My first dripper was an IGO-W, as I had read it was a good beginner setup. I got it, threw a couple of 28ga. 1/16" 1 Ohm microcoils in it (0.5 Ohms together), and tried it out. The stock air inlets on it were WAY too small for my liking, so I did some checking around and ordered an IGO-M for better airflow.
The place I ordered it from took a few days to ship it due to supply issues, and I got impatient, so I tried drilling the IGO-W's airholes out to 1/16" on both sides. This improved things greatly; the W now produces great flavor and tons of dense vapor - just what I was looking for.
So then the IGO-M came in, and I threw the same build in it, but it doesn't seem to perform as well. The airflow seems to be too much with a full single airhole on both sides; there's no resistance to the draw. I've tried adjusting it to only a partial airhole on both sides, but this seems to cut down on the flavor and vapor density.
I've tried this build two different ways - the first time, I tried positioning the coils so that they used the positive terminal farthest from the corresponding negative terminal, instead of the one next to it. I did this to try to center the coil over the air inlet slot:
The second time I did it the normal way, but now I think the airflow isn't going across the coils, as they're too far left of the center:
So does anyone have tips on how I can improve the output on the M? I'd rather use it than the W, as my mech is 22mm, but the W just has better output.
The place I ordered it from took a few days to ship it due to supply issues, and I got impatient, so I tried drilling the IGO-W's airholes out to 1/16" on both sides. This improved things greatly; the W now produces great flavor and tons of dense vapor - just what I was looking for.
So then the IGO-M came in, and I threw the same build in it, but it doesn't seem to perform as well. The airflow seems to be too much with a full single airhole on both sides; there's no resistance to the draw. I've tried adjusting it to only a partial airhole on both sides, but this seems to cut down on the flavor and vapor density.
I've tried this build two different ways - the first time, I tried positioning the coils so that they used the positive terminal farthest from the corresponding negative terminal, instead of the one next to it. I did this to try to center the coil over the air inlet slot:
The second time I did it the normal way, but now I think the airflow isn't going across the coils, as they're too far left of the center:
So does anyone have tips on how I can improve the output on the M? I'd rather use it than the W, as my mech is 22mm, but the W just has better output.
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