Im thinking about building my own coils, what would everyone recommend as a first .
best thing to learn to build coils
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I recently started mine. For the first while I stayed above 1 ohm (Mostly 1.3-1.8 depending on my wrapping experiments) and they were respectable. The absolute biggest thing is either a good multimeter or ohm reader that you can test before even attempting to fire a build. I find my kayfun Lite is extremely easy to build on and is quite forgiving; my dripper is a TOBH clone that isn't too bad either but can be tricky for my fat fingers.
Steam Engine | free vaping calculators has a great calculator for guidelines on what guage/resistance/# of wraps for multiple builds.
Lots depends on what kind of kit you'll be using yours on as well. Are they mechanical mods or regulated devices? Have you ensured you read up on battery safety as well as ohms law? Building your own coils doesn't need to go to fancy builds that require 40amps, all of my coils are safe on 10amp continuous draw and I get great vaping from them for my personal taste.
Steam Engine | free vaping calculators has a great calculator for guidelines on what guage/resistance/# of wraps for multiple builds.
Lots depends on what kind of kit you'll be using yours on as well. Are they mechanical mods or regulated devices? Have you ensured you read up on battery safety as well as ohms law? Building your own coils doesn't need to go to fancy builds that require 40amps, all of my coils are safe on 10amp continuous draw and I get great vaping from them for my personal taste.
This, or get one with airflow control that allows you to do single or dual coils, in case you want to build duals in the future.
510 ohm meter
Cheap coil wrapping jig
Assortment of wire in 30, 29 and 28 gauge to start
Build coil at 1.5 ohm to start and when you get the hang of things, go down from there.
Your choice of atomizers - SQuape is the easiest to build.
Cheap coil wrapping jig
Assortment of wire in 30, 29 and 28 gauge to start
Build coil at 1.5 ohm to start and when you get the hang of things, go down from there.
Your choice of atomizers - SQuape is the easiest to build.
This is going to be my first time also....as soon as the RBA gets here for my eGrip.
I will be going to my local shop for guidance and supplies.
I would go that route first if you have that option or someone who builds...otherwise, plenty of people here to help
I will be going to my local shop for guidance and supplies.
I would go that route first if you have that option or someone who builds...otherwise, plenty of people here to help
A single coil RDA (dripper), with "shoot and screw" posts and an open/unobstructed build deck would be the easiest to learn/practice on. Trying to catch/bind coil leads under tiny screw heads can be frustrating especially for older folks.
Will drippers provide more taste or cloud as opposed to rta, im looking for flavor and throat hit,.not interested in cloud chasing. I also shake a good bit,(early onset Parkinson's) so im looking for something larger and easier to build.
Is there a rta that is good to learn building on, i want my next mod to be a box mod, something i can use now with my current kangers but still put out enough power to rin a rta later
I would recommend the Eleaf Lemo RTA to anyone looking for an RTA. They have completely replaced my Kayfuns.
A dripper = No tank. An RTA= dripper/that is tank fed. In terms of realistic use I would go with an RTA (unless you like dripping) Personally I find it annoying to have to do it every 8-10 hits I take. Comparison: Its' is like a belt fed machine gun vs the same machine gun that is using a magazine. Your ammo is going to run out alot quicker with the magazine. I started with re-building coils in tanks (Kanger, which I kind of detest now) and Aspire (in terms of tanks I still like) As long as you don't' have arthritis you should be able to get it done. Maybe consider building a decent amount of coils for the setup you choose (on a good day) so you have them for a bad day.
I got a coil jig today as an impulse buy. I'd recommend one highly.
As for a dripper, the Magma, and miphesto are both easy to build on, and set up for single, and can both do duel once you're ready.
As for a dripper, the Magma, and miphesto are both easy to build on, and set up for single, and can both do duel once you're ready.
Throat hit is produced by the of nic content (percentage), in your juice the higher the nic content, the more intense the throat hit. Lower ohm builds produce more vapor (and therefore nic), per inhale so require less nic content for an aggressive throat hit. As an example I vape 12mg juice at 0.7 ohms and get about the same throat hit as 24mg juice provides when vaped at 1.8 ohms. YMMV
RDA (dripper) is hands down BEST for flavor but you must occasionally "drip" additional juice on the wick after a few "hits". RTAs (tank) are filled with juice and only require refilling once or twice a day (as needed), and so are much more convenient but at the cost of some flavor. Some attys are better than others when it comes to flavor/vapor production. My favorite dripper is the Magma because it draws air from under the coil and has a large wick/juice capacity (deep well). My favorite tank attys are the Orchid V4 and Fogger V5. All are dual coil and not the best to "learn" on I would think. the Orchid and Fogger require skill/knowledge to wick properly but once you have it nailed down the flavor/vapor production are stellar for tank attys.
I'm older than dirt, my eyesight is poor and my hands aren't nearly as steady as they once were but I have found building coils on rebuildable attys pretty easy to do. I use magnifying glasses (reading glasses), and it takes me no time to re-build a dual coil atty, just took practice to get the hang of it. Two years in and I'm SO glad I went through the trouble (learning curve), of using RBAs.
They have coil jigs out? And here I was wrapping a drill bit.
I learned watching YouTube videos and did my first coil rebuilding a protank 2 head. I was extremely surprised by house easy coiling and wicking is.
Wicking correctly is extremely important. On tanks like a lemo or kayfun, too much wick yields dry hits. Too less wick results in flooding. I've had extremely good luck with koh Gen do cotton. Rayon was the worst experience. It has a wood like flavor to it.
I learned watching YouTube videos and did my first coil rebuilding a protank 2 head. I was extremely surprised by house easy coiling and wicking is.
Wicking correctly is extremely important. On tanks like a lemo or kayfun, too much wick yields dry hits. Too less wick results in flooding. I've had extremely good luck with koh Gen do cotton. Rayon was the worst experience. It has a wood like flavor to it.
Kayfun/Lemo should be fairly easy tanks to learn on, I'd save a dual coil like the orchid for later.
There are two things to learn when using any rebuildable, making the coil and making the wick. In a dripper, the wicking is fairly easy once you get the coil done. In a tank the wicking is much more important, since it feeds the juice from the tank. The other thing when learning on a tank, if you fill it with juice and something is wrong, you're either going to have to vape through it, drain it, or waste the juice. In a dripper you just pop the top off and fix it.
There are two things to learn when using any rebuildable, making the coil and making the wick. In a dripper, the wicking is fairly easy once you get the coil done. In a tank the wicking is much more important, since it feeds the juice from the tank. The other thing when learning on a tank, if you fill it with juice and something is wrong, you're either going to have to vape through it, drain it, or waste the juice. In a dripper you just pop the top off and fix it.
Could you hit me with some reasons as I plan to get a kayfun (they are well proven) Would consider your choice as it is relatively the same price
Since I'm a "gun guy", I love the machine gun analogy!
Ty kind sir
1st comparison that popped into my head when I thought about it.
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