Alternative coil options for PT3

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STiZzle2010

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I have been using a PT3 and I hate the coils. I love the tank due to it's size (capacity) and the fact that it is glass but I absolutely hate the coils. Aside from the fact that the dual coil burns through my juice a little faster, the taste seems to be hit or miss. Are there any alternative coil options that I can use with this tank (I prefer single coil)?
 

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Other than winding your own coils and playing with a regulated device. I do mine as a vertical coil at 1.8-2.0 ohm and feed it about 7-8 watts. BUT, my Kayfun with same ohm coil at same wattage puts out easy 5x the vapor and flavor. Also I can run the kayfun at 12 watts if I chose, the PT3 starts burning juice and wicks above 9 watts
 

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I know that the coils for a PT2 will work but only partially. The PT2 atomizer is smaller and will leak in a PT3 if not held upright all of the time which of course will not work lol. Looks like I am gonna have to try a different tank...

Use 2-3 of the rubber top washer seals, from the dual coils, stacked on top of a single coil head. or 2 of the rubber tops from the single coil mounted back to back on the chimney
 

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Friend seems we lost track of ya bro! Here's what works…reposted from the thread post...What a difference a coil makes. Good luck!

I want a new vaporizer. I currently have a kangertech mega 1900 and a sigelei 30 watt. I want one that doesn't have give me a burnt taste and a lot of flavor. I would like to try a new brand of tanks. What vaporizer and tank would you recommend for 100$. Also are the kangertechs coils reliable or am I having bad luck with them?

First of all C…what K said above ^^^^^^^. Hold on to those notes, you'll need 'em.

The reason I decided to respond here is…you asked the right question. What does a proper vaporizer look like?

Save you a month mebe, if not years. News flash…all 510 devices with bottom airflow through the pin leak. There are good reasons why this happens and many due to how the factory coil was created and assembled. Second bit of news. A good percentage of factory hand wound coils will give you a hot dry vape (dry out your wick). In part due to irregular contact on the wick which overheats the wire and so the vape. The fact that unlike proper electrical coils the stockers lack symmetry also causes hot spots in the wire…bingo, burny vape again.

You have two choices: a) buy back-ups (and absorb this as a cost of vaping); or, b) at some point, decide to rebuild your own.

The latter will broaden your vaping horizons beyond your imagination. Why? Because vaping can deliver a level of taste and vapor production far beyond anything you had in smoking. An avid smoker of every kind for 47 years, I can assure you of that.

What you'll most find on ECF is folks sharing their individual success and that's usually expressed as a testimonial to the last gorgeous little bit of shiny they got it on. Nothin' wrong with that and they have every reason to be proud and help out. But it doesn't answer your question. You happen to have a pretty good kit at the moment so let's cut right to the chase.

It's quite possible within the next 24 hours you could decide to become master of your domain and allow me and others to show you within a week or considerably faster how to rebuild effectively and reliably. The technique to make the following takes all of about 30 seconds. Installation in a PT3 assembly minutes with perhaps a few days to master. This cures about 90% of the problems experienced with the Protank 3 type coils you are using.


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Now if you'd rather take the blue pill and chance heading down a hundred rabbit holes…well, may the force be with you and good luck. If you want that great vape a week from now without seeing red do yourself a favor and peruse these two threads…

Protank Cotton Rebuild, the way I do it (basic Protank coil assembly and wicking)
Protank MicroCoil Discussion!! (intermediate>advanced tensioned microcoils)

Within a few days you could be winding the above and properly installing it in a short free condition. Burny vape be gone.

Hail us on the latter thread once you've got your questions lined up and a regular following of capable vet's will be sure to give you a hand with that first wind.

Otherwise C, good luck and hope to see you soon.

Enjoy the vape!

:)
 

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Totally agree with Mac above, best way is to build your own coils.

I have been doing this myself with great success. Now using the EMOW Mega tanks with re-built vertical coil's which didn't take me long to master and the vape is amazing.

Here is a post I did on how to build a vertical coil. Hope it helps

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ed-kanger-dual-coil-single-vertical-coil.html

I have to applaud your convictions lee. You're great. I love that. And I admit I've never tried a vertical. I am so pleased you enjoy it. Just personally believe it's a harder build to get squared away. But if you've got it bro and get new vapers there you have my hearty applause.

I have a coil design that may actually help stabilize some of the hot lead issues some encounter with verticals which by the way I build on a huge assortment of devices. I've been posting about tensioned coil twisted lead approaches on several threads.

Tensioned Micro Coils. The next step.

Protank MicroCoil Discussion!!

Stop by take a peek and lmi what you think if you try one.

Good luck Lee!

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