quickie question...just got my REO

[Sloth Tonight]

Built my coil, 9 wraps or so around a 5/64 drill bit, 28g kanthal.

ohms are reading 1.2, 13, and 1.4, they're pretty steady but the slightest adjustment to the screws will cause it to fluctuate. I'm terrified of shorting this thing LOL. one of my screws *may* be slightly misaligned? it is screwed tight like the other but is sitting higher than the other by a tiny bit. is this by design? or should i redo everything?

 

[jifjifjif]

I think you're good. If you have the RM2 with ceramic deck, just make sure not to have the coil touching a post. If you are using a different atomizer with a metal deck, make sure to keep it up off the deck.

 

[Sloth Tonight]

yeah I've got an RM2 LP, to keep it off the posts i twisted the end legs to break them where they come out of the post on the other side. nothing is touching the deck, I've got it sitting up off the deck and sort of at an angle, higher on the juice hole side

 

[Sloth Tonight]

also one of my coil legs was going over the drill bit, one under. as opposed to a KFL where both go under. is that ok?

 

[jifjifjif]

Yep, that's fine. Thats how mine is set up.

 

[Sloth Tonight]

pics

 

[jifjifjif]

Looks good. Maybe too much cotton wick in there, but otherwise, looks good from the pics.

 

[Sloth Tonight]

ok, thanks so much brotha! I will give it a shot...if it's too much cotton luckily with a REO i can tell that's an easy swap out (as opposed to the danged KFL)

 

[jifjifjif]

Yes, it sure is. Have fun vaping, bro.

 

[muzichead]

You should in the future, bend the wires up along the back sides of the posts and clip them off at the top of the screws. Sometimes if you snap them off right at the posts they have a tendency to work their way loose inside the post and will cause you to have a bad connection and you would have to re-coil your atty...

 

[Sloth Tonight]

@muzik--thank you very much, I will do that from now on. is there a danger of a short? should I redo the coil soon or wing it until it needs to be replaced?

 

[muzichead]

Your call, if you find that you are getting a fluctuation in your vape I would probably re-coil it... Have you watched any of super_X_drifter's video's? There are a couple really good coil building ones in this thread... Very informative...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/446819-reos-mods-helpful-links-get-you-started.html

 

[Sloth Tonight]

yeah I watched them and went by them almost verbatim minus the wire clipping

 

[Jet Knight]

Agree, you should not get much, if any, fluctuation on your Ohm's reader/meter. Make sure the Atty is screwed in well and the screws are snug but don't over tighten cause you may snap the wire/coil.
I usually keep my tails short and bend any excess upward toward the screw heads but never passing the screw head. A strand of KGD cotton or any cotton you got, and your good to go. Enjoy!

 

[Sloth Tonight]

once I got the screws down all the way it's been a steady 1.4ohm. I'm probably gonna recoil tomorrow morning though, just to be safe, and do the wire ends upward like you guys suggest. For now I GOTTA keep vaping...holy mother of ZOTZ, this is surreal

 

[Jet Knight]

Your coil is probably good...just loose screw...........Enjoy!

 

[jifjifjif]

Agree, you should not get much, if any, fluctuation on your Ohm's reader/meter. Make sure the Atty is screwed in well and the screws are snug but don't over tighten cause you may snap the wire/coil.
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Also, if you overtighten the screws, you can damage the post itself. I did this and had to get another post.

 

[Sloth Tonight]

Crap, how do I know when they're tight enough? I tend to overtighten things. luckily worst comes to worst i *think* i ordered extra posts...tried to have every replacement part i could but may have missed that one

also I just rechecked my ohms and back down to 1.3 lol. will recoil tomorrow morning i think