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pkane11384

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Trying not to sound too much like a newbie but I recently purchased a Recurve Dual RDA and it just doesn’t seem to firing right on my mod. I’ve tried using it on a Voopoo Drag and it just seems like it takes forever for the coils to fire. I’m using the .26 quad cores that came with the RDA and it’s reading .13 ohms. I’ve been trying to use it between 70w-80w and by the time the coils are hot enough it’s such a hot lung hit that I’m instantly coughing. Just trying to make sure that this mod will work with the RDA or if there is a better mod that will work with it.

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I don’t know the drag well; but, your build sounds right, 2, o.26 ohm coils in parallel should be 0.13 ohms.
I would suggest making sure your settings and everything is in check before shopping.... unless of course you want new.

First I would check the atty

Coils tightened down and set well?
Studied 510 pin in?
Coils not too close to deck or walls?
Mod is in wattage only mode?
Batteries charged?
Is the mod working well with other attys?
 

PoppaVic

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duals and quad-cores.. Lotsa' power, lotsa' ramp-up - lotsa' waiting.

I'd just use a single-coil <shrug>
 

pkane11384

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I don’t know the drag well; but, your build sounds right, 2, o.26 ohm coils in parallel should be 0.13 ohms.
I would suggest making sure your settings and everything is in check before shopping.... unless of course you want new.

First I would check the atty

Coils tightened down and set well?
Studied 510 pin in?
Coils not too close to deck or walls?
Mod is in wattage only mode?
Batteries charged?
Is the mod working well with other attys?

Everything is tight, cleaned up and batteries are charged. I normally use this mod with a Falcon King tank and never have problems.
 

midknight420

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Also might try raising the wattage some. 70-80w sounds a bit low to me for .13Ω dual 4 core 26g aliens. Try perhaps 100w even and see where that gets you before having to change out the coils. Also, if memory serves there is a preheat function on the Drag. Could possible try a .5 sec 120w ramp up then 80w for the duration of the vape. I hope that helps a bit. I would hate to see good coils go to waste :)

I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested
 

Synphul

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Most mods do the same thing, even with their slight variations in power accuracy or features. Using in wattage mode is pretty basic so features don't come into effect there. What coils you're using has everything to do with it along with the power settings. The drags are solid mods so doubtful that's the issue. The coils don't really sound overly massive, 4x28g/36ga ni80 fused claptons (I think these are the ones included). You could try on the lower wattages purging a little by blowing back through it until you see a bit of vapor then inhaling. Or turning wattage up a little at a time.

One other thing that may really help you out in this case, the drag mod has a custom wattage curve feature. I don't own the drag so can't tell you how to get into the settings for it, the user manual should help. What custom wattage curves (CCW) allow you to do is set your wattage over the duration of the vape. You could start out at like 80-85 watts for the first second or so to get the coil heating, then drop the wattage back to 70w, 65w, 62w, 60w, 58w etc. The intervals are every 0.5 seconds so keep that in mind for how you vape. It may take a little fiddling to get it just right but it will allow you to taper the wattage back once the coils are heating.

Staying at the same wattage throughout is like holding your foot in a fixed position on the gas pedal of a car. It will continue gaining speed. Similar to driving, once you're up to speed you want to let off the gas and just give it enough to maintain speed. Custom wattage curves do the same thing, so as you hold the fire button down the mod is backing off the power for you. It can help give a nice steady warmth of vape in wattage mode.
 

St.Roostifer

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To add to the great suggestions above, pull the cotton and dry burn the coils again to look for hot spots. The same thing happened to me last week and after pulling the cotton and dry burning, I noticed there was a hot spot. Got rid of it, rewicked it and no problems since.
 

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