coil building question... help

[Ladiekali]

when wrapping coils, do your coils have to be touching each other?
what is the difference in a tight wrap and a looser one??

trying to get my rebuilds to work, but i get a lot of hot popping juice in my mouth.
want to figure out what i'm doing wrong.

do you wrap a protank coil different than a rda coil??

thanks in advance.

 

[CShaver]

I always use microcoils (wraps touching) on a 5/64 drill bit. Absolutely best performance I've found so far.

My Protank build is a 9/10 wrap of 28g, and it works beautifully.

 

[Nataani]

when wrapping coils, do your coils have to be touching each other?

No they dont, they just need to be evenly spaced. So if you space your wraps, make sure that all are the same distance apart. When you do a contact coil the same applies except the distance between them all is zero.

what is the difference in a tight wrap and a looser one??

I am not quite sure what you mean by this. You want all of your coils to be the same diameter. Wrapping very tightly around the drill bit or screwdriver is a good way to ensure that this happens.

If your talking about the actual internal diameter of the coil, then it varies depending on the application. For most RDA specific builds I use a 1/8th inch screwdriver to wrap on. For Kayfuns or protank coils I wrap at 1/16th

do you wrap a protank coil different than a rda coil??

I always do micro coils for protanks. With RDAs I do whatever I feel like.

My favored protank build:
1.8 ohm coil
30 awg kanthal A1
1/16th inch internal diameter
8 wrap contact coil
1 strand of peaches n cream cotton yarn through the center
No flavor wicks

trying to get my rebuilds to work, but i get a lot of hot popping juice in my mouth.
want to figure out what i'm doing wrong.

This could simply be because your over saturating your coils. Too much juice on your wicks will end up with that result. Otherwise it could be due to a hot spot, but it is much more likely the former reason.

 

[edyle]

when wrapping coils, do your coils have to be touching each other?
what is the difference in a tight wrap and a looser one??

trying to get my rebuilds to work, but i get a lot of hot popping juice in my mouth.
want to figure out what i'm doing wrong.

do you wrap a protank coil different than a rda coil??

thanks in advance.

1:
Do the coils have to be touching: No.

2:
Difference in a tight wrap and a loose one:
If you use big guage wire you need to try to wrap more wire in a tight space in order to get high enough resistance, therefore the wraps end up tighter.

3:
Do you wrap a protank coil different than a rda coil?
Its all about available SPACE; you got a whole lot more room on a true rebuildable; you can use big guage wire and you got enough room you can add another coil easily.

 

[Ladiekali]

Ok I've been playing with 28 and 30 gauge. I've had better luck with the rda builds. Pro tank seems to be kicking my .... with the popping. So maybe I'm not using enough cotton?


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[edyle]

Ok I've been playing with 28 and 30 gauge. I've had better luck with the rda builds. Pro tank seems to be kicking my .... with the popping. So maybe I'm not using enough cotton?


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What ohms are you getting and what voltage/wattage are you using? The lower the power the less popping you should get.

 

[Ladiekali]

I've been building 1.8 vaping around 3.7 volts that's the pro tank coils. Been making the coils as close as possible but am thinking I might need to space them a little bit.


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[edyle]

I've been building 1.8 vaping around 3.7 volts that's the pro tank coils. Been making the coils as close as possible but am thinking I might need to space them a little bit.


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I think they work better close; plus less likely to short on the side; a couple of my coils short out sometimes to like 0.9ohm and I just slap the tank around a bit and it gets back to normal.

 

[BigCatDaddy]

I've been building 1.8 vaping around 3.7 volts that's the pro tank coils. Been making the coils as close as possible but am thinking I might need to space them a little bit.


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I would recommend lowering those volts. 1.8Ω coil, around 3.3 volts in a Protank.

 

[BigCatDaddy]

when wrapping coils, do your coils have to be touching each other?
what is the difference in a tight wrap and a looser one??

trying to get my rebuilds to work, but i get a lot of hot popping juice in my mouth.
want to figure out what i'm doing wrong.

do you wrap a protank coil different than a rda coil??

thanks in advance.

I like 'em tight!! Downright beautiful when you test fire them. Glow should start in the middle and radiate outward. Here's a nice tight one, 30 ga., I think. Click on pic to enlarge.

 

[beckdg]

i like mine tight...

though, a good performing coil doesn't have to be.

if you're getting popping juice on your protank, your air flow might be restricted.

if you're interested in contact coils, you should check out the coiling jig... http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/510520-coils-made-easy.html

though, you'll have to find what works for you when installing them in the protank heads. they're tough little buggers to work with compared to your traditional rebuildables.

 

[classwife]

Moved to Rebuildable Atomizer Systems - Coil Builds from General E-Smoking Discussion

 

[Ladiekali]

guess i have more practicing to do.
wonder why it's workiing better on my rda?
thanks for the feed back evry one. i appreciate it.

think i might try the peaches and cream yarn, i have some of that, maybe it will give me better luck than the cotton ball.

 

[Ladiekali]

Just to update, i built a 2ohm coil with 30gauge and used cotton yarn and im in vape bliss. Thanks for the feedback.


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[olefolks]

How many wraps for the 2ohm coil?

 

[Sthur]

I would guess 9 wraps on a 1/16 bit with 30 guage. 8 wraps with 1/16 bit is about 1.8 on the nose. Plus 7 wraps is around 1.6 ohms too.

 

[Ladiekali]

It was 9 or 10 cant remember lol
1/16 little screw driver
Peaches and cream cotton yarn.
Now it sounds normal, wicks great.
And the flavor is spot on!

 

[olefolks]

Thank you Ladie and Sthur. The only problem I have with the 1/16 is that I build micros and due to fat fingers, bad eyes and old age it is really hard for me to get the cotton wick thru the tiny hole.

 

[Ladiekali]

I use yarn and reading glasses lol.
I wet the tip with my mouth and spin the tip. Same for when i was using cotton balls. Got the reading glasses from the dollar store

 

[olefolks]

Thats my problem, I HAVE reading glasses. Told you, I'm OLD. LOL!!