Dragon wicking

[b7u3angel]

Ok, im new to mech mods coil building wicking etc, I was told that I could get better vape and flavor if I wrapped a macro or micro coil and do a dragon wick. I started from behind the coil from the bottom and looped up and bsck around the coil. Now I made sure to keep one end open and closed off the other. Now im not sure if its the coil or maybe I used to much cotton or something but its not good. So should I take out the cotton and try again or is dragon wicking not living up to the hype?

 

[AzPlumber]

I'm not sure what Dragon wick is but there is a lot of hype in vaping. Find a style that works best for your setup and tastes.

 

[rusirius]

Dragon wicking is typically used with a nano coil... I wrap mine on a 1/16th drill bit. I've also personally found that leaving BOTH ends open and putting air vents in cap right at lower opening (so air is drawn through the inside of the coil) provides a better vape.

 

[b7u3angel]

That makes sense. It seems like it needs to be tighter though also.

 

[b7u3angel]

Aldo I may have made yhe coil too big. I think ill re wrap a smaller one. I was just not wanting a supper sub ohm you know

 

[rusirius]

Aldo I may have made yhe coil too big. I think ill re wrap a smaller one. I was just not wanting a supper sub ohm you know

The idea with a dragon coil is to have a very small inside diameter but a much longer coil... So you get a lot of concentrated heat, but at the same time it's spread over a fairly decent surface area... I have a dual dragon coil built in my Atomic right now as a matter a fact... It's .5 ohm using twisted 30...

 

[b7u3angel]

I used parallel 26 duel 8/9 wraps. Thinking ill try 24 gauge 6/7 wraps on my smallest jig rod. Its jusy the wicking process im failing on I think.

 

[rurwin]

Contrary to what the videos would have you believe, wicking is the hardest part of rebuilding. You can tell instantly whether a coil looks good and has the right resistance, but not whether the wick has too much cotton or too little, is too loose or too tight, etc, etc.

 

[b7u3angel]

Im learning that quick. LoL

 

[rusirius]

Contrary to what the videos would have you believe, wicking is the hardest part of rebuilding. You can tell instantly whether a coil looks good and has the right resistance, but not whether the wick has too much cotton or too little, is too loose or too tight, etc, etc.

Agreed... and with the dragon method it's very easy to get too much wick or get it to compressed... Especially in a small atty like the atomic... You've got to have enough wick to cover the surface of the coil, but you can't get it "tight" or else it just won't wick properly... and especially with tucking the tails up under the coil the way you do, it's easy to get too much jammed in there and not know it.

 

[b7u3angel]

Also learning the whole bigger gauge wire, fewer wraps the lower the ohms. Made one thst came our super sub ohm. I like it around .5-.6 or so. But anyway,the dragon wick, does it work better with smaller or bigger gauge wire?

 

[TomGeorge]

If you are dead set on the dragon coil,

try folding the wick in half but leaving a loop,
then fold that around the coil,
pull the two ends through the loop like a hitch knot
tighten and arrange wick as needed. (props to treehead i think is his name here)

if you are looking for a good .5-.6 build I usually just do a dual coil out of 26 guage around a 1/16 with standard threaded wicking and it works great. heats up fast and hot with good vapor production

 

[b7u3angel]

If you are dead set on the dragon coil,

try folding the wick in half but leaving a loop,
then fold that around the coil,
pull the two ends through the loop like a hitch knot
tighten and arrange wick as needed. (props to treehead i think is his name here)

if you are looking for a good .5-.6 build I usually just do a dual coil out of 26 guage around a 1/16 with standard threaded wicking and it works great. heats up fast and hot with good vapor production

I tried threading that small but I cant gey it through the hole without it bunching up. This is why im doing the dragon wick. But if threading is better ill give it another shot. [emoji2]

 

[b7u3angel]

If you are dead set on the dragon coil,

try folding the wick in half but leaving a loop,
then fold that around the coil,
pull the two ends through the loop like a hitch knot
tighten and arrange wick as needed. (props to treehead i think is his name here)

if you are looking for a good .5-.6 build I usually just do a dual coil out of 26 guage around a 1/16 with standard threaded wicking and it works great. heats up fast and hot with good vapor production

Also, how many wraps?

 

[b7u3angel]

I think that the .5 or .6 is a good resistance for me. Im under the assumption that itll help with battery lenght before needing a charge.

 

[TomGeorge]

10 wraps each coil. I dont know if it is better, but I know when I first started I just threaded the wick and it worked great, a hellofalot better then the iclear 30 I had been using lol what are you using for wick? I have gotten the best results from rayon, and before that cotton balls

P.S. download vaporstoolbox from the google play store on your phone. it will allow you to figure out different coil builds to get your target resistance with different coil DIA and guages

 

[b7u3angel]

10 wraps each coil. I dont know if it is better, but I know when I first started I just threaded the wick and it worked great, a hellofalot better then the iclear 30 I had been using lol what are you using for wick? I have gotten the best results from rayon, and before that cotton balls

P.S. download vaporstoolbox from the google play store on your phone. it will allow you to figure out different coil builds to get your target resistance with different coil DIA and guages

Im useing just organic cotton balls. Should I roll it small tight and pull it through?

 

[b7u3angel]

10 wraps each coil. I dont know if it is better, but I know when I first started I just threaded the wick and it worked great, a hellofalot better then the iclear 30 I had been using lol what are you using for wick? I have gotten the best results from rayon, and before that cotton balls

P.S. download vaporstoolbox from the google play store on your phone. it will allow you to figure out different coil builds to get your target resistance with different coil DIA and guages

Also got the app. [emoji2]

 

[b7u3angel]

this is some pics of the build. Thinking I made it too long, to many wrapsvi believe. LoL.

 

[b7u3angel]

Any experience with sleeper builds?