The goal with this list is to provide someone looking into getting into rebuilding a list of supplies and where to get them. When new to rebuilding, It was daunting to figure out where to buy what, what was necessary, what was just opinion, which vendors were trust worthy, etc etc. Still difficult to sort out what's best, but stuff in this list has worked for me.
I wasn’t about to spend $10 for a few sheets of “organic” cotton. Boiling cotton balls was a PITA, so that was a non-starter. Finding tiny tools was also a pain.
So I stuck to amazon for supplies. Not for batteries, mods, atomizers, mind you, but just general supplies that were reasonably priced.
To those who know more than I do, feel free to add to this list. For me, it was all trial and error, mostly error.
Ohm Meter.
The one I bought ($15) is out of stock and not sold anymore. Looks identical to the one by eleaf. Bummer. It works great. There are others, non-prime eligible. Buy one, build on it, always use it before test firing on regulated or unregulated devices. I had a short in an Orchid tank once on an IPV3, test fired w/o using ohm meter. Because the short brought it from 1.1 to .15 ohm, it still fired, still dangerous. Always test. If getting into rebuilding, buy one of these first, before anything else. You can also get them from a variety of vendors on line, but since I’m focusing on Amazon, here’s a search link.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p...keywords=510+ohm+meter&ie=UTF8&qid=1422831238
Cotton - for wicking.
I tear the outside compressed edges off of this before using. Seems to wick better that way. Otherwise, no boiling or anything. To each his own.
Amazon.com: Cotton Labo ORGANIC Cotton Puff Size M (200pc): Health & Personal Care
Pliers
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NPR2LW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Wire Cutters
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IBOOWQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Precision Screwdrivers. Useful for their intended purpose, as well as wrapping coils. I use the 2.4mm flathead most of the time for RDA, Lemo. 2mm for other tanks with smaller decks.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009OYGV/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Resistance wire
I always buy 100 foot rolls. Lots of room for trial and error. I personally own 24, 26, 28, 30 awg. I use 26 the most, with 28 as #2. I only use 30 for twisted or clapton style coils, but its really too thick for clapton coils. I use 24 occasionally in my Tugboat, usually just as single coil. It gets warm. I also used the 24awg to fix a toilet chain flusher thingy in our guest bathroom; it is pretty sturdy wire, but easy enough to bend.
26 gauge kanthal.
http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Light...ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2T7YDD56AIX5S
28 gauge kanthal
Amazon.com: Genuine Lightning Vapes Kanthal 28 AWG Gauge A1 Wire 100' Roll .32mm , 5.27 Ohms/ft Resistance: Everything Else
Battery Charger.
I’m looking for a better one. The 2 bay one I had crapped out when plugged into a DC outlet in my truck that was no good, possibly shorted. Open to suggestions. It gets all my efest, mxjo, re-wrapped LG batteries up to 4.1-4.2 volts pretty reliably.
Amazon.com : NITECORE i4 (New 2014 version) Intellicharge universal smart battery Charger For Li-ion / IMR / Ni-MH/ Ni-Cd 26650 22650 18650 18490 18350 17670 17500 17335 16340 RCR123 14500 10440 AA AAA AAAA C types with Ac and 12V DC (Car) power cord
Tweezers
They come in handy. I stole some from the wife. She can’t pluck her eyebrows anymore, but I can pull cotton through coils, or compress micro coils to ensure they heat properly.
Multimeter
Optional if you have a 510 ohm meter. I have this one in the garage that I picked up quite a few years ago. Comes in handy. I should also mention that I use multimeter to test "married pairs" of batteries in the IPV3. After 50-75% discharge, I'll test them on occasion to make sure they are draining at the same rate. If not, the pair goes to e-waste and I'll buy a new pair. I'd recommend doing that for anything that runs series batteries.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BF39XY/ref=od_aui_detailpages01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I wasn’t about to spend $10 for a few sheets of “organic” cotton. Boiling cotton balls was a PITA, so that was a non-starter. Finding tiny tools was also a pain.
So I stuck to amazon for supplies. Not for batteries, mods, atomizers, mind you, but just general supplies that were reasonably priced.
To those who know more than I do, feel free to add to this list. For me, it was all trial and error, mostly error.
Ohm Meter.
The one I bought ($15) is out of stock and not sold anymore. Looks identical to the one by eleaf. Bummer. It works great. There are others, non-prime eligible. Buy one, build on it, always use it before test firing on regulated or unregulated devices. I had a short in an Orchid tank once on an IPV3, test fired w/o using ohm meter. Because the short brought it from 1.1 to .15 ohm, it still fired, still dangerous. Always test. If getting into rebuilding, buy one of these first, before anything else. You can also get them from a variety of vendors on line, but since I’m focusing on Amazon, here’s a search link.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p...keywords=510+ohm+meter&ie=UTF8&qid=1422831238
Cotton - for wicking.
I tear the outside compressed edges off of this before using. Seems to wick better that way. Otherwise, no boiling or anything. To each his own.
Amazon.com: Cotton Labo ORGANIC Cotton Puff Size M (200pc): Health & Personal Care
Pliers
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NPR2LW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Wire Cutters
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IBOOWQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Precision Screwdrivers. Useful for their intended purpose, as well as wrapping coils. I use the 2.4mm flathead most of the time for RDA, Lemo. 2mm for other tanks with smaller decks.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009OYGV/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Resistance wire
I always buy 100 foot rolls. Lots of room for trial and error. I personally own 24, 26, 28, 30 awg. I use 26 the most, with 28 as #2. I only use 30 for twisted or clapton style coils, but its really too thick for clapton coils. I use 24 occasionally in my Tugboat, usually just as single coil. It gets warm. I also used the 24awg to fix a toilet chain flusher thingy in our guest bathroom; it is pretty sturdy wire, but easy enough to bend.
26 gauge kanthal.
http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Light...ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2T7YDD56AIX5S
28 gauge kanthal
Amazon.com: Genuine Lightning Vapes Kanthal 28 AWG Gauge A1 Wire 100' Roll .32mm , 5.27 Ohms/ft Resistance: Everything Else
Battery Charger.
I’m looking for a better one. The 2 bay one I had crapped out when plugged into a DC outlet in my truck that was no good, possibly shorted. Open to suggestions. It gets all my efest, mxjo, re-wrapped LG batteries up to 4.1-4.2 volts pretty reliably.
Amazon.com : NITECORE i4 (New 2014 version) Intellicharge universal smart battery Charger For Li-ion / IMR / Ni-MH/ Ni-Cd 26650 22650 18650 18490 18350 17670 17500 17335 16340 RCR123 14500 10440 AA AAA AAAA C types with Ac and 12V DC (Car) power cord
Tweezers
They come in handy. I stole some from the wife. She can’t pluck her eyebrows anymore, but I can pull cotton through coils, or compress micro coils to ensure they heat properly.
Multimeter
Optional if you have a 510 ohm meter. I have this one in the garage that I picked up quite a few years ago. Comes in handy. I should also mention that I use multimeter to test "married pairs" of batteries in the IPV3. After 50-75% discharge, I'll test them on occasion to make sure they are draining at the same rate. If not, the pair goes to e-waste and I'll buy a new pair. I'd recommend doing that for anything that runs series batteries.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BF39XY/ref=od_aui_detailpages01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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