Ohm Meter - Do I need one? Newbie to RDAs

[cupracer92]

I'm getting ready to shift over to RDAs and expand my vaping horizon from clearomizers. I've done some research but I can't seem to figure out this part. I'm thinking about getting a box mod & an RDA to get things rolling. Do I need an ohm meter if I'm getting a box mod instead of a regular (tube) mod? Since the box mod has the digital reading on there is it necessary to get an ohm reader. (Sorry if this is a dumb question, if anyone could clear things up for me it would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.)

 

[BuddJohnson]

An ohm meter is a real plus to have in the vape kit. I wouldn't be without one. They make the ideal base to do your builds on. The ohm meter on your box may seem enough but you will want to have that box in use with a tank of juice going.. it will become an inconvenience switching atties over.
The ohm meters seem to be built well and you should get a few years use out of them. For $10-$15 the value is there.

 

[Warhawk-AVG]

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[madmonkey]

Even with the Ohm's checker on regulated box mods you still want an Ohm reader....I agree with @BuddJohnson above...It's a great building stand (it's a pain to try and build on a box mod or holding the base in your hand,) and even though most 510 ohm reader boxes can be off .01-.05, they still are more accurate than most box mods ohm checkers. The only box mods that I have that are super accurate are my DNA mods (I don't have a yihi chipset mod, I don't go super high watts and I have several mechs,) ...my cana and my older china mods will disagree sometimes as much as .2 on the resistance of the coil. Not all box mods read two decimal places out ( 0.00 ). Some do, some read only one decimal place. I have two ohm reader boxes, one is off by .4 and one I screwed up the 510 pin so it bounces .01 over/under the actual resistance of the coil but that middle number is super accurate. Another nice thing is sometimes as you wick/tweak/cut the leads on the wire you can loosen the screws on the atty slightly causing a bad connection and it's going to show on a checker much easier than a mod as the resistance changes on it...also...if you're curious what happens to the resistance when a short happens you can safely check the resistance of a coil with a drill bit or a screwdriver in it and then take it out or just touch it to the coil while you're checking the resistance to the coil for a second....you'll see a radical change in your resistance but the current is so low on an ohms checker it won't fry the coil....

Multimeters are excellent to have as well...you can get them fairly cheap....but you don't want to buy the cheapest one....if you go that route spend a couple dollars and make sure you get one that reads ohms to the second decimal place....a lot of the cheaper ones read only one place (I learned this the hard way,) and you can check your battery voltage and such with them as well as long as they are rated for something that can measure your battery (appropriate volts/amps and such.) Good luck starting to build and ask questions first, it's safer to ask than oops happy vaping