Any rebuilding tips for a newbie??

[TechJim818]

I am going to start rebuilding my clearomizer coils, I burn through them way too quick, I am kind of a chain vaper, i have a habit of accidentally knocking my ecig over and killing a coil when it hits the floor, and I am running all of my coils at about 4.2v. I figure if I wrap the coils myself I may get the resistance where I need it for my particular setup and needs, and also it will probably be cheaper than forking out for a 5 pack of coils every couple weeks. I have watched all the tutorial videos for my tanks and have the written instructions saved, I just need some basic pointers. Like can I use my digital multimeter to measure the resistance of my coils or will i get a better reading with one of the ohm meters I see in most of the videos? If i soak my coils in vodka or something before I install them into the assembly will that eliminate some of the oils that are on resistance wire that cause the bad taste, requiring less dry burning? Is there anywhere that i can buy the "housing" my home made coils go in so I can make up a bunch at once? I don't want to buy more coils, and unfortunately I threw out a few bad ones before I learned about rebuilding. Anyone have any other tips?

Thanks
Jim

 

[Baditude]

Which clearomizers are you considering rebuilding the coils on? Some clearos are not made to be able to rebuild the coil.

My recommendation is to upgrade your setup so that you can more easily get into rebuilding. You can use either a mechanical mod or a regulated variable voltage mod as your battery source.

A RDA (rebuildable drip atomizer) like an IGO-W, or a RTA (rebuildable tank atomizer) like a Kayfun-style (Kayfun Lite plus or Russian 91) are easy to learn on and use.

Information Resources for Your First RBA

 

[jimkipila]

I am going to start rebuilding my clearomizer coils, I burn through them way too quick, I am kind of a chain vaper, i have a habit of accidentally knocking my ecig over and killing a coil when it hits the floor, and I am running all of my coils at about 4.2v. I figure if I wrap the coils myself I may get the resistance where I need it for my particular setup and needs, and also it will probably be cheaper than forking out for a 5 pack of coils every couple weeks. I have watched all the tutorial videos for my tanks and have the written instructions saved, I just need some basic pointers. Like can I use my digital multimeter to measure the resistance of my coils or will i get a better reading with one of the ohm meters I see in most of the videos? If i soak my coils in vodka or something before I install them into the assembly will that eliminate some of the oils that are on resistance wire that cause the bad taste, requiring less dry burning? Is there anywhere that i can buy the "housing" my home made coils go in so I can make up a bunch at once? I don't want to buy more coils, and unfortunately I threw out a few bad ones before I learned about rebuilding. Anyone have any other tips?

Thanks
Jim

In your clearo, be careful not to melt the insulator during your dry burn period. I have a pro tank 2 and I only burn the coil once with nothing in it for a very short period after installment just to make sure it's burning right. But i can't do it multiple times with nothing In there or even dry silica/mesh bc once that insulator is burned even a tad, it ruins the taste and is impossible to get out making the rubber insulator/grommet garbage. Hope this helps a little.



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[Bigflyrodder]

TechJim, Baditude hit it on the head as always, Jim had good points as well. You can easily wrap your own coils but doing so for say the Kanger heads may be tough on a beginner as you are working in a very small space. Watch all the youtube vids you can, Riptripper and Grimmgreen both have great ones I know and I'm sure there are others.

Torch your wire first as it takes the springiness out of it and burs off any oils and such so no need to dry burn a new coil once in place other than to make sure it is firing correctly but, as Jim mentioned, be careful not to melt the insulators.

Really would be easier on an Igo L or W as Bad pointed out. Good luck and keep asking questions! All of this sounds harder than it is, you'll get it.

 

[TechJim818]

its been a while since I have been able to post, I have vv batteries, got a vision spinner, an evod twist, and a x6 battery, i want to do some of my kanger coils i dont use the kanger tanks as much, but i got an evod2 and an original evod, and the main one i want to rebuild my coils for because they are so costly is my aspire nautilus

 

[danca90]

Kanger coils are easy. I do a micro coil, put the coil in the base, then work the rubber stopper up.

 

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Moved to Assorted PV Topics - Rebuildable Atomizer Systems

 

[TechJim818]

Thank you for all the advice everyone, just had some great success rebuilding some of my clearo coils, my aspire did not turn out as I had wished, but I will try again after ordering some 28 gauge kanthal a1, which seem to be what people use in that coil. I did however have great success rebuilding my evod 1 and 2 heads, very simple rebuilds, my 32 gauge worked great, torched the coils wrapped them and tested with my multimeter for resistance, I am now running a dual coil build in my evod 1 and i used organic cotton for the wicks for both tanks, smooth vaping excelent flavors. Thanks again for all the help