First Successful Build

[carlyO]

Very happy, I finally got a coil built right where I wanted it, AND managed to wick it correctly without screwing anything else up. I am fairly new to this level of vaping and had started out with some 30 G Kanthal. I struggled with that, found I didn't like how flimsy it was in my hands etc. Came to realize I am not so smooth/nimble in the hands. Ordered some 28 G Kanthal, got it right @ .9 ohm right out of the gate. I should also include, that it doesn't take much for me to get frustrated being kind of a perfectionist/OCD. The only thing I am finding is that I can't draw nearly as hard/lung hit with my own coils in vs the stock occ heads. Are there any adjustments I can make in order to really rip on this thing without getting that dry nasty taste?

 

[UncleMike]

Congrats on your first successful build, it sure feels good eh? Getting your wicking down to a science for each type of build you do will help tremendously with how your device/coil performs and relates to how things taste and density of your vapor. Keep at it and you'll be a coil/wick sensei in no time

 

[carlyO]

After all the initial frustration, yes it feels ghreat! Trial and error and probably way too much reading. Steam Engine turned out to be very useful as well as digging through this section. Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[ghost_92]

Congrats . 30 guage bleh. VERY hard to work with. What are you building on/in?

 

[carlyO]

My s/o picked up a Subtank Mini for me a few weeks ago so I'm working on the little build deck in that. But see I've caught the bug and I'm already looking at bigger and better things. I'm really grateful that I got away from cigarettes, but I'm not sure I'm saving any of that money! (Thank you- it feels good when I blow vapor everywhere and I had something to do with it.)

 

[Sue1971]

congrats on your build. It is great to know know how to be able to build your own coils. I to have been using the Subtank mini, rba deck using 28g with 8 wraps around the little blue screwdriver, Brings me to 1.2ohm vaping at 14w on my eleaf20. I can't help to think, only if this tank was out a year ago when I started vaping I would of saved soo much more money. I'm like you though, I am already thinking about something bigger and better, But am fighting the urge to spend more money...lol

 

[carlyO]

I love the Mini! I mean I don't have anything to compare it against because previously all I had was a knockoff spinner with a little evod type tank on it. I just got so tired of constant refilling and dead batteries. Since I moved over to this setup with the Aspire CF Sub Ohm battery and the ST Mini I can go a full day (if not a little longer) between the decent fill capacity and the killer battery. I had initially tried using the little blue screwdriver but found that it was just too small for my clumsy hands to wrap with. Found a multitool from my bike kit, I think it's similar to an allen key? But it works, been wrapping the 28G around the smallest key around 4 or 5 times...it always takes a little fenagling after my initial wrap. Those come in right around 1 ohm on my brother's multimeter. I would like to pick up one of the ohm readers made specifically for vaping though, as his multimeter is just a PITA.

 

[mauricem00]

I have been vaping for only 4 1/2 month and am just starting to get the hang of building coils and having fun experimenting with different coil designs and wicks.I do not find the smaller wire down to 34 gauge that hard to work with but a good accurate ohm meter is essential.I use 2 DMMs and a variable power supply to measure current and voltage and can determine resistance down to 0.0001 ohms and find significant variation between different batches of wire and different suppliers. but for safety especially with low sub ohm builds a good ohm meter is critical.

 

[dionysuskiss]

Congratulations. I'm the opposite of you. I started building on rdas. I love my subtank mini. I want to start using the rba. It's just going to be a total PITA to build on that tiny sucker.

 

[evan le'garde]

You folks should try one of these.$6.78 Coil Master E-Cigarette Wire Coil Winder - black / 1.0 + 1.5 + 2.0 + 2.5 + 3.0mm poles at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Great for building coils. I use the 2.5mm to make the 0.5 ohm coil on the RBA deck of the subtank. Reasonably easy to use, and cheap too, .


I vape..............I'm a vapist !.

 

[evan le'garde]

The Subtank RBA deck isn't difficult to build on. With some decent wire, maybe 25awg or 26 awg, you can build on it easier than most other RBA's. 25 or 26 kanthal is pretty stiff wire and easy to wrap a coil with (5 wraps of 25awg will give you an ohm's reading of 0.5). Installing a cotton wick is relatively easy too. Just cut a 4mm strip off an organic cotton pad and pull it through the coil. There should be some resistance but not so much that it would ruin the coil. Maybe twist it a little but not much. If you have to twist it the whole way in then start again and cut a strip a little narrower. The tails aren't a problem either. Without screwing on the barrel, cut the cotton long then slip the barrel down to the threads and see how much cotton is poking out the bottom. Remove the barrel and trim the wick. Once thats done screw on the barrel. The point of this method is to avoid packing the cotton into the barrel after it's screwed on. You don't have to pack anything. Just get the little flat ended screwdriver and move the cotton tails away from the juice holes just to give the juice a chance to flow. What you end up with is a coil that wicks as well as it should. Don't forget to prime it all.......Perfect !


I vape..............i'm a vapist !.

 

[carlyO]

All great suggestions, and very much appreciated! I think it's the thought of wanting to be super safe that had me a little nervouse at first. As they always say practice makes perfect. Since I have tried the pancake wicking method, the vape has improved greatly. Last night I sat down and wrapped three or four coils just to see if I could consistently get 1 ohm. Getting there...again, clumsy fingers are my worst enemy and I'm just not sure if I can justify buying anything else right now.