Looking for something very simple but not garbage

[coalyard]

Well building coils on a Kayfun is easy peasey, just as easy as building coils on a dripper. Getting the wicking right, however, is another matter. Since you already own a Kayfun, I would suggest you learn how to wick it properly, and get good performance from it; you will not be disappointed if you do. Most problems come from too much wick, or the tails being too long and obstructing the juice channels.

A couple of tips: Do not compress the cotton too much. Use enough cotton so when you pull it through the coil, you feel slight resistance; if it is bunching up, or it is difficult to feed it through, you are using too much. Trim the tails to the width of the base. Mount your coil diagonally across the deck so the tails can make a nice lazy band down to the lower deck and lay on it. Use a good amount of juice to wet the tails when you are positioning them on the lower deck. Be careful when you screw on the lower chimney that you don't catch and drag the tails of the wick into the juice channels, thus obstructing them. The tails should lay on the lower deck, against the side of that shelf, away from the channels.

Drippers are nice, I love mine, but they don't play nice if I am hiking, or out on a photo shoot, or driving, or out shopping. The Kayfun on the other hand, is just great for all of that. It rivals my drippers in flavor, and it does not leak. Like I said, building the coil is the easy part. Making a dripper work will teach you very little about how to make your Kayfun tick. Don't give up on it, it is worth the effort, I promise.

 

[machinestatic]

coalyard, thank you, that was a great encouraging post. The good news is the coil itself was the easiest part of my first attempt with the Kayfun. I got the wraps close enough, I hit my target resistance, and it wasn't hard to get it under the screw heads. That's why I know I'll be able to handle drippers just fine.

My issues with the Kayfun are really just that I got frustrated with all the separate parts.

- the edges are machined so sharply that I cut myself
- the pieces attach together over the O-rings REALLY tightly, and I had to put it in the freezer and then wear work gloves each time I took it apart
- the center post in my clone is all one single screw. It's not the kind that is a double screw. This means in order to get the 510 connector flush I have to screw it the entire way up through the positive block. This ends up leaving a lot of the screw sticking up above the block, in between the posts, where the coil is ideally supposed to go. (I hope this description makes sense.) I probably have to sand it or something?

Though I'm not trying to complain, I promise. Just accurately describing my gripes in case these are all common and easy to fix. And I'm looking forward to my IGO for sure.

 

[machinestatic]

Edit: I had originally written a second post proclaiming that I tried my KF clone again and it was working great. But after a half hour it's not keeping up with me anymore and I'm getting frequent dry hits, and I know that can kill cotton very quickly. I need to get better at wicking. (I have some silica to try too.)

Also, my list of "complaints" above is still valid, but I'm sure they're just because of the quality of my B&M clone. I may order an Ehpro; I have no doubt that better clones, or the genuine product, are awesome.

Anyway, thanks guys.

 

[Xaviour]

I figured I'd just write an update in my old thread, rather than starting a new one.

So I went to a local B&M today that I'd never been to, just to look around. I told the guy at the store that I wanted a 2-post RDA to build single coils on, and he said he didn't have any, so he suggested a Patriot clone. It was only $15 so I said that was fine. Then he drilled a couple new air holes and told me I'd like it a lot more that way, and I was on my merry way. As soon as I got home I built a coil, threw some cotton in it, and gave it a shot. And... it was way too airy. Running a single coil with multiple drilled holes is just too loose for me personally (although the vapor was insane). I can block a hole with a piece of tape but it looks ghettotastic.

At least it was a learning experience, because after taking a closer look at what the guy did, I can tell he's just used to drilling holes for dual coil setups (because each hole would line up with a coil). But with 1 coil it's just too much air.

So, it was back to the drawing board on the ol' internet. I just ordered an IGO-L and a Smok Octopus, and I'm pretty confident I'll like them. I should've just done this in the first place a week ago.

Block the holes you dont won't with a toothpick then break it off. Worked fine on my Igo w and can't even tell its there.

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