First, this walk-through assumes that you have already read up on “Making an Atomizer Coil 101”. That is the bases of the coil for this 808 (Carto) rebuild.
Notice that I left plenty of fiber yarn hanging, that will go down through the clothe.
Also, would like to thank the pioneers in atty rebuilding, Vaporer, Crazyhorse, and Rbonie, just to name a few.
The first step after tearing down an atty, is to strip the connector of the leads, you won’t need them in this walk through, (though if you’re like me, you’ll save them lol). Clean the fiber clothes, we’ll reuse them. I soaked mine in vinegar/water mix, then, after rinsing, soaked in distilled water, to reduce any minerals/foreign particles.
Also, clean the carto housing of old glues and fibers. Check the connector, make sure that it still seats firmly into housing. Otherwise, you’ll have to flip ends.
After clothe has dried, you’ll want to cut both clothes lengthways at about 3/8”. That should have the clothe coming to the top of the air-intake tube when it is rewrapped.
Next, you’ll want something to mount the connector assembly to. Maybe an old 808 or 901 battery. I used a small vise to mount a threaded rod to. You’ll want stability. Helping Hands are a nice plus.
Your lead for the neg. will need to be 1/2” plus some that you’ll curve where it gets soldered. That’ll put your coil about an 1/8” above the intake tube.
Once you’ve soldered the neg. lead, you might want to have two good tweezers for the pos. lead. Take the pos. lead, bend it toward the intake tube, keeping the coil level, and positioned over the tube, that is where both tweezers come into play. After you get it positioned, note where to cut off excess lead, and the position on tube to solder. Solder into position.
Now that the coil is in place, take the thinner clothe, reference it to the position you soldered the pos. lead, cut lengthways, the lead being the split point. This will help keep a better balance when all is wrapped. Wrap that clothe around, starting with some on the clothe inside of pos. lead (in between lead and tube).
Taking the other clothe, start wrapping it around, placing the fiber yarn in the wraps.
Now that you have it wrapped, gently compressing the assembly, start placing the carto tube over wraps. This is where gentleness comes in, as you work the tube over the clothe, you’ll want to use a tine of your tweezers to gently tuck clothe into tube.
Check continuity of the connector, if all is well, press it together.
So far, I have done 3 cartos this way. Kind of the best of both worlds. It has a reservoir, and you can set your own ohms level.
Notice that I left plenty of fiber yarn hanging, that will go down through the clothe.
Also, would like to thank the pioneers in atty rebuilding, Vaporer, Crazyhorse, and Rbonie, just to name a few.
The first step after tearing down an atty, is to strip the connector of the leads, you won’t need them in this walk through, (though if you’re like me, you’ll save them lol). Clean the fiber clothes, we’ll reuse them. I soaked mine in vinegar/water mix, then, after rinsing, soaked in distilled water, to reduce any minerals/foreign particles.
Also, clean the carto housing of old glues and fibers. Check the connector, make sure that it still seats firmly into housing. Otherwise, you’ll have to flip ends.
After clothe has dried, you’ll want to cut both clothes lengthways at about 3/8”. That should have the clothe coming to the top of the air-intake tube when it is rewrapped.
Next, you’ll want something to mount the connector assembly to. Maybe an old 808 or 901 battery. I used a small vise to mount a threaded rod to. You’ll want stability. Helping Hands are a nice plus.
Your lead for the neg. will need to be 1/2” plus some that you’ll curve where it gets soldered. That’ll put your coil about an 1/8” above the intake tube.
Once you’ve soldered the neg. lead, you might want to have two good tweezers for the pos. lead. Take the pos. lead, bend it toward the intake tube, keeping the coil level, and positioned over the tube, that is where both tweezers come into play. After you get it positioned, note where to cut off excess lead, and the position on tube to solder. Solder into position.
Now that the coil is in place, take the thinner clothe, reference it to the position you soldered the pos. lead, cut lengthways, the lead being the split point. This will help keep a better balance when all is wrapped. Wrap that clothe around, starting with some on the clothe inside of pos. lead (in between lead and tube).
Taking the other clothe, start wrapping it around, placing the fiber yarn in the wraps.
Now that you have it wrapped, gently compressing the assembly, start placing the carto tube over wraps. This is where gentleness comes in, as you work the tube over the clothe, you’ll want to use a tine of your tweezers to gently tuck clothe into tube.
Check continuity of the connector, if all is well, press it together.
So far, I have done 3 cartos this way. Kind of the best of both worlds. It has a reservoir, and you can set your own ohms level.
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