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I'm at work otherwise I would chime in but you could do worse than browsing this area of the forums. Lots of good info here:
Rebuildable Atomizer Systems
Rebuildable Atomizer Systems
If you look for the member Baditude, I believe one of his blogs is on RBA's. Also, tasteyourjuice.com is Phil Busardo's website, if you look for his review of the AGA-T, AGA-T+, and AGA-T2, he does a review of the tank itself and a second video on how to build a wick and coil.
Genesis style atomizers use a stainless steel mesh wick that you roll up really tight and oxidize with a butane torch, and coil with kanthal resistance wire, with the wick vertical dropping through a wick hole into a tank of fluid. Genesis style atomizers include the AGA-Ts, Smoktech RSST, Richman RBA, Z-Atty, Cobra, and the DID.
There are other types of RBAs that use silica (I would personally recommend ekowool, less fraying and apparently better flavor), such as the Drunker tank from madvapes.com, as well as atomizers like the Kayfun, Ithaka, Odysseus, and Penelope, all of which have clones if you're looking to sacrifice some quality for a cheaper price.
RDA's are dripper atomizers, which do not have a tank generallly, and are usually made with silica wick, though you can use ss mesh or a silica wrapped in ss mesh. RDA's include the IGO-L, Nimbus, Cyclone, and RDA Octopus. Numerous clones exist but you may end up with brass posts as opposed to stainless steel posts.
There are a wide variety of products for you to choose from, depending on if you're on a budget and your personal preference. Make sure you read about battery safety if you plan on using a mechanical for your RBAs and RDAs. Buy a multimeter for testing coil resistance and shorts, and learn how to prevent and work out shorts. Do a lot of research, they're advanced delivery systems but for most people worlds ahead in terms of vapor production, flavor, and throat hit.
Also, commonly used gauges for kanthal wire are 28awg, 30awg, and 32awg. In my opinion 34awg is too thin and too high in resistance, and anything below 28awg is for sub-ohm vaping because of the amount of coils you would need to achieve a resistance that would fire on a variable voltage battery.
The higher the gauge kanthal, the higher the resistance and thinner the wire. You would need a lot more wraps and thus wire with 28awg kanthal to achieve the same resistance as 32awg.
Genesis style atomizers use a stainless steel mesh wick that you roll up really tight and oxidize with a butane torch, and coil with kanthal resistance wire, with the wick vertical dropping through a wick hole into a tank of fluid. Genesis style atomizers include the AGA-Ts, Smoktech RSST, Richman RBA, Z-Atty, Cobra, and the DID.
There are other types of RBAs that use silica (I would personally recommend ekowool, less fraying and apparently better flavor), such as the Drunker tank from madvapes.com, as well as atomizers like the Kayfun, Ithaka, Odysseus, and Penelope, all of which have clones if you're looking to sacrifice some quality for a cheaper price.
RDA's are dripper atomizers, which do not have a tank generallly, and are usually made with silica wick, though you can use ss mesh or a silica wrapped in ss mesh. RDA's include the IGO-L, Nimbus, Cyclone, and RDA Octopus. Numerous clones exist but you may end up with brass posts as opposed to stainless steel posts.
There are a wide variety of products for you to choose from, depending on if you're on a budget and your personal preference. Make sure you read about battery safety if you plan on using a mechanical for your RBAs and RDAs. Buy a multimeter for testing coil resistance and shorts, and learn how to prevent and work out shorts. Do a lot of research, they're advanced delivery systems but for most people worlds ahead in terms of vapor production, flavor, and throat hit.
Also, commonly used gauges for kanthal wire are 28awg, 30awg, and 32awg. In my opinion 34awg is too thin and too high in resistance, and anything below 28awg is for sub-ohm vaping because of the amount of coils you would need to achieve a resistance that would fire on a variable voltage battery.
The higher the gauge kanthal, the higher the resistance and thinner the wire. You would need a lot more wraps and thus wire with 28awg kanthal to achieve the same resistance as 32awg.
I'll go ahead and list some nifty tools that you'll need for this:
Eye-glass screwdriver. For adjusting your tiny coils and working out hotspots on ss mesh.
Needle-nose pliars. A lot of uses, I use them for holding my ss mesh or silica when torching them.
Small philips screwdriver. Most RBAs have philips screws for negative posts.
Butane torch. Absolute must for oxidizing ss mesh and cleaning ss mesh and silica.
Sharp, needle-tip scissors. For trimming any wick and cutting coils to length.
1/16", 3/32", and 1/8" drillbits for wrapping coils using the PetarK method. And get high-quality bits so you can use them to drill out wick and air holes if you so desire.
Eye-glass screwdriver. For adjusting your tiny coils and working out hotspots on ss mesh.
Needle-nose pliars. A lot of uses, I use them for holding my ss mesh or silica when torching them.
Small philips screwdriver. Most RBAs have philips screws for negative posts.
Butane torch. Absolute must for oxidizing ss mesh and cleaning ss mesh and silica.
Sharp, needle-tip scissors. For trimming any wick and cutting coils to length.
1/16", 3/32", and 1/8" drillbits for wrapping coils using the PetarK method. And get high-quality bits so you can use them to drill out wick and air holes if you so desire.
I should also mention ehuman's blog as well. Lots of great info there.
E-Cigarette Forum - eHuman - Blogs
E-Cigarette Forum - eHuman - Blogs
Broke link to RBA.org....
All the easy ones already taken, but try the modder's section:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/atomizer-mods/
All the easy ones already taken, but try the modder's section:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/atomizer-mods/
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try a dripping atty first, theyre a little simpler and silica is a little bit easier to get right versus having to worry about wicking and such. I recently got the igo L and have been using it for about a week with good results off the bat. and yes as was said do alot of youtube research on building coils.
I just got a hornet. My first coil was good but I wanted it perfect so I tore it off and just spent the last 2 hours trying to get a usable one. So yeah I suck at building coils and youtubes your friend. Get ready to scream at inanimate objects. I'm very happy with unit itself though.
Everything I know came Phil busardo. Check out the taste your juice website Has to be the most complete and comprehensive collection of knowledge around other than this site which can be reallllyyyyy overwhelming for us newbs
Since my first few (say 30) attempts were thrown across the room with much disgust and annoyance - here's how.
32g kanthal - bit of silica - 4 wraps done (2 Ohms)
^^ all day everyday simple wick lasts for weeks.
Drill bit - don't waste time http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/389074-micro-coil-rba-your-reo.html
wick is cotton sadly.
SS mesh and hybrid wicks are awkward, but i wrap them the same as above - you just have to poke them more to make sure they are evenly spaced. They are unforgiving.
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32g kanthal - bit of silica - 4 wraps done (2 Ohms)
^^ all day everyday simple wick lasts for weeks.
Drill bit - don't waste time http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/389074-micro-coil-rba-your-reo.html
wick is cotton sadly.
SS mesh and hybrid wicks are awkward, but i wrap them the same as above - you just have to poke them more to make sure they are evenly spaced. They are unforgiving.
T
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