Depending on which videos you refer to, trust me on this. This is a condensed text version of what you may have seen from some of the videos the experts have out there. Pre-wind your coil on a 3/32 drill bit (smooth end), place it vertical in your Phoenix and try to get as short of a length of wire to the posts as possible, maybe even tilted slightly, but mostly upright keeping coils tight. Remove drill bit. Fire up the coil red a few times without a wick on low volts. Then wind up your mesh fairly tight using the usual heat before rolling and after method, then lighter burn with highest VG
juice you have 3-4 times. Gauge the thickness with the drill bit trying to duplicate the same thickness. Twist into the coil (should go in fairly tight) and then wet before testing ohms or firing it again. Even out coil rings and check for hot spots. Grab hold of the top and trim down to same height as the tallest post, or better yet trim before inserting. Make sure the bottom of wick isn't touching any metal. This has worked every time for me. I really like these things for dripping and testing juices. If you want to change juices, lightly flush with water and be sure to douse the wick with some of the new juice after drying before you do anything else. Do not dry burn. Blotting with a paper towel speeds up the process a bit, but be very gentle and make sure it's wet with juice before use. Fill it with about 15 drops of juice and you're ready to go. A 5/4 wrap of 32ga Kanthal should get you roughly 1.8-2.0 ohms. I normally run that at 4.5v YMMV. Have fun.
