Penelope - Not getting on!

[danf1234]

Got my penelope yesterday and I am struggling coiling it. TO be fair I only had the 1 piece of ready wire that comes with it, but I just couldn't get the Provari to recognise it. I just constantly got the LO on the display when doing the ohms test. Then the ready wire broke while I was trying to recoil it so instead of smashing it against a wall, I reached for the Kronenburg.

I have placed an order today with wires.co.uk and I am going to try again with the normal non ready wire method, but I am starting to wonder if rebuildables are for me.

Don't get me wrong, I rebuild bike engines and rewire electrics on bikes in my spare time, so I am not clueless, but I think the miniscule scale of what I am trying to do is doing my .... in.

Potential Classified sale here me thinks.

 

[cardboardcutout]

lol after a few goes you will find it easy it sounds like your getting a short somehow,it will be something simple as not much can go wrong but one thing it could be is when you tighten the bottom nut it can pull the wire round and maybe your getting a short as the wire could be touching the main body,i have never coiled my penelope yet but its the same as the ody and if your finding it tricky wrapping a coil you could use 2 pieces of wick just at the coil that way you will get less turns so could maybe help,i sometimes use 3 pieces of 2mm wick at the coil and just get 1 1/2 turns with the extra wick i never get a dry hit,the best thing about rebuildables is you can coil it different ways till you find the way you like it
hope you get it mate as you will enjoy

 

[perpetua]

Stick with it Dan, it does get easier with practice . . . and if a technical
numpty like me can manage it, then I'm sure you can.

Use Scott's Odysseus tutorial for making your coil and then if you've not
seen it, it's worth following Dave's Penelope setting up on VVTV.

The Haze Hour

 

[Menthologist]

Stick with it mate , I did exactly the same as you , now I got it working, trust me it's well worth it. Nothing will touch this . Period.
Look out for the tut on YouTube , some German chap, well worth watching , better video quality as well.
Good luck.

 

[MrGiggly]

Once you get the hang of it Dan, its a piece of pi$$. After you train your fingers on a couple of coils you'll find it doesn't seem as small as it first did.

One useful bit of kit I've found is a jewellers loupe (picked up one from e-bay for a few quid that includes an led light) I find it helpful so that I can check and nudge the coils to evenly space them with a small flathead screwdriver.

I intially found making the wire the most fiddly part but all the good advice and videos out there, together with a bit of patience softened the learning curve.

Once you nail your first coil you'll be pleased as punch, specially after vaping on it And I'll bet you also end up mulling over how to improve with your next coil.

After you've done a few coils, you should be able to dismantle, clean, make a coil, wrap it and start vaping in under 10 mins.

 

[XPaulC]

I use the Bulli A2 technique for constructing the coil. Stretch out a paper clip. Put the wick along the paper clip and then wrap your coil around both. I find it easier to then get the coils spaced out, and also move them about. Check out igetcha69 videos for the Bulli A2.

 

[hairball]

I never could get those pre-made wires to read correctly on a ProVari due to how low an ohm they are. I prefer using Kanthal 33 or 34 awg for closer to 3ohm as I prefer to vape 6V and higher.

 

[danf1234]

I have just watched Scott's video, and I don't think I had the centre post sat about a 1mm proud of the bottom, so it probably wasn't making contact with the Provari battery connections.

Bollocks!

When my order arrives from wires.co.uk today I am going to have another crack at this.

 

[perpetua]

Keep us posted Dan, you'll do it . . .

 

[stumpy]

wires . co are cool good service you will soon master it keep your joints tidy and small and remember to run the wire in ceramic slot to small nut closest to ceramic as this is live and must remain insulated thus not causing a dead short .... you will never look back good luck

 

[danf1234]

Got it sorted. I made up and stripped the thing 3 times today. Can consistently get the coils reading at 1.8 - 2.0 on the provari. On the downside I have cracked my ceramic overtightening the bottom nut, but it is vaping like steam train now.

 

[danf1234]

Wow, the throat hit is huge!

 

[perpetua]

Great news Dan!

Providing you don't mess about with your ceramic, it should last you until Cam gets
more spares in, which I think he's expecting anytime now.

 

[danf1234]

Yeah I know. The ceramic is holding out just fine even though it has cracked 3/4 of the way across.

Have to say the taste is amazing. Just banged another ordr in with Pixiejuice for another 10 bottles!

 

[Menthologist]

The penny really is the dogs ''''''''

 

[Menthologist]

Just one question . When i turn the mouth piece to adjust liquid flow , should i just let some fluid through then close it or leave it open.

At the moment i've been opening and closing.

 

[perpetua]

It's a case of experimenting really Menthol to see what suits your juice
and vaping style best, there's no hard and fast way with the juice control.

You could try leaving it open just half a turn to see if that feeds your
coil/wick continuously, save the opening and closing. If it gets a bit gurgly
then shut it off until you've vaped that off.

With the Odysseus I don't have the juice control open at all and it still wicks
perfectly ok.

 

[danf1234]

I have been opening and closing it and then when I have finished with it close it again. What I have found though is if you take it off the provari and forgot to close it it doesn't flood the wick like you would expect. I have no idea why either.

I know on Scott's video he says leave it open a slight turn until the tank is empty.

 

[esmecullen]

I've ordered one of these .............hope I dont make a dogs dinner of making a coil lol

 

[perpetua]

You won't Esme, just take your time and watch Hifi's video and all will be well.

You'll be in Penelope heaven before you know it.