loo roll. This will help the mod get a good contact on the tank to read the resistance accurately.

Thanks a lot. Fingers crossed!

[Q]

Oct 3, 2016 15:36:23 GMT chykensa said:

donov6 - if you do get a higher than normal reading, unscrew the tank, press the fire button (you should get a 'check atomizer' message, or 'no coil'), then screw the tank back on and press fire, at which point it should prompt 'is this a new coil?'. Hit Yes, and you should be fine.
Make sure there is no condensation or juice inside the 510 fitting, removing it with some kitchen towel or loo roll. This will help the mod get a good contact on the tank to read the resistance accurately.

Only do this with a totally cold coil, if you have fired it and made it even slightly warm the ohmage will show as being MUCH higher (which is what I'm guessing you did).

The answer to the 'new coil' question should only be 'YES' if the coil is stone cold

[chykensa]

Sorry Q, I think we are at cross purposes, I was referring to a Kanthal coil, not locking the resistance for TC (unless that's not what you were referring to, in which case I've just learned something new!!).
I'll get my coat -

[Q]

Actually can you get mine please, I think I read it all wrong

[donov6]

I think it was all too do with the ohm reading.

I've only had to do it once since (unscrew, put back on, check the ohm reading displayed and accept the new one)

I just find it so weird the instructions don't mention this at all, until you all helped I had no idea what the whole ohm thing even meant (my fault though for not researching)

It now correctly reaads the coils between 0.43 and 0.48

Thanks everybody

[chykensa]

Glad you are sorted donov6, that's what we are all here for!