is it normal for my nimbus clone to be hot with dual coils?

[potmilkz]

well i have dual coils wrapped 3/4 with 30guage kanthal.. and it seems that after a few secs of use, the cap gets very very hot.. to point where you cant hold it for more than 2 seconds..

im running this off a sigelei #19b.. with a nimbus clone from FT.. anyone got any clue?

 

[E_DeCastro]

yes. even my protank gets hot.

 

[potmilkz]

is it just a dual coil thing?? because my cyclone blows clouds and i can take around 8 drags before it even gets slightly hot..

 

[StarDose]

Single coil 28g 3/4 wrap gets hot fast, so would imagine dual coil would be allot worse. I try not to use the thicker wire anymore since I like to chain vape.

 

[michliu]

yes. even my protank gets hot.

With dual coil 3/4 wraps of 30g, you're probably somewhere between .5 and .7 ohms? Yeah, it's going to get hot. Try another wrap on both coils. Vape safe!

 

[E_DeCastro]

well dual coil plus that is in a very low resistance it is going to get hot. single coil or dual coil.

 

[potmilkz]

gah.. so its normal..

time to set my dual aside.. plus my cyclone performs way better than my dual....

 

[michliu]

The small chambered drippers are really good for flavor. If you add more wraps on your dual coil and make sure you have direct air flow from the air hole to your coil, it will be a pretty amazing vape. Even better, drill a hole on the other side of the top cap. Remember, the total resistance of a dual coil is cut in half. You need two 2 ohm coils to equal a total of 1 ohm resistance.

 

[J.R.Wallace]

What is a "3/4 wrap"?

 

[michliu]

What is a "3/4 wrap"?

When you wrap the coil 4 times, the side facing you will have 4 wraps of the coil, on the side facing the post, you will only see 3 because the legs of the coil join to your negative and positive connections.

 

[romz26]

My igol with 32g wire runnung at2.7 ohms, gets warm. It's nice though

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[K-Woodz]

I run a dual coil nimbus at .4 ohms overall. Make sure the air holes are aligned with the coils.

Also, you need more airflow with a lower ohm set up. The stock nimbus air holes are tiny. 3/32 is a good all around size. I personally use 1/8" air holes and I love it. (I'm a direct lung hit kinda guy) Don't let people tell you that you get less flavor this way either, if anything, it's like a flavor blast in comparison to any other attys I have.

This is all under the assumption that you are chasing big vapor clouds, which I assume you are seeing as you are running A dual coil nimbus.