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I re-wick often, when the wick is out just pulse the coil and get it glowing red hot. That should burn off any bad flavors. Then i just re wick with fresh cotton and GTG.
I go by taste... if the flavor drops or becomes "toasty" time for a wick change and coil burn and clean... this is also determined by the type of juice used too... darker juices get the wick gunky quicker..
In general I run my coils until they either pop or the resistance changes drastically due to age. As stated above, if the flavor starts to drop off, taste awful, excessive popping, off flavor just open the RBA/RTA to the coil, remove the wicking, pulse the coil to burn off carbon and crud, rinse under water, rewick, prime, slap together, refill the tank, off and running again, 5minutes tops
I change the wick when the flavor tastes off, but I hardly ever change the coils - just burn the gunk off. The one I use daily is over a year old.
I wish I could say a year like The Ocelot but mine start to look kinda rusty like after about 6-8 months 
so I'll recoil it then (not sure if that brown rusty stuff is good to vape). I'll dryburn and rewick every day though (sometimes twice a day).
so I'll recoil it then (not sure if that brown rusty stuff is good to vape). I'll dryburn and rewick every day though (sometimes twice a day).
I hardly ever change coils. But I re-wick about once a week. Some juices cause more grunge, so maybe re-wick more often for those attys. I hear that dry burning isn't good for us. I just try to not do it at super high watts, and limit amount of time the coil glows, if at all.
Thanks a lot guys...
I might just try to re-coil once a month then. Inhaling vapor from 6+ months burning iron (coil) just doesn't sound right to me.
I might just try to re-coil once a month then. Inhaling vapor from 6+ months burning iron (coil) just doesn't sound right to me.
Thanks a lot guys...
I might just try to re-coil once a month then. Inhaling vapor from 6+ months burning iron (coil) just doesn't sound right to me.
Good choice. I think the general idea is: if it looks good vape it, if it looks bad recoil it.
Good choice. I think the general idea is: if it looks good vape it, if it looks bad recoil it.
Now I found the "Standard". Thanks @opticruby
+1 over here. I do fresh wicks all the time, but no need to change a coil while it still works.
As others have said, I rewick often but generally do not build a new coil - unless I want to try something different or am not satisfied with the flavor.
Hi guys,
I'm a newbie in RBA world, been vaping for around 8 months though.
Is there any standard way/method to let you know that you should change your RBA coil?
I mean by counting days or maybe by judging from the taste or any other solid ways for sure.
Thank you.
Days really aren't that Meaningful. Because the Reader has No Way of Knowing how much e-Liquid was used in 1 Day.
Total Milliliters is Better, but the Reader doesn't know at what Wattage the e-Liquid was Vaped at.
And Lastly, neither Days or ml is all that great if you don't know how Flavored and Sweetened an e-Liquid is. I recently switched to Unflavored and HOV (Hint of Flavor) e-Liquids. My coils are Lasting MUCH LONGER.
I think the Only way to know for sure is to just try it for yourself.
I wish I could say a year like The Ocelot but mine start to look kinda rusty like after about 6-8 months
I build my coils differently from most people (I know of). I leave the tails long and bend them up along the posts. Periodically, I bend the tails down, remove the coil and soak it, scrub the deck, then put the coil back on.
That sounds like a really good idea, I'm going to give this a try myself. Thankyou for the tip.
A year is a fantastic amount of time to run a coil.
I don't even need you rewick too often honestly. I usually do it every 30ml. The coil maybe after 60ml. That's a decent estimate for me. You'll find what works best for you on your own.
Once a month is plenty often, and it's easy to remember. Coils are cheap to make and don't take long, so replace them as often as you're comfortable. You might find (depending on vaping habits and juice choice) that you can go a couple or three months on a single coil and it'll still be in good shape and reads correctly on an ohm meter. I'd personally never go over three months, myself... two is my standard... also easy to remember on the first of even months. I do re-wick and dry burn every 3 to 4 days, however... NET liquids really gunk coils and wicks quickly. That's cheap, too, however... no biggie.Thanks a lot guys...
I might just try to re-coil once a month then. Inhaling vapor from 6+ months burning iron (coil) just doesn't sound right to me.
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