So I found my old evod that no longer has a working coil and I thought why go out and buy one when I can just rebuild it myself. So I did some research and I'm looking to confirm that all I need is kanthal wire and a wick. Both of which I have found on LT ecigs. Another question is what difference does the thickness of wire have? I see most people saying 0.18 or 0.2mm thickness.
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I would use 30 gauge kanthal and then cotton balls. You can pinch the cotton slowly off so you get a strip, then roll it between your fingers. You want it to go through the coil easily but touch on all sides, if its too tight youll get burnt hits and too. I wrapped my evod/protank heads on a 5/64 or 1/32 bit, about 8 wraps total and get about 1.8 ohm which I feel is a nice spot for them.
Also I bought my Kanthal in 100' on ebay, you can get it from Temco for like 6-8 bucks for 100' and youre all set on wire for about 2 years lol
(Many use 28ga but at higher ohm it takes too long to heat up in my experience unless you wrap it under 1.2ohm a coil)
Also I bought my Kanthal in 100' on ebay, you can get it from Temco for like 6-8 bucks for 100' and youre all set on wire for about 2 years lol
(Many use 28ga but at higher ohm it takes too long to heat up in my experience unless you wrap it under 1.2ohm a coil)
30ga(0.25mm) to 32ga(0.20mm) is best range of wire to use for these. The lower the gauge, the thicker the wire is, and the less resistance per inch it has. Before you buy, you might want to download Vaper's Toolbox and play with different resistances and wire gauges to figure out which gauge you really want to get your desired thickness. For EVOD heads, on the Coil Builder page of the app use 7.62mm and 6.35mm for the two leg lengths. Try to shoot for a build that uses between 6 and 8 wraps.
I use mostly 28.
Heats up just fine at 1.6
Got some old 32 and the only use i have for it is using it twisted.
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I tried 28. twisted 32 and just 32 ga.
28 take to many wraps and gets really tight and heats slow, twisted 32 micro style isnt much better. for me the only coil that seems to work well is a 5 wrap of 32 regular style.
28 take to many wraps and gets really tight and heats slow, twisted 32 micro style isnt much better. for me the only coil that seems to work well is a 5 wrap of 32 regular style.
I would agree with 30ga for rebuilding heads. I use larger gauges for micro coils where I find it easier to get it exactly the way I want. 30ga just works nice for me in heads where space is low and fiddle factor is high
Each to their own though, I got a ton of 5 meter rolls super cheap in lots of different gauges so I could find what I like the best.
You've have already got your question answered but I just wanted to welcome you to ecf. There is always some wonderful person on here helping me. Good luck to you and happy wrapping.
Thank you for all the responses, seen as this stuff is so cheap im going to order some different ones. 28g, 30g and 32g. Means I can play about on my evod find what works for me =) But once again thank you for all the responses.
You know you probably made the best choice. I started with 28, and my curiosity got the best of me, different gauges seems to have their advantages and disadvantages, and i use them all for different builds and devices. I feel like 30 worked the best for me in my Protank/Evods which is why that was my response! Youre going to have some fun!
Well ive just built my first one. Getting a reading of 1.8ohms. So a little lower than my other ones. Kinda scared to try it =D Gonna let the liquid soak in a few mins before i do =D =D I pray this works as this was my first attempt and it wasnt the best looking coil hah.
Well the first one i built didnt work. But the second one seems to be just fine! =D Getting a nice flavour and a great amount of vapour. 1.8ohms again.
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