A7 Users: What is your favorite wick setup?

[elscorcho]

Just got my first A7 from Discount Vapers. The coils it came with use three 1mm silica wicks with about 5 wraps. For my first rebuild I will try to duplicate that setup. But in the interest of what might work better......Are you guys building them similarly? Or are you using only 1 or two thicker wicks? I will start with 32ga Kanthal.

THANKS!

 

[Cjax]

I do a 3/4 wrap on a 1/16" drill bit with 28g kanthal. Meters out about .7Ω and 100% cotton cheesecloth for wick (or a few strands of ekowool sometimes) on my Reo Grande.

 

[Crash Moses]

I've been using 3mm silica with a 3/4 wrap of twisted 32 awg Kanthal at about 1.0 ohm. I don't like to go lower because the durn thing gets HOT.

I've tried cotton as well and that works very nicely also. I have the A7oid from Captivapes but was nonplussed by the flavor. It did last a lot longer before needing to refill though. I may try again with different wicking to see if that helps.

 

[super_X_drifter]

Although the atty in the pic is not an A7, the coil layout is the same.

This is 30ga Kanthal A1 wrapped around a 1/16" mold then a wick of rolled cotton is slid thru the coil once its mounted and the mold is pulled. Heats up super quick and even, wicks like a charm and vapes like a dream.

 

[elscorcho]

Thanks for the input guys!

Nice photo, drifter. I like the idea of pulling the mold and threading the coil AFTER its mounted......I was doing it beforehand (with some difficulty).

 

[super_X_drifter]

Thanks for the input guys!

Nice photo, drifter. I like the idea of pulling the mold and threading the coil AFTER its mounted......I was doing it beforehand (with some difficulty).

Thanks! It can be a little challenging I agree. I find that long tails on your coil (at least 1") make it allot easier.

 

[smilee]

0,18 nikrothal on ekowool 2mm, 6 wraps- about 1,9 ohm

 

[JD1]

I've been using 3mm silica with a 3/4 wrap of twisted 32 awg Kanthal at about 1.0 ohm. I don't like to go lower because the durn thing gets HOT.

I've tried cotton as well and that works very nicely also. I have the A7oid from Captivapes but was nonplussed by the flavor. It did last a lot longer before needing to refill though. I may try again with different wicking to see if that helps.

I wrap with two 32 ga wires side by side instead of twisted. Not a lot of difference but the side by side gives a little more surface area on the wick plus you can wrap it as a micro or close to it.

I use a 5/64th drill bit and a 4/5 wrap (10 coils) for around 1.3 ohms, cheese cloth for the wick.

Edit: I should add that I'm not using as A7, but it's a similar mounting.