Hey guys, I was just curious

[Michael Fitzpatrick]

I made a single micro dragon coil on the Plume Veil using 26 gauge kanthal wrapped on a 10 gauge needle 9 times. I followed the dragon wicking method precisely. . . but I can only have two legitimate hits before I get a very painful dry one, and the weird part is that my cotton is still fairly saturated. It's like a juice beast, but I really love the flavor of it. Please shed some light.  Should I try fiddling around with the wick? I really think my wick is my issue. But it really does chuck clouds. . . just painful ones. </3

 

[Redruth]

Sorry I can't help with your question, I'm sure someone will come along shortly. I just wants to say hello and welcome to the ECF family.

Happy vaping.

 

[drunkenbatman]

My hunch is you have too much cotton. Cotton absorbs well, but doesn't wick worth a damn. Try removing or rewicking with an amount you're pretty sure isn't enough, and be sure not to roll it all up, but only the end that you thread through initially.

 

[Green Street]

pictures please. also details please? Resistance (Ohms) for that build, What wattage are you vaping at, on what? mech mod, box mod? etc.

Check your wick...it should easily slide through the coil...if you had to twist and wedge it/pull it through then it might be restricted (like kinking a hose)

I'd say you have a beastly hot sub ohm coil that's gonna guzzle juice.

 

[Michael Fitzpatrick]

Sorry I can't help with your question, I'm sure someone will come along shortly. I just wants to say hello and welcome to the ECF family.

Happy vaping.

Oh ahaha, thanks ^^

 

[Michael Fitzpatrick]

My hunch is you have too much cotton. Cotton absorbs well, but doesn't wick worth a damn. Try removing or rewicking with an amount you're pretty sure isn't enough, and be sure not to roll it all up, but only the end that you thread through initially.

Alright, thanks drunkenbatman. I'll try to mess around with the wick more. I'll update tomorrow since I'm at work )

 

[Michael Fitzpatrick]

pictures please. also details please? Resistance (Ohms) for that build, What wattage are you vaping at, on what? mech mod, box mod? etc.

Check your wick...it should easily slide through the coil...if you had to twist and wedge it/pull it through then it might be restricted (like kinking a hose)

I'd say you have a beastly hot sub ohm coil that's gonna guzzle juice.

I'm not sure what the resistance on this thing is. . . but I'm pretty sure it's just below 1 Ohm. I'm vaping on a full mech mod, single-batt. But yeah I'll try to play around with the wicking once again. 'Cause the coil lights up like my girlfriend when she sees Harry Styles. . . so I doubt there's a conductivity problem.

 

[drunkenbatman]

I'm not sure what the resistance on this thing is. . . but I'm pretty sure it's just below 1 Ohm. I'm vaping on a full mech mod, single-batt.

That statement is the vaper equivalent of a guy on youtube going, "Hey, watch this!" to his buddies; it often doesn't end well. Try to find a way to measure a coil before you're firing it in a mech mod.

 

[DaveSignal]

A dragon coil needs to be very small diameter. Around 1/32. The cotton is wicked around the small coil. These always work ok for a little while, but the wicking is not as efficient as a through-the-coil type micro coil.

 

[Warpigs]

Welcome to ECF!

 

[Michael Fitzpatrick]

That statement is the vaper equivalent of a guy on youtube going, "Hey, watch this!" to his buddies; it often doesn't end well. Try to find a way to measure a coil before you're firing it in a mech mod.

. . . I guess I better get myself an Ohm reader before putting this coil back on then. Back to regular micro then, to be sure it's safe. xD

 

[Michael Fitzpatrick]

Welcome to ECF!

Thanks Warpigs

A dragon coil needs to be very small diameter. Around 1/32. The cotton is wicked around the small coil. These always work ok for a little while, but the wicking is not as efficient as a through-the-coil type micro coil.

Alright then Dave. . . I'll try to wrap my coil around something smaller the next time I try to delve back into it. Thanks for the tip.