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Micro Coils to increase Vapor, flavor & TH
Hey guys - have any of you used welded wires for non-resistance legs? I welded a wire last night and made a coil, looked beautiful, but after torching it with a torch a couple times it just broke the tires right off. I still want to use this on my Odysseus and/or Ithaka (I figure Ody would be...- subver
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Ithaka twisted quad coils 6 ohms
Nice - so wait you twist 2 ribbon wires together? I was thinking about that the other day but figured it'd be incredibly thick. Curious to see that setup -
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That makes sense Imeo, I never noticed it until I started doing that.. I guess I just needed to put 2 and 2 together! -
Ithaka twisted quad coils 6 ohms
Yeah I usually try to get the wire in a good spot on the clips then turn them slightly and pull the wire taught.. Usually get a good reading, I was just surprised at the resistance boost from the nickel (at least compared to regular coils), I thought I had to have been doing something wrong, but... -
Ithaka twisted quad coils 6 ohms
Ah thanks for the info aalwani! BmoreJeff, yep I've got a Klein multimeter with alligator clips as well. -
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Come to think of it, maybe it's leaking because I started wrapping my nickel around the positive center post twice instead of just once (after watching some videos, I think Bishop does it [but with silver]) - maybe there is too much nickel under the O-ring now, and it's uneven? Next build I will... -
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Hmm interesting.. there must be something else going on then because I screw the housing in VERY TIGHT to the base and liquid leaks out from the base hole (around the center post) I look into the hole and it looks like the o-ring is smooshed in a strange way where there is an opening. I will... -
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Yup, I do realize that.. I like hotter vapes (well at least not cool!) and harder throat hits! I think my issue was definitely just screwing down too tight.. I think after time I warped my o-ring because it never leaked before recently! -
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Yeah I was concerned about that o-ring on the basic feeding part, but was told that o-ring actually didn't matter, and doesn't need to be used apparently. I still keep mine on, though! -
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Nice - I will inspect my O-ring before next build and swap it out, perhaps my center post is a little crooked as well - I find it difficult to get it PERFECTLY straight a lot of the time - but with a little finagling I can usually get it pretty good - not any different than my non-leaking... -
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Do you guys get leaking out of your center posts's o-ring if you screw the rebuildable part into the base too hard? I think I may be screwing it in too hard.. I know I posted about this before but it's become more apparent on that one Ithaka (my new one is fine, but I didn't screw it in quite as... -
Micro Coils to increase Vapor, flavor & TH
Thanks for the response! How is the vape with parallel coils? I typically do an X with my coils which would make things a little more difficult, but for ease maybe I'll try parallel coils first.. Thanks!- subver
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Its not as hard as it is with the cap on, and the cap isn't on too hard either. I think it's the o ring, but I'll lube it up a bit better next time. I didn't normally have to lube up my smoother Ithaka at all, just let the juice do its thing. -
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Quick question guys. My new Ithaka I got the mouthpiece is so much harder to unscrew with the cap on, my other one is smooth and easy.. I forget if my first Ithaka was hard to unscrew at first or not. Even after washing the o ring on my first Ithaka it's easy to unscrew. I lube up the new o ring... -
Micro Coils to increase Vapor, flavor & TH
Awesome, this is exactly what I wanted to hear! I will experiment and post pics later this week of microcoils in my Ithaka!- subver
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Micro Coils to increase Vapor, flavor & TH
Yeah that was my concern, threading the wicks into empty coils - which is why I was wondering if we could just torch the coils with a torch, instead of using the device to fire it and squeeze them together. Also, I have pretty good luck with 3mm silica on my Ithaka and I use higher VG juices...- subver
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Micro Coils to increase Vapor, flavor & TH
Has anyone tried dual microcoils on an Ithaka? I will be experimenting soon, I'm just not sure how to "start" the coil with torching. Maybe I will start with just one on an Odysseus first. Can I just use a simple torch the coils to make them glow, then squeeze them together (multiple times)...- subver
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