Rebuilt my Evod with a cotton wick...

[riseabovethestorm]

... And holy crap.

Flavor and vapor production are both absolutely ridiculous. Best part about it: When the wick is no longer usable, it's an incredibly simple process to just pull the cotton out and insert a new one without the need for recoiling (after a wickless dry-burn, of course).

But when I tested it on the multimeter, I was registering ~2.6ohms with 5 wraps of 32 gauge kanthal around a 3mm precision screwdriver. Any tips on dropping the ohms down a bit? Smaller gauge wire? Fewer wraps? Smaller wrapping "mold"?

Any and all tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Myrany]

Alot of people use a 1/16 drill bit to wrap around and set it up as a micro coil.

Process similar to this. You do not need the coil jig and since you are using 32 gauge you should end up well over 1 ohm.

Heck I wrap around a 14 gauge needle.

How To Make A Perfect Micro Coil With The Darkzero Coil Jig - YouTube

 

[riseabovethestorm]

Thank you, Myrany. I saw another method of using a finely threaded screw as a guide for making a super tight, uniform micro coil.

I'm a tinkerer, so I love messing around with things and getting results.

 

[riseabovethestorm]

That, and it strikes me that I could just make my own coil jig by using two screws and a properly shaped piece of scrap 2x4. [Has discovered next project.]

 

[Myrany]

Yep Making jig is not all that hard. I haven't bothered since I would have to buy wood + a drill + a saw to cut the wood small. Too much trouble when I can manage fine without.

 

[riseabovethestorm]

Yeah, but I just want something to muck with ;]

 

[Myrany]

Yeah, but I just want something to muck with ;]

BTW I went too high school not too far from Grayling at Interlochen. Beautiful country up there.

 

[riseabovethestorm]

I grew up in TC and before that vacationed on Long Lake.

 

[RubyRoo]

I use a 1/16th drill bit for all of my Kanger heads. Works like a dream with cotton wick. Because it is a little smaller, you will probably need a tiny flavor wick on top of the coiled wick to prevent flooding and leaking. I use 32 gauge, 5 wraps on a 1/16, and get 1.7 Ohms every time. It's just too easy. Glad you have discovered the wonders of rebuilding with cotton. So delicious! (Also, be sure that you are not getting any shorts or shorting out your coil with the top part of the atomizer head (chimney). If this sits on the coil, it will give you a high ohms reading.)

 

[Myrany]

I grew up in TC and before that vacationed on Long Lake.

My family had a condo at a ski lodge not far from you (IF I remember right) at Shanty Creek.

 

[DexO]

Go to the hardware store and grab a #6 machine screw. 4 wraps will give you aprox a 1.9ohm with 32 gauge kanthal.

 

[cocacola31173]

Everytime I try to use cotton I get flooding. What am I doing wrong?

 

[EL Pistoffo]

Everytime I try to use cotton I get flooding. What am I doing wrong?

It works for me. Are you adding a additional strand of cotton as a flavor wick? Without one there may be a gap above the coil where additional juice could seep in and flood it.

 

[TheKiwi]

Everytime I try to use cotton I get flooding. What am I doing wrong?

Maybe you're using too little cotton? If not, try fluffing up the ends after you snip off the excess. Helps to "block" off the vents at the sides. I've never used a flavor wick on top, and never experienced any flooding. Lucky me!


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[beckdg]

works great in the protank.

though, i make sure i put my coil low enough so the stem can't reach it instead of trying to force it inside the diameter of the stem.