Hey guys, I was following this tutorial: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ed-kanger-dual-coil-single-vertical-coil.html by leekeylee and built some coils. I'm new to building, but built about 5 and they all came out around 1.2-1.5. I was using a 2mm bit with 6-7 wraps of 28g kanthal.
Anyway, in the post they suggest wrapping cotton around the coil so that it's a tight fit. My coil was kind of small compared to how tall the head is, but I wrapped the cotton around and stuck it in like they showed. There was a gap in the top and I was worried about gurgling/leaking, so I added a ring of cotton above the coil with a hole in the middle for airflow. I popped it in and it was a VERY tight draw. I had the air control thing fully open and it still didn't help. I'm thinking it was the extra cotton on top expanding or shifting and covering the airflow.
So, before I launch back into the build I was wanting some suggestions.
1.) How do you get the chimney off without taking the coil apart? I had to take the pin and grommet out and pull the insides out, then use a hammer and drill bit to pop the chimney off. I also had to hammer the chimney back in because I wasn't strong enough to pop it back in. There has to be a way to get the chimney off without gutting it, right?
2.) Should I use more wraps, a bigger bit, or just keep what I'm doing coil wise and nix the extra cotton on top? I do enjoy my clouds, but I would rather have good flavour instead of huge clouds. If that helps.
Any alternative ways/guides to rebuild this head are welcome. This is my first attempt at building, so I'm open to experimenting with other builds and seeing what works best.
Anyway, in the post they suggest wrapping cotton around the coil so that it's a tight fit. My coil was kind of small compared to how tall the head is, but I wrapped the cotton around and stuck it in like they showed. There was a gap in the top and I was worried about gurgling/leaking, so I added a ring of cotton above the coil with a hole in the middle for airflow. I popped it in and it was a VERY tight draw. I had the air control thing fully open and it still didn't help. I'm thinking it was the extra cotton on top expanding or shifting and covering the airflow.
So, before I launch back into the build I was wanting some suggestions.
1.) How do you get the chimney off without taking the coil apart? I had to take the pin and grommet out and pull the insides out, then use a hammer and drill bit to pop the chimney off. I also had to hammer the chimney back in because I wasn't strong enough to pop it back in. There has to be a way to get the chimney off without gutting it, right?
2.) Should I use more wraps, a bigger bit, or just keep what I'm doing coil wise and nix the extra cotton on top? I do enjoy my clouds, but I would rather have good flavour instead of huge clouds. If that helps.
Any alternative ways/guides to rebuild this head are welcome. This is my first attempt at building, so I'm open to experimenting with other builds and seeing what works best.
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