boil your cotton wicks

[spacenoodle]

just rebuilt a protank atomizer. tastes like q tip. i bet boiling will get rid of this. will be buying some cotton balls to boil soon and save my qtips for my ears.

on that note, any rule of thumb for how many loops of the coil equate to how many ohms? don't really feel like buying an ohm meter. BUT, i have a MVP, so using VW should assure consistency anyway right?

 

[generic mutant]

No rule of thumb for loops, because loop width varies.

Resistance is per length of wire, normally specified per foot. Divide ohms / foot by 12 for ohms / inch and you can eyeball it.

But wire varies and shorts happen, so you should always check the final resistance before you fire it.

 

[halcon]

If you have an android phone, look for the "Vaper's Toolbox" app, it's free and it gives you an estimate on the number of wraps you need, based on the wire gauge and coil diameter

 

[ta2dave76]

You should check out the "rebuildable atomizer" sub forum. To and tons of info.

 

[emus]

I'd buy cheapo DMM at least.
you can fire un-wicked coil to test performance; If dry coil glows red in about 1 second it may be a keeper. If coil is slow remove a loop or 2. If coil is faster than 1 second wick burn is more likely.

Doesn't hurt to boil the cotton but you will still get that cotton taste for a while if wick thickness isn't perfect.

 

[Mrs C]

Not had any taste issues from cotton unless it's not fully saturated or to much cotton in there.

As far as the wrap question what wire, what size, what are you wrapping on, how are you holding your tongue, which swear words are you using...

 

[bhswmc01]

I use cotton crochet yarn, and boil it twice (30 minutes each time). If anything, it makes the yarn a little stiffer, and easier to work with.
(that's what she said! LOL)

 

[emus]

I prefer drill twisted 30GA and 32GA kanthal (see youtube).

Mild mannered but nice vape: twisted 30GA 3/32" ID 10 wrap 1.7 ohm.
A little saucy but still behaved: twisted 32 GA 5/64" ID 6 wrap 1.4 ohms.
Hot to trot battery hog but good vape: twisted 30GA 3/32" ID 8 wrap 1 ohm.

 

[MrStik]

I don't feel like answering such a question as to how many "loops" for anyone who does not feel like buying a multimeter. And a lot of people will agree with me.

But with that. Some devices have built in ohm meters.

 

[vaperature]

I successfully rebuilt my first protank head yesterday. It works great. Had to do it three times before I got it right. The first one shorted because wires were touching. The second one tasted like burned rubber. I figured out the reason for this being I didn't clip the wires close enough to that tiny rubber grommet that you have to shove in there. The final one works just great. Looking forward to saving money by building my own in the future.

 

[emus]

I don't feel like answering such a question as to how many "loops" for anyone who does not feel like buying a multimeter. And a lot of people will agree with me.

But with that. Some devices have built in ohm meters.

I agree.
I'm more concerned w/ hard shorts than number of loops.
Some RBAs are known to produce hard shorts out of the box.
Ask my omega clone; I was so excited to try my new RBA I didn't test and a hard short fried the hot spring.
DMM can save you from a hard short accident.

 

[EddardinWinter]

No rule of thumb for loops, because loop width varies.

Resistance is per length of wire, normally specified per foot. Divide ohms / foot by 12 for ohms / inch and you can eyeball it.

But wire varies and shorts happen, so you should always check the final resistance before you fire it.

Solid and straightforward. Not even a hint of a straw man.

There may be hope for you yet...

 

[generic mutant]

Crabs eat lions you know.

 

[EddardinWinter]

Crabs eat lions you know.

Really?

If so, only the ones that are already dead.

Lions are apex predators wherever they exist. Not even the dreadful hyena stands her ground when the pride male appears.

 

[generic mutant]

Maybe not dead. Maybe just sleeping...

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

I've used 100% sterile cotton and never got anything other than the flavor of my liquid. No boiling, either.

Boiling is not gonna hurt anything though, so if you want to, go ahead.

This is ECF. All mileages vary here.

 

[Sucker_dad]

Crabs eat lions you know.

That's why you have to be careful which Lioness you play with.

 

[generic mutant]

Me-ooowww!