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Subtank RBA builds? show em!
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I torch mine prior to wrapping.... Takes out some of the springinessGot my first Clapton wrapped, now to figure out how to make it a nice coil. Had to take a picture before I ruined it
Yeah I saw that on a video about making coils. I did torch the inner wire before I started, but I didn't think to do it with the outer wire wrapped around it before making the coil. I ended up with just enough to make 2 coils. The first one turned out great, looked and went together smooth. The second (in my wife's tank) was a bit rushed and using just the leftover end was a pain. The coil ended up all out of shape, leads shorted against the side, top shorted against the the center piece of the tank, burned the wick
I defiantly learned my lesson about not rushing things, but after a lot of tweaking it's working good too.I didn't expect it, but the wicking is almost harder than making the coil itself. I'm sure it'll take a lot more experimenting to get it down just right.
So another question, what nic do you use with this coil? Our general rule so far has been 12mg for the over ohm coils, I've been doing 4.5mg on the sub ohm. This being 1.2 ohm I started with a 12mg juice. I flooded it at first, so i don't know if it was all the spitting or if it was just to strong, but it really kicked my a** on the first couple pulls. I actually had to sit down for a bit, that's my first experience with taking in too much nic to fast. Should I be treating this more like a sub-ohm coil as far as juice strength?
I'll post some pictures later when i'm not at work.
Depends on what wattage you are running, but I would definitely think of it more like a sub ohm or dripper coil..i use 6mg on themYeah I saw that on a video about making coils. I did torch the inner wire before I started, but I didn't think to do it with the outer wire wrapped around it before making the coil. I ended up with just enough to make 2 coils. The first one turned out great, looked and went together smooth. The second (in my wife's tank) was a bit rushed and using just the leftover end was a pain. The coil ended up all out of shape, leads shorted against the side, top shorted against the the center piece of the tank, burned the wick
I didn't expect it, but the wicking is almost harder than making the coil itself. I'm sure it'll take a lot more experimenting to get it down just right.
So another question, what nic do you use with this coil? Our general rule so far has been 12mg for the over ohm coils, I've been doing 4.5mg on the sub ohm. This being 1.2 ohm I started with a 12mg juice. I flooded it at first, so i don't know if it was all the spitting or if it was just to strong, but it really kicked my a** on the first couple pulls. I actually had to sit down for a bit, that's my first experience with taking in too much nic to fast. Should I be treating this more like a sub-ohm coil as far as juice strength?
I'll post some pictures later when i'm not at work.
Claptons vaporize more juice at a time than standard coils. They also seem to do little micro spitbacks. This is why I think the vape seems so wet. So yeah, I think this would let you absorb more nicotine per hit versus a standard coil.Yeah I saw that on a video about making coils. I did torch the inner wire before I started, but I didn't think to do it with the outer wire wrapped around it before making the coil. I ended up with just enough to make 2 coils. The first one turned out great, looked and went together smooth. The second (in my wife's tank) was a bit rushed and using just the leftover end was a pain. The coil ended up all out of shape, leads shorted against the side, top shorted against the the center piece of the tank, burned the wick
I didn't expect it, but the wicking is almost harder than making the coil itself. I'm sure it'll take a lot more experimenting to get it down just right.
So another question, what nic do you use with this coil? Our general rule so far has been 12mg for the over ohm coils, I've been doing 4.5mg on the sub ohm. This being 1.2 ohm I started with a 12mg juice. I flooded it at first, so i don't know if it was all the spitting or if it was just to strong, but it really kicked my a** on the first couple pulls. I actually had to sit down for a bit, that's my first experience with taking in too much nic to fast. Should I be treating this more like a sub-ohm coil as far as juice strength?
I'll post some pictures later when i'm not at work.
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I'll keep that in mind, it makes sense now why the 12mg hit me so hard. I'll save that tank for when I want a quick hit, i'm too cheap to just dump the juice =p When I decided to try sub-ohm the new member's forum warned me about lowering the nic level so I never experienced that big hit. I thought I had escaped learning that little vaping lesson, I guess I was wrong
On a more on topic note, here's my first coil. I'd appreciate any tips from what you see.
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As far as how it vapes, I think I like the flavor on my eGo ONE Mega with the Ni coils slightly better, but some of that might just be what I'm used to. I noticed it does take the clapton coil a little bit to really ramp up (heat up), especially on the first hit, whereas my stock Ni coil is pretty instant. On the plus side, I've noticed that slightly changing the watts on the clapton can really affect the flavor. So it can be fine tuned to bring out what I'm looking for. I haven't noticed that on the Ni coils, the vapor mostly just gets hotter or colder. Right now I'm at 23.5W and it brought out more of the Strawberry in my strawberries and cream. It also seems like it might wick a little better than my eGo ONE. It's hard to tell for sure since I've learned to pace myself just a little already with my other tank to avoid the dry hits.
looks nice ans neatGot my first Clapton wrapped, now to figure out how to make it a nice coil. Had to take a picture before I ruined it
Wicks 20/80 juice nice. Just give the wicking port holes room to take juice in and don't pack the cotton to tight.
Okay friends... please bear with me... I am just learning to build really and I am curious, can you recommend a build that will allow me a cool-ish vape in my STM... without having to lower my watts a bunch or below 20watts? I want a good amount of vapor and a cool vape for one of my favorite juices...
I second this, but try doing a vertical coil wicked chimney style like in this post:
How do you wick a vertical coil? It looks like you just tuck it around the coil?
Being a beginner, I'd stick to the regular horizontal coil....keep it simple.
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Pull a sheet of cotton in half,,,,, Cut 1/4" strip,,,,,, Off the 1/4" strip, cut 1 peace 1 1/4" long and tuck it under the coil contact,,,, around the coil,,,, and over the other coil lead.
The remanding cotton cut in half and poke in/down at the wicking port hole.
Don't make it tight, and after the wick is juiced & coil top in place, poke the cotton into the wicking ports ,(just a bit)
I found the lighter and fluffier the cotton, the better the wicking.
You can check out this thread, I posted pictures.
Vertical coil / wick build on Kangertech RBA (Great for 20/80 juice)
Exactly.
Pull a sheet of cotton in half,,,,, Cut 1/4" strip,,,,,, Off the 1/4" strip, cut 1 peace 1 1/4" long and tuck it under the coil contact,,,, around the coil,,,, and over the other coil lead.
The remanding cotton cut in half and poke in/down at the wicking port hole.
Don't make it tight, and after the wick is juiced & coil top in place, poke the cotton into the wicking ports ,(just a bit)
I found the lighter and fluffier the cotton, the better the wicking.
You can check out this thread, I posted pictures.
Vertical coil / wick build on Kangertech RBA (Great for 20/80 juice)
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