I just bought my first mechanical mod.

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Coler10

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It has a nimbus rda I have a Imren 18650 3.7V 2500mah Max:40a. What is a safe coil in ohms. I was running .32 and it was doing good until I fully charged the battery then the vapor was getting hot and tasting nasty. I had juice on it. I normally run my juice 80/20 but I got a 90/10 cuz I wanted bigger clouds. The wire I have is 28 gauge but I also have 26 gauge too if that help but I was running 28 gauge wire only. Whats the way I should have this setup thank u so much for all ur help.
 

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There is much more to building a coil than an OHM number. Wire size is much more important than OHM or watts. FWIW I would NOT change you juice except for nic. Until you first lean to build a coil. That extra 10% VG ain't gonna make more clouds, if the coil is wrong.
 

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What is hot spots

A hotspot is loop or part of the coil that turns red and gets hotter than the rest of the coil. This will cause a harsh burnt taste because its burning the liquid it touches instead of vaporizing evenly. If the coil is even and the wick not too tight and no too loose and is touching all loops then you should have a great vape. Ohms matter very much when using a mech mod. Too low and battery can be damaged. Too high you wont get a decent vape. Only need for thicker wire is going high voltage or high power because high power can pop a thin coil like a fuse. I use 28 awg twisted wire and my build is 0.9 ohm. I use it on my Tesla at 69 watts (have use it at 120 watts) and its incredible.
 

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Ok I tried several different ways I had it at .86 -.48 its keeps tasting like crap. Ive tried the wick I got and the cotton I have but it keeps tasting like crap. What can this be. Ive been using the 28 gauge
A hotspot is loop or part of the coil that turns red and gets hotter than the rest of the coil. This will cause a harsh burnt taste because its burning the liquid it touches instead of vaporizing evenly. If the coil is even and the wick not too tight and no too loose and is touching all loops then you should have a great vape. Ohms matter very much when using a mech mod. Too low and battery can be damaged. Too high you wont get a decent vape. Only need for thicker wire is going high voltage or high power because high power can pop a thin coil like a fuse. I use 28 awg twisted wire and my build is 0.9 ohm. I use it on my Tesla at 69 watts (have use it at 120 watts) and its incredible.
 

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It has a nimbus rda I have a Imren 18650 3.7V 2500mah Max:40a. What is a safe coil in ohms. I was running .32 and it was doing good until I fully charged the battery then the vapor was getting hot and tasting nasty. I had juice on it. I normally run my juice 80/20 but I got a 90/10 cuz I wanted bigger clouds. The wire I have is 28 gauge but I also have 26 gauge too if that help but I was running 28 gauge wire only. Whats the way I should have this setup thank u so much for all ur help.

I would use a thicker wire such as 24 gauge or even 22. Keep in mind these thicker wires are going to have a lower resistance so more wraps and larger diameter coils will be needed to get a resistance of .32 ohms. Also the wire I'm speaking of is kanthal A1 which is what I assume you are using.
 
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