Hello all. I just made my first two coils ever last night and may be more confused than when I started. I couldn't tell you the name of the rba I built on, maybe someone else has the name for it. I also couldn't tell you the guage of the kanthal as it came with the rba and I'm completely new to this. I have to guess it's way smaller than what I usually hear talked about here though (28-32 guage), cause I couldn't build one above an ohm. The ss mesh came with the kit too, no vape shops nearby who sell rebuildable kit, so I have nothing really to compare any of it to.
I built the first one with roughly 4/5 wrap, torched it, put it on the meter and it came out like this.
I built the 2nd one with about 10 wraps around the mesh and came out like this.
I've got the gear to sub-ohm, I'm just terrified of it until I've ran a few of my own coils on a protected mod for a while and make sure I know what I'm doing. My questions...
Is this tiny guage kanthal supposed to be used on the other style of coil where all wraps stay up against each other (like a spring without tension)? Thats the only theory I've come up with as to being able to use this kanthal for higher than an ohm coil. If not, what am I doing wrong to cause so low ohms? If so, is there anything I need to know about building a coil with all wraps touching?
I am pleased I got a couple coils built and seemingly stable. They don't seem to have any shorts when I put the cap on. I just really want over an ohm for my first couple. I'm thinking of heading to Columbus tomorrow to find a vape shop that deals in rebuildables and get someone to help me (also to buy some different kanthal and of course easier to use wicking material). I also have an Omega style RDA, any tips on what I should pick up to build both of these (and the kayfun in the mail)?
I built the first one with roughly 4/5 wrap, torched it, put it on the meter and it came out like this.
I built the 2nd one with about 10 wraps around the mesh and came out like this.
I've got the gear to sub-ohm, I'm just terrified of it until I've ran a few of my own coils on a protected mod for a while and make sure I know what I'm doing. My questions...
Is this tiny guage kanthal supposed to be used on the other style of coil where all wraps stay up against each other (like a spring without tension)? Thats the only theory I've come up with as to being able to use this kanthal for higher than an ohm coil. If not, what am I doing wrong to cause so low ohms? If so, is there anything I need to know about building a coil with all wraps touching?
I am pleased I got a couple coils built and seemingly stable. They don't seem to have any shorts when I put the cap on. I just really want over an ohm for my first couple. I'm thinking of heading to Columbus tomorrow to find a vape shop that deals in rebuildables and get someone to help me (also to buy some different kanthal and of course easier to use wicking material). I also have an Omega style RDA, any tips on what I should pick up to build both of these (and the kayfun in the mail)?
