Really New To Ecigs

[deejuk]

Hi everyone. I am really new to ecigs and been buying a few bits from a company local to me and online Storm Eliquid in Wigan, I've just signed up to their discount club which seems cheap enough and I like their eliquid it seems well priced.

But I want to know how I get into making my own equipment I seem to go through the cartomiser things really quick they only seem to last a week or so. Can anyone help.

Thank you all in advance. I want to make ecigs as cheap as possible for me so any advice would be great

 

[State O' Flux]

Welcome to ECF deejuk...

I'd suggest visiting the Cloud 9 Vaping "Help!" page... good folks, they'll hook you up.

 

[CHEAPERS]

Welcome to vaping. I'm fairly new (three months) myself,but, I am a gearhead and I bought everything under the sun. I settled and focused on the Kanger products because their stuff like the Pro-Tanks and the Evods all use the same rebuildable coils. I can now make a new coil and or re-wick cotton or whatever almost in my sleep. There are a few really good Youtube videos (and some bad ones) but they make it all make sense.It's not scarey to make your own coils and then you are in control. I wish You luck. Shout if you have trouble with anything specific.

 

[anumber1]

If your atomizers dont seem to last it may be the juice. Dark/sweet ejuice seem to trash atomizers quickly for me.
I rinse and dryburn my attys every couple of tankfuls but I vape mostly clear juices. Coffee and cake flavors seem to require more care for me whereas a licorice flavor (clear liquid) of mine seems to only require atty maintenance ever half dozen fills or so.

My coils seem to last a long time tho. Weeks to months on the same ones (Kanger evod as most of my tanks take the same type of replaceable coil).

 

[KODIAK (TM)]

I seem to go through the cartomiser things really quick they only seem to last a week or so. Can anyone help.

That's about what I get with a clearomizer. And at only $2 each I have no desire to go anywhere near a screwdriver, hammer or chainsaw to rebuild anything related to vaping.

Welcome BTW!

 

[Papajohns]

rebuilding a protank or evod coil takes about 3 minutes

 

[1wildman]

rebuilding is not scary...i am not a mechanic or an electrician and i have no problems if you can twist a coil and roll cotton you are pretty much done. I love the big hits off a dripper... puffing on a clearo is okay when i am driving or sneaking a toke here or there. But when i really want to get a hit nothing beats dripping.

 

[Melissa1313]

Some idea on rebuilding coils? how do you do that and what do you need?

 

[Papajohns]

Some idea on rebuilding coils? how do you do that and what do you need?

Youtube has a bunch of tutorials, but what you need is:

Kanthal Wire between 28-32 gauge
Wick material: silica, cotton or ekowool
something to wrap the wire on like a paperclip or needle

Look on youtube for exact steps, but this is the basic stuff you need

 

[KODIAK (TM)]

rebuilding a protank or evod coil takes about 3 minutes

Opening the package containing a new one takes 3 seconds.

Nope. Even though I like saving a buck, my hobby days are over I'm afraid. I can get vaping down to less than $65 a month and that's quite a feat considering what I spent on analogs. You guys knock yourselves out!

 

[1wildman]

if you like your evod/pt/mpt stuff now you need to taste it with cotton in it.

 

[Papajohns]

Opening the package containing a new one takes 3 seconds.

Nope. Even though I like saving a buck, my hobby days are over I'm afraid. I can get vaping down to less than $65 a month and that's quite a feat considering what I spent on analogs. You guys knock yourselves out!

While the stock heads are pretty cheap, making a micro coil with cotton tastes A LOT better IMO. That's the main reason I do it.

 

[edyle]

Some idea on rebuilding coils? how do you do that and what do you need?

 

[twentysacked]

Welcome to ECF and the vaping community!

 

[edyle]

While the stock heads are pretty cheap, making a micro coil with cotton tastes A LOT better IMO. That's the main reason I do it.

@3 min a head, that's 20 heads and hour,
@ $1 per head, that's $20 an hour.

 

[Melissa1313]

Thanks will check that out

 

[djsvapour]

Hi everyone. I am really new to ecigs and been buying a few bits from a company local to me and online Storm Eliquid in Wigan, I've just signed up to their discount club which seems cheap enough and I like their eliquid it seems well priced.

But I want to know how I get into making my own equipment I seem to go through the cartomiser things really quick they only seem to last a week or so. Can anyone help.

Thank you all in advance. I want to make ecigs as cheap as possible for me so any advice would be great

Welcome deejuk,

You supplier looks to have good prices. If you want to cut costs down to the minimum, you'll want to learn to re-build your atomizers and make your own liquid.

When you say "cartomisers" do you mean the slim metal tube cartridges with filler? or the clear tank (plastic/pyrex) type with a wick atomiser?

 

[Johnnie Price]

Youtube has a bunch of tutorials, but what you need is:

Kanthal Wire between 28-32 gauge
Wick material: silica, cotton or ekowool
something to wrap the wire on like a paperclip or needle

Look on youtube for exact steps, but this is the basic stuff you need

Also an ohm meter, you know. And an understanding of battery safety.

 

[djsvapour]

If you want incredible value, buy a Kafun or Taifun clone and enjoy an awesome vape without having to rebuild every few days.

I find these big atomizers easier to build than fixing up a new coil on a Kanger tank.

As of tomorrow, I am giving up on Kanger clearomisers after 16 months. I was only getting 4-5 days on average.

Going 100% Innokin for use@work vaping kit.