It looks to me like electrolysis is taking place, metal from the contact on the mod is being deposited on the pin. I used to see this with old automotive distributor points before electronic ignition. I guess I’m old as the hills because when I googled electrolysis I found no mention of this, So I expanded it to electrolysis in points and again found no mention of auto distributor points, but I did find mention of copper and galvanized steel so I know I had the correct terminology.
Dissimilar metals in contact with each other will cause an electrical current on their own without pressing the fire button. Passing current through 2 metal points will also cause this pitting and metal deposition.
I noticed with my Nautilus that some coils weren’t firing right or the mod was reading bizarrely high ohms outside the mods capability to fire. My fix was to pull the contact pin in the coils down slightly. But, after looking at the parts list that @Lostmarbles posted that neither of my 2 Nautilus tanks have a spring. I wonder if that’s a new feature of the Nautilus? That missing spring would most likely have solved my issue.
Anyway it doesn’t matter for me because I don’t use a Nautilus anymore since I started sub ohming. I have an iSub G and a Kanger subtank mini and the airflow in those to compared to the Nautilus is ridiculous and I will never look back. I also have a RDA, but prefer the tanks for ease of use and no mess.
One more thing, I found I can take the pin out with a finger nail or by poking a Qtip from the tank end of the base. This also will push the gasket out without damaging it.
Mine is the 5ml non sub ohm nautilus. I didn’t realize they had a sub nautilus. That must be a new model and they must have fixed the issue I was talking about with the abnormally high ohm reading I was getting until I did my fix with the coils. I wonder if the coils or base are interchangeable or it’s all new? Gonna have to go check that.
I just came from the Aspire site and it seems they only sell the 1.6 and 1.8 ohm coils for the 5ml and the mini only shows a 1.8 coil, but I think they’re interchangeable. So I’m still confused, but no worries confusion is my normal state of mind.
No it’s the 5ml Aspire Nautilus tank. I’m wrong in thinking Sub-ohm vaping means to vape with an atomizer…BUUUT it’s the “sub” part which means below…below 1.0… and the nauts 1.6
Never really cared about the terminology and definitions just more so vaping
Yes, they are interchangeable SIZE WISE. I believe the mini comes stock with a 1.8 ohm. Could have something to do with air flow difference as to why offer only 1.8 for the mini. Truth be told, most I’ve seen of people speaking of the differences in the use of the 1.6 and the 1.8, most like the 1.8 ohm coil…
Both my 1.6 and 1.8 read 1.7 on all my mods so I noticed no difference haha and I have dozens of the bvc coils left and still get the same reading off all of them…so far
I should pay more attention to which I use because some last weeks and at times over a month and others have last 3 days at times…could be random…could not
That’s interesting because the 1.8 coils I used varied from 1.9 to 2.0 ohms and the 1.6 were between 1.6 and 1.8. At that time I had the MVP 20 and it didn’t read hundredths and rounded. That variability coupled with how my 2nd tank’s base had bad 510 threads and the insert in the chimney would get stuck in coils whenever I refilled it will keep me away from Aspire.
Now I find out that both of mine were missing what looks like 2 springs and a connector. I could be wrong about the connector and may be missing just the spring, but mine looks different from the pics at aspire.The 2nd spring and pin says it’s for airflow control? I don’t get how that is a replaceable part since the airflow collar doesn’t come off to replace the airflow pin and spring. More confusion lol.
If you truly see no difference then more than likely the 1.8 ohm coil will have a slight better life. 3 days, this I can not say is normal but 7-30 days is very normal. Truthfully most get a minimum of 14 days but there are exceptions. Of course how well you take care of the coil (Don’t run out of juice, Don’t over power, Etc) make a big difference. I’ have personally had a Aspire coil last 7 weeks. Only once though…
How many coils have you seen that were 1.8 ohms and read 2.0 ohms on the mod. Use it for a day or two and then it reads 1.8 like it should. I have seen many…
Most, but that could have been from the missing spring. It seemed that almost every time I used it the resistance changed. Poor quality control if you ask me. Doesn’t really matter because unless I can’t get coils (kanthol and cotton for the subtank mini RTA deck and my RBA) for my subs the one usable nautilus will be gathering dust. I’m guessing aspire changed the nautilus at some point and the pics of the replacement components doesn’t reflect that change. To me that’s another reason to stay away from aspire.
At this time I agree with you. I do know that Aspire is a good company and they will get back on track. They have just strayed a bit at this time. I go toward Kanger at this time myself. Just give them some time…
Actually they do, well at least on mine. I haven’t personally tried it since I have no neede but when I was looking for answers on my pin I saw a lot of tutorials on how to do this. Granted it seems to be a bitch to get off.
Most definitely the 1.8 would last longer for me personally it does not matter at this time. I was given my 2 Naut tanks with almost enough coils to last a life time from a friend of mine who stopped vaping, this is why I’m not paying attention/being frugal with my coils. I know how long they should last on average and for the most part they do last a few weeks but every so often I get that one coil that doesn’t last long. All in all I like aspire, I have had no real issues with them and I am a happy user. I don’t think this pitting issue I’m have is really aspires fault or anyone’s…just electricity’s
Even though I have my other tanks like the crown, I’m still using my aspire tanks because I like them and even though they were free, they have done me a solid.
I think everyone dislikes every company out there for one reason or another and some people run into issues as well, I have not thus far with aspire but we will see what happens when I switch out this pin
I’m sorry you had so many problems with it but something doesn’t sound right? with the missing pieces and getting stuck in the coils…is it possible the tank wasn’t authentic? I have had friends that had issues that came to find they were not authentic…
Just a question please don’t take offense, I’m just trying to figure out why so much has gone wrong with 1 tank for ya
I’ve taken my base apart on a few occasions to drill out/add additional air channels etc. The tiny air flow spring is what locks the ring and gives you the clicky noise when you turn it. Major PIA to put in. My Nautilus tanks have all been “upgraded” for more airflow and while it is an improvement, it is still restrictive compared to the newer tanks due to the slim chimney. Don’t recommend anyone do this unless they are bored and don’t value their fingertips.
Good thing I don’t have a machine shop…
No offense taken. I checked the code at their website for both tanks. I suspect the one tank with the bad threads and loose chimney thingy. I’m not sure what to call it since it wasn’t listed on the link above so I call it a thingy, widget, or a whatchmacallit. I’m sure it was just a bad tank and if the store I bought it from had a better return policy the next tank probably would have been good. I bought it because I had dropped the tiny contact pin gasket/sleeve down the drain while cleaning. I wish I had been able to find that replacement part page, it would have saved me a few bucks. I paid $40 bucks for each of the two tanks.
I loved my nautilus until I didn’t lol. It was a good tank, but I always wanted more air flow. I often thought about drilling out the air holes, but without knowing how to remove the collar I didn’t want to try for fear of damaging the collar. That and as @Lostmarbles said the skinny chimney would still make the airflow restricted. I laughed at
