Kanger Protank 2 coil rebuild

[bassplayer44]

Hello all,

I've gotten into rebuilding the coils on my Kanger Protank 2. I'm using nichrome wire and silica wick. I burn the wick and wire separately under the blue part of a lighter flame for a good while before building. After assembling and using it takes 10-20 vapes before I stop getting a terrible taste from the rebuilt coil. Any pointers? Am I missing a step?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Krazirob]

I've never seen nichrome being used in the pro tanks.......but as far as the burnt taste it could be the wire as some people say about nichrome or the wick isn't wicking properly.....ensure the flavor wick isn't choking the coil but not letting enough juice in to soak the wick in the coil if you know what i mean.

 

[Nikkita6]

What kind of terrible taste? Burnt, plastic, etc?? Hard to diagnose without more details .... It could be a wicking issue, or a burning grommet, which could mean a short.

 

[bassplayer44]

Thanks for the reply both.

It doesn't taste like a burning wick, it's more metallic tasting but could possibly be rubbery I suppose. Come to think of it... After I rebuild a coil a couple of times there are marks on the grommets like this:

I guess that means I'm not rebuilding properly then, right? Causing a short?...

Crap.

 

[Nikkita6]

Thanks for the reply both.

It doesn't taste like a burning wick, it's more metallic tasting but could possibly be rubbery I suppose. Come to think of it... After I rebuild a coil a couple of times there are marks on the grommets like this:

I guess that means I'm not rebuilding properly then, right? Causing a short?...

Crap.

Yeah, that looks like you were getting some shorts however, the metallic taste is prolly the nichrome as I have "heard" it does give off a metallic taste. But from the looks of that grommet I would say that it may be a little of both.

Its difficult to say what you may be doing wrong as I cannot see "how" you are rebuilding it.

 

[Flavored]

After you mount the coil in the head, but before you wick, put the head in your mod and fire it/dry burn. When I do this with brand new kanthal, I get a nice little wift of smoke off the wire.

Your grommets don't look too bad. New ones are cheap, though.

 

[bassplayer44]

Thanks for the replies! I watched a video on a rebuild and I'll attempt a different approach to rebuilding. I think I may have found where my issue is - after replacing the grommet and plug I've been using an xacto knife to score the pos and neg leads as close to the bases they extrude from so it's a clean break after a few wiggles. I'm thinking that method leaves too much excess. Also thinking I need a torch vs. a bic lighter lol

 

[bassplayer44]

So flavored, do you dry burn until there's no smoke coming off the coil and wick?

 

[bassplayer44]

Not continuous, obviously, just couple second bursts.

 

[Flavored]

Thanks for the replies! I watched a video on a rebuild and I'll attempt a different approach to rebuilding. I think I may have found where my issue is - after replacing the grommet and plug I've been using an xacto knife to score the pos and neg leads as close to the bases they extrude from so it's a clean break after a few wiggles. I'm thinking that method leaves too much excess. Also thinking I need a torch vs. a bic lighter lol

I use flat faced toenail clippers. They'll cut anything.

I presume you're mounting the coil in the head with the drill bit. While pushing the grommet and pin in, take your needle nose and pull the coil down on the wires to where the drill bit is tight. After you've clipped off the extra wire, wiggle the drill bit up and down a little, and the little ends will go in further, and the coil will be positioned for wicking.

 

[Flavored]

So flavored, do you dry burn until there's no smoke coming off the coil and wick?

Yes, just hold it a few seconds/until it just turns red across, and just a few times. I learned the hard way about holding it too long, those coils distort real good.

 

[bassplayer44]

I have no idea what you mean by drill bit

 

[Flavored]

Sorry, I presumed you were wrapping the coil around a drill bit or similar.

 

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

I'd would not dry burn the coil in a pro tank, you chances of burning the plastic grommet are too high IMO.

My advice would be to ditch the Nichrome and go with Kanthal. Replace any grommet that looks like the one in your picture. And YouTube up a video of a micro coil build.

what resistance are you running?

 

[Scott_Simpson]

Your grommets don't look too bad. New ones are cheap, though.

Where are you finding the replacement grommets? I've looked all over and can't find any, cheap or otherwise.

 

[Huckleberried]

Where are you finding the replacement grommets? I've looked all over and can't find any, cheap or otherwise.

Kidney Puncher, if this is the one you mean. Also, here, but quite a bit more.

 

[elfy]

i have a link to a kanger coil rebuild in my blog, take a look...and i also list some tools i use to make it easier on me


i use kanthal wire and cvs sterile cotton balls for wicks, i dumped silica a while ago. i get nice results from that.

 

[pjmarkert]

Before you put it back together, prime it with a few drops of juice on the coil/wick assembly.

 

[Flavored]

Where are you finding the replacement grommets? I've looked all over and can't find any, cheap or otherwise.

http://lightning-vapes.myshopify.co...10-pack-ce-type-atty-s-eg-protank-evod-t3-etc

 

[Krazirob]

drill bit by this.......





get hot and then squeeze.......but like stated above don't let get too hot