First try rebuilding protank 3 coil failed

[Midniteoyl]

Any advice on how to get the cotton through the coil? Im having a hard time.

If its going in hard, use a little thinner piece. You want it to just drag the coil without actually dragging on it. Mine go in and I pull it through until the coil barely moves, then pull it back out a touch to recenter the coil and call it done. Trim it and go.

 

[schapiro72]

does anybody use 5/64 drill bit to make their coils? Ive been using 1/16 and was wondering if the bigger bit would make it easier to pull the cotton through. Ive tried with a 5/64 bit but the bit doesnt fit in the coil area?

 

[Marc411]

I do use the 5/64 to rebuild Kangers. 10 wraps will give you 1.7 ohms and you should torch the coil in a pair of tweezers to compress it before dropping it into the bottom part of the coil. This is a 10 wrap, place a finger on top of the coil and toothpick while you get your insulator and post in place. Cut off the leads before pulling the toothpick and everything will stay pretty much in place. I give the tails a little tug when placing the insulator and post to keep it nice and tight and avoid shorts.

 

[schapiro72]

Im not getting good hits from my cools. They are coming out to 2ohms. It works at first then I get liquid coming through the mouthpiece. My coils arent as tight as they should be.

 

[alisa1970]

Im not getting good hits from my cools. They are coming out to 2ohms. It works at first then I get liquid coming through the mouthpiece. My coils arent as tight as they should be.

You may not have enough cotton - did you replace the flavor wick too, or did you just wick the coil? The coil spacing or tightness shouldn't be a problem, unless you don't have enough wicking.

 

[schapiro72]

I also tried to use tweezers to torch the coil with a lighter. I cant get the coils to glow.

 

[schapiro72]

I just wicked the coil

 

[alisa1970]

Try adding a bit for the flavor wick on top - that should stop the excess from leaking. Also, torching the coil isn't completely necessary but if you do, hold one of the legs with the tweezers, then torch it. Then with another set, pinch the coils together. What' happening is that the tweezers are absorbing all the heat and it's not getting to the coil.

 

[schapiro72]

Its working now but im not getting strong hits. Two thoughts about what could be the problem. Wicking problem or coils arent close enough to the hole.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Most likely wicking problem..

 

[herb]

Are you wetting the wick before your first hit , i put a few drops on it before i put the top cap back on. You say you can't get the coils to glow , somethings wrong then , no wonder it's not working.

 

[schapiro72]

I am wetting the wick before the first hit. i dont get the coils to glow when I torch it with a lighter but a previous post solved that. THe coils do glow when I press the button. I think my problem is two fold. First I think Im using too much cotton. I have to pull it very hard to get through the coil. Second, I think I had my voltage set too low. I was having a problem with the stock coils as well until I upped the voltage. I was getting a little juice through the mouthpiece.

 

[schapiro72]

Ive built my coil and checked the resistance. It was 2ohms. After I wicked it it didnt work. I was .8 ohms. Not sure what Im doing wrong when I wick.

 

[Midniteoyl]

You're moving the coil... Or the chimney is touching it.

 

[schapiro72]

Getting frustrated. Its working but not getting a good hit. Ive tried everything.

 

[Btsmokincat]

Getting frustrated. Its working but not getting a good hit. Ive tried everything.

Not saying I do it perfect but I made a two part tutorial on how I rebuild Kanger duals into a single, click on the blue "2" next to blog entries under my avatar. Maybe it will give you some ideas...

Here's a sneak peak...