It's really easy. 8 items, 8 build steps, 8 steps to making a coil
Supplies:
1. CE2
2. 27 gauge hypodermic tubing/needles
3. Silver plated copper wire(I don't like the idea of using bare copper)
4. Coil making material(fiberglass, silica, or ss mesh, and Kanthal, or Ni-chrome) for the video I used 36 gauge Kanthal and fiberglass wick from Bulli
5. Lead free solder
6. Soldering iron
7. Pliers
8. Helping hands (optional but recommended)
The Build:
1. Remove the CE2 from the outer tubing or cut it down if you are using it in a tank mod
2. Pull out the wires, coil, and wick (leave the solder on base and tube if possible, it will save you the trouble of tinning the steel)
3. Cut the needles or hypodermic tubing down to size, one will reach straight from the holes in the ceramic cup to the original solder point on the air tube and the other from the ceramic cup to the solder point on the base
4. Crimp one end of each needle/tube you just cut so they are flat (this is so the wire goes between the tube and cup and not into the tubing)
5. Wrap the opposite end of the needles/tubing with the silver plated copper wire (this will make it easier to solder and center the tubing to slide in the holes of the cup)
6. Tin the ends of needles/tubing that have the copper wire
7. Slide the crimped ends of the needles/tubing into the wire holes on the ceramic cup
8. Solder the needles/tubing to where the wires were soldered to
That's it!
Making the coil:
1. Insert one end of the resistance wire into a terminal. I like to start out with a length of about 3 inches.
2. Take a paper clip or safety pin (easier to hold than a straight pin/nail) and hold the wick against it (the length of wick depends on the type of ce2)
3. Wrap the resistance wire around the center of the wick
4. Pull the pin/clip out
5. Insert the second wire into its terminal
6. Pull the wick down into the slots
7. Snug the coil down by pulling on the wires coming out the bottom of the cup and pull up on them than bend around the needles
8. Trim off any excess wire and wick, tuck wick ends into the base
To replace the coil and wick you remove the CE2 from the tank or tube, pull the old wick and coil out, than follow the steps to make a new one.
Now it's ready to slide into your tank mod or the original tube.
Note: If you're concerned about being able to get the resistance wire through the hole, it's A LOT easier getting stiff wire through that big of an opening than it is to get thread through the end of a needle. I did this video with my phone between me and the CE2 partially blocking my view.
Cut away Diagram:
Close up:
Video on making a coil and the improved CE2 in action:
Supplies:
1. CE2
2. 27 gauge hypodermic tubing/needles
3. Silver plated copper wire(I don't like the idea of using bare copper)
4. Coil making material(fiberglass, silica, or ss mesh, and Kanthal, or Ni-chrome) for the video I used 36 gauge Kanthal and fiberglass wick from Bulli
5. Lead free solder
6. Soldering iron
7. Pliers
8. Helping hands (optional but recommended)
The Build:
1. Remove the CE2 from the outer tubing or cut it down if you are using it in a tank mod
2. Pull out the wires, coil, and wick (leave the solder on base and tube if possible, it will save you the trouble of tinning the steel)
3. Cut the needles or hypodermic tubing down to size, one will reach straight from the holes in the ceramic cup to the original solder point on the air tube and the other from the ceramic cup to the solder point on the base
4. Crimp one end of each needle/tube you just cut so they are flat (this is so the wire goes between the tube and cup and not into the tubing)
5. Wrap the opposite end of the needles/tubing with the silver plated copper wire (this will make it easier to solder and center the tubing to slide in the holes of the cup)
6. Tin the ends of needles/tubing that have the copper wire
7. Slide the crimped ends of the needles/tubing into the wire holes on the ceramic cup
8. Solder the needles/tubing to where the wires were soldered to
That's it!
Making the coil:
1. Insert one end of the resistance wire into a terminal. I like to start out with a length of about 3 inches.
2. Take a paper clip or safety pin (easier to hold than a straight pin/nail) and hold the wick against it (the length of wick depends on the type of ce2)
3. Wrap the resistance wire around the center of the wick
4. Pull the pin/clip out
5. Insert the second wire into its terminal
6. Pull the wick down into the slots
7. Snug the coil down by pulling on the wires coming out the bottom of the cup and pull up on them than bend around the needles
8. Trim off any excess wire and wick, tuck wick ends into the base
To replace the coil and wick you remove the CE2 from the tank or tube, pull the old wick and coil out, than follow the steps to make a new one.
Now it's ready to slide into your tank mod or the original tube.
Note: If you're concerned about being able to get the resistance wire through the hole, it's A LOT easier getting stiff wire through that big of an opening than it is to get thread through the end of a needle. I did this video with my phone between me and the CE2 partially blocking my view.
Cut away Diagram:
Close up:
Video on making a coil and the improved CE2 in action:
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