I think imay have done it, but still have a few question.

[Taterbot]

Ok as the post title i think i have built my first best performing wick. I bought a AGA T2 about 3 days ago and have had a bad time trying to get a wick and coil to perform well (i know the is a learning curve, but was willing to give it a go). So today i built a whole new SS wick only torched the upper part where the coils goes, built a coil on the wick and installed it. then i removed the wick and dry fired the wick everything looked good like the video you see on youtube. Then i put the wick back in filled the tank and put juice on the wick and fired it. It looked good and it vapes better than any other of my attempts.

Now to my question you see in the setup video when people put there coils on and test them the coils glow red. Do you what the coils to glow red when you put the wick back in or not. When i put my wick back in the coil the coil no longer glows but it does vape nice. I have my voltage at 3.2 volts with a 1.8 ohm coil.

I would like to know if i can bump my voltage up a little more or do i take a chance of melting my coil, which in the first few days i did melt alot or pop them. I sure would hate to blow the first coil i built thats is good.

Also, i have had a few coils i built with 2.0 to 2.5 ohm reading figuring with the higher ohms i can run a bit higher voltage. Well that did not turn out good the coils caught on fire. Anybody ever have this happen.

 

[jasl90]

Ok as the post title i think i have built my first best performing wick. I bought a AGA T2 about 3 days ago and have had a bad time trying to get a wick and coil to perform well (i know the is a learning curve, but was willing to give it a go). So today i built a whole new SS wick only torched the upper part where the coils goes, built a coil on the wick and installed it. then i removed the wick and dry fired the wick everything looked good like the video you see on youtube. Then i put the wick back in filled the tank and put juice on the wick and fired it. It looked good and it vapes better than any other of my attempts.

Now to my question you see in the setup video when people put there coils on and test them the coils glow red. Do you what the coils to glow red when you put the wick back in or not. When i put my wick back in the coil the coil no longer glows but it does vape nice. I have my voltage at 3.2 volts with a 1.8 ohm coil.

If the wick is dry, YES. If the wick is wet, NO.

I would like to know if i can bump my voltage up a little more or do i take a chance of melting my coil, which in the first few days i did melt alot or pop them. I sure would hate to blow the first coil i built thats is good.

The reason your 1st coils are popping is due to the fact that you were getting hot spots.
The best way, that I've found, is to install a dry wick (so that the coil will glow when installed) and start at a low voltage like you have now.
Fire it in short bursts until the entire coil glows evenly, with the glow starting at the center of the coil and radiating out to the top and bottom coils.
Once you have that, turn up the voltage about 1/2 a volt and repeat the process.
Do this until you are at your desired voltage or wattage.

One thing you failed to mention is the wire gauge you are using. Heavier gauge wire tends to be far more forgiving than the thinner gauges.

Also, i have had a few coils i built with 2.0 to 2.5 ohm reading figuring with the higher ohms i can run a bit higher voltage. Well that did not turn out good the coils caught on fire. Anybody ever have this happen.

Yep... Not a big deal at all. The wick, in the open air, is basically a candle, the coil generates more than enough heat to set it alight. Just blow it out and move on. If you're worried about it catching fire while you're vaping??? Don't worry about it. The wick will no more burn under the top cap that a candle under a snuffer.

Tip of the day... start with a dry wick and do not put any juice in the tank until you are happy with the coil and you're ready to vape.
It's MUCH easier to trouble shoot problems when using a dry wick.

 

[Taterbot]

i think its 32 gauge the package said it was 0.22 mm.

 

[jasl90]

i think its 32 gauge the package said it was 0.22 mm.

32awg is 0.20mm... 0.22 is 31awg I believe... Anyway that should be a good medium gauge wire. As long as you don't hit it with high voltages before you have all of the shorts (hot spots) worked out you should be able run reasonably high voltages voltages through it.

 

[Sinister Dexter]

You can safely increase the voltage. With that resistance and wire gauge you should be good up to 5 volts, although it might not taste good that high. But, if the coil suddenly develops a short, it could pop no matter what the voltage is. If it starts to taste hot and burnt and doesn't put out much vapor, stop and check the resistance.

I've had lots of coils catch fire, it's perfectly normal when the cap is off. It's not a big deal, fire won't hurt it. When the cap is on there's not enough oxygen to sustain fire so it won't happen.