Building with SXK Wine

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dcdozer

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I've been doing the same 2.5mm build with 28g kanthal on a kanger subtank mini for 3 years, but I bought a few Wines for the vapocalypse box in 2016. Decided to bust one out and build on it, but I can't even get the legs of the coil clamped down tightly. Does the wine have a limitation to 26g wire or thicker, or am I making some strange colossal error?
 

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    I've been doing the same 2.5mm build with 28g kanthal on a kanger subtank mini for 3 years, but I bought a few Wines for the vapocalypse box in 2016. Decided to bust one out and build on it, but I can't even get the legs of the coil clamped down tightly. Does the wine have a limitation to 26g wire or thicker, or am I making some strange colossal error?

    I've used 28ga Wire in my "Cut-Down" SXK Wine many (Many) times. Never had a problem. It is My Favorite rta.

    Without a Coil in your Deck, do the Screws screw all the way down so they Bottom Out to the Deck with No Gap?
     

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    I've used 28ga Wire in my "Cut-Down" SXK Wine many (Many) times. Never had a problem. It is My Favorite rta.

    Without a Coil in your Deck, do the Screws screw all the way down so they Bottom Out to the Deck with No Gap?
    I think so. I'll have to check tomorrow. Thanks for the reply.
     

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    I've been doing the same 2.5mm build with 28g kanthal on a kanger subtank mini for 3 years, but I bought a few Wines for the vapocalypse box in 2016. Decided to bust one out and build on it, but I can't even get the legs of the coil clamped down tightly. Does the wine have a limitation to 26g wire or thicker, or am I making some strange colossal error?

    I've been using 28mm kanthal without ever an issue.
     

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    I think for some (me certainly) dexterity may play a role. It's hard (for me) if the wire is TOO thick, but also TOO thin.

    Guess I'm the Goldilocks of vape. LOL. Don't leave your house unattended. :D

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    I realized that it may be how I trim the wire...when I first started building with the Kanger STM back in the day, one of the videos I watched was pbusardo's, and in that vid he tightened down the screws and then just twisted the wire back and forth until the extra wire snapped off. Could this be the issue and I need to snip the coil down with wire cutters? I noticed I had to be really careful when I did this on my new Digiflavor Siren tank as well.

    I have another Wine tank I can dust off and try out, but I've been playing with the Siren recently.
     

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    I realized that it may be how I trim the wire...when I first started building with the Kanger STM back in the day, one of the videos I watched was pbusardo's, and in that vid he tightened down the screws and then just twisted the wire back and forth until the extra wire snapped off. Could this be the issue and I need to snip the coil down with wire cutters? I noticed I had to be really careful when I did this on my new Digiflavor Siren tank as well.

    I have another Wine tank I can dust off and try out, but I've been playing with the Siren recently.

    I prefer the Snip to the Twirl (universally), but that's just a personal preference. Some like to spin, and it's only the end result that counts.

    Give a whirl (so to speak). ;)
     

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    I use 28g kanthal. It's just that it doesn't seem to get pinned down tight enough on the wine's base for me to twist and tug.

    If the Deck Screws can screw down all the way, it should. Because the way the Wine Deck is arraigned, there isn't a lot of places for the wire to go.

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    One thing that can happen with Any Atomizer is if the Underside of the Deck Screw heads aren't Flat. Because if there is a Slight angle on the underside, it just pushes the wire Away from the screw when you tighten it.

    Or if the Screw can't be screwed down all the way to the Deck.

    That is why I asked Earlier if you could see any Gap between the Underside of the screw and the Deck when you screw the screws down without a Coil.
     

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    If the Deck Screws can screw down all the way, it should. Because the way the Wine Deck is arraigned, there isn't a lot of places for the wire to go.

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    One thing that can happen with Any Atomizer is if the Underside of the Deck Screw heads aren't Flat. Because if there is a Slight angle on the underside, it just pushes the wire Away from the screw when you tighten it.

    Or if the Screw can't be screwed down all the way to the Deck.

    That is why I asked Earlier if you could see any Gap between the Underside of the screw and the Deck when you screw the screws down without a Coil.
    I got distracted by the siren. I would've thought the twist would work as well. Will take a look - thanks for the help!
     
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