AGA-T2 Trial and error... coils and wicks!

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nakanase

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I have solve this issue after lots of research I found a method that has worked like a charm.

When you wrap your positive wire around the center post come all the way around to the wire that is going back to the wick and pull until it is snug (not to tight) then put the nut on and tighten. then take the extra wire and wrap it around the wire leg going back to the wick two times and snip off, it needs to be tight wraps. then fire it up and mess with the coils while glowing until they are perfect. This gets rid of the hot spot on any genesis atty coil.

Can you post the picture about it?
 

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Do we want to put the eliquid screw back in after filling?

Is there a better pyrex tank option?

Actually, the glass tank that comes with it is pretty good... it washes very quickly, no clouding, etching or anything. I don't think you HAVE to put the filler screw back in. I do and don't get any less wicking but I also don't use a solid wick... mine has a small hole through the middle. By the way, I am using a 45mm x 55mm #400 mesh. I am folding 2mm of one edge in and creasing it very well. Then I am heating the mesh fully before rolling front and back. Then I roll the mesh loosely like the video in this thread by Pbusardo, rolling to the creased edge. I do not un-roll, I just keep rolling over and over until it is the right thickness to slip in the wick hole. Then I oxidize, quench, then eliquid burn 3 times each. Then I trim the tip at an angle and test for fit and height. I will put it this way... I do not have to prime my wicks. I fill with juice and within seconds I can see the wick blacken and the coils getting wet.
 

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Actually, the glass tank that comes with it is pretty good... it washes very quickly, no clouding, etching or anything. I don't think you HAVE to put the filler screw back in. I do and don't get any less wicking but I also don't use a solid wick... mine has a small hole through the middle. By the way, I am using a 45mm x 55mm #400 mesh. I am folding 2mm of one edge in and creasing it very well. Then I am heating the mesh fully before rolling front and back. Then I roll the mesh loosely like the video in this thread by Pbusardo, rolling to the creased edge. I do not un-roll, I just keep rolling over and over until it is the right thickness to slip in the wick hole. Then I oxidize, quench, then eliquid burn 3 times each. Then I trim the tip at an angle and test for fit and height. I will put it this way... I do not have to prime my wicks. I fill with juice and within seconds I can see the wick blacken and the coils getting wet.
I watched the Pbusardo video and he left the fill screw off. The site I bought the AGA-T2 from was sold out of pyrex tanks for the AGA-T2 and I was wondering what the dimensions of the tank are so if I wanted to upgrade I could.
 

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Can you post the picture about it?

Here is a pic but basically you just want to make a full loop around the center post then wrap it around the leg going back to the wick a couple times then snip off excess. Hope this helps:)
 

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AGA-T2 arrived today and on my first attempt I realized I needed to re-wrap the coils this isn't as easy as you guys made it look. Second attempt multiple hot spots top and bottom coil especially. Now it looks okay not great so I wet it down and took a vape (1.7 Ohms, 50/50 24mg.). Very airy would putting the filler screw back in help tighten it up? My initial impression is that I'm getting a better vape than I have gotten from everything else that I've tried and nice flavor. I have some 500 mesh coming as well as some 30awg.

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I'm going to need a magnifying glass for my old tired eyes I can't see those coils very well.
 

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The proVari isn't vary friendly with the lower than .8 ohms. When you are working out the hot spots and the load is very low close to short you will get E1 error which is short. You need to set voltage down to around 3 volts or little less. The volts set to high sometimes will give you and E2 error. To much current for the load. It is all trial and error. I hope this helps.
 

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Make sure you are torching the coil wire first and when you wrap it make sure it is barely touching the wick if it is tight in a spot is will create a short or a hot spot.:toast:
The problem I'm having is E1 on the ProVari I thought it was a short it turns out that the Ohms were to low I had to move the coils around in order to bring up the Ohm-age its working much better now.
 
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The problem I'm having is ohms to low if I move the coils just right the ohm level will come up to a useable level.

How many wraps in your coil? I'm using #500SS, 30g Kanthal, 5/6 coil, and getting 1.8 ohms on my provari.


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