My AGA-T PLUS always hot spots

[teajayyy]

okay im using mesh and 32 kanthal, everytime i make a coil on this thing it heats up really hot where the wire is straight from the coil to the center post.

it heats up so much it lit my whole wick on fire...
whats going on do you guys think?

 

[k_s_]

This is some sage advice:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-need-help-stopping-red-spot.html#post8467593

And this video from Zen, while targeted at Zenesis owners, will help wonders:
zenesis coil basics - YouTube

 

[teajayyy]

this is pissing me the .... off, i have totally wasted $25. the same spot of the coil ALWAYS HEATS UP WAY TO FAST.

this is most .......n furiating ....ing thing i've ever done

 

[Railrust]

this is pissing me the .... off, i have totally wasted $25. the same spot of the coil ALWAYS HEATS UP WAY TO FAST.

this is most .......n furiating ....ing thing i've ever done

Took me a while as well but remember some basics....dont wrap tighly, keep it off the bottom of the tank, and move the coils around a little while pulsing the PV on very low voltage, and when you get frustrated then put it down and come back to it later. I finally got it after a couple of days and it works great!

 

[cduhh]

this is pissing me the .... off, i have totally wasted $25. the same spot of the coil ALWAYS HEATS UP WAY TO FAST.

this is most .......n furiating ....ing thing i've ever done

This is how I feel. :tup: for the hands like houses avvy

 

[teajayyy]

i hope its not just me getting this mad... its just soooooooooooo furiating!!

i decided to try use the negative post / screw instead of the other screw that you trap the wire with.

as of right now its hitting "okay". not the best vapor, but not the worst. for some reason my 4 wraps of 32guage kanthal come it at a whole 3ohms..! :O!

and im only rockin a Vision Spinner, so 4.8v barely gets there.

edit: on my phoenix rba i do a 5wrap of 32, and it comes it at around 2.0-2.5 ohms, so it just seems weird that its 3 ohms, but im guessing because the extra wire length? correct me if i'm wrong. i'd love some specifics on this stuff

 

[4matic]

show us a pic of your finished coil so we can see what's going on here

 

[EDO]

Put some washers on the positive post in between the nuts.....the agat Positive post is way too far from the wick hole.....with 32awg wire your always going to get hot spots on the top coil.

 

[jimmyh]

I don't know if its right or not but instead of washers I took my wick and bent it towards the positive post. It seems to working for me.

 

[KillTheNoise]

My problem with the AGA-T is these little damn nuts on the positive post. I don't know what it is but I can't get the top one tight enough to secure the wire fully, which gives me a fking short every time.

The first two I built worked...why no more!!!!


edit-

Well after 20 minutes of working on it, sober this time (this one really helps...being drunk DOES NOT make it easier!) I realized the nuts have two different surfaces, one is flat, one is concave. Put the top two nuts with flat sides together, wrapped a 2.0ohm coil, stuck in my wick, BAM. Can't believe how easy this was.....sober.

 

[WillyB]

Don't be afraid to lean the wick to narrow the gap to the positive post.

Here's an early ZEN vid it starts at the relevant part.

The Zenesis 18650 PV - YouTube

There is also this little trick. Dude needs to do some editing so hang in there.

LavaGen - YouTube

 

[myyrkezaan]

Wrap the extra wire off the positive post around the top wire a couple of times, it will cut the resistance there.

 

[EDO]

All the tricks while they may work to a certain degree... aren't as good as putting washers on the positive post. Its a small investment in time and money but it will make your builds far easier.

 

[teajayyy]

thank you all for the replies, this is what i've got out of it so far

- use a lower gauge kanthal, 32 heats up that hot spot to fast
- tilt wick towards center post
- use washers on the positive post

i dont have a camera to take pics with.. im sorry all