I have nemesis clone mod by AtmomiXani and a stillare clone atty. It houses a 18650 IMR High Drain 2500mAh 3.7 LI-MN battery. My coils are 0.25 Kanthal wire coming up at 0.6 Ohm's and organic cotton wool. I have made sure the firing pin in tights, spring on the firing button is fine and the battery doesn't rattle. The coils seem to heat up fine but there's just no clouds, only a small amount of vapour, the same if not less than my ....ty old E-Cig. The cotton wool is fully soaked in juice but it just tastes overly strong/burnt. It's my first build and i don't know if i'm missing something stupid but i've racked my brain and have come up with nothing. Could it be ....ty juice or a counterfeit battery or something?
Can't work out what is wrong with my Mod :( :(
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Most of the time when I see someone with this problem they are still trying to use mouth to lung instead of drawing the vapor directly into their lungs.
Not enough air flow for the resistance is the problem.
The other common problem is top cap alignment. You should be able to look through the air slots and see the coil centered on the air slot.
You also want a lot of VG in your liquid. PG simply doesn't make big clouds.
Not enough air flow for the resistance is the problem.
The other common problem is top cap alignment. You should be able to look through the air slots and see the coil centered on the air slot.
You also want a lot of VG in your liquid. PG simply doesn't make big clouds.
I agree its probably not a mod problem.
Its a build problem. Improper alignment of top cap and coils as suggested above. Or improper wicking.
Can we see some pics of your build?
Its a build problem. Improper alignment of top cap and coils as suggested above. Or improper wicking.
Can we see some pics of your build?
Depends if on the ratio of your juice because more VG means more vapor.
Could be that your battery aren't fully charge, since you didn't mention if they were in the description.
Could be the way you wick it, too much wick around the coil not letting the coil "breathe" can cause it not to produce more vapor.
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Could be that your battery aren't fully charge, since you didn't mention if they were in the description.
Could be the way you wick it, too much wick around the coil not letting the coil "breathe" can cause it not to produce more vapor.
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here is two pics of the build, i took the wick out of one side and as you can see my coils are aligned with the air slots
Hold up, might seem like a dumb question, but are we sure that ohms out to .6? That looks like a very small amount of wire for a .6 ohm coil.
Coils look very uneven, is one bigger then the other?
In a dual coil they have to heat up and glow evenly or the side not getting hot is just letting in excess air for no reason, killing the amount of vapor.
@nyiddle that will easily hit .5 -.7 if its 29-30g I use dual 5 wraps of 30 for .5
In a dual coil they have to heat up and glow evenly or the side not getting hot is just letting in excess air for no reason, killing the amount of vapor.
@nyiddle that will easily hit .5 -.7 if its 29-30g I use dual 5 wraps of 30 for .5
Huh, I guess you're right (just did the math, shoulda done that before probably).
both coils heat up evenly, one is just slightly covered by cotton wool and yeah my ohm meter is defo showing 0.6
Are they quick to heat up? Any hot legs (the wire that goes into the post, is it glowing)? Any hot spots (does one wrap of the coil heat up faster than the rest of the coil)?
Well they look good, the one still seems bigger then the other but in any case if I have to guess, looking at the first pic maybe a touch too much wick, seems like that's a lot of cotton stuck in there but always hard to tell when not in person
Have you trimmed the legs on the opposite side of the post? It shouldn't be a big problem, but you will get some power loss from that. Also, could we see the battery?
Thrasher makes a good point. It's easy to overstuff with cotton... this in turn chokes the wick and doesn't allow the juice to get to the coil fast enough. The cotton should have a little resistance inside the coil, but should still slide back and forth fairly easily when dry. It will swell once it has soaked juice into itself and will then be a bit tighter. If you remove the wicks and find that they are burned in the middle, then you'll know that you definitely had them too tight.
I don't think Thrasher is talking about the wick being tight. There is too much cotton stuffed in there for there to be good airflow. It is being diverted around the outside of the chamber.
I have never used 30 gauge (too thin for me), which is why I have held off on commenting before. But making clouds requires that you don't just take cotton and stuff it anywhere.
I have never used 30 gauge (too thin for me), which is why I have held off on commenting before. But making clouds requires that you don't just take cotton and stuff it anywhere.
I see what you're saying, Dave. I'm not sure that it's an airflow problem though. Even if the air isn't getting under the coil very well, it's still getting everywhere else (for the most part) because you can still see most of the coil, and you can clearly see the coil through the air slot. I will admit though, that's one of the many reasons that I switched to rayon for wicks. My wicks are so minimal now that air goes wherever it wants to go.
You're right though... 30g is a PITA! I'm so used to 26g and larger that I vary rarely bother with 28 or 30 any more unless I'm twisting multiple strands together.
You're right though... 30g is a PITA! I'm so used to 26g and larger that I vary rarely bother with 28 or 30 any more unless I'm twisting multiple strands together.
My first observation is it looks like a tampon exploded in a cheerio..
For the stillare I usually bring the coil up just a touch more, as we suck the air doesn't come into the chamber in a straight line but heads up towards the drip tip. So you have to let just a little slip under the coil as well as hit the face
The stillare has like no well so its easy to flood but the wick looks a bit undersaturated and just too much in general. Combine that with the airflow sliding over the coil and you get poor vapor
My elm is almost the same build style, it took a bit of poking to find the best height
For the stillare I usually bring the coil up just a touch more, as we suck the air doesn't come into the chamber in a straight line but heads up towards the drip tip. So you have to let just a little slip under the coil as well as hit the face
The stillare has like no well so its easy to flood but the wick looks a bit undersaturated and just too much in general. Combine that with the airflow sliding over the coil and you get poor vapor
My elm is almost the same build style, it took a bit of poking to find the best height
Post # 5 photo # 2 has too much cotton. Do not block the front and bottom of the coil with cotton, it restricts airflow. Just let the cotton only protrode from the sides of the coil (put enough cotton in so it sites on bottom of juice well to soak up the e-liquid). Wick both coils the same. Watch a few videos on YouTube on how it's done.
Looking at this build closer, one coil has 4 wraps and the other has 6 or 7. Make them both the same. I would also try to get the coils closer to the center posts, and even them up between the posts the same on each side.
Looking at this build closer, one coil has 4 wraps and the other has 6 or 7. Make them both the same. I would also try to get the coils closer to the center posts, and even them up between the posts the same on each side.
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Keep playing with it, sometimes it takes a few buids to get it right but once you get there it gets easier with each attempt.
Are the coils starting to glow from the middle and working their way outward? How long after you push the button until they are glowing llike they are in the pic?
Are the coils starting to glow from the middle and working their way outward? How long after you push the button until they are glowing llike they are in the pic?
I've got some pictures too!
OP, here are some pictures of my Stillare clone on a mech mod:
Thats at a much lower resistance, but the coils and wick are placed to allow large open spaces for air to flow past the coils.
OP, here are some pictures of my Stillare clone on a mech mod:
Thats at a much lower resistance, but the coils and wick are placed to allow large open spaces for air to flow past the coils.
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