Ohm meter vs. building on a regulated mod

[Herman]

This is just a question that interests me, I already own an ohm meter, so this is not even about me trying to save money or anything.
Is it really safer to build a coil with an ohm meter vs. a regulated mod? The general opinion is, that it is safer to use an ohm meter, because in some rare cases the regulated device might still blow up. But why would that be? The ohm meter probably has some mechanisms that prevents it from blowing up the battery in the case of a short, but don't regulated mods have the same mechanisms in place? Why would my coilmaster ohm meter be safer than my eleaf regulated mod? Wouldn't it be possible that the ohm meter might even be less safe, because it was cheaper? Asking mostly out of curiosity.

 

[Deleted member 54254]

I don't think there's any difference, the main benefit of a reader being the platform is usually larger than the top of a mod and more stable.

 

[Deleted member 58360]

Depends on the mod...

A dedicated ohm meter (for want of a better term) has the advantage of that switch to select "read" or "fire".

Set it to read, you can't fire it by mistake, which might burn you if you're not expecting it.

A regulated mod blowing up? That's so unlikely as to be dismissed as a possibility to be honest - however...

A high output mod, might be set far too high for test firing, which could melt or even vaporise the coil - a meter is usually (as far as I've seen) restricted to battery voltage and current limited.

Neither option will fire into a short though unless there's a fault.

I think it's (a bit) safer and (much) easier to use a meter rather than a mod - and let's be fair, 10-20 quid isn't a huge expenditure for a meter - especially if you do the whole "compared to a pack of fags" thing*




*I have managed to justify so many toys with that one

 

[Deleted member 58360]

Sorry, missed:

Wouldn't it be possible that the ohm meter might even be less safe, because it was cheaper?

No, not really.

There's really so little circuitry to consider in a meter (with or without firing capability) that it's a negligible difference.

The higher cost of a mod is down to the extra functionality (TC, power curves, etc) and the physical construction of the thing - it matters not that a meter is made of much lighter plastic because it's not going to be knocking around in a pocket

 

[tootingyoda]

Some of my past budget mods readers have been a bit suspect with the readings, while the likes of DNA and Yihi (and posher) were accepted as more reliable. I think most have improved a lot, but still preferred the more stable base of my coil master one to build on. Essential if you're a mech or unregulated user, not so much so if regulated and have something stable to build on.

 

[Simon G]

I don't really think it matters... if you aren't putting it on a mech afterwards then who cares if it's reading a little out on either?

I have a geekvape tab pro, it's just easier to build on, it was £20, it's all good .... but for ages I didn't have one.