New coil and wick for my kraken

[jdake3265]

I am thinking that i want to do a ss mesh for my kraken when i get it back Thursday. Are there any suggestions? Like should i use higher or lower ohms with the mesh? should i wrap some cotton in the mesh and use that? U wick versus non U wick? Should it be a tight coil or one that is spaced out between wraps? Any and all suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.

 

[WattWick]

If you are comfortable crossing the 1 ohm mark and know your Ohms law and batteries and such...

I suggest starting out with a "standard" 4-wrap, spaced out, 28 awg coil for about 0.8 ohm.

If you want to give it a real go, skip anything but the mesh itself. By adding cotton or ekowool or such you take away two of the best properties of mesh; pristine flavor and low maintenance.

Try to avoid using too long of a wick. Halfway down the tank should be sufficient.

Different folks use somewhat different methods for successfully setting up a mesh wick. I soak my wicks in e-liquid after rolling and set them on fire. Maybe twice. I find this does not affect flavor like full-on scorching it with a torch does. It's also quicker and easier to pulse finish it than an entirely un-prepped wick.

Once you sorted out all the hotspots, try dripping a few drops of random e-liquid on the wick and fire up the coil. You may find that, once it's dry again, you have a new hotspot. Should be quick and easy to sort out. Repeat if necessary. If not: enjoy!

It takes some practice, but it's not as impossible as some make it out to be. Just takes a bit of trial and error. If it tastes anything but great, you're not quite there yet.

You can also run some pure PG through your finished setup to clean out the wick before putting it to use.

 

[jdake3265]

if you don't space it out will you have any hotspot issues?

 

[vapdivrr]

if you don't space it out will you have any hotspot issues?

with a micro coil there is slightly less chance of hotspots but with a mesh wick you will still get them regardless. The difference with a micro is you will get increased heat which may affect the wick being able to keep up. Also unless you do a bunch of wraps your coverage in a micro coil is just to a small part of the wick. Personally like watt wick mentioned I would start with a basic genny coil which is spaced with 28g 4 to 5 wraps. If you want a lower resistance move to 26g

 

[jdake3265]

with a micro coil there is slightly less chance of hotspots but with a mesh wick you will still get them regardless. The difference with a micro is you will get increased heat which may affect the wick being able to keep up. Also unless you do a bunch of wraps your coverage in a micro coil is just to a small part of the wick. Personally like watt wick mentioned I would start with a basic genny coil which is spaced with 28g 4 to 5 wraps. If you want a lower resistance move to 26g

why is it that there are hot spots so easily? and how do you fix it?

 

[jaxgator]

Pictures! Where are the damn pictures people?!

I LOVE TURTLES!

 

[vapdivrr]

why is it that there are hot spots so easily? and how do you fix it?

Basically you have metal on metal so until there is an oxidation layer on the mesh wick you can in cure hotspots. you slightly oxidize the mesh by just slightly torching before you roll it up for your wick. Once your wick is rolled you make your wraps. Once this is done and leads are connected you now pulse fire your mech. This pulsing will oxidize your wick. Once you pulse on low voltage after a while you will see the coils light up nice and even. Now after this you might occur hotspots and usually these can be prodded with a toothpick or something. Basically you move the hotspot wire around a little until it goes away. You do this prodding as your firing the mod.

 

[jdake3265]

ok so i have been watching videos and tutorials but i don't know if i want to invest so much work into it if it only lasts a month or less, are there any shortcuts? Actually a month is really long for me, how do you know when it starts to be needing to replace?

 

[vapdivrr]

ok so i have been watching videos and tutorials but i don't know if i want to invest so much work into it if it only lasts a month or less, are there any shortcuts? Actually a month is really long for me, how do you know when it starts to be needing to replace?

mesh lasts alot longer then any other set up around, so with a dry burn every other day or so depending on your juice and vape style it's pretty care free once you have mastered the technic. Mesh does require patients and has a longer learning curve then most other types. You can use micro and cotton or rayon in a genny but is not the same. If you ask me, if you have a genny then use mesh. A mesh wick and coil can last a month or even longer, when I did gennys I was constantly perfecting set ups so I changed alot just to try different stuff so tbh, I don't really know how long they lasted because I rarely kept one in for more then a week.

 

[jdake3265]

hmm interesting, i am looking forward to making it.

 

[vapdivrr]

hmm interesting, i am looking forward to making it.

I have always had great luck with 500 mesh rolled fairly tight. Before rolling lightly oxidize with torch. Then do your wraps around a drill bit and mount leads to atty and tighten. Now dry burn coil then insert wick (you need these dimensions close for wick and coil so wick slides into coil with a slight bit of resistance). Once inserted pulse oxidize. Another method is to make wick and insert into atty then manually make your wraps around the wick. Either way you need the proper tension with your wire around the wick. If the wraps are to tight or to loose, you will get hotspots