Manhattan Mod fires slowly?

[Mykl]

Hey there guys,

I'm somewhat new to mods and RDAs, but a week or two ago I bought a Heimdall mod and it worked pretty well, but pieces would get stuck to each other and after a couple of days I started having problems with it. So I went to my local vape store and they reccomended I grab a Manhattan clone, which I promptly did. It works great but fires WAY slower than any mods I've seen, especially my Heimdall. Is this normal, or is something wrong with it?

Thanks everyone

 

[Pancho_Brown]

What are you using on top of it? And if its an RDA/RTA what kind of resistance are you using and what kind of wire?

 

[Mykl]

Unicig Mutation X, 22 gauge kanthol wire, .25 ohms

 

[Mykl]

Also, this is my top pin on the Manhattan. People I've talked to about this problem seem to think this isn't what's wrong... but I feel like it definitely plays a part.

 

[Pancho_Brown]

It might. But along as it's making a connection to your battery you'll be fine. My best guess ay the moment would ve that your coils are taking to long to heat up and that's what's causing your vape to tale longer. Do you have a picture of your coils by any chance

 

[Mykl]

Just rebuilt my coils and rewicked like 2 hours ago, but it fires completely fine on my Heimdall.

 

[Zamazam]

The threading is the culprit. Notice how it's black, its anodized the the same as the rest of the mod. I bet there's a massive voltage drop even before it gets to your RDA. When in doubt, do copper!

 

[fq06]

Same atomizer (and build) on both the heimdal and Manhattan and it fires differently? Same battery in both mods?

What the hell happened to that thing? Did your pit bull chew on it???

 

[fq06]

The threading is the culprit. Notice how it's black, its anodized the the same as the rest of the mod. I bet there's a massive voltage drop even before it gets to your RDA. When in doubt, do copper!

Yeah, true, coated threads are not helpful and will make a big difference compared to a mod without any coating on the threads.

 

[Pancho_Brown]

The threading is the culprit. Notice how it's black, its anodized the the same as the rest of the mod. I bet there's a massive voltage drop even before it gets to your RDA. When in doubt, do copper!

Man I'm an idiot! I didn't even see the threading on that thing! Yes the threading on the top cap and the body of the mod will cause massive voltage drop if its anodized or painted

 

[Zamazam]

I got a black Hades (Painted copper). I stripped the paint off the threads on the switch and the top cap and it made a freaking world of difference.

 

[OB61887]

What Zamazam said. If the same build and same battery fire differently on different mechs, it is a voltage drop and most likely in the threads. I've seen a few manhattan mods floating about, but the one I got is copper and fires the best of the ones I have with a .2 drop on a .18 build.

$20 http://www.angelcigs.com/fuhattan-style-18650-mechanical-mod.html

 

[Mykl]

Exact same efest in both mods, exact same build and everything. And I have no idea what happened to it. Like I bought the thing, opened it up, and that's how it looked. >.<

But is there any way I can fix the threading problem, or should I just sell my Manhattan and grab a copper one?

 

[Mykl]

I got a black Hades (Painted copper). I stripped the paint off the threads on the switch and the top cap and it made a freaking world of difference.

How would I go about stripping the paint without screwin' up the threads?

 

[Pancho_Brown]

I wire brush on a dremel will do the trick. I cleaned the threads on my old panzer black hawk

 

[Zamazam]

If you want performance, go with all copper

 

[Mykl]

Thank you man! Should I strip the paint on the top cap, switch cap, and the inside tube threads, or just the caps? The threads on the inside look all rainbowey so I feel like it's fine, but I have no idea xD

 

[Zamazam]

Strip the threads on the switch, the top cap, and in the tube itself. You want polished metal to metal contact.

 

[Angel Cigs]

What Zamazam said. If the same build and same battery fire differently on different mechs, it is a voltage drop and most likely in the threads. I've seen a few manhattan mods floating about, but the one I got is copper and fires the best of the ones I have with a .2 drop on a .18 build.

$20 http://www.angelcigs.com/fuhattan-style-18650-mechanical-mod.html

Thanks for your recommendation @OB61887