So I received my new build-able kayfun lite 2 clone and all the necessary stuff to build up my own coils and wicks. My first coil was a train wreck, but the next one went well. I used 28G kanthal with 10 twists on a 5/64 drill bit. Ohmed out at 1.73... Not bad for a newbie builder. My question is what do I get out of a higher or lower Ohmed coil? I'm a 30 year aircraft electrician, so I know ohms law, and I know that more twists equal higher resistance and more resistance equals less voltage which equals less power. But what does all of this mean to the end result of vaping. In other words, if I decrease the number of windings in my coil, I get a hotter burn, which results in what- less cloud and more throat hit? Or vice versa? I assume the former, but I'd like to know for sure from a seasoned builder. Of course I'm gonna experiment with it...just like to know what to expect.
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From my experience with building, which is a journey that just began a couple weeks ago, with a lower ohm coil you will get more power as you said which will cause a few things. Warmer vape, thicker clouds, more throat hit.
With a higher ohm coil obviously you will get the opposite effect. On my MVP v2 I've found my sweet spot to be about 1.6-1.8 ohms with my igo. I usually vape between 4 and 5 volts.
Hope that helps.
With a higher ohm coil obviously you will get the opposite effect. On my MVP v2 I've found my sweet spot to be about 1.6-1.8 ohms with my igo. I usually vape between 4 and 5 volts.
Hope that helps.
the other thing to consider, too low of ohm's your device if a regulated may not fire it, so check the lowest ohms your mod can handle.
Also, if you go lower, you do get warmer, thick and more throat hit..... BUT if you dont have enough airflow going over the coil and enough wicking happening, you will just start burning juice or the wick. The stock kayfun's are a bit tight on air, compared to other RTA's, so IMO there is a limit how low you can go.
Also, if you go lower, you do get warmer, thick and more throat hit..... BUT if you dont have enough airflow going over the coil and enough wicking happening, you will just start burning juice or the wick. The stock kayfun's are a bit tight on air, compared to other RTA's, so IMO there is a limit how low you can go.
It really just depends on if you have a unregulated or regulated mod. On a unregulated mod lower resistance will result in more flavor, vapor, TH because it uses the batteries voltage which is 4.2 on a full charge. On a regulated mod you can set the voltage or wattage to what you want it to be.
If you're using a regulated device, you build a coil within a certain range and dial up the wattage as necessary. A higher resistance coil at higher wattages should produce a more consistent vape because of the higher surface area. So if you have a 30w-50w box, you can probably get a nice vape at 1.7 ohms by drving up the watts. If your regulated device doesn't go very high, say 10-15 watts, you might want to build a lower resistance to coil to coax out more power.
On a mech mod, you build the resistance that suits your vape. On a Kayfun I try to stay around .7 ohms.
One of the questions you want to ask is what style of vape do you want? With fruit flavors I like a longer, cooler vape so higher resistance and/or lower wattage. Dessert and tobacco flavors call for lower resistances and/or higher wattage.
On a mech mod, you build the resistance that suits your vape. On a Kayfun I try to stay around .7 ohms.
One of the questions you want to ask is what style of vape do you want? With fruit flavors I like a longer, cooler vape so higher resistance and/or lower wattage. Dessert and tobacco flavors call for lower resistances and/or higher wattage.
I studied, read and scoured the internet while only getting a moderate understanding of coils. The best thing is to just start wrapping coils and feel it out and find what you like. Just make sure you have a way to read ohms if you are on a mech
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