About fed up with RBAs..

[sawtoothscream]

I think I'm just not that good at wrapping yet... Only 3 of the wraps out of the 6 are glowing. How do I stop that?

with or without the wick in? if its with te wick in then just move the wire around a little and fire it until they all go. Just need to fiddle around with them. or just yank out the eko wool, grab a cotton puff ball and rewick it roll yourself a piece the fits nice but will still slide in the coil. soak it before you fire it up and enjoy

 

[Susan W.]

I think I've only started one thread. When I first signed up. Never really needed to start one.

I also see you hardly ever start threads.. you should. The Leo thread is rather cluttered.

 

[ektronik]

Yeah.... Nothing I build into it seems to wick properly...


I really want this RDA stuff to work out..

 

[Susan W.]

I can't see your build very well, but all the coil should glow evenly. Something isn't right with the coil and this could be why the wick isn't working.

 

[sawtoothscream]

Yeah.... Nothing I build into it seems to wick properly...


I really want this RDA stuff to work out..

Ok, so ditch your current build and try a micro coil with cotton. use a 5/64 drill bit to wrap your coil and put the wraps as tight together as you can, when done pinch the coil together with pliers and torch it until its red and hold for a few seconds. that will make sure the wraps all touch and stay. install it and check with your multimeter if there is a short and the resistance. if all is good fire it up. take a piece of cotton puff ball and roll it and install. stick one tail under the coil and the other between the post above the coil. soak with liquid and wait a little. fire it up to make sure it works and enjoy. lots of thread here and videos on youtube to show you how to make them. IDk how many wraps it will take for you to get 1.8 ohm with 30g probably start with 8 and see what that gets you then adjust from there.

 

[suspectK]

What size bit are you using now?

 

[ektronik]

I'm not sure, but it's the same size as my wick. which I am pretty sure it 2.5 mm. It says 2+5mm on the Eko-Wool Bag.

 

[ektronik]

Ha. I just used some cotton off the tops of some q-tips.. Washed them and installed them. Works pretty good! hahah

 

[suspectK]

Glad it worked out for you..cotton is easy to use too much of, so be mindful of that.

Try a 5/64 bit with the 2.5 eko if you want to see the difference in the two. I started out with 3mm ekowool..I think cotton wicks better, and is CHEAP. I use rolled cotton from cvs..

 

[humpstyles]

Random pointer: Always have something to vape on when building...it'll ease the tension.

Signed,
- someone who is going to be building a sh_t ton tomorrow for a KF3.1 clone, an Igo-W, and an RSST on an XPV DNA30

 

[rob33]

What device are you using with that trident? I see ego threads in pic

 

[NonCorp]

I think I'm just not that good at wrapping yet... Only 3 of the wraps out of the 6 are glowing. How do I stop that?

Keep consistent tension as you wrap, and try not to bend the wire unnecessarily (kinks/bends can cause metal fatigue, and thus, hotspots), and like sawtoothscream said, you want the coils wrapped as closely together as possible.

Also, if you don't have a torch you can compress the coils while installed. Just pulse the coil until its nice and red, release the button and use tweezers to gently compress the coil. Make sure to hold it until it cools off and it will keep it's shape. Also, don't try to compress the coil while firing the device, shorts are bad mmkay?

 

[The M4n C4nn0n]

Sounds like a short. Make sure that either all the coils are spaced out evenly or make a micro coil where they all touch.

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