Low vapor... Possibly not enough wick?

[RainbowBabz]

I was given a dripper to play with, and it was working good, until my last build. The resistance was in the range I wanted, but I used a different thing to wrap (all other builds had been on a tongue ring, and this one was on a small screwdriver as many people advised). But I think my girlfriend wicked it with the same amount of cotton as we had been using for the narrower builds. Would this cause low vapor production?
(I have no plans for a lower resistance build at the moment as I can't afford a battery that would run it until probably summer time.)

 

[roxynoodle]

Provide more info . What atty? What's the resistance of your build? How much power are you running it at?

Can you post a picture of your build?

 

[RainbowBabz]

Not sure of the atomizer, since it was a previously-loved gift. The resistance is 2.2... on an ego-type battery, because that's all I have. I know this setup already isn't powerful. But I did end up doubling the cotton abd it seems to have helped... Just curious now if that was the whole problem.

This is the best picture I can get right now, after I rewicked.

 

[rustafar]

That looks about right for the cotton. You could try to lower the ohm to about 1.5 ohm.

 

[eyerhere]

Just curious, did you remove the tongue ring before wrapping the coil?
Sorry just could not resist
You may want to pull the coil away from the posts a bit and push over toward the center. Then make sure you alighn the airflow right on the coil.
Do the positioning with what ever you wrapped on in the coil to avoid a curve like your pic.

 

[MattyTny]

When building for an ego battery, you want to go lower in resistance so you get the most current out of the battery without hitting the amp limit. I tend to stay in the 1.5-1.7 ohm range. Since your ego is not variable voltage you are at a slight disadvantage. Your wraps should be touching each other to get more concentrated heat, and farther out on the deck toward your air hole on the top cap. I've had success with RDAs on an ego battery, it's rather easy once you get the hang of it.

I fire this on my MVP2. It's a zenith v2 clone 28 gauge around a 14 gauge syringe needle reading 1.7ohms. Works great, dense and decent vapor production. If my MVP2 is charging, it works well on an ego too, although it looks funny. Doesn't fog out rooms like a high power set up, but it's very satisfying.

P.S. If you build your coil similar to this, you'll find that it's extremely easy to maintain. I've had this same coil in here for a while and the only maintaince I do is dry burning and rinsing to clean the coil and wicking is easy and quick.

 

[RainbowBabz]

That looks about right for the cotton. You could try to lower the ohm to about 1.5 ohm.

Yeah, the picture was taken after I put more wicking in.
I think we can manage to get it to a 1.5 next try. We just thought that, since we use anywhere from 1.4-2.5 in our Kangers, that the same would apply to the dripper. (Probably should have asked first. Lol.)

Just curious, did you remove the tongue ring before wrapping the coil?
Sorry just could not resist
You may want to pull the coil away from the posts a bit and push over toward the center. Then make sure you alighn the airflow right on the coil.
Do the positioning with what ever you wrapped on in the coil to avoid a curve like your pic.

Lol... yeah, I actually had to retire my tongue ring about two weeks before we started playing with coils. Not a bad question though. I am both blonde and a total noob. ;-P
However, I didn't know about pulling it away from the posts, or about the airflow holes, or that the coil shouldn't be curved. We'll try that with the next one.

When building for an ego battery, you want to go lower in resistance so you get the most current out of the battery without hitting the amp limit. I tend to stay in the 1.5-1.7 ohm range. Since your ego is not variable voltage you are at a slight disadvantage. Your wraps should be touching each other to get more concentrated heat, and farther out on the deck toward your air hole on the top cap. I've had success with RDAs on an ego battery, it's rather easy once you get the hang of it.

I fire this on my MVP2. It's a zenith v2 clone 28 gauge around a 14 gauge syringe needle reading 1.7ohms. Works great, dense and decent vapor production. If my MVP2 is charging, it works well on an ego too, although it looks funny. Doesn't fog out rooms like a high power set up, but it's very satisfying.

P.S. If you build your coil similar to this, you'll find that it's extremely easy to maintain. I've had this same coil in here for a while and the only maintaince I do is dry burning and rinsing to clean the coil and wicking is easy and quick.

I do have a vv battery - two, presently, but it was on charge when the picture was taken, so I was using my second-choice (pretty) battery. Generally speaking I'd say our setups are slightly disadvantageous, though, until I can afford better.
14g syringe needle is... in theory... the same size as a 14g piercing barbell, correct? Also I think my ohmmeter is the same as yours. Lol. Nice to know my supplies aren't QUITE as janky as I'd thought. Lol.

Thanks for all your advice... I will try on my next day off (or have the girlfriend try it while I'm at work, since she's the one who does our coils themselves anyway) and let you guys know how I worked out for us.

 

[nasca]

it's the ego.

maybe try to scrounge up $34 for an istick instead of pulling your hair out.

 

[RainbowBabz]

it's the ego.

maybe try to scrounge up $34 for an istick instead of pulling your hair out.

Better batteries are on the to-do list, but I'm working part time, providing vape supplies for two, and paying bills at two separate addresses. It's going to wait until I'm working full time again. Lol.

 

[dravell]

Send me a PM, Ill send you a new VV device, a mechanical, a kayfun, a couple nice drippers and some juice.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

^^^ this place rocks

 

[towelie]

When building for an ego battery, you want to go lower in resistance so you get the most current out of the battery without hitting the amp limit. I tend to stay in the 1.5-1.7 ohm range. Since your ego is not variable voltage you are at a slight disadvantage. Your wraps should be touching each other to get more concentrated heat, and farther out on the deck toward your air hole on the top cap. I've had success with RDAs on an ego battery, it's rather easy once you get the hang of it.

I fire this on my MVP2. It's a zenith v2 clone 28 gauge around a 14 gauge syringe needle reading 1.7ohms. Works great, dense and decent vapor production. If my MVP2 is charging, it works well on an ego too, although it looks funny. Doesn't fog out rooms like a high power set up, but it's very satisfying.

P.S. If you build your coil similar to this, you'll find that it's extremely easy to maintain. I've had this same coil in here for a while and the only maintaince I do is dry burning and rinsing to clean the coil and wicking is easy and quick.

iirc you can build your zenith down to 0.8 ohms and fire it on your MVP.

 

[MattyTny]

iirc you can build your zenith down to 0.8 ohms and fire it on your MVP.

You're right it can read and fire 0.8. Unfortunately it will not perform true to what I dial my voltage or wattage to. I'll start hitting the amp limit before I get to its max output. The MVP2 will fire more accurately above 1.0ohm. I hear that it is best around 1.5-2.0. I'm kind of bottlenecked by my PV. I build my KFL+ and zenith v2 to operate for the MVP2, but I would like to get a new device soon. I tend to stay on a tight budget with vape gear, but after the holidays I'm sure I'll have some good options like the IPV mini, the MVP3 DNA, and others.

 

[RainbowBabz]

Send me a PM, Ill send you a new VV device, a mechanical, a kayfun, a couple nice drippers and some juice.

^^^ this place rocks

I couldn't agree more. Almost everyone I have encountered (or lurked) on this site makes me feel so proud to be a part of such a community. I can't wait until I am able to help someone out like I have been helped in my time here ALREADY. Now if only I had either the knowledge or the money. Lol

 

[MrPlink]

Get your coil closer to the air hole(s)