Rebuilding Coils

[Tabber]

I have been thinking about rebuilding coils/heads since I started vaping. I am not sure where to purchase wire and wicking materials.Is this affordable to purchase materials? My girlfriend and myself use kanger bottom coil heads and would like to rebuild our own if it would save money.I would appreciate all the help and info. that anyone could provide....Thank's to everyone here!

 

[rawr]

Ebay has it all for best price

i recommend kanthal 30/32 awg and 2.5mm/3mm ecowool or silica.Also for rba`s you will need some stainless steel mesh 400/500 microns.

I like to rebuild only original kanger heads. Clones aren that good imo and can leak badly.

 

[Mikerachy]

Like any other part in vaping, your initial expense will be on the higher side (depending which way you wanna go with rbas). Overall, you can catch up to that amount fairly quickly. With 3ft of kanthal I can make about 10+ different coils and a box of sterile cotton costs about $3 (which I haven't even dented yet).

Basically, it can save you money, but like most vapers here, you may find yourself wanting/getting more lol

 

[FireMan7209]

Hi Tabber,

Take a look at this:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...how-i-re-wick-my-t3s-cheesecloth-pictues.html

I was reading though it earlier, i also have some Kangers and am going to try this soon.

 

[Hoofhearted62]

Here is what I just got in. Ordered off Amazon CHEAP TOO..


2.5mm High Quality Silica Wick 21' Feet Length
Sold by Lightning Vapes LLC
Condition: New $17.50


Kanthal 32 AWG Gauge A1 Wire 100' Roll .20mm , 13.75 Ohms/ft Resistance
Sold by Lightning Vapes LLC
Condition: New $4.75

 

[Boiler]

You're good for a year or two.

You'll need a multi-meter too if you don't have one. (Or some way to check ohms)
$15-20 should find you a decent one.

 

[Rickb119]

I also have ordered from Lightning Vapes and am very pleased with them.

I use 32 AWG kanthal, silica/or ecowool (for the coil) and cotton for the flavor wicks. The cotton I use is Peaches and Crème 100% white cotton yarn (Wal-Mart). Boil it first and let it air dry. Use only 2 or 3 of the 4 strands. I use 2. The draw is a little airy but the hit is great. Tons of vapor.

 

[MASchlabach23]

Hi Tabber,

Take a look at this:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...how-i-re-wick-my-t3s-cheesecloth-pictues.html

I was reading though it earlier, i also have some Kangers and am going to try this soon.

Have been using this method for almost a month now, and it has really helped to alleviate some of the frustrations I was having. Highly recommend!

 

[**Rubina**]

I watched several vids which helped a lot (although you will still have some trial and error when you get started). There's a ton of info on ECF about different wicks and so far I have had the most success with cotton or hemp. This video is a great close up of how to rebuild your evod heads:

Kanger EVOD T3 MT3 Bottom Coil Atomizer Rebuild HD Close Up - YouTube

There are many others on youtube. If you are going to use cotton balls, you only need a little bit and should feel no resistance as you put the wick into the coil otherwise you have too much. I used my husband's digital multimeter and it worked fine for reading ohms. Agree about getting supplies on ebay except for cotton which is readily available.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

 

[Hoofhearted62]

I rebuild/rewick every tank I have now. vivi nova, kanger t3, pro, pro 2. no more throw aways....

 

[Hoofhearted62]

the biggest issue I have is getting that dang rubber gasket back in the bottom of the T3. seems to take me forever to get it in there...

 

[Alamedean]

the biggest issue I have is getting that dang rubber gasket back in the bottom of the T3. seems to take me forever to get it in there...

Add a little e-juice to the gasket. This will help getting that little bast*rd back in where it belongs.

 

[HDVaper]

You might also want to order some 1mm silica for the flavor wicks. I use 3mm for the coil wick and with the 1mm flavor wicks and mine never leaks. I know some folks REMOVE the flavor wicks and claim better flavor. When I tried it I had some leaking/gurgling problems. And, personally, I don't know how it could taste any better!

 

[HDVaper]

Add a little e-juice to the gasket. This will help getting that little bast*rd back in where it belongs.

THANKS for that!!!!

 

[Hoofhearted62]

I take the 2.5 mm silica, fold it over on itself and start wrapping 4 x works great, no additional flavor wick, around 2.5 ohms

 

[HDVaper]

I take the 2.5 mm silica, fold it over on itself and start wrapping 4 x works great, no additional flavor wick, around 2.5 ohms

Thanks! I'm gonna try it!! Do you have any leaking/gurgling issues?

 

[R Alexander]

Started my DIY a month ago and had no intention of rebuilding heads. Yesterday though, I figured out why all my mixes tasted like crap. My Kanger T3s are crap. I have some decent juice If I use the old Vivi Nova clones that came with my Vamo, but through a T3 . . .crap. I'm going to recoil and rewick the T3s with supplies from LightningVapes and hopefully solve the problem. I guess my point is, I've used 4 or 5 clearos or tanks and I like the bottom coil stuff but T3s suck. I do have an MT3 that is fine. . . go figure. Never had anything that leaked. If rebuilding the T3s doesn't solve my problem, then the next step is ProTank. From what I'm seeing now, the ProTank II and the Davide are the two top tank choices. Now when do we get to the place where we can stop spending all our bread on hardware . . . hmmmmm, maybe after the ultrasonic cleaner . .

 

[Hoofhearted62]

@HDVaper, Nope no issues at all

 

[Hoofhearted62]

I just got a protank 2 and love it

 

[ut1205]

I just rebuilt my first two. Used 32 gauge kanthal and 3 mm silica. I wrapped the first one 4 times and got 1.7 ohms. I put 5 wraps on the second one and got 2.2 ohms. I'm shooting for 2.0 ohms so on the next one I think I will do 5 wraps just a little tighter. I'm not using any flavor wicks and nothing has leaked.