Evolv-ing Thread

dwcraig1

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I'm probably a couple of months early but I just got done dry burning my 2.5 mm twisted 2 strand 28 gauge Unkanmen's SS430 and rewicked with Sally's in my Coppervape Skyline. There sure isn't much space for any extra tails. Up and running, a great vape I must say.
Received my two 30T's.
I think my Vapecige still has a problem finding it's home, last scan was 12:10 AM LA customs Friday
 
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It's entirely possible that my reactions to nickel-containing coils were coincidental rather than actual effects. However, it happened three times. Once with nichrome, once with R41, and once with straight nickel. Those reactions didn't come immediately either; it was generally after 3-5 days of using a coil in my ADV mod. The symptoms cleared up within a day or two of switching to Kanthal or Titanium. After that, I said: "No more nickel for me!"
What were the symptoms? Maybe I am suffering from them too but haven't traced it back to nickel yet. :unsure:
 

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The 10 mil capacity is such a huge Pro, they have a 15mil bubble glass available now to.
Mine are in the mail & should arrive this week, I'm hoping?
Ah... I found them. $6.90 for two. You only need the glass and no conversion kit or anything, right?
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SC is one of the only companies that comes out with retro fits, the postless deck the single coil deck now the bubble glass. I'v been using my Plus's for about a year now, & my V1 Supremes for a lot longer than that, thats getting your monies worth :)
Monies worth or locked into SC products forever?
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Geez! I was complaining that I didn't care for the vape I was getting from my Steamcrave Plus. I built a 11 wrap Ni200 26/32 Clapton coil 3mmID on the 24th and threw it in there. It came out to .09 ohm. But I just noticed that it isn't even getting close to 400F. What is wrong with me? I should have noticed this in the first 3 seconds. :facepalm:

So I started cranking up the wattage and I am up to 120 watts and it still isn't getting up to 400F. Wait a minute, 120 watts should be making that coil smoking hot. What's kind of amperage would that be? I just figured this out and that is just over 35A. There is no way this Clapton needs that kind of current to get up to 400F.

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I guess I am going to have to figure out today why this isn't getting hot enough to get a decent vape. No wonder I am not happy with it. That is the problem with having a lot of vapes around. If you don't like the vape from one, you move on to the next and forget all about the one you didn't like and fix it. :facepalm:
 

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:laugh: just picking on you, willy ;)

Oh it's all good, I take and took nothing from any of it now or then, just made me giggle others did. That's the problem or reading text, you can't see the person as they are speaking and it's so easy to read it differently than what someone was actually conveying (or trying too). I have much bigger things in life to worry about then what people on a forum think. ;)
 

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There is no way this Clapton needs that kind of current to get up to 400F.

Well? Why so many wraps? I would make a clapton with half as many wraps & use a 100 watt preheat! The wicking looks a little lite? I would think it would flood/leak like that?
You don't want it tight in there but you need a substantial amount of wick to bring the juice in freely & quickly :)
What about the side view? how high is it off the deck?
I'm not surprised that build isn't working well :(
 

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I forget which atty this was (it was a gift), it had a 5/6 wrap and was a bit too powerful for me.

Now I use mainly Merlins , a 4/5 wrap with a 3mm ID is my standard build. 100w preheat, hits 450f almost instantly.

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