Help please...fire

[OGPIPPY]

Hey there I've been vaping for about 5 months and recently started my own builds. I built my coworkers on a 24 gage 8 wraps at 2.8 ohms but it's catching fire and burning too hot. Any suggestions what I'm doing wrong?

 

[PhatRon]

There is no way that an 8 wrap of 24 gauge could equal 2.8 ohms and burn too hot. Maybe 0.28 ohms but that doesn't really seem probable unless you are doing a super nano coil. I would retest the resistance and come back and let us know what it is. If it is still reading that then I would trash the coil as it probably has a short somewhere or the connections are loose.

 

[Larry Anderson II]

There is no way that an 8 wrap of 24 gauge could equal 2.8 ohms and burn too hot. Maybe 0.28 ohms but that doesn't really seem probable unless you are doing a super nano coil. I would retest the resistance and come back and let us know what it is. If it is still reading that then I would trash the coil as it probably has a short somewhere or the connections are loose.

I just happened to pop my head in here and this is OT, but I had to say something. Off all the places in the world. I am from Cumming, GA as well .

 

[Wolfenstark]

Sure its not 0.8 Ω on a 1/8 bit
Use an ohm meter or consult a coil building site because the numbers don't add up.

 

[Fictitious Character]

I am curious about what device you are using this coil on and what you are using to test the build?

 

[SixOneCyx]

Wow, the only time I've ever started a fire in my atty was when I accidentally engaged the battery with fresh, dry cotton. If it had happened with any other circumstance I'd scrap the coil, juice, mod and battery in that order.

 

[bigdaddybrink1]

There is no way that an 8 wrap of 24 gauge could equal 2.8 ohms and burn too hot. Maybe 0.28 ohms but that doesn't really seem probable unless you are doing a super nano coil. I would retest the resistance and come back and let us know what it is. If it is still reading that then I would trash the coil as it probably has a short somewhere or the connections are loose.

I just checked on Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators, just cause i was wondering.
there is NO FRIGGIN WAY!!
the internal size wld be 33/64 for 8 wraps........
.515625 inches = 13.096875 millimeters
...???

 

[Dumas Mesuri]

I found wick for this coil LR1262 Cotton Horse Lead Rope - Horse Lead Rope just cut to length.

 

[Ryedan]

Hey there I've been vaping for about 5 months and recently started my own builds. I built my coworkers on a 24 gage 8 wraps at 2.8 ohms but it's catching fire and burning too hot. Any suggestions what I'm doing wrong?

OK, so it's probably lower than 2.8 ohms . Check it again OGPIPPY and tell us what it really is.

When dry burning a coil/wick they can burn. If it's doing it with a saturated wick you've got an issue that needs to be resolved before anyone vapes that thing.