Just got my order of Kanthal and Silica Wick... so happy

[kachuge]

Hey everybody,

like I said in my first post, I appreciate all of the info on here, advice, warnings, referrals, etc

and as a result, I felt more comfortable ordering some Kanthal Wire and Silica Thread online.

I ordered from Lightningvapes.com and I only paid the cheap delivery that's supposed to take longer,
but I got it in half the time... also had a link from them showing me it's progress...

I'm in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and the stuff came from the states

packaging was good, got what I ordered, price was ok....... it was pretty slick

my next adventure will be perfecting how to build, or rather... rebuild Kangar coils

stay tuned!

George

 

[DetraMental]

Congrats George! I just got my Kanthal wire in today and made my first 3 coils and they all worked! I couldn't believe it. The first was 0.7, too low. The second was 1.1, still too low for what I wanted. Ah, but the third was just right at 1.7 (I was going for 2 ohms) and I couldn't be happier. It vapes like a champ. I couldn't have done it without the information provided here on ECF and the videos referenced from here to youtube. Thanks eveyone!! Good luck with your build and let us know ASAP how that works out for ya!

 

[kachuge]

How to wrap a Kangar Burner


used a straightened paper clip

cut two pieces of silica wick, about a half inch long each (for each burner you are making)

put the wicks aside for a minute

cut one piece of kanthal 32 gauge wire about 6 inches long (kanthal 32 gauge A1 round)

hold the kanthal at one end and burn it with a bic lighter to get any coatings off

put the two pieces of wick onto a straightened paper clip

take the kanthal wire and wrap six times tightly around the paper clip

***do not slide out the paper clip yet, wait until after you have passed wires through burner and attached,
this helps get, and keep, the coil at the right height, while fixing trailing wires to bottom gaskets

pass the two wire ends through the middle of the bottom part of the burner

when you put the bottom plug back in, remember... one wire through the middle, and one on the side

when through, then put the side one out to the side to help keep stuff in place

***trick, when putting the bottom plug thing back in, do it in two parts....
first the rubber thing, then the steel thing....... cause it's really hard to get it in when both pieces are together

when all together, take a nail clipper and cut the exposed wire ends as close as possible to the burner,
or else you will get a short

now that this part is done, hold the burner, press your finger on top of the coil tightly, and pull the paper clip out

then cut another 'three' pieces of wick, about a half inch long, and place it on top of the coil

put a drop of nicotine liquid on top of the coil, and then press the chimney down in place

make sure the silicone cover is all the way down

after the silicone cover is down, then take your nail clippers and cut the excess wick from the sides

I'm not going into the ohm testing or stuff......... all I know is that this worked, no gurglilng or leaking,
and the draw aint bad either.........

hope this helps somebody

george