Rebuilding Kanger ProTank coils, damaging insulators.

[JoeyVillain]

Does anybody else do this? I have a ProTank 2 and a friend of mine showed me how to rebuild the coils to save some money back when I first started vaping. I still rebuild them nearly 6 months later, but I have issues with the insulators always tearing on me. Does anybody have a solution for that? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[JoeyVillain]

A line on the type of insulators the tanks use so I could just buy a bunch of them would be awesome as an alternate option. I'd like to keep on rebuilding them.

 

[Susan~S]

Check these out: 50-pack Rubber Insulators for Coil Rebuilding

 

[Alter]

Something that might help is to pull the coil out of the head from the top first and then remove the insulator. They do rip after a time just due to the heat and if you burn the insulator it weakens quickly. You might also be pinching them to hard when trying to remove them. Thicker wire also makes the insulator more difficult to remove and prone to tearing.
You can cut the top flange off the insulator, it also makes for easier removal. I cut them if I burn it a bit especially with thicker wire(28 gauge) or if the top begins to look a bit ratty.

 

[Marc411]

I picked up mine here and Susan's link looks good too.

Kanger Protank / Evod Coil Head Assembly - Whole Unit or Parts | Lightning Vapes

I just pull mine out after pinching them a bit like Alter said in his post.

 

[JoeyVillain]

Awesome! Thank you all for your help. I'll definitely be buying a bulk lot of those insulators.

 

[Bunnykiller]

hmmm Protank made by K Anger ohhh look the word Anger is in Kanger

get an RSST

 

[artt]

I recently purchased coils and extra insulators from Lightning vape, they work fine and were delivered fast. Also if you "like them" on facebook you get 17% off on the order.

 

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[edyle]

Does anybody else do this? I have a ProTank 2 and a friend of mine showed me how to rebuild the coils to save some money back when I first started vaping. I still rebuild them nearly 6 months later, but I have issues with the insulators always tearing on me. Does anybody have a solution for that? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

The solution is to get the kanger subtank plus.
It comes with a head designed for rebuilding; your coil wire is screwed down, and not merely held by squeezing on an insulator ring.

 

[DingerCPA]

I've been rebuilding my kanger PT heads for over a year now. I got the silicone insulators - they are softer than the rubber ones, and do have a tendency to tear. I picked up a 25-pack from LightingVapes and still have at least 20 of them that I've not even touched yet.