has anyone re-wicked a kanger evod atty?

[caligirlINky]

i have one flavor of ejuice that im not willing to give up. the prob is it burns thru the wicks in a day or 2. after going thru 5 attys in 10 days, i decided to take the atty apart to see what was going on. the wire that was wrapped around the wick was falling apart. the wick crumbled when i took it out. it was all so demolished that i cant tell what its supposed to look like to replace the wick. short of ruining a new atty by taking it apart n not knowing how or have the supplies to repair it, i thought id see if anyone here has experience with rewicking these attys. please help if you can. thanks.

 

[caligirlINky]

all that was inside the atty is the wick and a wire wrapped around it. what i couldnt figure out was how the wire was wrapped.

 

[Aubie80]

This video will show you what you need to know. I would suggest 32ga kanthal wire with some silica wick material. I think he goes over that in the video.
A PBusardo Review All About The EVOD - Includes Recoiling - YouTube

Helps if I put the link in......sorry

 

[Vchick]

A PBusardo Review All About The EVOD - Includes Recoiling - YouTube

hth!

By the time I posted someone beat me to it....... Good luck, looks easy enough!

 

[caligirlINky]

whats funny is my hubby has a protank. a month ago i sent him a link to ecf of a guy explaining how to rewick the atty. at some point i also told my hubby that our tanks use the same attys so we didnt have to double up.

after i posted this morn my hubby reminded me of all this.... duh would have been nice if i had put 2 + 2 together before asking for help.

thanks for the links and info. im gna chk them out cuz i need all the examples i can get my hands on since this will be my very first time trying anything like this. im really excited and cant wait for the b&m store to open so i can get my supplies. my hubby already has all the tools i could possibly need.

 

[caligirlINky]

link isnt working in either post. ill try searching youtube instead. thanks

 

[cedric212]

Use this method if you're planning to rebuild with silica wick (or use the paperclip method if working with larger diameter wicks):

Machine screw coil wrap for Vivi Nova / Kanger T3 - YouTube

For cotton, I use the same method described by TomCatt (easiest rebuilding method, IMO)

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ictorial-evod-rewicking-cotton-recoiling.html

Make sure you know how to test the resistance and to check for short.

 

[Thin]

I've rebuilt a few evods using 3mm silica wick with 5 turns of 0.2mm kanthal wire and they turn out around the same vape as the stock ones. The stock ones come with a "flavour wick" which is a second piece of wick sitting loose on top of the wound wick, but I found using the 3mm wick I didn't need it. I believe one of it's purposes is to stop the coil flooding.

Once you've built one and see how it turns out you'll find they're pretty easy to do, so you can mess about with different wicks/wire/turns etc.

 

[caligirlINky]

the guy with txt n pix in the atty mod posts says to use 3mm but he didnt show what to do with the wires. the youtube vid shows everything but says to use the 2mm silica. since my b&m only has 3mm, thats what im using this time. ill check out the other links posted before i get started so im not missing something n ill post when im done. need the ohms to be about 1.8-2.0. my hubby has a meter i can use so ill chk it before i put it in my battery... thanks for the suggestion.

 

[BJ43]

i have one flavor of ejuice that im not willing to give up. the prob is it burns thru the wicks in a day or 2. after going thru 5 attys in 10 days, i decided to take the atty apart to see what was going on. the wire that was wrapped around the wick was falling apart. the wick crumbled when i took it out. it was all so demolished that i cant tell what its supposed to look like to replace the wick. short of ruining a new atty by taking it apart n not knowing how or have the supplies to repair it, i thought id see if anyone here has experience with rewicking these attys. please help if you can. thanks.

I would be more worried about what I was vaping that can demolish a silica wick/coil in two days....

I rewick all my Evods and Protanks, usually with 30g kanthal and hemp wick, the kanthal coil lasts me months and I rewick the hemp every 10 days. Silica wicks would last months with an occasional dry burn.

 

[caligirlINky]

i dont want to list the vendor name of the juice on here bc they are an ecf listed vendor. its the only juice i have this prob with no matter what clearo/bat combo i use. the juice is very thick (more vg than pg) but so are the other juices i use from them. i dont have a prob with the other 2 juices. the attys last a week with the those.

ive completed my recoil/wick. havent checked it on the meter cuz my hubby is still at work. it looks so good. i didnt have a screw to make perfect coils but i kept them from touching so i hope thats all thats needed. the wick looks longer on one side but thats just the angle of the cam.

 

[gutter22]

I just rebuilt a protank atty with 2x 2mm wicks with about 5 wraps and its working great. Came out kinda oval and @ 2.2 ohms. Flavor is great so far.

For my first try I'll call this a great success!

 

[JeremyR]

The hardest part is getting the wicking amount correct for your juice so it doesn't flood or dry out. Or and easier work around if your a vg vaper. You can go this if flooding or thin it with water if dry hitting

 

[roffles18963]

I've seen people rewick with stainless steel mesh, and I'm planning on rebuilding my evod coils from here on out. I've got about 30ft of silica wicks (3mm), 100ft of 32 gauge kanthal, and a 12"x12" sheet of 325 SS mesh coming in. Anyone have any suggestions about the SS (other than make sure it's tight and well oxidized)? Use silica for the flavor wick, or wind up another piece of mesh?

 

[Kashew]

I just rebuilt my protank 32awg with 3mm silica ,5/4 wrap , 1.9ohms topped with 1flavor wick 1mm opened up. Its perfect for thin juice.

 

[classwife]

Moved to Rebuildable Atomizer Systems from the Modding Forum - Atomizer Mods

 

[ODBoyer]

Ive micro coiled a couple evods but for me its a pain with huge hands and itty-bitty work space lol.

 

[SirSteve]

i dont want to list the vendor name of the juice on here bc they are an ecf listed vendor. its the only juice i have this prob with no matter what clearo/bat combo i use. the juice is very thick (more vg than pg) but so are the other juices i use from them. i dont have a prob with the other 2 juices. the attys last a week with the those.

ive completed my recoil/wick. havent checked it on the meter cuz my hubby is still at work. it looks so good. i didnt have a screw to make perfect coils but i kept them from touching so i hope thats all thats needed. the wick looks longer on one side but thats just the angle of the cam.

Looks nice from that picture. I use 3mm silica and 32 gauge kanthal in my Evod. It is fairly easy to do, but you may have to go through a bit of trial and error before you are completely happy with the results.

I too am curious what kind of juice destroys wire in 2 days, it is a wonder it doesn't destroy the plastic tank.

 

[JeremyR]

Try adding some drops of water to the juice to thin it down a bit. Do a rinse & dry durn every day or two .. Sounds like bobas bounty?