So, first of all
@Taff Evans
Origen Genesis V2 MKII 6ml Tank
(fantastic deal considering I got mine second hand for $120 but it did come with the stock cap, JMK top cap and Chris Munn bell cap so some extras in there but still not 'new')
I've been rocking the JMK cap the most lately... love the look!
What gauge mesh did you use to wrap it with Vaya?
I always use #400; it seems to wick well with all types of liquid (rather than #200 better for higher VG or #500 best for high PG) but to be honest the biggest reason is probably because I have a TON of it and am in no real mood to purchase various types. It's always rocked well. Use what works, I say.
In order to get a wick that was appropriately wide for the wick hole, I probably used 4 or 5 revolutions of 400 mesh around the upper 1/3rd of each wick... probably something like 10mm in height by 30mm in length, but I admit I did not actually do any measuring other than ensuring each 'sleeve' of mesh began as the same height and width as each other.
I roll it around the upper third of the piece of rope i've cut to length for a good bit, and then drop a little juice on it and continue to roll it. The juice seems to 'tighten' the mesh around the rope so the sleeve does not slide about as I wrap my coils.
I oxidize the mesh prior to rolling it, btw.
did you wrap directly onto the wick or slide it in after building the coils?
I always wrap it directly unless I'm building micro coils which i only do on a handful of gennies, not including this one.
I take a length of wire, crimp one end of it so it makes a 'V' and "hook" that around the negative screw. Holding the wire in place with one hand onto the deck, I then tighten down the negative screw and clip the excess tail.
Then I'll wrap by rotating the device with the genny on it. after each full wrap, as I make it to the center post, I hold the wire in its place against the wick and loop it up over the positive post and pull back down to the approximate height the coil would have been at had there not been a center post there to obstruct the action. Hope that makes sense
Lastly, I always terminate the coil by 'S' hooking it around the positive screw, aka, do one final 'loop' up over the positive post and back down again, and then immediately wrap it in the opposite direction around the positive screw. I find this the most effective way to A.) decrease the length of wire between the positive post and the wick (minimizing hotspots) and B.) to stabilize the final coil, as it is held in place by its own tension.
I always pulse and work out hot spots on the first coil to my satisfaction before repeating the process with the second coil to minimize the chance of popping two coils at once should something go wrong as I pulse the finished product.
Wrapping coils around rope/mesh is insanely simple due in no small part to the fact that you're wrapping wire around a solid rod as opposed to a pliable roll of thin mesh which can bend, crimp and deform much more easily during the wrap process. The rope also retains the precise width of the coil uniformly from the first wrap to the last, so I rarely end up with minute spaces between the wick and a particular section of the coil wrap that would lead to a concentration of heat in that area.
Here's a shot of mine as it is literally right now (gunked to .... due to high levels of use the past few days, but the idea is still there. it looked a LOT more beautiful a few days ago
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Lastly! and apologies for the questions!
Shhh. I love discussing this stuff
Think i will gradually build up to around 4 volts and see how it works out. Hopefully it will keep up OK.
Very happy with this lower ohm build. Could be a while until i change this wick out...but i do like messing around with things like this! If i didn't, i would not be running a genny!
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It's a grimy build that's been there for 3 months +, but wicks great always!! I wrap my micros pulse them to light inside out, roll a tight solid ss wick (400) oxidize, slide it in. It may take some trimming and re rolling, but I have no trouble with hot spots after pulsing a few times
