Coils heating up too slowly

[Ryan Kelly]

hey guys. so I've been rebuilding for almost two months now and i just ran into a problem that i have never experienced before. i made some twisted 26 gauge micro coils. after i installed them in my RDA and dry burned them to tighten up the coils i noticed that they heat up really slowly. takes about 5 seconds before they are red hot. i thought it wasn't an issue so i went ahead and wicked them with some organic cotton and saturated the deck with juice. now when i go to take a hit it still takes several seconds before the coils heat up and really start putting out vapor and by the time i start to get a lung fill my mod is so hot i have to put it down. now i know this sounds like i have a short somewhere but i can't imagine where or how to fix this. it read at .25 ohms on my reader and i got a solid reading, no jumping around. the screws are tightened down all the way and I'm using a freshly charged sony VTC5. any ideas whats wrong with this build?i have never experienced this even with 22 gauge.

 

[derogg]

Is this on a mech? how many wraps did you do?
-Dirk

 

[turbocad6]

if the mod is getting hot clean all your contacts and threading, sounds like severe voltage drop from less than ideal contact(s)

 

[Dissonance]

I think it's just the twisted wires. I've had this problem with them and it's the reason I don't use 'em. Kinda jealous since so many people seem to love them, but every time I tried to use 'em this would happen.

 

[alkaiser]

twisted builds do this. twisted coils with 26 gauge wire is just a lot of metal to heat up. just stick to regular microcoils and you'll get a better vape. no idea why anyone uses twisted coils.

 

[jstjoehere]

I agree I tried a twisted coil build and they heat slow. Just build normal coils and you will be fine.

 

[turbocad6]

yeah twisted 26 will lag a little bit, but did everyone miss this? : "... and by the time i start to get a lung fill my mod is so hot i have to put it down."

 

[Susan~S]

yeah twisted 26 will lag a little bit, but did everyone miss this? : "... and by the time i start to get a lung fill my mod is so hot i have to put it down."

Looks like you were the only one who noticed this! That's one problem with a "wall of text".

 

[asvaldr]

Lower gauge of wire heats up slower than the higher gauge and twisted wire also heats up slower than regular single wire. In this case you use thicker 26 gauge and then twist it so yeah it'll heat up slower so if you want to use twist wire use higher gauge like 32 or 30 gauge but if you want to use lower gauge wire use a regular one
Just my .02$

 

[Ryan Kelly]

thanks guys. it makes sense. i always wondered why people who normally use thick wire like 20 or 22 gauge use higher gauge like 30 when they twist it. thanks for the tips guys. now the other problem. i have a tobeco TOBH clone and every single build i do one coil heats up quicker then the other. i tinker with it squeezing and pinching the coils and adjusting one or both and i can get them to heat up evenly for one or two pulses and then the other coil begins heating faster. not much, maybe a second or less but it just annoys the crap out of me. i guess it could just be the fact that i use clones. I'm planning on getting an authentic tugboat so maybe that will take away some of my frustrations

 

[Despraci]

twisted 28g with 7 wraps (.8ohms) takes a while to heat up... I can't imagine using 26g. I use a mixture of triple twisted 30g with 7 wraps, or twisted 28 with 6 to 7 wraps depending on what device I am using. Keep in mind I build for Kayfuns and more flavor.