I tried to build a coil, after wetting with juice it still produces a metal smoke?

[jazzy9875xXx]

I have the kangertech 160w, i tried to rebuild the coil and added the cotten and juice. This is what it looks like http://prntscr.com/ea43w4 but everytime i press the fire button it just produces a metally smell? any ideas D:
i know i didn't do very good with rebuilding the coil as its my first one but i dont understand why it wont produce vap, but this gross metal smoke?

 

[Enso]

Did you "dry burn" the coil before you put the wick in?

 

[RelativeBewt]

wash your hands before you wick your coils, oil and dirt from your fingers can deposit on the cotton and cause a burnt or metallic taste for a little bit.

 

[BrotherBob]

I have the kangertech 160w, i tried to rebuild the coil and added the cotten and juice. This is what it looks like http://prntscr.com/ea43w4 but everytime i press the fire button it just produces a metally smell? any ideas D:
i know i didn't do very good with rebuilding the coil as its my first one but i dont understand why it wont produce vap, but this gross metal smoke?

Welcome and glad you joined. Might consider practicing non sub ohm coils on a RDA. Building sub ohm set ups can be problematic.
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[daviedog]

wash your hands before you wick your coils, oil and dirt from your fingers can deposit on the cotton and cause a burnt or metallic taste for a little bit.

You are absolutely right, especially a new builder,trying to wick multiple times with the same wick..

 

[jazzy9875xXx]

its starting to not smell metally when i press the fire button, but its not producing as much smoke as it did with the premade one? D: i have it on 100w atm

 

[jazzy9875xXx]

Did you "dry burn" the coil before you put the wick in?

I only dry burned it with the cotton in

 

[Eskie]

I only dry burned it with the cotton in

Never dry burn the coil with cotton in. all you'll do is burn the cotton.

 

[SteveS45]

What wire are you using? How many ohms is the coils you built? How many watts are you firing this at and what mode are you using? A lot of questions and not enough info.

 

[Smoke_too_much]

I only dry burned it with the cotton in

If you dry burned it with the cotton wick in place I have to wonder how you'd taste anything but burning cotton. Wire typically has oil on it when made and you can either wash it before coiling it or you can dry burn it before wicking. I do the latter because I'm a lazy sot. I always see a bit of smoke rise from the coil on its first burn and that is the oil burning off.

 

[Izan]

I have the kangertech 160w, i tried to rebuild the coil and added the cotten and juice. This is what it looks like http://prntscr.com/ea43w4 but everytime i press the fire button it just produces a metally smell? any ideas D:
i know i didn't do very good with rebuilding the coil as its my first one but i dont understand why it wont produce vap, but this gross metal smoke?

Hi and welcome,
Try a simple 26 or 24 awg dual coil. Practice keeping the coils even and level and confirm they heat up evenly.
What is the resistance of your build? How much power are you trying to push into it? What nicotine level and PG content is your juice?

Gotta walk before ya run.
Cheers
I

 

[Eskie]

If you dry burned it with the cotton wick in place I have to wonder how you'd taste anything but burning cotton. Wire typically has oil on it when made and you can either wash it before coiling it or you can dry burn it before wicking. I do the latter because I'm a lazy sot. I always see a bit of smoke rise from the coil on its first burn and that is the oil burning off.

Not that lazy. It kills two birds with one stone. You get rid of any stuff on it while checking it's all heating properly and you have no hot legs. I like efficiency.

 

[David Wolf]

I don't dry burn anymore at the suggestion of dr f and it's fine to me that way. In fact with Nichrome 80 I get no metallic taste at all, not even in the beginning like I did with Kanthal. No oils on wire, it's drawn but I wipe it for fun lol

 

[Flavored]

Is that a Clapton coil? Looks like it . . .

 

[mongo74]

No joke, it looks kinda like a D'Addario NYXL bass guitar string.

Out of curioustiy, what did it ohm out to? Where did you purchase the coil from?

 

[jazzy9875xXx]

I have used an old coil and changed the cotton, whenever i change the cotton on anything it always produces a metally vap? even with a prebuilt coil? what am i doing wrong?

 

[jazzy9875xXx]

No joke, it looks kinda like a D'Addario NYXL bass guitar string.

Out of curioustiy, what did it ohm out to? Where did you purchase the coil from?

0.17ohms and i used the spares that came with the box, It came with some cotton and the wire which was turned itself

 

[jazzy9875xXx]

is it safe to vape it with the metally small, because its the only coil i have

 

[mongo74]

I would try to tighten them up a little and replace the cotton after dry burning them without cotton before using again.

 

[jazzy9875xXx]

will try that