right ... I've got a bunch of them arriving tomorrow, then I wont care if I get those nasty brown marks anymore .. very kewl to be able to get these nasty little devils LOL.
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right ... I've got a bunch of them arriving tomorrow, then I wont care if I get those nasty brown marks anymore .. very kewl to be able to get these nasty little devils LOL.
I tried something that works 
I cut of the tip of the grommet with toe nail clippers. Just the burnt part. Seems to be working ok.
I cut of the tip of the grommet with toe nail clippers. Just the burnt part. Seems to be working ok.
I did it! I did it! I re-coiled a ProTank. The first time, the Provari told me "Lo" and I figured that must mean I had something wrong so I opened it up, re-situated the coil and voila. 2.2 ohms with 5 wraps. I'm awesome!
I'm pretty sure one of the coil pieces were touching the side or something and shorting it.
I did it! I did have to add a top wick for it to taste good. It's still not perfect, but at least I know I can do it. It took less than 15 minutes, total, even having to open it back up again.
I can't wait to show hubby!
I'm pretty sure one of the coil pieces were touching the side or something and shorting it.
I did it! I did have to add a top wick for it to taste good. It's still not perfect, but at least I know I can do it. It took less than 15 minutes, total, even having to open it back up again.
I can't wait to show hubby!
Congrats Candy!!! If you used the butchers twine, sure you figured out you need to remove many thread to get the right diameter. Your 15 minutes will go down to 2 or 3 with practice, and u may note a cleaner taste using cotton.
2.2, cotton (butcher's string)
Hmmm. I used a full piece on the coil and 2 strands on top as flavor wicks. I will try to take it apart more on my next one
I don't think there's any type of 'standard' for butcher twine thickness, stuff I have may be much more thicker than yours. I normally pull at least half the threads out, otherwise it's way too thick to use. I do believe all butchers twine is 100% cotton with no sizing (like yarn), so u don't need to boil the sizing out. Ensure your twine doesn't have a poly or rayon core .... Light a end piece with a lighter, make sure it burns like cotton, and not ball up like a poly thread. I'd be very surprised if butchers twine had a poly core..... But better safe than sorry!Hmmm. I used a full piece on the coil and 2 strands on top as flavor wicks. I will try to take it apart more on my next one
Good call... and gave me a reason to play with fire... heh, fire... heh, fire...
Burned normally, yeah, it's pretty thin. I did separate the 3 bigger strands so it would wick better. Seems to be working just fine
At least I have blown anything up... yet.
Update.. The circumcised grommet works well.
So anyone who burns their grommet. There ya go.
So anyone who burns their grommet. There ya go.
Just rebuilt a coil using SS and silica... hoping it works. Using just SS caused hella flooding. Gonna finish this tank up before I risk some cheaper chinese juice on it.
Interesting... When mine wouldn't screw together right with the silicone cup in there, I decided that maybe it was "protective packaging" that was supposed to be removed prior to assembly... I haven't had mine all that long; and, due to one of the wicks being DOA, I haven't gotten to use it as much as I'd like (the one that did work has to be cleaned daily, which is a hassle); but, it hasn't leaked on me without that silicone cup. When mine works, it works GREAT! Nice clean taste! For some reason, it doesn't seem to want to work on my pass through (on any voltage); but, it works fine on my 3.7v Natural. When I can get more wicks (or start rebuilding), I'm coming down from the 2.5 ohms that came with it, though.
I'm sure that there are instructions on this somewhere here at ECF, which I could eventually translate into how to do it with a KangerPro atty; but, I'll just go ahead and ask: What's the best way to check the resistance w/an ohm meter, for those of us w/just low tech gear? (Here's hoping that this wasn't already asked and answered in the next 6 pages... If so, my apologies.)
Take one dvm lead to the center contact on the 510 of the kanger, other to the threads.
Forgot.... Check resistance after completely reassembled. If you check ohms on the head only, may be ok, but if one of the kamthal wires is not trimmed short enough and screwed into the base, good chance of a short.
Great find Stash!!! Wondering if these will also work in my viva nova heads, I have a bunch of charred grommets. I usually wrap a 1.1-1.3 coil in both vivas and kangerpros to use with my mech, so those grommets are becoming an issue with hot coils.
LOL
Bought a 100' spool 2 months ago off eBay, noticed earlier today while wrapping a head I can see the bottom of the spool. NO WAY I used that much kamthal in 2 months! Believe the seller is greatly exaggerating spool lengths.
hmmm .. wonder if we both bought from the same guy .. I just checked my spool and it's way low, like yours .. I've made about 40 coils with it and only use 4" for each coil.
Where do you put the 2 tails from the wire ?
On the Kanger T3 one goes through the round white plug and the other on the outside of it
Same here?
Any pics
Thanks
On the Kanger T3 one goes through the round white plug and the other on the outside of it
Same here?
Any pics
Thanks
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