Hey folks, bein a newbie I have to post here. So ive been workin with this igo-w for a few weeks now and cannot get it to hit right. Ive tried single coil and dual, both are in the 1.9-2.4 ohm setups ive been working with but everytime I pull on it the flavor is horrible and the hit is so hard I have to stop vapin for about 20 minutes. All te b&m shops around here carry 80/20 juice, i've tried 18mg nicotine mixes all the way down to 6 and its hitting super harsh either way. i am wrapping using a 1/16 drill bit, I even tried a 1/8 to get more room with a double silica wick to have a little more room. i've tried a regular spaced out coil and micro coils and it all feels the same...harsh. Nothing is working. Any tips/tricks would be great! Airholes are lined up, coils glow from the inside out evenly, no hot legs or anything.
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Try boiling some cotton, works great and flavor is on point. Don't dry burn cotton, smell is not so good either.
The rest of you stuff seems about right. I switched from 18 to 12 due to throat hit in rda. Also find less pg that is what causes higher throat hit. Maybe 50/50 or 30/70.
The rest of you stuff seems about right. I switched from 18 to 12 due to throat hit in rda. Also find less pg that is what causes higher throat hit. Maybe 50/50 or 30/70.
i would probably reduce your nic. i went from 16mg to 6mg when i switched from carto to an rda. also, maybe make sure your coils arent too tight around your wick, that way the wick can absorb a little better.
I'd say its burnt, i just bought some 100% pure cotton balls. going to boil a few and give them a shot. Losen up the wraps a little and try it. I'm plannin on ordering my first bottle of 50/50 from Namber Juice this week to give it a shot.
with cotton make a micro coil. and then take a piece of cotton off and twist it into a wick and thread it though your micro coil. you dont want it too be to tight or too loose. just right. that is one of the easiest builds and has one of the best flavors. good luck and keep trying. you will get it eventually
you are going to have to drill your air hole bigger, I would start at 1.3mm, if it still feels hot, burning go to 1.5. It will get a little airier, but not bad,, actually helps the cloud building...
if you use only 1 coil stop up the other hole, just line up the 1 hole right in front of the coil.
That should def. help....
if you use only 1 coil stop up the other hole, just line up the 1 hole right in front of the coil.
That should def. help....
For a newbie you sure do speak vaping well 
I have no idea what you guys are talking about.
I have no idea what you guys are talking about.I got my IGO-W a couple days ago, and just tried building it last night. I got it working single coiled at .88 ohm, 28 g kanthal and 2mm sliica, and the flavor was very good. Tried dual coiling it this morning, ended up with .42 ohm and a very hot vape. Not what I wanted. Next I'll try 32 kanthal and see how that works. I just love fiddling with new stuff
Really really need to drill out those air holes.... what were they thinking?
Really really need to drill out those air holes.... what were they thinking?
Make sure the airholes are positioned right in front of the coils.
Also adjust the height. The closer the coil is to the airholes
the more vapor and flavor you'll get and the less throathit.
It makes a huge difference. If it's only off by 2 mm or so that
can already make a huge differene.
Also adjust the height. The closer the coil is to the airholes
the more vapor and flavor you'll get and the less throathit.
It makes a huge difference. If it's only off by 2 mm or so that
can already make a huge differene.
did you ever get this figured out?
anyway, i replied earlier but really didnt answer your question about suggestions. well, on my igo-w im running a dual coil setup with twisted 28g kanthal. thats a whole nother ball game tho. anyway, to wrap my coils, i use the small screwdriver that came with the igo-w and do about a 4/5 microcoil wrap. of course, with twisted kanthal, it cuts your resistance in half, so i wouldnt recommend if youre using a vv/vw device.
i would try using maybe 30g kanthal and using around a 3/32 drill bit try to do maybe 6 or 7 wraps all close together and use cotton and thread it through. make sure your cotton is very saturated and do NOT dry burn cotton. also, make sure youre not choking your coils by putting too much cotton in them. make sure theyre touching the coils, but not being squeezed. when you saturate cotton, it will expand a little as well.
hopefully i explained thoroughly enough to get you going.
just realize you said your reduced your nic to 6 and still harsh. well, im sorry if im asking a question that was already answered, but what gauge wire are you using? and at how many wraps? what diameter are your wraps? also, do you have an ohm meter?
your not getting enough air. the IGOs come stock with tiny air holes. you need to drill them out. i used a 1/16 drill bit on both holes. no more harshness.
I like my IGO-W in quad coil with cotton wicking. Forgot to mention that it is also drilled out to 3/32.
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Imperial could be right. 
i forgot to mention i drilled my airholes out with a 1/16 airhole at first but running dual coils at around .25 ohms was too warm of a vape. so i tried 5/64 and its ok...might be going to 3/32 depending on my next build. my igo-L is drilled out to 3/32 and i have a .45 ohm coil on there with no heat issues. still great flavor. so maybe do some research on what others have their airhole size at and try them out. common sense, but figured i'd mention...start small and test, if needed, go bigger. you dont wanna drill out too big and cant make it smaller once you do.
i forgot to mention i drilled my airholes out with a 1/16 airhole at first but running dual coils at around .25 ohms was too warm of a vape. so i tried 5/64 and its ok...might be going to 3/32 depending on my next build. my igo-L is drilled out to 3/32 and i have a .45 ohm coil on there with no heat issues. still great flavor. so maybe do some research on what others have their airhole size at and try them out. common sense, but figured i'd mention...start small and test, if needed, go bigger. you dont wanna drill out too big and cant make it smaller once you do.
i drilled mine out to 1/16 holes on both and plug one with a toothpick if using in single coil mode before i ordered another cap for it and air hole position is all the difference slightly off to one side of your coil(s) can make for the undesireable
This sounds like you've got your voltage too high or your pull is too low. Get more air in there and take slower drags man, maybe lower the power too.
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