no problem, but as far as rebuildables go, it is easy. ALL rebuildable attys will leak on you if the air hole is pointed down. As far as the wire goes, tearing apart an old carto for the wire is just in case they dont have any at the moment.
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I've tried oxidized mesh, un oxidized mesh, heating my kanthan, not heating my kanthal, and every single time it pops between the top of the center post and the top of the wick, just "poof!" And it's on 3.0 ohms....idk what else to do, tried the screwdriver trick and the coil glowed fine then I out a wick in and it wouldn't work at all.....advice?....I also have a nautilus I can try to rebuild if that is easier?
I'm by no means an expert but a guess would be to have as little wire length between the center post and the wick as possible without the wick touching the post.
I'm in the identical spot as you, hope you figured it out.. I still am getting this one stupid hotspot on the wire that attaches to the positive post!grrrrrr
Have you tried using a washer on your pos. pin it extends the pin and gives you a shorter "leg" from your pin to the wick. So helps with "hot legs" Hope this helps. What gauge wire are you using? Also if your wick is grounding on the bottom of a tank the current can bypass most of your coil and cause a short.
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Bah. Don't sweat it. At least, not 'till it's time to rebuild 
I bought one of the Phoenix clones two weeks ago, and have been using it with the stock wick and coil. It's been working great, but it'll be time to rebuild soon. With that in mind, I ordered second Phoenix clone from FastTech along with a different style RBA so that I'll have one to rebuild and at least one to vape with until I get the rebuild finished (correctly).
I'm not sure the Phoenix clone is the easiest one to start with, but there are tons of videos, tips, ect. to help me through the process.
I've also purchased a 100ft roll of 32ga Kanthal and some wick in 1, 1.5, and 2mm diameters. I'm not ready for cotten wicks just yet since I seem to run it dry from time to time and don't want to force a rebuild due to a burned wick.
For the RBA newbs out there, don't think you have to have some kind of crazy mod to get started. Most of my e-liquids work fine in the Phoenix using standard eGo batteries, although it is a bit better with my (only) VV ego battery.
I bought one of the Phoenix clones two weeks ago, and have been using it with the stock wick and coil. It's been working great, but it'll be time to rebuild soon. With that in mind, I ordered second Phoenix clone from FastTech along with a different style RBA so that I'll have one to rebuild and at least one to vape with until I get the rebuild finished (correctly).
I'm not sure the Phoenix clone is the easiest one to start with, but there are tons of videos, tips, ect. to help me through the process.
I've also purchased a 100ft roll of 32ga Kanthal and some wick in 1, 1.5, and 2mm diameters. I'm not ready for cotten wicks just yet since I seem to run it dry from time to time and don't want to force a rebuild due to a burned wick.
For the RBA newbs out there, don't think you have to have some kind of crazy mod to get started. Most of my e-liquids work fine in the Phoenix using standard eGo batteries, although it is a bit better with my (only) VV ego battery.
Finally got it! I've found that by twisting my .32 kanthal it makes things much easier. ( by hand, I'd say I am getting about 50 twists, with end resulting wire length about two inches) I start with positive post, and get close as possible.( silica) now my biggest problem is ohm res. is too low for vamo to fire. Along with several ego twists and a few spinners. Any recommendations of a mod for my new batch of rbas? ...@ jbl-37, thanks
I've been using RBA's for a week or 2 now. It gets a lot easier.
The coil above is the one I've been using for a few days. 2 wraps of 30ga kanthal .7 ohms.
It hits like a truck.
I started with a regulated device until I was comfortable, but now I'm a fan of mechanical mods.
Looks nice! Got another aga t, an octopus, and an rsst in the mail today, needless to say , the octopus is amazing! The rsst in my opinion is better constructed. With that said , my coils were consistently coming out to .9 to 1.1 ohms would not fire on the vamo.. Lol got so frustrated adding more coils hoping to raise the resistance. Had .32 , and .34 kanthal. Finally dicked around and got the rsst at 2.2 , and the aga t at 2.4, can't complain I guess. Thought I'd share.
congrats. it took me a whole day of building and failing on my first try. Had to call my local shop vaperoo for help. I was using a 28g wire and the resistance was too low for my provari. After that had a decent built that im still using till now.
It can be done... Over the past couple of weeks I've put together my igo l, rsst and aga-t and man I've fell in love... Feel like I was cheating myself with those carto tanks lol
I've been using RBA's for a week or 2 now. It gets a lot easier.
The coil above is the one I've been using for a few days. 2 wraps of 30ga kanthal .7 ohms.
It hits like a truck.
I started with a regulated device until I was comfortable, but now I'm a fan of mechanical mods.
why do you have two 'lines' on each coil? does it makes any difference on vapor?
i ordered an RSST last week, and they're sending it with a coil made by them, where do you buy your cable, wire and mesh ? i dont know where to order them.
Parallel coil. You can fold a long piece of wire in the middle, and use that to wrap your coil. I have been using them in many of my setups, love it.
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