My first build

[Cearvox]

Proud of it

 

[Denvap0r]

Let us know how it vapes. Looks pretty from here

 

[crylater]

Looking good. It gets much, much easier with time. Took me forever the first time I did an rba.

 

[Lexx]

Looks good.

Did you wrap it round a drill bit or similar? Keeping the bit in place while you attach the coil to the posts will help it keep its shape.

Nice first build though, I'm pretty new to this myself but I'm an information sponge & learn fast. This hobby is fuuuun

 

[Tugg n chase]

Did you measure resistance? What type of battery are you using?

 

[Cearvox]

Ohms are at 1.5, I am using a 3.7 volt battery that came with the mod, it vapes pretty good, no giant clouds yet but I'm working on it. I wrapped it around a nail and I'm using 100% cotton yarn for my wick.

 

[Tugg n chase]

The clouds will come, but I would consider looking into quality quality batteries if clouds are what you're looking for. The "one that came with the mod" could probably use an upgrade if you're looking to go sub-ohm

 

[Tugg n chase]

Broken link. Sorry

 

[*deleon517*]

I would suggest getting a battery where you know the specs. I never trust no name batteries with vaping, seen far too many horror pics. Also keep in mind when using mechanical's and rba/rda's. You will want to use 4.2v fresh battery instead of 3.7v that is on the label, when figuring out amp load and wattage numbers.

 

[Micsubin]

Does the wick material have anything to do with the amount of vapor or does it have more to do with flavor?

 

[Jnoverfelt]

Well I've read that cotton is the way to go for cloud chasing and also wick placement in the atomizer can be big too there are some great videos on YouTube

Also make sure you place the air hole over the coil when placing the top cap.

 

[Cearvox]

So with cotton balls, how are you supposed to prepare them for wicks

 

[rollinlow]

pull some off the ball and roll it in your fingers then pass it threw the coil

 

[*deleon517*]

cotton is amazing in terms of flavor and vapor, however it's very easy to use too much and choke the coils. which will sort of tone down performance, and not enough is just as bad. Once you find the right amount its pure heaven.

 

[Dane Kehm]

The balls I get from cvs are rolled little cotton sheets. I unroll em and pull strands off length wise and roll them in between my fingers. You can boil em or not, tastes similar either way IMO.

 

[*deleon517*]

the point of boiling is not to remove taste, its to remove impurities. they use peroxide to bleach and sterilize the cotton. i dont boil mine either but my wife prefer's her cotton yarn boiled.

 

[Dane Kehm]

the point of boiling is not to remove taste, its to remove impurities. they use peroxide to bleach and sterilize the cotton. i dont boil mine either but my wife prefer's her cotton yarn boiled.

Thanks for clearing that up. I read there was some stuff that floats to the surface that has an effect on taste. Figured that was the main reason for the boiling.

 

[mackman]

If I may suggest you try it with less cotton that way you are vaping fresh juice. Clouds are dependent upon many things coil and placement to air hole etc. Air flow volume and coil temp=vapor production. Lots of threads on this.