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Ms.Sue

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I still haven't tried making any coils yet as I'm watching more and more videos to make sure I understand how to make them.

I've been watching some videos and I've noticed that some people run the long wire under a flame to make sure there is no oil on it, some people just wipe it with a cloth and others don't do anything to it.

Does the wire need cleaning or is it only certain types need to be cleaned?.
 
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I still haven't tried making any coils yet as I'm watching more and more videos to make sure I understand how to make them.

I've been watching some videos and I've noticed that some people run the long wire under a flame to make sure there is no oil on it, some people just wipe it with a cloth and others don't do anything to it.

Does the wire need cleaning or is it only certain types need to be cleaned?.
I used to heat mine, but it really is not necessary now that we have decent coilers, once you have made your Kanthal coil and put it in your atomizer, then make sure the wattage is turned down to about 10w and just pulse fire it (don't hold the fire button in) until it starts to glow - it should glow from the middle outwards, if it is glowing at the ends first use a pair if tweezers to tighten the coils together, if you have ceramic tweezers you can pulse fire at the same time, otherwise just pulse fire then squeeze them together, then pulse fire again, until it starts glowing from the middle outwards - it will take some trial and error at first and you might get some hot legs, where the legs will heat up badly and break, means you need to make another coil :)

There are 2 ways to make coils:
1. contact - where the coils are all touching each other - these are the easiest to start with
2. not touching - where there is a space between each coil - you then have to mess about making sure that coils do not touch and that the spacing is fairly even - this is how a lot of hand made coils were made before coilers and cotton.

When you get onto Nickel it will be slightly different...
 

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Vapemail: 2 x 5 pack Triton Ni-200 coils & some non-vape related but useful for coiling USB LED boards from Amazon 5 pack x 3 LED & 1 x 6 LED Dimmable
Please report back how he triton nickel coils are. Any chance you can take a picture down the barrel so to speak? I'd like to see how large the bore is compared to the 1.8

The kabuki is still broken. My 7 pack order of triton mini coils apparently didn't complete on the store side. And my recovery is in the toilet right now.

It's not a good week so far
 

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Any chance you can take a picture down the barrel so to speak? I'd like to see how large the bore is compared to the 1.8
2016-01-07 16.45.58.jpg

Best I can do :)
 
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Ms.Sue

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I used to heat mine, but it really is not necessary now that we have decent coilers, once you have made your Kanthal coil and put it in your atomizer, then make sure the wattage is turned down to about 10w and just pulse fire it (don't hold the fire button in) until it starts to glow - it should glow from the middle outwards, if it is glowing at the ends first use a pair if tweezers to tighten the coils together, if you have ceramic tweezers you can pulse fire at the same time, otherwise just pulse fire then squeeze them together, then pulse fire again, until it starts glowing from the middle outwards - it will take some trial and error at first and you might get some hot legs, where the legs will heat up badly and break, means you need to make another coil :)

There are 2 ways to make coils:
1. contact - where the coils are all touching each other - these are the easiest to start with
2. not touching - where there is a space between each coil - you then have to mess about making sure that coils do not touch and that the spacing is fairly even - this is how a lot of hand made coils were made before coilers and cotton.

When you get onto Nickel it will be slightly different...

On the videos I've watched it shows the pulse fire thing. I didn't know it should be on a low wattage so thank you for pointing that out.

I think it would be easier for me to make the coils touching. I've got the ceramic tweezers already.

I didn't know about the hot legs :shock:

Thank you so much for all the help and advice, I really appreciate it :)
 
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I like the new round Kanger Subtank coils.
Them little buggers are not easy to put in. At first I thought they didn't fit but after screwing them and pushing a little harder in the tank I managed to get it in.

They definitely take up less space in the tank :)

The Clapton coils are good as well
 

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50ml Manabush - Pow Wow.
Kings Cown - The King.
Kings Crown - Fight your fate.
Glas Vapor - COPYRIGHTDMCA.
VSS - American gold.
I was disappointed to see that the promised Max VG Manabush didn't truly materialise ...it's 60%VG!

And my recovery is in the toilet right now.
What! ...what happened?

The Clapton coils are good as well
You shivering? Get a woolly jumper and thick socks on :laugh:
 
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and here's me sitting in a t-shirt, no socks :laugh:
I've got a t shirt on and no socks ..but I have a cardigan over the t shirt ...and I'll likely put some socks on before it gets much later :laugh:
Been mild lately, but a bit colder (and wet) today.
 

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I've got a t shirt on and no socks ..but I have a cardigan over the t shirt ...and I'll likely put some socks on before it gets much later :laugh:
Been mild lately, but a bit colder (and wet) today.
It's been bloody freezing here today.It hasn't been above 6 degrees all day.Going to get colder from the weekend as well :(
 
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