Needing to make a new wick/coil

[mdumas]

I burned out my old wick on my vivi nova (Older version not sure of the exact version tho) i am relatively new to vaping however i have rebuilt a coil with a wick/coil i took out of another cartomizer so i know how the wiring goes, my question is am going to buy some wick/coil in bulk so i can rebuild another. Is there a specific sized wire/ brand or size wick that i should get for the vivi nova? the ohms is 2.4 i am using currently. Thanks for the help in advance!

 

[Lex0r]

Never used those in my day, but pretty sure vivi nova heads with wick are sold separately, look into that....or if you're confident enough, buy some silica, some 32 gauge kanthal, and a multimeter.

 

[mdumas]

I bought my ecig kit from a tobacco shop near where i live, then i started browsing around on the net and found better kits for alot cheaper >.< But i have bought a few different ones from gotvapes.com and they have 3.5 feet of wicks and 7 feet of different wires. What is a multimeter used for?

 

[InTheShade]

Temco on ebay is a great place to get wire from - I use 32 A1 Kanthal. I also use 1mm and 2mm silica wick - the 1mm X 3 (gives you 6 wicks that go into the juice) works for me for the vivi nova. The 2mm silica I use for the pro-tank / EVODs I have.

I have yet to find a good supplier for wick though. I bought my last lot from my vapor store but it's kind of on the expensive side for the 10 feet lengths you get.

A multimeter is a must for testing the resistance of your new head before you use it - if you have a APV that shows the ohms of the head you can use that. Just be aware this isn't really something you should skip, the first few coils I built had issues - and if I had not had a way to check the resistance, I could have damaged my battery, or even damaged myself.

 

[Lex0r]

I bought my ecig kit from a tobacco shop near where i live, then i started browsing around on the net and found better kits for alot cheaper >.< But i have bought a few different ones from gotvapes.com and they have 3.5 feet of wicks and 7 feet of different wires. What is a multimeter used for?

Gotvapes is alright but kinda pricey in my opinion. I 2nd the temco wire...100ft for about $10. For wick, I buy from COV. I want to help more but I went to RBA's long ago and was never in the vivi game...

 

[Lex0r]

I have yet to find a good supplier for wick though. I bought my last lot from my vapor store but it's kind of on the expensive side for the 10 feet lengths you get.

COV has the best wick I have had so far....when it's in stock you should order some

 

[InTheShade]

Thanks for the tip, I checked, but that's kind of what I was talking about $1 a foot seems expensive to me. I currently get mine from my vapor store, it's $3.50 for 5 feet, which again, seems expensive.

Maybe it's the going rate, I found suppliers that will sell 21 feet for about $13 on Amazon and others on ebay, but I am scared to buy from them as I am not sure on the quality of the wick. This is something that I am inhaling / touching my juice and I want good quality as well as a good price.

Sorry for the semi-hijack OP, but I suppose it relevant to the conversation... just about.