Microcoil and cotton balls on Penelope

[Aal_]

Hi guys, my first attempt of a microcoil on a GG device. With the results I am having, byebye silica . Here are two pictures. I wish I have a taken a photo of the clouds before assembling it but I was affraid to burn the cotton. It was like a fog machine. It is vaping very nicely. I wanted to try a dual on ithaka but figured start on a single with Penelope to see how it goes.

wire: 28 gauge kanthal
coil diameter: 1.8mm
wraps: 11-12
Resistance: 1.9 Ohms
vaping at: 14 Watts

dry hits = 0
flooding = 0
break in period = 0
taste = FULL!!

 

[Jojobo]

aalwani....that's a beautiful thing!! Do you have the cotton going down the channels or ending at the end of the ceramic?

 

[Aal_]

aalwani....that's a beautiful thing!! Do you have the cotton going down the channels or ending at the end of the ceramic?

Thanks Jojo. Going down the channels. The cotton is wide but fluffy (light not dense) so very easy to compress in the channels same way it compresses itself in the coil. Very important not to have resistance when coiling cotton.

BTW liquid control open half a turn only.

 

[Itshak]

Is this any spacial cotton like un bleached or just regular white farma' stuff?

 

[Aal_]

Pharmacy cotton. I have no idea what it is I think it says organic clean 100% cotton. I will boil them like Yankee does 20 minutes. But I was too lazy until now.

 

[Supacrazyguy]

I have done a few micro coils with SS mesh in a gen and I really do think the micro coil is a superior vape . Still have to try cotton though . Might try this in my oddy .

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[Aal_]

All my drippers, kayfuns, spheroids and any resistance only atomizers are micro and cotton. Even genies now I use cotton and micro. I hated torching the wick and never get it the first time, plus didn't like vaping off metal wick. First time moving to GG devices. Twisting non resistance is a bit of pain but by all means doable.

 

[Itshak]

Pharmacy cotton. I have no idea what it is I think it says organic clean 100% cotton. I will boil them like Yankee does 20 minutes. But I was too lazy until now.

Thanks aalwani.
I guess I will attampt to jump to the pool and see what happen.
After see you all GG respactble veterans comment on it like this I must give it a try.

 

[Itshak]

Just a thought,the micro coil after attach the loops of R wire
is a short tube of kantal?
Is there no way to pre make such short tubes of kantal and add NR from
Both sides,and to make a pre made "micro coil"?
Or am I missing something?

 

[Aal_]

Yes you can make 100 microcoils on standby . However the beauty of a microcoil is that you can remove the cotton and dry burn the coil then insert a new cotton without changing the coil

 

[Jojobo]

stupid question...what did you wrap your microcoil on?

 

[Itshak]

Sorry guys for the edit but think it's better.
step by step,I have to try first
Somthing els.

 

[Aal_]

What do u call these small screwdrivers. Precision screwdrivers I think. They are silver with black head, you know them for sure. They come in a small box with different small dimensions. I think I will try the 1.4mm next time.

 

[Jojobo]

yup...I know what you are talking about...thanks aalwani

 

[Scott_Simpson]

Did you attach the NR legs to the R wire before or after winding the microcoil?

 

[Aal_]

Did you attach the NR legs to the R wire before or after winding the microcoil?

After, although I could have done before but I wasn't sure of the length I needed.

 

[yankeebobo]

I have not boiled the cotton balls from pharmacy thus far. Only the cotton yarn.

But aalwani has thrown the gauntlet down. Looks like ithaka is near in my future.

 

[Aal_]

Your move Bruce Willis!!!!

 

[yankeebobo]

I have to tear down #33 to change orings. That is a tobac so I'll try the dual.
I'll check back in on this at home

 

[house mouse]

Nice. I had been considering doing this in my Ithaka but wasn't sure how I was going to twist the wires after I built it and still get it to hold it's shape. Did you have any issues with it wanting to slip off the screwdriver while you were twisting?