Hi, I'm new here. I wanted to ask some advice about coil building.
A few months ago my gf and I picked up a Kangertech Nano. I like it fine, but we seem to go through coils pretty quickly (they usually start to taste bad after about a week). So I thought I might have a dabble in building my own coils.
I know the Nano isn't exactly designed for rebuilding. But I found I can easily tap the bottom out of the disposables with a screwdriver, and rebuild them. The problem is, no matter how neat a job I do, they never seem to taste very nice.
I picked up some 26 ga Nichrome wire, and 27 ga Kanthal A1 wire from Totally Wicked, and Japanese cotton. The wire is a lot thicker than the wire it's replacing. My latest coil is about 1.2 ohms, but when I vape it at 20 watts, it's really weak and no flavour at all. When I turn it up higher, I can get more vape, and can actually hear it boiling, but the flavour is awful. I wouldn't say burned, more like a bitter chemical taste.
What am I doing wrong? (I mean aside from rebuilding disposable coils). Am I using too thick a wire? Wrong wattage? Hot legs? Any advice would be helpful.
A few months ago my gf and I picked up a Kangertech Nano. I like it fine, but we seem to go through coils pretty quickly (they usually start to taste bad after about a week). So I thought I might have a dabble in building my own coils.
I know the Nano isn't exactly designed for rebuilding. But I found I can easily tap the bottom out of the disposables with a screwdriver, and rebuild them. The problem is, no matter how neat a job I do, they never seem to taste very nice.
I picked up some 26 ga Nichrome wire, and 27 ga Kanthal A1 wire from Totally Wicked, and Japanese cotton. The wire is a lot thicker than the wire it's replacing. My latest coil is about 1.2 ohms, but when I vape it at 20 watts, it's really weak and no flavour at all. When I turn it up higher, I can get more vape, and can actually hear it boiling, but the flavour is awful. I wouldn't say burned, more like a bitter chemical taste.
What am I doing wrong? (I mean aside from rebuilding disposable coils). Am I using too thick a wire? Wrong wattage? Hot legs? Any advice would be helpful.