SXmini M Class (TEMP CONTROL)

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Grey/silver to Black/silver using a Monokote trim sheet I've had for about 12 years. Cost maybe a buck or two if I had to buy it today. It's not perfect but neither am I. :) And there's no slit in the grip which I don't like on the wraps I've seen.

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looks great! No issues with the longer legs? That would be my only concern. How are you wicking it? Around the coil? I have tried chimney coils with kanthal in the kayfun, but never could get them to vape very well.
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You wrap around the wick and it can be a little tricky. I watched the video (link below) and you just have to make sure the air path is not blocked. I had to go back in on my build as the top was a little blocked and after clearing it I got full airflow. There is no problems with the longer legs as they are covered with wick and remember Ni200 is used in most prebuilt coils to prevent hot legs. I also tried to build chimney coils with kanthal but had mixed results like you.

 
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Around the wick and it can be a little tricky. I watched the video (link below) and you just have to make sure the air path is not blocked. I had to go back in on my build as the top was a little blocked and after clearing it I got full airflow.



You'll want to be careful how high up you go with the coil as well since you definitely don't want the coil hitting the top chimney piece when you put the top of the Subtank glass on.
 
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You'll want to be careful how high up you go with the coil as well since you definitely don't want the coil hitting the top chimney piece when you put the top of the Subtank glass on.

YES, I had to re-adjust my coil a bit because of that. I think I may try 1 or 2 less coils next time. Just make sure to assemble the COMPLETED tank and put it on a tester to check for shorts then open it back up and add juice if everything checks out.
 

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Grey/silver to Black/silver using a Monokote trim sheet I've had for about 12 years. Cost maybe a buck or two if I had to buy it today. It's not perfect but neither am I. :) And there's no slit in the grip which I don't like on the wraps I've seen.

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That looks nice, I like it. The only problem with a silicone skin is that it covers up such a beautiful looking mod.
 
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So in watt mode at 15w, you are only pulling 3 amps. I want to see that in Joules. I joined that FB group. Looks cool

If so:
That's not 15W it's 150W
And it's not 3A it's 29.5A
with a resistance of .17Ω
and 4.95V

What you are seeing there is the output power.
 

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Grey/silver to Black/silver using a Monokote trim sheet I've had for about 12 years. Cost maybe a buck or two if I had to buy it today. It's not perfect but neither am I. :) And there's no slit in the grip which I don't like on the wraps I've seen.

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Good Job Vlad. Looks almost as good as my 2 week old one. I have tried to take care of the paint. Don't even pocket it. :)

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Good Job Vlad. Looks almost as good as my 2 week old one. I have tried to take care of the paint. Don't even pocket it. :)

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Gahh that's bad. Mine wasn't that bad and yea I was taking care of it as well and the paint was rubbing off. The Monokote cover looks pretty good, it's basically a very thin vinyl what you see on model RC planes often. Not sure how durable it will be but time will tell.
 

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Not really familiar with that. Definitely don't have any of that in the garage. :) You have any links for that covering?

Or are you talking about Hydrographics?
Yes, those are one of the guys making it but I remember another company selling small diy kits to do it to brake pads and other small stuff at home




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Yes, those are one of the guys making it but I remember another company selling small diy kits to do it to brake pads and other small stuff at home




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Ok, yea I've seen that before. Biggest problem with that is the need to dip into the water solution. Which basically means you'd have to disassemble the case, separate battery tube from electronics and case then dip. Would probably look the best overall but a lot of prep work and would void warranty as well.
 

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Ok, yea I've seen that before. Biggest problem with that is the need to dip into the water solution. Which basically means you'd have to disassemble the case, separate battery tube from electronics and case then dip. Would probably look the best overall but a lot of prep work and would void warranty as well.
Oh ok. I thought you only wanted to do the cover and not the c frame. In that scenario, you could just remove the cover and dip it.

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