Just built my 1st MICRO-COIL!!!

[RubyRoo]

This thread has been so helpful! I rebuild all of my Protank heads with micro coils and cotton now. Love the flavor! This has all been great practice for my kayfun Lite+ that I should be getting sometime next week. God bless the inventor of the micro coil. And thank God for inventing cotton. So awesome . . .

 

[toddrhodes]

Thanks to this thread I rebuild my KFL clone tonight. Used 30awg kanthal and, of course, organic cotton wick. I had previously built my coils "loose" on a 1/16th drill bit and relied on a torch and needle nose pliers to get all coils to touch. I purposefully tried to keep the wraps as close together as possible tonight and with 10 wraps of 30awg on said drill bit, I achieved a 2.2 ohm coil. Since I'm using regulated mods, I'm perfectly fine with that. The last two coils I built were over 3 ohm and were sloppy by comparison. I soaked one side of the wick and made sure it flowed through to the other side of the coil naturally and it all seems to have come together. I loaded her up with JuiceMafia Vanilla Custard and I am loving it. I enjoyed my last two builds but my 3rd is a step above. Consistency, flavor, and of course loads of vapor. Vaping this at 10.5w on a MVP V2 and I am loving it. So, kudos for the thread, it inspired me to try my hand at a better coil!

 

[MacTechVpr]

Thanks to this thread I rebuild my KFL clone tonight. Used 30awg kanthal and, of course, organic cotton wick. I had previously built my coils "loose" on a 1/16th drill bit and relied on a torch and needle nose pliers to get all coils to touch. I purposefully tried to keep the wraps as close together as possible tonight and with 10 wraps of 30awg on said drill bit, I achieved a 2.2 ohm coil. Since I'm using regulated mods, I'm perfectly fine with that. The last two coils I built were over 3 ohm and were sloppy by comparison. I soaked one side of the wick and made sure it flowed through to the other side of the coil naturally and it all seems to have come together. I loaded her up with JuiceMafia Vanilla Custard and I am loving it. I enjoyed my last two builds but my 3rd is a step above. Consistency, flavor, and of course loads of vapor. Vaping this at 10.5w on a MVP V2 and I am loving it. So, kudos for the thread, it inspired me to try my hand at a better coil!

I relish your success!

 

[C-Hang]

Yesterday built my first micro coil or coil of any kind and it works!! Yay. Totally geeking out. @abstract: by the way, sorry for my utterly foolish misunderstanding of member verification process. I'm plugged in through proper channels now. yikes.

 

[M_DuBb716]

Very glad to hear this thread is helping so many of you out!! Check out my other thread, lots of excellent info there >> http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/486794-protank-microcoil-discussion-30.html

 

[DragonSG]

micro coils + cotton ...

 

[MacTechVpr]

Up your game and go to Mdub's above thread. Search thread for torsion and tension. Build a perfect coil from the get-go, every time.

Merry Christmas! Good luck.

 

[dmadsen]

I didn'tgo thru the entire thread, but I am right there with you all! Just built my first micro coil for my Phoenix v10 RDA about 1 week ago, built my first 3 ProTank micro coils last night, and my first Genny coil today! They all came out great.never had a better hit from my ProTank mini's! Built the coils around 1.5 ohms... hitting at around 10 watts. Congratulations and keep it up!

Vape on!

 

[MacTechVpr]

I didn'tgo thru the entire thread, but I am right there with you all! Just built my first micro coil for my Phoenix v10 RDA about 1 week ago, built my first 3 ProTank micro coils last night, and my first Genny coil today! They all came out great.never had a better hit from my ProTank mini's! Built the coils around 1.5 ohms... hitting at around 10 watts. Congratulations and keep it up!

Vape on!

Congratulations. What do you make of these two pics?

Thanks P. Merry Christmas to you and yours too.

I tried my best to do a straightforward search for pic's I posted. It's hard on this forum. Glad you found it.

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The first pic, you found, is actually .5x.1 ribbon. Same principle. There are several hand holds. You have to see what works for you. But this hold permits the most pressure, I found. Straight wire permits a more relaxed grip. The second pic is the result of a typical torsioned wind for 29/30 AWG. That's exactly the finish of the wind...before any further tensioning or "de-winding", a method of taking off and tightening surplus turns in a coil, which I do routinely. I'll try to take some pics of that sequence and the particular method I use which I've demonstrated to a number of vendors with some pretty amazing reactions. Not only to the process but the resulting performance. I hope the latter pic helps to validate what I've said, that these coils come out with a rather perfect symmetry from the outset. It minimizes the work needed to finish an assembly quite a bit, and time.

However folks many experienced builders on this forum have been tensioning coils for many months now, perhaps years. Look at the final product in other picture threads. This wasn't accomplished with "scrunchy". Let's face it most of us know what a torsion coil is since we were kids. A precision electrical coil is nothing new to us, or shouldn't be. What I bring to the table here is confirmation that this can be easily accomplished very likely using the same supplies and tools you have on hand.

Of course mine aren't perfect. I've got to get out of the habit of grabbing the legs high rather than at the tip when I tension the coil and de-wind the extra turns. I grasped the leg on the left number of times too high disfiguring it; or, it would have ended up as straight as the one on the right. If you mind this tip you can end up with a coil that is amazingly symmetrical and pristine right on the mandrel. It's easier to handle and complete termination when it's clean like that. It will adjust easier as well when you do the final tensioning of the legs with the grommet installed if the legs are straight. You likely will shave a few hundredths off resistance as well by reducing wire length.

Happy Holidays! Good luck.

Visit Mdub's follow-up thread as he suggested when you get a chance...http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/486794-protank-microcoil-discussion.html

Merry Christmas! Good luck.

 

[Mr.poche504]

Pre wrap your coil around a 1/16 drill bit then slid in some cotton. Twist one end of the cotton to get it through. But you want the fluff in the coil. Cotton should have play. Not tight or it won't wick right. Twist a small piece of cotton and lay on top of the coil. Saturate with juice and pop the chimney back on cut the excess cotton the same length as stock coil replace the rubber seal and your good to go


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[MacTechVpr]

Pre wrap your coil around a 1/16 drill bit then slid in some cotton. Twist one end of the cotton to get it through. But you want the fluff in the coil. Cotton should have play. Not tight or it won't wick right. Twist a small piece of cotton and lay on top of the coil. Saturate with juice and pop the chimney back on cut the excess cotton the same length as stock coil replace the rubber seal and your good to go

First video of a Protank done in place I ever saw was of on old Brit dude winding on a fixed bit and rebuilding that same coil in place with cotton. I've tried to find it many times since. He violated every other principle and good advice I've seen since or figured out…but that idea was right on the money. I'd like to kiss the bloke. Saved me from the Vivi's and made me remember my hard earned, paid for, education in science (among other things I've often ignored).

Well done!

Happy Holidays, good luck!