seeking help....Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

[piercedguy76xxx]

hi there, ive been using a lavatube for the past 12 months, on that ive been using various cartomizers from totally wicked. the other day i decided to get a rebuildable tank from T-Wicked.

http://www.totallywicked-eliquid.co.../totally-wicked-rebuildable-tank-product.html

well i got the item the other day and had a go with it, i used to coil that came with it and was a bit miffed.wasnt getting much of a vape from it at all, so i had a fiddle with it and still no joy. i then tried to make my own coil to see if that would be better, used a little bit thicker wire, and some 2mm wick that i had ordered.

made my coil, nice n tidy, put it in and its crap grrrrr. keeps popping, looks very wet, not glowing very red like it did when i did a test run before i put it together. the way i made the coil was just like the one i got with it but a little more beefy. i doubled over the wick that was going to go between the posts the wrapped wire round it(not to tight, wrapped it 4 times)

its not giving my the cloud i was hoping for, i know im new to this but from what i could see i hadnt done anything wrong really.

oh and to add to this, i have the newer lavatube that somtimes flashes up the ohms. i was getting 2.9.... now it flahses up 1.0



many thanks
simon

 

[E_DeCastro]

sorry too busy looking at your avatar. what was the question again?

oh ok, what wire are you using kanthal? what gauge? is it wicking properly. I bought one of those tanks but have yet to receive it.

 

[MiamiMom63]

What type of wire did you use and what gauge? What ohms did you vape it at?

Edit: What ohms did it read and what voltage did you vape it at?

 

[bfrie]

if the ohms dropped that far its probably a short. can you post pics of your setup as well as the stock setup?

 

[MiamiMom63]

Sorry, the link you posted isn't working for me. I'm at work and that site is blocked from my work comp. lol. I've been messing with cotton wicks and didn't have as good a luck with flavor or vapor until I started making my coil first and then feeding the cotton through it after the coil was made. Wrap your coil around a drill bit the size you want it without the wick in it. Put a lighter to it and get the oils off the wire and it hardens the wire into the shape of the coil. Then slide it off the drill bit and light it again until it gets red. You will have a very stiff coil. You can even squeeze the coil together with your fingers to make it smaller, then put your cotton wick through it. You can thin your cotton with some VG on your fingers to get it threaded if you need to. I've have more even vaporizing that way and no choking of the cotton, producing way more vapor and flavor. I always thought I was wrapping my coils and cotton loose enough doing them together, but I guess I wasn't. This way the coil is evenly firing on the wick I hope it helps.

 

[piercedguy76xxx]

0.27mm Kanthal A1 Atomizer Resistance Wire, i vape at 3.9 - 4.0 v.

seems to be wicking on, looks wet enough

ill try get pics

 

[piercedguy76xxx]

thats the one i done myself

 

[Charleyrc]

Another way to help keep from getting your coil too tight is to wrap it with a paper clip next to the wick. Then when your coil is finished you simply slide out the paper clip and it allows for that little bit of extra room. Works for me like a charm. Best of luck. Just don't give up. Once you get it you will be very happy and then you will be able to wind coils without any problems.

 

[Charleyrc]

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thats the one i done myself

Cant tell from the picture but you need to be sure that the coil is not touching anything but the two terminals where it is connected. If it is touching underneath then it will short out and cause your resistance to drop like mad. Just be sure there is some space under the wick and coil.

 

[E_DeCastro]

make sure the coil turns aren't touching the terminal posts

 

[piercedguy76xxx]

thanks for the info im gonna have another go see what i can come up with.

just had a fiddle with it and it went up to 1.4 ohms then the wire came off the posts PPPFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

im thinking to go with the aga t, anyone recomend a good version of it?

 

[E_DeCastro]

i hear the agat-2 and the rsst are good.

 

[bfrie]

get the rsst, a lot less headaches

 

[MiamiMom63]

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thats the one i done myself

Is your coil supposed to be between the posts? I'm not familiar with that one, but my Igo-l coil sits to the side. I might be wrong but it looks like yours is touching metal which would cause shorts.

 

[iceman68]

sorry too busy looking at your avatar. what was the question again?

Too funny!

I couldn't even finish reading the OP's post, my eyes kept veering left.

 

[MiamiMom63]

Okay I finally was able to check the link and I watched the video on it. You are right the coil goes in the middle of the posts. But you must be shorting somewhere metal on metal, and just make sure the coil is not sitting too low.

 

[piercedguy76xxx]

Is your coil supposed to be between the posts? I'm not familiar with that one, but my Igo-l coil sits to the side. I might be wrong but it looks like yours is touching metal which would cause shorts. View attachment 220289

ive done it to how it was set up but the setup when i got it had a smaller coil, about half the size. i was thinking of trying to move where the coil sits but i guess that might cause it to not get enough liquid



whats an rsst by the way?

thanks

 

[Charleyrc]

ive done it to how it was set up but the setup when i got it had a smaller coil, about half the size. i was thinking of trying to move where the coil sits but i guess that might cause it to not get enough liquid



whats an rsst by the way?

thanks

Here is a link to one at Alt Smoke.

AltSmoke.com - RSST Genesis Atomizer by Smoktech

 

[Iron Knuckle]

If you have a multimeter, that helps a ton in rebuild setups. Also, if you can find one, try to get a small machine screw for wrapping your coils. Helps a ton.

 

[piercedguy76xxx]

If you have a multimeter, that helps a ton in rebuild setups. Also, if you can find one, try to get a small machine screw for wrapping your coils. Helps a ton.

yeah been thinking that, thanks