Question about rebuildables

[deryk]

Hello Folks!

I have been rebuilding for about 8 months now...started with a kanger protank 2 (which is a bit of pia) to an EhPro kayfun lite + v2 whis is way easier to rebuild.

Now I have heard twice now that people clean them and brush the coil and replace the wick.... why? isn't it almost as hard as just making a new wick and coil?

 

[bcalvanese]

The wick is the only thing that gets funky, and the coil last a long time (unless it gets damaged somehow).

It's much easier to just dry burn the coil and put a new wick in.

 

[TheJakeBailey]

^^^^ MUUUCH easier. I used to re coil a lot more, but it was because I was trying to get better at it or try something different.

 

[HecticEnergy]

If you are building micro/macro coils it's easy. If you are coiling around the wick, not so much... It's less work to rewick instead of recoil and wick, with no loss of quality.
When I rewick my micro coils I pull the cotton, dry burn and rinse, then rewick. It tastes like a brand new coil!

 

[State O' Flux]

Now I have heard twice now that people clean them and brush the coil and replace the wick.... why? isn't it almost as hard as just making a new wick and coil?

A Kanthal coil can last some (exceedingly cheap and/or lazy) folks for months. When the coil itself, after a dry burn and light brush cleaning, appears to be silverish (or dull grey) with blackish specs, this is an indication that the insulative, heat conductive aluminum (aluminum oxide) content has diminished to the point where only iron and chromium remain.
If you reach this point... the coil is long overdue for replacement. Rather than wait for this... I generally replace a coil every 2-4 weeks. As you say, making a new one is cheap and easy.

 

[Zealous]

I use cotton wick so it's just way easier to rewick than rebuild the whole thing. it's not HARD to rebuild. It's just not necessary when my coil is still good. My coils usually last me 1-2 months before I need to rebuild. I rewick every 3-7 days depending on the liquid I'm using.

 

[vapnmuse]

back when I was using kanger aerotanks, I bought two 5packs of coils to always have spares. I started to remove the coil every night and put it in a shot glass and run hot tap water into the glass. the force of the water spins the coil around and cleans it. By doing this every night the coil did not get all crusty from burnt liquid. After e few mins put the coil on a paper towel and forget about it. Install a new or dry coil, refill the tank and go on vaping. I still have a 5pack of coils that i did not use. Now I use a REO and a BAY CITY VAPORS BFM mod and have found my perfect vape.

 

[The Ministry]

Moved over to Rebuildable Atomizer Systems