Finally did it!

[johnm1971]

I finally built a successful coil! It reads at .45 ohms and smokes very well. It's not perfect, but it's vaping pretty well. Question, did anyone else feel really nervous when vaping on their first coil. It's like I don't quite trust my own work yet. I guess I've got to start trusting it at some point!

 

[Baditude]

As long as you measured your coil on an ohm reader, and your battery (or mod) is able to safely fire the coil within its amp limits, what's to be worried about really?

Congratuations on your first coil. Each coil hereafter will likely be better than the last with practice and skill learned.

 

[Bonskibon]

Congrats. Last week I did my first coil and it was pretty exciting. Was a prebuilt one, but I still installed and wicked myself.

 

[Gramdogg]

I've had 1 come up as atty short protection (clipped to short) and 1 come up as 0.08ohm (had to straighten the connection). If your mod reads ohms and has protection I don't know why everyone suggests a ohm reader... the one that had atty short protection pop up read as 0.6ohms so I wouldn't have known till I used it anyways.

 

[KYBLUE]

My first coil build was to rebuild Protank mini heads. I had built the task up in my head to where I was quite nervous on the first firing of my newly built coil head. After rebuilding a few more in that same sitting I was elated at my success yet somehow disappointed that it was far easier than I had imagined.

Toying with different builds kept the fun alive for quite some time. I still occasionally build a new coil just for fun but will normally run the same coil for several weeks with regular dry burns and rewicking. Love the economy of a nickels worth of material providing the platform for vaporizing eliquid for such a long time.

Congratulations on your entry into the realm of cheapskates or vape hobbyist, whichever the case may be.

 

[Gramdogg]

Even EVOD's have short circuit protection so if it was bad it just wouldnt fire at all. Think ohm readers are mostly if your mod don't read ohms or using a mech mod.

 

[johnm1971]

I've had 1 come up as atty short protection (clipped to short) and 1 come up as 0.08ohm (had to straighten the connection). If your mod reads ohms and has protection I don't know why everyone suggests a ohm reader... the one that had atty short protection pop up read as 0.6ohms so I wouldn't have known till I used it anyways.

I use a Kanger Dripbox, and it's basically a mech mod with a squonk drip atty. So I NEED an ohmmeter! I can build as low as .2 ohms on mine safely, so my build of .45 gives me a bit of a "safety net" until I get good at it!

 

[johnm1971]

My first coil build was to rebuild Protank mini heads. I had built the task up in my head to where I was quite nervous on the first firing of my newly built coil head. After rebuilding a few more in that same sitting I was elated at my success yet somehow disappointed that it was far easier than I had imagined.

Toying with different builds kept the fun alive for quite some time. I still occasionally build a new coil just for fun but will normally run the same coil for several weeks with regular dry burns and rewicking. Love the economy of a nickels worth of material providing the platform for vaporizing eliquid for such a long time.

Congratulations on your entry into the realm of cheapskates or vape hobbyist, whichever the case may be.

Thanks! I'm sure I'll get more comfortable with it as I gain skill and do it more!

 

[johnm1971]

Even EVOD's have short circuit protection so if it was bad it just wouldnt fire at all. Think ohm readers are mostly if your mod don't read ohms or using a mech mod.

It's a Kanger Dripbox, so basically a mech. I do have an ohmmeter, though, so I should be safe!

 

[johnm1971]

Congrats. Last week I did my first coil and it was pretty exciting. Was a prebuilt one, but I still installed and wicked myself.

Congrats on yours, too! We'll be coil masters in no time!

 

[Gramdogg]

Yeah you'd need a ohm reader. Dripbox has short circuit protection so yeah.

 

[Two_Bears]

I finally built a successful coil! It reads at .45 ohms and smokes very well. It's not perfect, but it's vaping pretty well. Question, did anyone else feel really nervous when vaping on their first coil. It's like I don't quite trust my own work yet. I guess I've got to start trusting it at some point!

NO i wasnt neevous on my first coil. Now my first DIY Ejuice THAT I was NEEVOUS about.

Congrats on your first coil.

Wrapping coils is easy. Wicking is an art form.

 

[Two_Bears]

Congrats on yours, too! We'll be coil masters in no time!

People are usually quite proficient in 6-10 coils.

 

[bwh79]

If your mod reads ohms and has protection I don't know why everyone suggests a ohm reader...

It never hurts to get a second opinion...

 

[Hitmetwice]

Congrats on your first build. I had tried in the past and failed time and again so just gave up. Winding is pretty easy it was the wicking that killed me every time. I only did tanks not rda's. Got an avocado today and bada boom bada bing holy crap That was easy. The wick looks like a 4 year olds colouring book but it works okay.

Having an ohmmeter isn't a bad idea, I use mine mostly to check new batteries before and after charging, to confirm a new charger is doing it's job correctly.
To ensure my mod is cutting off before the battery is in an over-discharge state. It is always good to have one to confirm your builds and equipment. imho.

Build on, Cheers.

 

[Alter]

I started out by rewicking cotton into protank heads, amazing difference in vape quality. Got me some wire and with YouTube and thread reading I began my recoil journey and vape quality increased again. Now its been over 3 years of coil building and my wife's and my vape experience has been nothing short of great. I vape to quit smoking so I don't need cloud builds but a .5 ohm clapton is mighty fine in a subtank mini.
Once I got into DIY juice over a year ago our vape experience has gotten to the nirvana level and not having to rely on commercial juice and mail system no more. The money saving with DIY is just the perk to the benefits of making your own juice.

 

[johnm1971]

Congrats on your first build. I had tried in the past and failed time and again so just gave up. Winding is pretty easy it was the wicking that killed me every time. I only did tanks not rda's. Got an avocado today and bada boom bada bing holy crap That was easy. The wick looks like a 4 year olds colouring book but it works okay.

Having an ohmmeter isn't a bad idea, I use mine mostly to check new batteries before and after charging, to confirm a new charger is doing it's job correctly.
To ensure my mod is cutting off before the battery is in an over-discharge state. It is always good to have one to confirm your builds and equipment. imho.

Build on, Cheers.

Yeah, I have both an ohmmeter and a multimeter. I also use the multimeter to check up on my batteries before and after a charge! It's just a good itdea!

 

[jdrewry]

Congrats on that successful coil!
I know I was hit-and-miss with my first few attempts.