I still don't understand why he has such a good rating on ebay. That's why I ordered. Wondering if I should trash it and just order from temco.
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100 percent feedback over 400 reviews. Crickey.
Anyways going to order this and be done with it..
http://www.temcoindustrialpower.com/products/Resistance_Wire/RW0098.html
That's the good one right?
Anyways going to order this and be done with it..
http://www.temcoindustrialpower.com/products/Resistance_Wire/RW0098.html
That's the good one right?
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That's where I got mine. Did not measure but looks about right and shipping is fast
tank probably has all those positive eBay ratings for same reason I gave him a good rating ... Good emails acknowledging sale and shipment, shipped immediately, and in a couple days had it in my hand. You just don't realize till later about the length, and like ya said, it's not an investment. For the same price, I've been served bad lunches too 
I agree, flat wire does seem to be the future for RBAs. Not too sure for rebuilding these little heads on Protanks and vivas though,there's not much room in the barrel for 5 wraps if one wants a 2 ohm coil, seems a flat wire may touch the sides being wider. will probably need a different size than 32gauge equivalent and do less wraps.
I agree, flat wire does seem to be the future for RBAs. Not too sure for rebuilding these little heads on Protanks and vivas though,there's not much room in the barrel for 5 wraps if one wants a 2 ohm coil, seems a flat wire may touch the sides being wider. will probably need a different size than 32gauge equivalent and do less wraps.
Tank probably has all those positive eBay ratings for same reason I gave him a good rating ... Good emails acknowledging sale and shipment, shipped immediately, and in a couple days had it in my hand. You just don't realize till later about the length, and like ya said, it's not an investment. For the same price, I've been served bad lunches too
I agree, flat wire does seem to be the future for RBAs. Not too sure for rebuilding these little heads on Protanks and vivas though,there's not much room in the barrel for 5 wraps if one wants a 2 ohm coil, seems a flat wire may touch the sides being wider. will probably need a different size than 32gauge equivalent and do less wraps.
Live and learn.. At least you make your money back after rebuilding a few heads vs buying new ones. Someone should make a thread in the rebuildable section warning people. I would but my statement wouldn't hold much water considering I haven't received mine yet lol.
There was a great deal on 30ga Kanthal A-1 on vaporjoes.com a while back. Here's the link: http://.........blogspot.com/2013/04/rba-kanthal-wire-30-gauge-1-100ft-461.html
Everyone trusts temco, so I ordered 200 feet from them for 11.70 from their Ebay store. Win!
Can you tell me what their Ebay nickname is or the link to the one you ordered?
Update on the replacement silicone grommets from kidneypuncher:
I got the silicone grommets in, tried one on my Protank, the little ridge on the bottom is a bit too wide so I had to trim it with fingernail clippers to the right size .. then it fit and is working great! The nice thing is it's not the white flimsy type grommet that came with the Protank heads, it's a better, thicker silicone, almost clear in color but a frosted color, like the clear-frosted kind that is used in O-rings. If you don't mind trimming the bottom edge these work great and so far I haven't had any burning with the one I'm testing.
I got the silicone grommets in, tried one on my Protank, the little ridge on the bottom is a bit too wide so I had to trim it with fingernail clippers to the right size .. then it fit and is working great! The nice thing is it's not the white flimsy type grommet that came with the Protank heads, it's a better, thicker silicone, almost clear in color but a frosted color, like the clear-frosted kind that is used in O-rings. If you don't mind trimming the bottom edge these work great and so far I haven't had any burning with the one I'm testing.
I may try it. I wonder where they get theirs from it's probably cheaper. I've been trimming the top off the stock grommets if they are burnt. Good in a pinch.
Face Meat, thanks again for the silica recommendation but I I ended up ordering from pbdragon and the stuff is awesome.
Guys you got to try some. I tried silica from a bunch of different vendors and this stuff is top notch. I'm using the 3mm and it's working great in the heads. Some say it is too big but it's wicking perfect.
Guys you got to try some. I tried silica from a bunch of different vendors and this stuff is top notch. I'm using the 3mm and it's working great in the heads. Some say it is too big but it's wicking perfect.
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Curious here - are you simply using 1 piece of 3mm silica, no extra/flavor wicks added on top of it?
I separate the 3mm and use two of the small pieces as flavor wicks. I think it'll flood if I don't.
I use 3mm and sometimes 3.5mm silica .. no flavor wick. By using the thicker silica I get no leaks and the flavor is better.
You might want to put those 2 separated pieces into the coil instead of as a flavor wick .. to make it closer to 3.5mm. I get no flooding and no leaking, as long as I use a little over 3mm as my wick. I have a big supply of the 2mm wick, so I use my 2mm .. I use one piece of the 2mm and then separate another piece into 6 strands and add 3 of those to the 2mm .. so my wick actually ends up a little over 3mm. By not using a flavor wick and by increasing the mm of the wick in the coil it increased my flavor by 100% and I haven't had a single leak.
Alrighty, thanks for the tips As I think I've mentioned earlier, I use 4x1mm inside the coil and no extra wicks, and no leakage. So it works just fine, just curious if something even easier will give the same result, which it seems it will
As I think I've mentioned earlier, I use 4x1mm inside the coil and no extra wicks, and no leakage. So it works just fine, just curious if something even easier will give the same result, which it seems it will
Nice! This is great info. I'll have to try it. I just rebuilt most of my coils the way I explained but in my next build I'll try your method. I may do it at work with an evod that isn't in use right now. I'll post my results. Thanks!
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