Newbie RBA Help

[serenity21899]

Ok, I should get my Reo Grand tomarrow. I got a reomizer in the classies that I should also have next week. I have bookmarked juicejunkies pictorial on the reomizer. I have viewed the YouTube videos on building coils. I have never had an rba, so I have the standard newbie questions that I cannot quite find the answers to.

1. Reo Grand without a kick. I have read that most prefer LR coils. Approixiately what ohm am I shooting for? If I were to go higher with ohms, what effect would this have?

2. What is a good starter guage of Kanthal wire, and diameter of silica wick? I just want to use these materials to start. I will explore the other options later.

3. PV Accessories (Mad Vapes also has one). Is this a good purchase or am I better served buying a multimeter?

Thanks

 

[super_X_drifter]

Ok, I should get my Reo Grand tomarrow. I got a reomizer in the classies that I should also have next week. I have bookmarked juicejunkies pictorial on the reomizer. I have viewed the YouTube videos on building coils. I have never had an RBA, so I have the standard newbie questions that I cannot quite find the answers to.

1. Reo Grand without a kick. I have read that most prefer LR coils. Approixiately what ohm am I shooting for? If I were to go higher with ohms, what effect would this have?

2. What is a good starter guage of Kanthal wire, and diameter of silica wick? I just want to use these materials to start. I will explore the other options later.

3. PV Accessories (Mad Vapes also has one). Is this a good purchase or am I better served buying a multimeter?

Thanks

Susie:

1. Anything from 1 to 2 ohms will be a good starting point.
2. 30 ga is a good ga. 32 is harder to work with because it is thinner wire.
3. That is a nice ohm meter. Much more user friendly than a multimeter. I have the same one. It is also a good platform to build your RBA on.

Good luck!


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[serenity21899]

Susie:

1. Anything from 1 to 2 ohms will be a good starting point.
2. 30 ga is a good ga. 32 is harder to work with because it is thinner wire.
3. That is a nice ohm meter. Much more user friendly than a multimeter. I have the same one. It is also a good platform to build your RBA on.

Good luck!


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Ok, I'm on the right track then. I was thinking about 2ohm. I save that ohm meter in a video used as a base, too. That was my thought.

 

[JC Okie]

Yes, you're definitely on the right track. Like Russ said, anything between 1 and 2 ohms will be good. The higher the ohms, the cooler the vape.

 

[munkey]

Too much resistance (high ohms) will result in an unsatisfying hit, as if you were using a weak battery or something. Too low and your juice will burn.

A multimeter might not be quite as friendly but it has many more uses, and not just for vaping. It is an extremely valuable all purpose household tool, and once you learn to use one, you'll wonder how you lived without it.

I like 3mm wick but you can always adjust the diameter of the (nail / drill bit / etc) that you are wrapping around to make use of whatever wicking material you have.

 

[fatherdano]

Too much resistance (high ohms) will result in an unsatisfying hit, as if you were using a weak battery or something. Too low and your juice will burn.

A multimeter might not be quite as friendly but it has many more uses, and not just for vaping. It is an extremely valuable all purpose household tool, and once you learn to use one, you'll wonder how you lived without it.

I like 3mm wick but you can always adjust the diameter of the (nail / drill bit / etc) that you are wrapping around to make use of whatever wicking material you have.

using 3mm wick, what do you wrap your coil around?

 

[Sterno]

using 3mm wick, what do you wrap your coil around?

i just double the 3mm silica and wrap the wire around it i dont use a nail or screw to wrap around and i get satisfying results

 

[SavePaperVapor]

i just double the 3mm silica and wrap the wire around it i dont use a nail or screw to wrap around and i get satisfying results

Yup. I find it easier than fishing a wick through coils. Easy Peasy.

 

[munkey]

I use a drill bit; I have some kits with different sizes and just found the best one through trial and error. I'm not sure which # it is off the top of my head.

I used to do the same thing (wrapping directly around the wick) but using rigid metal is definitely superior once you learn the trick to putting the wick in afterwards. The key is to keep the wick taut and SCREW it into the coil, instead of PUSHING it. You can get much tighter and more uniform coils by using a cylindrical object, and these nice coils can be made very quickly once you master the wick insertion process.

 

[super_X_drifter]

I use a drill bit; I have some kits with different sizes and just found the best one through trial and error. I'm not sure which # it is off the top of my head.

I used to do the same thing (wrapping directly around the wick) but using rigid metal is definitely superior once you learn the trick to putting the wick in afterwards. The key is to keep the wick taut and SCREW it into the coil, instead of PUSHING it. You can get much tighter and more uniform coils by using a cylindrical object, and these nice coils can be made very quickly once you master the wick insertion process.

Well said munkey.


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