New Genesis type atomizer by DID!

[Cloud Wizard]

I thought that actually caused shorts I learned you ought to angle it up 45 degrees?

I think she's referring to the base of the top cap not the tank base. The idea is to create the shortest amount of "open air" coil. Since the whole top cap base is grounded, the shortest distance is actually to the edge of the wick hole, not the ground screw. We want as much energy as possible heating juice instead of free floating wire.

In practice this is pretty easy to do if you start with the coil wire flush against the top cap base (at the ground screw) and pull straight across till it makes wick contact and then start angling up.

Probably should've added that when building the coil before installing the wick, I install the wick all the way and then when lifting to get it off the bottom of the tank I go a little further than I need to then back down a little to settle the bottom coil onto the top cap base.

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[rolbyroland]

Order #309

I think the lottery is over!?

 

[tybin]

oh, i don't know what I mean know nevermind

 

[PlacentaParty]

I use scissors to cut my mesh, I precut a load of kanthal wire and use scissors for that also. I use small wire cutters on the coil on the DID. I found good small ones in the craft section of Walmart.

Thanks a lot for this. Want to have all my bases covered when my did arrives.

 

[MiriamWTH]

incidentally, "Switched" sells pre-seasoned wicks at jr custom turnings. -no idea how much he charges for shipping to the us

The wicks he sells (and the pre-cut mesh) are to small for use in the DID since the best wick is still the 40mm x 50mm size so it fills the whole wick hole.
I contacted the supplier to ask him about the size of his wicks / mesh and he wrote back saying "All our screens and pre-formed wicks are 25 x 40mm."

So in my opinion not suitable for the DID.

 

[grabeard]

I just use a cheap pair of scissors.

Looks like a utility blade. I have a boxcutter somewhere if my snips won't cut it. Wanted to make sure I didn't need wire cutters.

 

[grabeard]

I use 100% vg and it wicks great on 400ss.

Vaping 100% vg
Hey, anyone vaping 100% vg in their DID setup? I am thinking of trying an organic maker who's specialty is 100 vg. I am using 400 ss mesh right now with 50/50 vg,pg ratio and it works tremendously. Just wondering if I have to go to 325 mesh with 100% vg, or will the 400 mesh still work.

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[VAPNJ350]

lol...anxiety is kicking in I think...worrying now since y'all said mini might be too small/hard for me to work on.


(yes, I can have bouts of OCD)

Tell ya what classwife, I'd rather the mini. You go ahead and get the mini and I'll send you my regular did with both polished and clear windows. lol.. Does that help your anxiety a bit... lol..

 

[Ty89m]

Well, I FINALLY got some free time to try my DID today... wow... there's no such thing as beginners luck when using your first genesis atomizer I got it to fire up on my Provari, with only a couple E1 errors, but that was about it. I must have had major shorting as juice was literally popping and exploding off my wick!

I noticed my coil was extremely loose around the wick, which explains why I wasn't getting hardly ANY vapor, so I tore it apart and am about to go round 2 with this thing. I used the cigarette paper trick, but guess I didn't wrap the coil near tight enough as I could visually see a large gap between my coils and wick.

I'm off to try it again, making sure my coil is wrapped much tighter around the wick/rolling paper this time. Wish me luck!

 

[jherron]

Well, I FINALLY got some free time to try my DID today... wow... there's no such thing as beginners luck when using your first genesis atomizer I got it to fire up on my Provari, with only a couple E1 errors, but that was about it. I must have had major shorting as juice was literally popping and exploding off my wick!

I noticed my coil was extremely loose around the wick, which explains why I wasn't getting hardly ANY vapor, so I tore it apart and am about to go round 2 with this thing. I used the cigarette paper trick, but guess I didn't wrap the coil near tight enough as I could visually see a large gap between my coils and wick.

I'm off to try it again, making sure my coil is wrapped much tighter around the wick/rolling paper this time. Wish me luck!

youll get it , just dont go too tight just tight enough to hug the outside of the wick . you dont want it squeezing the wick

 

[tybin]

one thing I noticed with the provari. when I got the e1 errors, I could still go check to see if i was getting an ohm reading. If I was, I could turn the voltage up or down. hope that helps

 

[Jimi D.]

I really hope tomorrow is my "Day of the DID". If it happens, it's pizza night!

 

[Ty89m]

seems to be working better now, still not sure if I'm having hot spots/shorting. Is it normal for it to glow red towards the bottom coil (just after it comes out of the ground screw) and the small gap of wire between the top coil and where it attaches to the center post?

 

[Pete54]

I'm actually getting more excited reading about the challenges being had by new DID owners. I am really looking forward to tinkering with it, knowing that once mastered it will provide the ultimate vape! Bring it on!!!!!

 

[Cloud Wizard]

seems to be working better now, still not sure if I'm having hot spots/shorting. Is it normal for it to glow red towards the bottom coil (just after it comes out of the ground screw) and the small gap of wire between the top coil and where it attaches to the center post?

Normal yes, ideal no. Good part is if the top and bottom of the coil glowing you are most likely getting power in/out of the wire (instead of grounding out through the wick somewhere). Try twisting your wick a 1/4 turn and try again (this method can be used anytime you notice a resistance drop).

You can also use a toothpick (or finger nail) to nudge the coil. I would look to see if top/2nd from top coil is touching a center nut (I've had luck sticking a toothpick down the center wick hole and sort of prying it away from the center post while wiggling it - will tighten the coil a little and make space) and use a tooth pick to press the wire going to the bottom of the wick flat against the base cap.

Of note, I use round tooth picks for everything, any pointy tool can be used - just seems tooth picks won't scrape off the oxidation layer as easily as something sharp/metal.

Also, the short is usually on the "inside" (meaning from either end following in towards the center of the coil from either end point +post or -ground) of the wire from where the hot spot stops glowing (because thats where the current is entering the wick). So, nudging should be done "inside" from where the hotspot is.

 

[Striker911]

Here is the last one on setting up the DID. The final video (#7) will be tips and tricks, with a follow up on the set up listing plus and negs of this set up. I keep seeing people posting in the thread about issues that I address in the tutorial, so please watch it no matter how trivial you think it is. You will learn something I promise. I worked hard on this for people that need help. With that being said, it may, and probably is not the best set up you can get with the DID. It will however get you started and you can go from this point to make tweaks as you learn more with experience. Anyone can do this. If you cant then you or your did needs to be tweaked some. Watch it again and make sure you understand every step. If you don't, then ask me. Good luck to everyone and I will post the link when the follow up is done. The follow up may be a fix when the wick and coil is not your issue.

How To Make A Genesis Wick & Coil Part 1 of 7 - YouTube

How To Make A Genesis Wick & Coil Part 2 of 7 - YouTube

How To Make A Genesis Wick & Coil Part 3 of 7 - YouTube

How To Make A Genesis Wick & Coil Part 4 of 7 - YouTube

How I Make A Genesis Wick & Coil Part 5 of 7 - YouTube

How I Make A Genesis Wick & Coil Part 6 of 7 - YouTube

 

[Striker911]

Double post. Sorry.

 

[Cloud Wizard]

Here is the last one on setting up the DID...

Great videos! No need to be a tooth pick hater

 

[Lazerrred]

Been out and about for a few, but here is one of my standard DiDs on the GP PAPS 18350. It's tiny.
I'll put some more of the DID family in the DID Photo thread. (and I have small hands)

 

[tybin]

well, one thing i learned from the video is that i didn't need to cut the wick so early. I thought it would change the coil's resistance, but it sure made for a PITA if I needed to adjust