Just a few questions.

[tougestar]

First question:
I ran a dual wick in my aga t2. I only had one air hole and the vapor production seemed to match that of a single wick set up. Should I bore another hole? If not, how did you guys position it to have it create more vapor? I already have my air hole bored out.
Second question:
I attempted a U wick set up with a 3/2 wrapped of 30g kanthal and it just kept heating up way too quickly. Any advice on what how to set it up? I always seem to get the "hot leg" on the top running to the positive post.
Third question:
Specifically to the aga users, what was the lowest ohm rating you were able to build that was usable? The lowest for me was around .9 on a dual wick/coil set up with 4/3 wraps of 30g kanthal.

Thank you everyone!

 

[pdib]

I'm in the habit of running a single wikicoil in the AGA. 26g wire @ .6 ohms. This requires very good wicking, or just skipping the whole wicking business altogether.

I played with dual coil u-wicks too, but didn't drill my cap over it. I'm glad I didn't, because in the end I found that I greatly preferred single wicks.

 

[tougestar]

I'm in the habit of running a single wikicoil in the AGA. 26g wire @ .6 ohms. This requires very good wicking, or just skipping the whole wicking business altogether.

I played with dual coil u-wicks too, but didn't drill my cap over it. I'm glad I didn't, because in the end I found that I greatly preferred single wicks.

How many wrap did you do? .6 ohms on a single wick is legendary haha but i guess on a thick wire such as 26g, it seems normal. I just bought 100 ft. of 30g kanthal so im kinda stuck with 30g haha.

its funny that you mentioned the U wick and how you didnt like it. it seems to be all the rage around my area but its a PITA to set up correctly. im gonna try to set up a dual wick again because it gave me a nice amount of vapor and it kicked my throat when i hit it.

im running at around 1.9 ohms but it lights up like a .6

 

[tougestar]

I'm in the habit of running a single wikicoil in the AGA. 26g wire @ .6 ohms. This requires very good wicking, or just skipping the whole wicking business altogether.

I played with dual coil u-wicks too, but didn't drill my cap over it. I'm glad I didn't, because in the end I found that I greatly preferred single wicks.

How many wrap did you do? .6 ohms on a single wick is legendary haha but i guess on a thick wire such as 26g, it seems normal. I just bought 100 ft. of 30g kanthal so im kinda stuck with 30g haha.

its funny that you mentioned the U wick and how you didnt like it. it seems to be all the rage around my area but its a PITA to set up correctly. im gonna try to set up a dual wick again because it gave me a nice amount of vapor and it kicked my throat when i hit it.

im running at around 1.9 ohms but it lights up like a .6

 

[tougestar]

ahhh so i tried something today. i ran back to a dual coil/wick set up but my multimeter says im running at 1.6 ohms. i tested a single coil and it ran the same. wth is going on???? im doing 4/3 wraps on my mesh and its with 30g kanthal. i highly doubt my multimeter's broken because its brand new. i tested the dual coils both with 4/3 wraps and another trial of 3/2 wraps and it both ran to 1.6/1.5 ohms. any help on how to get it lower than 1.0 ohms? also, one coil is liting up faster than the other. is that normal?

 

[pdib]

On dual coil, the wires have to be pretty much exactly the same length. If not, the current will favor the shorter wire (lower resistance). That's why, I imagine, one of your coils is lighting up faster. Although I don't have direct experience with your resistance question; I'm going to guess that your meter is doing (invisibly) what the current is doing when you fire your coils. It's basically just reading the side/wire that lights up first.

You could accomplish similar throat hit with a single coil by moving your air hole off the wick by a few degrees.

The reason I ended up preferring the single coil is because I could accomplish clouds, TH, and quick response time better. dual coils take longer to heat up. So with a good single wikicoil, you can have it all, and complete control over air hole placement and TH.

I use 5 wraps of 26g. The coil is wrapped in a tight stack. This speeds up response time and kicks better, because the wraps heat each other. (you could get 25ft of 26g at Resistance Wire for $5 shipped). Even a 4 wrap of 28g will net you about .7Ω.

Here's some of my SLRs

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This DC u-wick was SLOW

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[pdib]

BTW you could try a dual coil wrapped in parallel down one wick with your 30g. You'll need alot of mesh to feed it.

 

[tougestar]

BTW you could try a dual coil wrapped in parallel down one wick with your 30g. You'll need alot of mesh to feed it.

I just bought 100 ft. of 30g kanthal from temcoindustry for 7 bucks shipped to me,
Can you also clarify what you mean by the set up you mentioned above? i still have about a 5x5 sheet of mesh so im guessing itll be enough lol