I just rebuilt a protank 2 with a cotton wick but there is hardly any vapor. What did I do wrong? Suggestions?
Just built my 1st atomizer but not getting hardly any vapor
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what kanthal are you using? are you using on mech or on a electronic mod? need more information
Not knowing how you did it, I have no idea which part of it went wrong.
If you describe what you did in more detail, maybe it will become obvious.
If you describe what you did in more detail, maybe it will become obvious.
I used 32g kanthal, wrapped it around a 2mm mini screwdriver 6 times and set it in, one wire through the rubber grommet and pin and one through the side. Before completely putting it back together I put the bottom of the head into the battery to make sure it fired up. It glowed red but to about 2 seconds to glow red and the sides never did glow completely red. Then I rolled the cotton and inserted it through the coil.
No, I need to get one to check resistance. I tried again and it's vaping we'll but at 4.3 vs the 3.3 that my store bought ones. There is also not much flavor.
Sounds to me like maybe the wraps on your coil are not even spaced, and/or you have a coil with too much resistance for the voltage you are vaping at. Make sure you check the resistance with a multimeter or ohm meter before you fire up your coils! You can try upping the voltage if you are using a VV mod, or you might need to wrap a new coil with less wraps and make sure they are even spaced and sized! Good luck!
Chances are you put too much cotton;
good idea to drip some liquid on the cotton before you put on the top spire.
Hold it to your ear and press the button to hear how it sounds.
crackle is good.
gurgle means flooded.
nothing at all, is bad.
No offense, but building without a meter is just plain dumb and stupid. Yes you could probably replicate it if you watched how someone did it, but there will always be some variation. You never know what could happen. Checking resistance on a build is step one for me before anything else, I won't even put it on my battery until I'm confident in the reading my meter gives me. After that it gets tested on the provari for ohms to reverify. Only then do I move on to wick and prime.
If you're not testing, I REALLY hope you're at least using it on something electronic with a low ohm cut off and short protection. Even then, it's not a good idea to fly blind like that. Safety chips can fail. I mean I use a safe vape chip that I attach to my battery, but I wouldn't bet my life on in. I still use an ohm meter on the coils and a multimeter on my batteries, and I do the math.
If it's vaping better at a higher voltage, my guess is you made a coil with a much higher resistance than you were aiming for. My guess would be 3+. It might also just be a bad build. I've found that if I build a junk coil that doesn't heat up from the inside out, it doesn't work very well.
Ohm meters are cheap and very handy my friend, and pretty much every online vendor that sells rebuildables sells them.
If it's vaping better at a higher voltage, my guess is you made a coil with a much higher resistance than you were aiming for. My guess would be 3+. It might also just be a bad build. I've found that if I build a junk coil that doesn't heat up from the inside out, it doesn't work very well.
Ohm meters are cheap and very handy my friend, and pretty much every online vendor that sells rebuildables sells them.
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My husband said he has an ohm meter. If the ohms are too high do I do less wraps?
Fewer wraps helps, as does larger gauge wire. 32 ga is fine, but try maybe 3-4 wraps and check the resistance. Then fire it, and then check the resistance again, as it will likely drop a bit. When you're satisfied with the ohms you're seeing (after multiple tests), then you wick and prime it. Then do a test fire to make sure you didn't mess it up while wicking, then complete the reassembly and vape on!
yep, less wraps will lower it. Also the diameter of what you're wrapping on will make an affect too. maybe your husband also has a 1/16 drill bit or screwdriver that you could use.
Take a look at this too. It might help http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/446263-micro-coils-ohms-description.html
Stay safe and have fun.
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