Help with Genesis Mesh style Building Wicks/ Coils

[camdizawg]

Its my first time trying to build my own mesh Wick + coil. I am using 400 Mesh and 32 Ga kanthal Wire.
I have spent hours watching youtube videos on setting these wicks up. I have Oxidized the Mesh. But whenever i check for hotspots Always the top coil going to the positive terminal Will be hot. I have rebuilt several times Always same result. I am also getting a burnt Metal taste. I have not tried the drill bit method yet I will be trying that tonight most likely for some more hours. I have been vaping for almost a year and i do know how resistance works I work in computers electrical field and i Do have a multi meter. Most my build have been about 4 wraps or so with 2 ohms or higher. I have both the COBRA Genesis and theBirkshire AGA-T+ Genesis. Can someone help me out here?


Thanks in advance for any type of help

 

[Sewage]

It definitely takes beyond lots and lots of builds to master an rba. Your already on your way to a successful build if your coil is having hot-spots. Try adjusting your coils and spacing them out just right, they don't have to be perfect just not touching or to close to each other. Do you have the right size coil needed for your unit? With my V3 thicker wire is better resistance. But all in all, just like with anything else practice makes perfect especially with an rba lots of it is needed. Please don't get discouraged, you will master it with time, patients, and lots of practice and when you do you will be amazed. Keep doing what your doing with the help of YouTube, and our family here on ECF. Try reading the rba section they have here as well. You'll get there dude, sorry if I didn't help much just a bit of encouragement always helped me out.

 

[Sewage]

Also I forgot to mention, it's not a huge difference but try maybe 500 ss. Do you have a torch? Are you quenching your roll? Not always necessary, but sometimes it's not always the coil..

 

[Thrasher]

the hot leg is usually a result of improper tension in the wire, this usually happens when you tighten the nut it pulls or loosens the wire too much. you can try firing the atty and adjusting the coils as it start to glow,

the drill bit method is superior i think. you have to roll the wick small enough to just slid into the coil without grabbing to much, but not too loose,
once you learn it you can even start making unoxidized wicks.

 

[Mistr_James]

Taking that first step is the biggest. You're there, just have to refine your build.

I've rebuilt my RBA a couple times. On the last build I didn't oxidize the mesh enough and got hot spots. Basically the non-wicking leads were glowing more than the wraps. Why? I believe the mesh was conducting between the two leads. Path of least resistance. I adjusted/tweaked the wraps up and down a little. To get the wraps off the poorly oxidized spots on the mesh. Lastly, I've learned to have loose wraps that barely touch the mesh. I have an electronics background too.

Here's what I typically get.

Keep going!! Wire is cheap. Take breaks if you get frustrated. Soon you'll be an expert.

 

[tronicsman]

I just got my first Genesis I got the Cobra I am going to try some of the suggestions my first coil turned out pretty good but it does take some fiddling and getting used to but loving It so far!

 

[pmcode]

I went with the twisted 32ga method.....

Take a piece of kanthal about 10 - 12 inches long, fold in half. Using a block of wood with a screw in it, I tighten down the open end, and stick a crochet needle in the loop end. Spin until tight, it pretty much even coils itself.

Using one of those "magic wall hook" thingies, I then wrap as normal, about ten wraps. Gives me about 1.4ohms every time.