Cotton ball in coil?

[TessTheGreatt]

Hi everyone!
I just started vaping approx 2 weeks ago & it's been great. I didn't do as much research as maybe I should have before I started? But I started reading in some places that there were ways to replace parts of coils for cotton balls to try to lengthen coil life?
I have a basic starter kit battery from beyond vape, as well as a kangertech aerotank mini & a 1.5ohm coil aerotank I got at henley vape.
Any tips are appreciated

 

[suprtrkr]

Hi and welcome to the board. I understand it is possible to rebuild those coils, but I don't do it and don't know how. It might take more than just cotton, though, you might need new coil wire as well. I build my own coils in rebuildable tanks all the time, and I wind wire coils and pull cotton-- actually, I mostly use Rayon these days-- through them for the wicks. I'm sure somebody who does know how to rebuild the Kanger's will be along in a minute. I can tell you, from back in the day when I used to use factory coils, if you will run several of them, you can take one out of the tank after a few days use, soak it in pure grain alcohol for a day or two, rinse it in hot water and let it air dry on a paper towel. This can extend their life by de-gunking the wick some. Some people say they don't like the flavor after they do that, so you'd have to test it for yourself.

 

[NoFumus]

@TessTheGreatt, I found this video helpful REBUILDING NEW DUAL COIL KANGER HEADS

In this one, the coils are rebuilt as single vertical coils. Ligtening Vapes also has a YouTube video on rebuilding them as dual coils (which I can't find at the moment).

Good luck.

PS. I'm a little fuzzy on this, but I think some of the older Kanger coils were single horizontal coils, in which case you could simply rewick them, rather than rebuild them. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I can't imagine rewicking both coils in the BDCs -- which is what I assume you have with the Aerotank.

 

[NoFumus]

And, congratulations on two weeks! That's amazing! I like Aerotanks -- I'm still trying to rebuild the coils myself so I can put them back in rotation.

 

[josdanarm]

I remember those days very well. 28 awg kanthal and organic cotton balls from Walgree(which I still use to this day). The horizontal coils are simple but I don't like vertical coils and only triedtto build like that once. this may help a bit even though your coils are different the build will besimilar.

 

[NoFumus]

I remember those days very well. 28 awg kanthal and organic cotton balls from Walgree(which I still use to this day). The horizontal coils are simple but I don't like vertical coils and only triedtto build like that once.

Yup, I tried that again last night, and I still can't get it right.

 

[josdanarm]

I know the wire used for those coils is very small and very easy to break making just a 're-wick more difficult. if you have built a new coil how tight was the wick when you put it back togethe? When you first start building coils one tricky part is getting the wick just right. Too tight it will not wick properly and too loose you get hot spots. The ply horizontal coils are how I started building and went through several before I got it right. Also anything higher than 60% vg never seemed to wick well for me in those.

 

[KattMamma]

Hi and welcome to the board. I understand it is possible to rebuild those coils, but I don't do it and don't know how. It might take more than just cotton, though, you might need new coil wire as well. I build my own coils in rebuildable tanks all the time, and I wind wire coils and pull cotton-- actually, I mostly use Rayon these days-- through them for the wicks. I'm sure somebody who does know how to rebuild the Kanger's will be along in a minute. I can tell you, from back in the day when I used to use factory coils, if you will run several of them, you can take one out of the tank after a few days use, soak it in pure grain alcohol for a day or two, rinse it in hot water and let it air dry on a paper towel. This can extend their life by de-gunking the wick some. Some people say they don't like the flavor after they do that, so you'd have to test it for yourself.

Agree with getting a little more life from it by cleaning it, but I wouldn't rinse with water (depending on your water source this could add some nasty stuff and definitely may affect taste)

Just soak in vodka or everclear (pure grain alcohol - sometimes referred to as PGA around here) for a while (at least overnight - longer is better). Shake or swish it occasionally - you'll see the vodka or everclear change color as the gunk comes off. The more gunky the coil, the longer I'd let it soak.

Then let it dry for a while (overnight should be good). The vodka or everclear will dry without leaving any residue. If you do get a slight alcohol taste when you use it, it just wasn't completely dry. The taste will be gone after a hit or two.

 

[r77r7r]

In the meantime less sweetener and VG in your mix will make your coils last longer.