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supertrunker

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I'd imagine that if you are burning wicks you need to increase the resistance.

There are 2 ways to increase your resistance - one is to use more wraps and the other is to use thinner wire - say 30 gauge with fewer wraps.

In either case i cannot stress to you enough that rebuilding or making your own coils requires the correct tools. If you cannot measure your coils then there are 2 things you cannot do: you cannot replicate a build you like and you cannot be certain the build you are using is safe.

I'm ugly and old and these things are unlikely to improve, but you can increase your chances of making it to ugly and old by buying the gear you need to safely pursue your rebuilding.

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My 28 gauge, 9 wraps gives around 1.4 ohm, dual coil.... .74 ohm..something like ....and that's measured on ohm reader...so I think you're reading/estimating it wrong
Head over Home Depot and find two drill bit.
while at it, you might want to read this.
The Art of the Micro Coil: A Beginners Guide to Coiling an RBA
 

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My 28 gauge, 9 wraps gives around 1.4 ohm, dual coil.... .74 ohm..something like ....and that's measured on ohm reader...so I think you're reading/estimating it wrong
Head over Home Depot and find two drill bit.
while at it, you might want to read this.
The Art of the Micro Coil: A Beginners Guide to Coiling an RBA

That's what I think is happening; another accident waiting to happen.
Figures that 9 wraps = 1 ohm not caring about gauge or diameter of coil

and is not measuing the coil resistance.
 

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Looking at that coil I would guess it is higher than 1.0 ohm, my 24ga 5/6 wrap on a 2mm mini screwdriver meters out at 0.51 ohms.

That looks to be at least 3mm and far more wraps, so much more wire involved in that coil.

You really need to get a few tools on hand prior to mucking about with RBAs and RDAs.

The number of wraps is not going to be a factor in final coil resistance if you aren't wrapping around the exact same mandrel using the exact same tension and your legs aren't the exact same length.

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My 2.3 ohm coil made with 32 gauge kanthal wicked with cotton on a squid dripper.
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Same coil firing @ 3.4 volts.
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Thanks for the input you guys really appreciate it. I will use this info and build better next time. I guess I went without measuring diameter and the ohms. I guess its not that simple I will plan to get some different size drill bits and an ohm reader. Sorry if I angered any of you for being so ignorant I am just trying to learn
 

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i have been building my own coils every day for 2 years.
today i made 10 crappy coils all in the name better vaping. on the 11th coil i got the vapor production i was looking for but not the flavor.
still working on it.
don't give up, you might be really close... or not. but you will never get anywhere if you give up.
 
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So how would I measure the coil diameter?

You don't have to measure coil diameter so much as you need to know how much wire you need for what ohm you're aiming for. More info would be helpful. Like what ohm's are you wanting, type of mod you're using, kanthal gauge you plan on using, voltage amount you plan on using.

In your original post you mentioned 24 gauge wire & 1 ohm. To achieve a 1ohm coil with 24 gauge you'll need roughly 5 1/2 inches of kanthal. 24 gauge kanthal is .18 ohm's per inch.
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26 gauge kanthal is .29 ohms per inch. You'll need around 3 1/2 inches of kanthal to get a 1 ohm coil. I normally wrap my coils around a large paperclip but it might be easier to use a precision screwdriver until you get some coil building time under your belt.


Also:
Always always check your coil ohm's with a meter before firing it on your mod.
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Okay I am about to sound like someones mom......

Please get a ohm meter before you go any further. If you are using an unregulated mod (do you have a vape safe fuse?) and aren't sure of what u are coiling you are setting yourself up for trouble. I just started rebuilding 2 weeks ago and am just getting my first mechanical mod (i have been vaping for 8 months). Take your time. What else have you vaped on? Are these your first builds? I took my time learning because of all the nuances there are to making coils. I don't want you to rush in and then give up out of frustration. When I finally started rebuilding It did not take long for me to catch on. That is because i studied and tried and studied and tried some more.

You will find tons of help on here. Sadly unless I missed a post it seems like no one really gave you an action plan to start from.

Have you used anything besides the sentinel? A mech mod is really not a good place to start. If you do not have an ohm meter yet but want to build you should start with 30,32,34 gauge kanthil wire. 26 gauge is for a more experienced builder. Use a battery (an ego, kanger evod or a vision spinner) that has short circuit protection so if it is too low of resistance it won't fire. Just keep building and testing out different wicks. But you have to be safe. Batteries can blow up and hurt you and others if you don't have the right stuff.

If you are using a sentinel what batteries are you using and what are the continuous amp discharge of the battery? What brand are they? The brand really matters. The really cheap and generic ones can not be trusted. Have you vaped on anything but the sentinel?

Once you respond to my questions I can help you out more so. jumping into rebuilding just doesn't work. Alot of what u learn is from experience (not just building but vaping on different set ups). But I am happy to answer any specific questions you have and to make thinks clearer for you. When I started searching this site i had to put together alot of info from many different sources. If I can share that with you I would be very happy.

keep asking questions here because alot of us will be more than happy to help.
 
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