Micro Coil for the RBA on your REO

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Xobeloot

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Back to basics... 8/9 wrap xobedriver. 26 nichrome. Somewhere around .5

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So I was just making a few more coils as I'm still new to this and got some 28g kanthal. I have noticed that a lot of you leave the wick fairly long and tuck it under the coil. I went ahead and tried that. The draw is much tighter! So any newbies who notice a very airy draw. Tuck the wicks under the coil.... I guess it clogs up the center and creates a tighter draw..... If that's what you're looking for.

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See, I thought it was airy at first. Now I'm used to it but I can't imagine making it bigger.

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I guess it all depends on what you used before it. I've never cared for a tight draw, anything that caused me to feel like I was trying to suck a watermelon through a straw went in the trash can! lol
 

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I guess it all depends on what you used before it. I've never cared for a tight draw, anything that caused me to feel like I was trying to suck a watermelon through a straw went in the trash can! lol

i'm reasonably sure the draw on the stock RM2 is a bit airier than that of all the cigarettes i smoked... (but i have no intention of verifying that :)

Thanks, Jaysin, for the tip. i'll give that a try.
 

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i'm reasonably sure the draw on the stock RM2 is a bit airier than that of all the cigarettes i smoked... (but i have no intention of verifying that :)

Thanks, Jaysin, for the tip. i'll give that a try.

Heheh I smoked Camel Wides from the time they came out until I quit. They were always a touch airy-er then regular smokes. I think the 1/16 hole is pretty close to them. Although like you now that I finally managed to be done I don't even want to test to find out.
 

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Well I tried my first micro coil with some 26 kanthal A1. Needless to say I've never used 26, 28 is the lowest I've ever used. It was a disaster. Maybe tomorrow I'll try it again. (If you heat the 26 gauge up red hot and then try to touch it, It burns like hell. I got the scares to prove it.) Lots of difference between the 26, 28 and 30 that I'm use too. :facepalm:
 
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