Build on mod or on dedicated 521 tab type device

[Griffin40]

Hello everyone. Long time reader and found a lot of great advice here. One question that I can't seem to find anywhere is the following...
I use a lot of different RTA's and RDA's and have dedicated mods for certain tanks. I always build on my mods and rarely unscrew them, unless it's to do a heavy cleaning. I also have a CoilMaster 521 tab, that I never use. I read in a post that using the mod for building coils is bad, but no one elaborated why (and the post was closed for commenting). Is there any truth that might be there? Conceptually, I can't understand why it would be bad to build a coil and dry fire on your mod (unless it's a mech). I figured rarely unscrewing a tank from the mod would preserve the threads. I honestly bought the CoilMaster 521 awhile back as it was on sale and thought it would be nice to use. Any advice or thoughts that you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading.

 

[Mattp169]

its bad on a mech mod
or any mod that you cant see the ohm of the coil
how do you know what the coil ohm actually is with these devices. you dont know if you missed a short or whatever

On a mod like an IPV or what have you its about the same thing as using a coil; master just have to be careful because usually you have to hit the fire button to get the mod to read resisatnce and if its shorting but firing you could cause issues. I dont have a coil master or ohm reader I build on my 3 IPV mods but not on my 3 PWM mods that do not show me coil resistence
But I am always careful only to hit the fire button for the shortest moment to test the resistance, I know what the coil should read and ifs way off I know something is wrong
But you also have to watch how you hold the device so you dont accidwntally fire it while building

 

[Griffin40]

its bad on a mech mod
or any mod that you cant see the ohm of the coil
how do you know what the coil ohm actually is with these devices. you dont know if you missed a short or whatever

On a mod like an IPV or what have you its about the same thing as using a coil; master just have to be careful because usually you have to hit the fire button to get the mod to read resisatnce and if its shorting but firing you could cause issues. I dont have a coil master or ohm reader I build on my 3 IPV mods but not on my 3 PWM mods that do not show me coil resistence
But I am always careful only to hit the fire button for the shortest moment to test the resistance, I know what the coil should read and ifs way off I know something is wrong
But you also have to watch how you hold the device so you dont accidwntally fire it while building

Thank you Matt. Makes sense. My mods all show coil ohms luckily (Sig 100+, Smok X ultra, and eleaf 100tc). Guess its really more a valuable tool if you only use mechs, which is rare for me.

 

[The Cromwell]

I build on a regulated mod.
Reads my ohms and has adjustable power for breaking in the coils.

 

[HondaDavidson]

Imo it only bad if the Meter of the mod is the ONLY one you have and use....

That's my only real issue with building on mod....



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[The Cromwell]

Imo it only bad if the Meter of the mod is the ONLY one you have and use....

That's my only real issue with building on mod....



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How would you know the one on the Tab is good?

 

[HondaDavidson]

How would you know the one on the Tab is good?

You dont.. point is to not depend on only one meter.. especially if that meter controls your mod.....

If meter A doesn't match meter B. You know there is a problem... but if you only have A meter and that meter is your mod how do you really differentiate a mod issue from an atty issue. ... except by assuming the mod is always correct.

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[The Cromwell]

You dont.. point is to not depend on only one meter.. especially if that meter controls your mod.....

If meter A doesn't match meter B. You know there is a problem... but if you only have A meter and that meter is your mod how do you really differentiate a mod issue from an atty issue. ... except by assuming the mod is always correct.

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I use the same few coil configurations and if a reading is unexpected I try a different mod.
I have a mod or two that read off by .2. Well one now, the other one croaked.

I have a calibrated .1 ohm 10W resistor that I use for comparison if all else fails.
DMM's tend to have crappy leads even if the meter is accurate.

 

[Griffin40]

Thank you so much everyone. Very appreciated. Have a great day all!