Pre Coiled Welded Wires
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I build my own coils and it is so easy and you will probably get a better vape then any pre-bought coils.
28 gauge Kanthal about 9/10 wraps around a 1.5mm drill bit, take it of the drill bit, pinch the coil together so all the loops are touching, then tourch it with something like a windproof lighter that can make the coil glow. Put it back on the drill bit, make sure the legs are nice and straight pop it in the head, fit the rubber gromet and metal center post. Cut off the excess wire then the most important part
PUT IT ON A OHMS TESTER
please please please be safe and make sure you test the ohms of the coil before putting it on a battery. It should come out at around 1.4-1.6ohm. Wick with japanese cotton (in my opinion the best wicking material), put some ejuice on the cotton, put the chimney and top rubber seal back on, fill up your tank and away you go.
There are plenty of good resources on here and on you tube on how to re-build your kanger heads. Saves a fourtune as well.
28 gauge Kanthal about 9/10 wraps around a 1.5mm drill bit, take it of the drill bit, pinch the coil together so all the loops are touching, then tourch it with something like a windproof lighter that can make the coil glow. Put it back on the drill bit, make sure the legs are nice and straight pop it in the head, fit the rubber gromet and metal center post. Cut off the excess wire then the most important part
PUT IT ON A OHMS TESTER
please please please be safe and make sure you test the ohms of the coil before putting it on a battery. It should come out at around 1.4-1.6ohm. Wick with japanese cotton (in my opinion the best wicking material), put some ejuice on the cotton, put the chimney and top rubber seal back on, fill up your tank and away you go.
There are plenty of good resources on here and on you tube on how to re-build your kanger heads. Saves a fourtune as well.
Now that's complete nonsense. It's a coil. Why would it matter if the coil was built by me, my mailman, my girlfriend, or someone else?
NOMINDTR - if you want to spend time coiling, then coil it yourself. If you want to skip that step, then get pre-built coils. It's a coil.
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Control over what? Look - it's just a matter of preference. And definitely depends on the depends on the device you are building for, what you want to use as a wick, etc. But saying you are going to get a better vape from your 28ga, 5 wrap coil over a 28ga, 5 wrap coil built by someone else is nonsense.
I don't like pre-built coils, myself - but I know plenty of people here with sight and/or dexterity issues that can't live without them. Some just like the convenience.
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With the experience I have had all be it limited compared to others on here I find that you can get quite a degree of difference between pre built coils and issues with dry htits / flooding especially with the kanger bottom coils. My preference is to wick with japanese cotton as I don't like the taste that silica leaves maybe I have over sensetive taste buds.
By spending the time in re-building your own coils I have found that I can build a coil to suit my vaping needs without any issues of flooding or dry hits. I have also been building vertical coils after reading a thread on here and if done correct again in my opinion gives a different vaping experiance and in some cases depending on the juice you use a better one.
It is a little bit of trial an error in the begining but if you build your own coils and experiment a little it can be a fun hobby and again this is in my opinion only a better vape.
Nomindtr - I think so but I am in the UK so I don't use fastech for my vaping gear I usually use UK sources. If you read the reviews on it though others say it does the job
jafmf95 - Apologies if I worded my post wrong, yes the control I am on about is more to do with wicking material and getting the ohms of the coils to level that you want that suits your device and your vaping habbits
I understand why someone would buy precoiled replacements because they're afraid of getting the wrapping right, but it makes absolutely no sense to prepurchase 1 step of the rebuild when you're going to have to do the other 9 steps.
I don't want to come across mean here, but if you're going to go through the trouble of taking the coil completely apart and rewicking it, it makes no sense to not take the 30 seconds or less to cut 3-4 inches of kanthal and wrap it 6 times around a screwdriver.
I understand completely if you're a stock coil user and don't want to rebuild. But if you're going to rebuild, do the entire thing. Not just steps 1-3, and 5-10, leaving out step 4. Honestly, wicking the thing is probably harder and more time consuming than wrapping the coil.
I don't want to come across mean here, but if you're going to go through the trouble of taking the coil completely apart and rewicking it, it makes no sense to not take the 30 seconds or less to cut 3-4 inches of kanthal and wrap it 6 times around a screwdriver.
I understand completely if you're a stock coil user and don't want to rebuild. But if you're going to rebuild, do the entire thing. Not just steps 1-3, and 5-10, leaving out step 4. Honestly, wicking the thing is probably harder and more time consuming than wrapping the coil.
SOOO. We all know DIY coil are better.. BUT the question was will those welded wire coils work for builing on a Kanger or aspire clearo? Fast tech and other do sell the wires UNCOILED, just pre welded and ohm'd.
I use the pre-coiled wicks on my Evods because I have arthritis in my hands and they aren't steady enough to wrap such a tiny coil. I think they're great, I think I paid about $3 for 50 of them, versus $10 for a 5-pack of stock coils. They vape great and last a long time with regular cleanings.
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