New Tobeco Kayfun. Looking for the basics

[Crypto66]

I've been reading a lot about coil builds and I'm currently lost as to what gauge/wicking material I should be using.

The store I purchased it from allowed me to watch as they built a coil for me, but I'm beginning to taste what I can only describe as play-do... I figure I need a new coil ( 2 weeks... ) and wanted to hear from successful builders what material they use and why.

Thanks!

 

[FFPetz]

The coil is probably good since it is only 2 weeks old. Since you didn't say so, I can only assume you haven't rewicked it, all it probably needs is a good dry burn and new wick. You're probably tasting a mixture of burnt cotton and the nasty funk on the coils. I like to rewick my kayfun every 3rd or 4th fill. As far as materials, I keep my simple, 26 Guage over a 1/16th drill bit (1.5mm) at 8 wraps ohms to a 0.6. For cotton I like the less fluffy sheets over the puffy ball type as I feel like I can get it to go where I need it to and stay out of the way of the chimney. Soak the cotton and try it with just the chimney on before you reassemble and fill the whole thing and make sure the cotton is touching the Wells and completely soaked before you fill it.

 

[derogg]

I use 28 gauge normal horizontal coil. Around 1.1-1.4 ohms. Cotton wick. The most difficult part (and it is not that hard) is getting the correct amount of cotton to prevent inconsistent wicking. I keep the cotton to a minimum and short. Just enough to touch the bottom of the deck.
FFPetz has you on the right track with his methods. A little trial and error will get you dialed in to what works best for you,and how you like it
-Dirk

 

[bholcomb22]

IMHO I think 28 gauge is the best for the kayfun. It's super easy to trap the leads under the screws. It also has fast ramp up time so you get a good solid vape every time.

For a mech mod - I shoot for about 1.2 -1.3 ohms with 28 gauge around a 5/64th bit.

For regulated device -- I'm really liking being around 1-8 - 2 ohms running at about 13 watts.... Wrap around a 3'/32 or 5/64...

Here's the video I learned how to build my very first coil with....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7o7RFoTtw0&list=TLFJyRKFpBmTg

Use this to figure out how many wraps you need to get to a target resistance

Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators.

 

[MaxUT]

I made a spaced coil for my wife's Kayfun this morning: 28 gage Kanthal wrapped around a 5/64" drill bit. I spaced the wraps farther apart than I wanted for the finished coil, then squeezed them closer together using my fingernails; result: about one wire thickness spacing between wraps after it sprung back.

This was easier than making a contact coil since there was no need for the heat-squeeze-heat-squeeze routine, and it still glowed from the middle outward during testing. Surprised me...

Edit: only trouble is, it pops... after it sets for an hour or so, you can pick it up and get a tremendous POP! on the first hit. It's okay after that but that first one, oh baybee! Guess I'll squeeze that coil just a bit to close it up more.