It took maybe 8 attempts, but I finally completed my first successful recoil of a Protank 2! I'm waiting on some rbas from fasttech, so I decided to practice on some old heads I had lying around. Here's what I learned:
After a lot of burnt cotton, I think I finally got the formula down. what's nice about rebuilding is that cotton wicks much better than whatever is in there to begin with (silica?), and I can now go up to 15 watts without getting a dry hit.
Hope this helps another amateur like me!
- Use the largest drill bit that will fit in the slots of the base. I used a 1/16 bit, 28g kanthal, 9 wraps, for 1.2 ohm
- After annealing, lay the coil and drill bit as far down the slots of the base as possible. Too high, and the coil will touch the chimney causing a short
- The amount of cotton is far less than I first thought. Do not twist the wick, but instead twist one end to help thread. Pull through the coil until you feel just a little resistance, then stop. The cotton expands when saturated with juice, and too much or twisted cotton does not wick well resulting in burnt cotton
- If using a flavor wick, again go light. Too much will restrict the draw, and can prevent proper wicking
After a lot of burnt cotton, I think I finally got the formula down. what's nice about rebuilding is that cotton wicks much better than whatever is in there to begin with (silica?), and I can now go up to 15 watts without getting a dry hit.
Hope this helps another amateur like me!
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