Hello! Long time lurker here. I guess I'm not up to speed on all the new stuff out there because I am still using a protank. I get sick of buying the coil heads and was wondering if it was worth it to rebuild them as I've seen talked about. Don't you still have to spend money buying wick and wire and then all the time it takes to do it? Is it better to rebuild or should I just keeping on paying $2 each for them?
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Much better quality and much cheaper to rebuild. For a $5 roll of Kanthal and $5 for a mess of cotton, or a number of other wick material and about 5 minutes of your time once you learn, and you'd have enough material for nearly a lifetime.
For coils that small, it probably would be better and easier to deal with.
ETA: string that is.
ETA: string that is.
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Cotton would burn too easily. I haven't done small coils like that in so long I was thinking rbas or rdas. Some peaches and cream, bamboo, or a number of smaller threads would be more suitable.
Not if you keep it wet!
You will get dry hits way before it gets dry enough to burn (i.e. catch on fire).
How to Clean & Dry Burn... Kanger ProTank II & Mini ProTank II, Protank 2 Tutorial
Mini Protank Micro Coil Rebuild
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I suppose since the coil is at the bottom it would always be wet your right. I am impress how fast people are trying to help me. Thank you.
Thanks for the link to help him, Susan, I'm on my cellphone and didn't have access.
You will need an ohms meter or some mod that checks the resistance of your coil...a spool of wire and some cotton balls. I have enough for years of coil making. And yes, they are much better than the premade. I have dozens of heads from the day of using premade coils. I sat down one day and made about 20 coils in an hour or so. Now I dry burn them every couple of weeks and rewick them. Easy peazey....I rarely need to actually make another coil, but I can make one in about 5 minutes. I mainly use evod tanks...plus some others that take protank heads. I keep about 8-10 in rotation so I don't need to rewick very often...about every 2-3 weeks.
I am going to have to watch a bunch of videos and try it. But where do I buy the wire? I probably should just try it before asking more questions. I'll try it and come back I'm sure I will have a tons of questions. Thnx for the links.
When I started, I went to my local vape shop and got just 3 feet of wire in a couple of different resistances (30ga and 32 ga) and the ohms meter...that got me started. Once I figured it out, I went ahead and bought a whole 30 foot spool online...lots of places to buy.
Rebuilding coils is definitely worth it. There is a bit of a learning curve, and you need the supplies to do it, including an ohm reader. I get all of my supplies from Lightning Vapes, as they are essentially a one-stop-shop and have great prices. Use the code LV15 for 15% off. Lightning Vapes
As far as wicking material, there are lots of choices. Silica, Ekowool, organic cotton, steel mesh, rayon, etc.
As far as wicking material, there are lots of choices. Silica, Ekowool, organic cotton, steel mesh, rayon, etc.
So much to learn. I guess I'll get a five pack of heads to hold me over until I get the hang of this.
I used LOTS of Kanger coils. In the end I got fed up with the performance/value of the system.
So, I got into rebuilding for about a year.
Now, I use Aspire BVCs and still rebuild, just not as much.
So, I got into rebuilding for about a year.
Now, I use Aspire BVCs and still rebuild, just not as much.
I rebuild Kanger heads only with cotton. Just build a nice tight micro coil and thread the cotton through. Add a small piece for the flavor wick and make sure you wet the cotton before you fire it or it will burn.
It takes practice with cotton. Not enough and she will dump juice like there is a hole in the bottom (really there is) A tad too much and it stops wicking, especially with high VG.
I had good luck making the micro coils for the Protank 2. Just not there with cotton yet.
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I had good luck making the micro coils for the Protank 2. Just not there with cotton yet.
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Going to try the silica string first just to learn to wrap the coil then maybe I can try cotton. Trying to keep it simple at first. Going to make an order today for the supplies.
It won't take long to get the hang of it. It seems like a lot to take in when you are watching the videos and reading the how-to posts, trying to figure out which gauge wire or which wicking material to use, or how big to make the coil, or how many wraps, etc. etc., but as soon as you build your first coil, you will be thinking "That's it!? It was that easy!? Sheesh!" It's so simple, you will be kicking yourself for not trying it sooner, and since supplies are so cheap, there is plenty of room for error and experimentation with coil size, wire gauge, number of wraps, and different wicking materials.
My recommended shopping list would be:
50 ft each of 28, 30, and 32 ga. Kanthal A1 Resistance wire
6 ft. 1mm diameter Ekowool Hollow (you can fold it over to get thicker diameters as needed)
5 ft. 1mm silica wick (again, you can fold it over for larger diameters)
Sterile cottom from CVS
an ohm reader or a mod with a built in ohm reader (I use a dedicated ohm reader and my MVP 2.0 to double check)
needle nose pliers
a Bic lighter
That should be plenty to get you going and leave room for the error and experimentation without breaking the proverbial bank.
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