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Thanks for the response! I gotta tell you I recently bought and tried the 32x3/40g 316L twisted fused clapton wire and I didn't have a good experience using it. It seems like it wasn't creating enough vapor because the wire is too thin. Ive had the best experience so far using the coilology 30x2/40 mtl ni80 fused clapton wire. The best way to use it is a 2.5mm coil at 6 wraps non spaced which is .74 ohms. I vape it at 23 watts.
I find it very puzzling that no one in this thread talks about how finicky this rta is when it comes to coils. Well at least with fused claptons that is. With the coilology and vandy vape fused clapton wire I use I can't do spaced coils at all or it won't wick correctly. What ends up happening is when I vape it theres a slight delay on the crackle and you can tell its not working correctly, then you end up getting burnt hits eventually. If I do 5 wraps non spaced, it works but theres not enough flavor. If I even do 7 wraps non spaced it will have the same wicking problems as the spaced coils. And trust me, Ive tried wicking this thing every way you can possibly think of. Another thing I discovered is the cotton has to be real tight in the coil or the same problems will occur. I grew so frustrated these past couple months trying to get the x to work properly and I only found one way. Im just glad Im able to keep using this cause it puts out great flavor. The only fused clapton coil that works for me is 6 wraps non spaced and I cut the cotton right at the end of the base, do a very light comb at the ends then gently bend it in. I make sure I dont push the cotton in too hard. Then I slice whatever tiny cotton is sticking up on top before I twist the tank on. None of my other rta's are this finicky when it comes to coils. Does anyone know why it acts like this?
ShowMeTwice im curious, How come you use regular wire? I tried using regular Kanthal and ss wire and it seemed like I didn't get alot of flavor. Dont you get way more flavor with fused claptons?
@johnpalley, sorry it took me so long. I wanted to spend some quality time with the Coilology MTL fused clapton ni80 2-30/40 wire. My brother gave me 2 spools of it.
I'm running with a 6 wrap spaced, 2.5 ID coil coming in at 0.72Ω and wicked with cotton. And I also ran it with rayon. No issues with either.
This is after a week with cotton ... pic from just a few minutes ago.
I've run it anywhere from 12-28w with the airflow tightened down, and wide open, and I get as nice a vape, with great flavor, as I do on any of my X's with every wire I've used.
I did some side-by-side testing with the LV 26/36 316L on one X and AVS 26/30 316L on another and for me the flavor and quality of vape is right there compared to the ni80 clapton.
My cotton wick is not very tight, but not loose, in the coil. It's wicking great with no issues. With it like that, as I vape, I hear the "normal" crackling as I do with any of my other RTA's.
Hope that helps.
