Nimbus clone hitting awful

[Countrywide]

Hi ! Im country wide btw im new here , and im having an awful time with my rba, here is a little about my set up nimbus clone, on panzer clone, using 18650 battery and 28g kanthal, with organic cotton wick, i wrapped my coil 10 times and have tried several different amounts of wraps, from 7 to 12 yet the first few hits produce thin vapor and very very harsh hits, to the point where im getting fed up wasting my juice what am i doing wrong, i use and eyeglass screwdriver to wrap my coils and i have no clue what im doing wrong, the cotton also gets toasted im so tired of the harsh hits of the clone help me guys if you can

 

[Nightshard]

Are you new to rebuilding and RDAs?
Does the coil glow properly from the inside out?
Is the air hole directly in front of the coil?

 

[defdock]

get a multimeter :smh:

 

[Cullin Kin]

Another guestimate my problem thread... We shall do our best to diagnose your problem.

First of all, please please please get an ohm reader or multi-meter. We cannot tell anything about your setup by the number of wraps you do and a screwdriver that may or may not be universal. You NEED to know the resistance of your builds. Secondly, if it's an issue with dry hits it's likely a wicking problem or hot spots. If you wick too tightly, juice cannot efficiently be transferred to the coils leading to dry hits.

 

[Equilibrium]

Another guestimate my problem thread... We shall do our best to diagnose your problem.

First of all, please please please get an ohm reader or multi-meter. We cannot tell anything about your setup by the number of wraps you do and a screwdriver that may or may not be universal. You HAVE to know the resistance of your builds. Secondly, if it's an issue with dry hits it's likely a wicking problem or hot spots. If you wick too tightly, juice cannot efficiently be transferred to the coils leading to dry hits.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Countrywide]

Hey guys, i use a multimeter(i apologise for not mentioning so) it sits as of now at 1.6 ohms

 

[Countrywide]

Honestly i have no idea how to wick properly or if its my coils being too tight

 

[Cullin Kin]

Fixed that for you.

lol thank you!

Hey guys, i use a multimeter(i apologise for not mentioning so) it sits as of now at 1.6 ohms

That doesn't quite make sense. What would you say the diameter of that screwdriver is?

I'm sticking by the wicking theory. Make sure you didn't wick too tightly.

 

[Cullin Kin]

Honestly i have no idea how to wick properly or if its my coils being too tight

Anyway you could get us a photo of your wick and coil build?

Through tumblr or something?

 

[Nightshard]

Anyway you could get us a photo of your wick and coil build?

Through tumblr or something?

That's easy to check.
After you wick while it's still dry, grab it and try to move it from side to side.
If it doesn't move freely it's over packed.
Cotton expends so what you start with is not what you end up with.

 

[Cullin Kin]

That's easy to check.
After you wick while it's still dry, grab it and try to move it from side to side.
If it doesn't move freely it's over packed.
Cotton expends so what you start with is not what you end up with.

Well, it really depends on how he wicked. If he threaded it through the coil, wrapped it around the coil, made a bed of cotton beneath the coil, etc.

I just remember when I first started vaping over a year and a half ago, I had the same problem and that was the fix.

 

[sketchness]

If you have a coil sitting at 1.6 ohms on a mech, it almost has to be the wicking. Unless you haven't gotten the hot spots out of the coil. If you fire just the coil and it glows starting from the center out the coil is good. But if you fire the coil and different spots glow before the center you need to work on the coil. There are numerous youtube videos that show how to work out the hotspots with tweezers. As far as wicking goes, I use organic cotton that has been boiled. it should be enough cotton that it is snug but does not bunch up as you pull it through the coil.

 

[Countrywide]

The wicking deal seems to make sense to me, as when i pull thru it does bunch up, how much cotton does the coil actually need? The diameter of the sdvr is 1/16th right close to the size of the ink tube in a bic pen, what would work best as far as the amount of cotton to wick with

 

[Nightshard]

Can't really answer that.
Watch some vids and practice practice.

 

[sketchness]

If it is bunching up use less. Keep doing that until it doesn't bunch up anymore. Kinda hard to say use x amount as each coil is a bit different. cut it off about half an inch on either side when you get it threaded, and tuck these under the coil and on the pan of the atty. Watch some videos and keep practicing. My first 15 coils were basically unusable. Sort of comical trying to quit smoking while trying to complete a task that is aggravating the hell out of me. if it weren't for the ego\nautilus I might have chucked that spool of kanthal through a wall.

 

[Solomon7]

Air flow is your problem. Not wicking. Doesn't matter if there's no flow to help the vapor.
Try drilling the air hole out to just 1/16". It's a small change but I promise you'll notice a HUGE difference in flavor, TH and vapor.

On all 3 of my Nimbuses, I've since gone to a 3/32" hole on mine for easier lung draw an so I can run a hotter coil but keep it in check with air flow i.e. more vapor less hot hits.
Then I worry about wicking and coil position.

Edit: The new air hole may whistle a bit when drawn upon, but you can sand the the edges of the hole on the outside or, to avoid marring the finish, use a countersink bit for a few seconds to bevel teh hole's edge. It'll quiet down the whistle guaranteed.

 

[Cullin Kin]

The wicking deal seems to make sense to me, as when i pull thru it does bunch up, how much cotton does the coil actually need? The diameter of the sdvr is 1/16th right close to the size of the ink tube in a bic pen, what would work best as far as the amount of cotton to wick with

There should be VERY little if any resistance when pulling the wick through the coil, and I use enough cotton to fill up half of the juice well when you tuck the ends under the coil.