stupid coil question...

[Marvin & Sennie]

How long should a coil last? Until this one I was rebuilding it every 2-3 days unless I was bored and wanted to play at which time I would make a new coil. Usually a dual low ohm coil last twice as long flavor wise and a regular coil. This last 1 however has lasted about a week so far. I am not even sure if I know when it needs replacing so they probably should last longer than I am keeping them but I haven't a clue. How long should they last and how do I know besides the obvious wire breaking that it needs replaced?

 

[aarhus]

I've been wondering that myself. I've never had a coil go bad on me (if it was built properly). I've always ended up taking them apart to try something else. Some have said they've gone six weeks, and still no failure.

I typically change them every 1-2 weeks, but it's not necessary. Remove wick, dry-burn, rewick, done. Within 5 minutes.

 

[Raynman]

I'd say try to resist building a new one and find out. Yeah right, I haven't been able to do it either. I have 3 wire sizes to try to figure the one I like best then order a couple hundred feet of it. And these damn coils just last too long. I'm kinda digging this .9 ohm 28 gauge Kanthal but I'm sure it will be torn down before long to try something else. It's one of the beautiful things about the Reo and RM2 you can fine tune your vape via your build.

 

[Hiding]

I'm on week 6 with a .8ohm .7mmx.1mm (~29awg) flat kanthal coil

 

[pdib]

Probably just my imagination; but I always find a fresh build to be significantly more vibrant and flavorful. coils seem to last a week to two months for others. I'm sure it depends upon the amperage you're drawing through it.

 

[FACE MEAT]

Probably just my imagination; but I always find a fresh build to be significantly more vibrant and flavorful. Coils seem to last a week to two months for others. I'm sure it depends upon the amperage you're drawing through it.

I like the crack and pop sounds a new coil makes. My coils never make it past a couple days use. I can't resist the urge to fiddle.

 

[NicoHolic]

Thursday will be four weeks on the 0.5Ω 26AWG Nichrome (1 week full-time, 3 weeks half-day). Friday will be three weeks (half-day) on the 0.8Ω 27AWG Kanthal. I have two other RM2s for coil experiments/backup.

 

[_more_]

I hope my coils last forever but 6 weeks would be good! Dry burning and new cotton is good enough for me. ymmv

 

[Marvin & Sennie]

I'm trying REAL hard not to change it unless needed but it's tough, I hope I don't forget how!!! lol

 

[Hiding]

I'm on week 6 with a .8ohm .7mmx.1mm (~29awg) flat kanthal coil

Sad to report I had to recoil yesterday, not because the coil popped, but I let my wick get so gunked up, it fell apart and I couldn't get the pieces out of the center of the coil enough to replace the wick without wrecking the coil.

 

[malkuth]

Sad to report I had to recoil yesterday, not because the coil popped, but I let my wick get so gunked up, it fell apart and I couldn't get the pieces out of the center of the coil enough to replace the wick without wrecking the coil.

That is what happens to me all the time.

 

[feldwin]

Got my first Reo and Reomizer around 1:00 yesterday and I'm on my 5th coil so I'd say they last about 5 hours.

 

[supertrunker]

I could get a lot more life from mine if i cleaned them and dry burned them and all, but i can't be bothered. Besides, i'll often make a new one just because i am bored and want to try something different.

T

 

[Crash Moses]

It depends...standard coil around silica might last two or three weeks (until the silica starts to disintegrate). Micro-coil and cotton...I have one going on a month and two more that are about two weeks old. I'm using Rene 41 in all of them at the moment with some 30 awg Kanthal in my dedicated dripper...I'll see how long I can take them.

 

[FeistyAlice]

My juices gunk coils pretty fast. Sometimes I can go over a day without dryburning but the norm is daily, especially if I'm using only one REO.

Some things that help..
- Pull as much of cotton wick out as possible without disturbing the coil. (30 ga Kanthal and thicker hold form better than 32 AND if there is much resistance pulling cotton out it's likely you are using too much cotton.)
-Any remaining natural fiber can be cremated and blown out dryburning.
-Use a q-tip (swab) to soak excesive juice out of ceramic base before dryburn. An edge of kleenix or paper towel works well.
-While coil is cooling, if a sink is close by, it helps to run cap, with DT attached, if you want, under hot water, and then swabbed out with paper towel or such. My pinky fits into cap but a lot of peeps have bigger fingers. At any rate the rinse out removes some gunk that may make coils gunk faster.
-Be sure to have something in sink to catch dropped parts from going down drain.

Feisty Alice

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[FeistyAlice]

I hope my coils last forever but 6 weeks would be good! Dry burning and new cotton is good enough for me. ymmv

I have a 30 ga microcoil on my workhorse Mini 2.0 that has been going about 6 weeks. And it's the coil I back wrapped a couple loops as experiment. It gets a dryburn and rewick with cotton at least every two days. Beyond impressive!!!!!!

It's about 1.5-1.6 ohms if that makes any difference.

Feisty Alice

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[Vapeaddikt]

Mine would probably last a while if I didn't keep getting a urge to try a new coil every week.

 

[cioranes]

My coils look "rusty" after a week or so. Don't know why. Is it the frequent dry burns, the gunky liquid? They have some kind of grain. I change then.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Not sure if this helps or if this is already part of your coil maintenance, but when I dry burn my coil, I also take the end of a paperclip to the coil itself and scrape the residue off the coil. Just dry burning takes a lot longer and sometimes you don't get all of the gunk off. I'm still trying to figure out why my coils are lasting so long.

 

[Crash Moses]

Not sure if this helps or if this is already part of your coil maintenance, but when I dry burn my coil, I also take the end of a paperclip to the coil itself and scrape the residue off the coil. Just dry burning takes a lot longer and sometimes you don't get all of the gunk off. I'm still trying to figure out why my coils are lasting so long.

Yes, I think that helps. I'll use the flat end of a screwdriver on the outside and I'll push a drill bit or syringe through the center to clear that out.

Even without the above though my Kanthal coils look almost brand new after dryburning. My Rene 41 coils, however, remain very, very dark.