Help with micro coils
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How many ohms was the coil you built and how many volts did you push through it?
Check the wire contact at the posts, trim any excess sticking out, squeeze lightly together on the coil with tweezers. May take several button fires to light up.
Never got around to checking the ohms. I have a ohm reader just didn't check for some reason. And I think it was 3.75-3.8 volts. Volts as in battery right?
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they do smoke first then turn red as they break in, old adage smoke before fire applies. make sure you have no shorts can you read the ohms of the coil some higher ohm coil designs take longer to heat then others you may have been on the cusp of it glowing red when you let go of the fire button. give it another try. I pulse it on 1 sec, off half sec, on 1 sec to get it heated it will start to glow, then I hold the power on till I see some glow, let it loose and hold till it glows usually 2-5 seconds bursts. Make sure you have a good IMR rated battery installed and its charged up. Sony VTC 4 or 5 is all I use
You really need to know the ohms of the coil, other than that zmbgzus's tips will help.
I can't answer this without going on a triad..... but yeah sure....
I can't answer this without going on a triad..... but yeah sure....
Double check your connections and make sure they're tight. Let us know the ohms, and we can see what you can do from there.
I haven't built a coil over 1.5ohms and even that glowed red on my MVP, but that was after a few repeated firings for like 5-8 seconds each. Either your connections aren't tightened down, or your resistance is too high. But just because it isn't glowing doesnt mean it isn't firing.
I haven't built a coil over 1.5ohms and even that glowed red on my MVP, but that was after a few repeated firings for like 5-8 seconds each. Either your connections aren't tightened down, or your resistance is too high. But just because it isn't glowing doesnt mean it isn't firing.
No you have to check the ohms on the coil that you have just wound. Different configurations of winding wire and wrapping can effect the ohms as well as the wire. Do you have a ohm tester that you can screw in the coil you just built and read it? We are not talking about your battery but about the constructed coil you just built. You know what really helped me? Watching several videos and wrapping and reading ohms and just seeing the entire process really helps a lot. I just started out myself. I've been pretty fortunate as my coils have always fired however I have built some that were too many ohms than I desired. Lol. It takes practice. Make sure your wire is secure in the positive and negative posts and any eXtra wire is clipped and tucked. I wish I could be of more help. Perhaps you should test your ohms and see exactly where your at this way you can correct it if it's too low or you will know where you stand. Always check your ohms before you fire the coil as a safty. Hope this helps and best wishes
I do have a ohm reader. I already got frustrated and took the coils out and pitched em. But my first build I ever did turned out to be .3 ohms and used 24 ga wire. If someone could possibly point me in a really Good tutorial video that would be great
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And I am having a really hard time connecting wire to post
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What atty are you using? Just search it on youtube and if you see rip trippers, pbusardo or toddsreviews try that. Maybe try the macro coil video from rip trippers I think he used 24g.
Trident clone and I watched Rip Trippers that's the one I watched to build the one earlier
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I am new to vapeing, and VERY new to Rebuilding.
You tube videos....upon Youtube videos on rebuilding....You Tube..
and here is a handy tool that i use, got the link from a YouTube video! LOL
Coil Toy - Online calculator for e-cigarette resistance coil building and another tool
Ohm's Law Calculator
Use both and voila'! Coil building is easy!
You tube videos....upon Youtube videos on rebuilding....You Tube..
and here is a handy tool that i use, got the link from a YouTube video! LOL
Coil Toy - Online calculator for e-cigarette resistance coil building and another tool
Ohm's Law Calculator
Use both and voila'! Coil building is easy!
What I did was went to you tube and looked up building micro coils for vaping and their are several or you can change the wording up to building vaping coils, search around on you tube and you can find a lot of them. They also have videos that teach tricks when winding the coil like putting a pin through the wick and winding over the pin. Then pull the pin out. This gives you a nice firm surface to wind over. That helped me a lot. There are so many videos out there just search and see which you think will help most for your situation. The videos really helped me a lot. Sorry I don't have a link to a specific one but I'm sure you can find what you need. Hope this helps and best wishes.
2 pieces of advice..
1. Watch rip trippers video on micro nano coils. Helped me a bunch.
2. Find something a tad bigger than 1/16th ".
I use a 14 gauge tongue ring bar to wrap mine, with any where from 8 to 12 wraps. I currently have a 10 wrap, firing at 2.5 ohms. When I dry fire mine (without a wick, I use cotton) it glows red just fine. I dry fire it til my Kamry maxes out and shuts off, usually 8 seconds. I do this to break the coil in. I do it 3 times or so.
As for why I use a 14 gauge to wrap my coils, I find I get slightly higher ohms and it allows for me to use a cotton wick without making it too big. Getting the " Goldie locks zone" for your coils and wick will take time and probably your sanity. I made, tried and tossed my first 4 could builds. A few were due to having bad connections and not knowing it, and the others to over stuffing with cotton and making to thin of wraps. Be patient and keep at it. You'll get it.
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1. Watch rip trippers video on micro nano coils. Helped me a bunch.
2. Find something a tad bigger than 1/16th ".
I use a 14 gauge tongue ring bar to wrap mine, with any where from 8 to 12 wraps. I currently have a 10 wrap, firing at 2.5 ohms. When I dry fire mine (without a wick, I use cotton) it glows red just fine. I dry fire it til my Kamry maxes out and shuts off, usually 8 seconds. I do this to break the coil in. I do it 3 times or so.
As for why I use a 14 gauge to wrap my coils, I find I get slightly higher ohms and it allows for me to use a cotton wick without making it too big. Getting the " Goldie locks zone" for your coils and wick will take time and probably your sanity. I made, tried and tossed my first 4 could builds. A few were due to having bad connections and not knowing it, and the others to over stuffing with cotton and making to thin of wraps. Be patient and keep at it. You'll get it.
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If you're asking these kinds of questions and you're firing a coil without testing it, you are NOT READY to be building sub-ohm coils. Try building coils at 1.5 to 2 ohms for a while until you get the hang of it. And for the love of everything that's holy, NEVER fire a coil on a mech without testing it first. It's dangerous.
Ummmm, I would say, please please, for goodness sake, leave the 24awg aside and start with 28 and above if you're just starting out. Understand your equipment and their limits before you try subbing.
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