Rewicking clearomizers, any advice/suggestions?

[JamezC]

Soo I've been thinking about getting some wicking material so that I can re-wick some of my clearomizers. Do you think I would get more life out of a coil doing this? I've been checking out the silica wicks on discountvapers and they seem to be a good price. Also, if I do get some which mm should I get it it in? I know I'm asking alot of questions here but I am definitely inexperienced in this type of thing so any feedback/advice will be appreciated

The clearo's I'm thinking of re-wicking are the Kanger T3S and Protank

I'm always looking for ways to get the most life out of each head and was just wondering if this would help

 

[pufZeppelin]

Soo I've been thinking about getting some wicking material so that I can re-wick some of my clearomizers.
Do you think I would get more life out of a coil doing this?
I've been checking out the silica wicks on discountvapers and they seem to be a good price.
Also, if I do get some which mm should I get it it in?
The clearo's I'm thinking of re-wicking are the Kanger T3S and Protank

Hi JameszC,

well it wouldn't be longer life, it would be NEW life--the metal base parts of the coil assembly should last forever

the 'wick' & 'wire' burn out , then need replaced

wick is pretty cheap get both 2mm & 3mm then see what you prefer
most try 32ga Kanthal wire... (cheap, get some 30 also)

the Kanger "bcc" is a great coil to rebuild too...

Good Luck !

 

[JamezC]

Thanks Zeppelin! I was thinking about just trying to rebuild one, which seems to be the most cost effective method. I might just do that, do I need anything to check the ohm's? Because at the moment I don't have any device that will do that.

 

[SilverZero]

Thanks Zeppelin! I was thinking about just trying to rebuild one, which seems to be the most cost effective method. I might just do that, do I need anything to check the ohm's? Because at the moment I don't have any device that will do that.

Before you start building coils definitely invest in a multimeter. You can get a decent digital meter for $15 or $20.

 

[pufZeppelin]

yepper, you'll need a meter of some kind to gauge What Your Doing

have you watched any youtube vids about coil rebuilds ? there are tons but this is one I like :

- A PBusardo Review All About The EVOD - Includes Recoiling - YouTube

let us know how things work out -- Good Luck

 

[Nat79]

Before you start building coils definitely invest in a multimeter. You can get a decent digital meter for $15 or $20.

if your real cheep, like me they have a basic multi meter at harbor freight for 5$ made by cen-tech(7 function digital multi meter item # 92020) cheep and easy to use. There also awesome at reading bat voltage if you ever get a mech mod.


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and already breathing better

 

[JamezC]

I am definitely cheap lol thanks for the advice, I do have a harbor freight not too far from where I live. I also found the one you mentioned (at least the brand name) on Amazon as well. Now that I think about it....my dad tinkers on electronics fairly often so more likely than not I bet he has one, Idk why I just now thought about it

 

[JamezC]

yepper, you'll need a meter of some kind to gauge What Your Doing

have you watched any youtube vids about coil rebuilds ? there are tons but this is one I like :

- A PBusardo Review All About The EVOD - Includes Recoiling - YouTube

let us know how things work out -- Good Luck

That's a great video, thanks for sharing! I will definitely use that for reference. To answer your question, yes I've watched a few videos on coil rebuilding like Grim Greens Protank rebuilding but I'll probably have to watch them again lol. Thanks for all the help!

 

[Nat79]

I am definitely cheap lol thanks for the advice, I do have a harbor freight not too far from where I live. I also found the one you mentioned (at least the brand name) on Amazon as well. Now that I think about it....my dad tinkers on electronics fairly often so more likely than not I bet he has one, Idk why I just now thought about it

If yor dad is like mine he has three, but don't but it back exactly where it was and you will loose a hand. If so spend the 5 bucks so much cheaper than a mad dad.




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and already breathing better

 

[JamezC]

Lol I WISH my dad was like that, he may have three, but only because he misplaced the other two and can't find them

 

[JamezC]

Ok so I've been looking at mad vapes and discountvapers and regarding kanthal wire/silica wicks they're are completely out of stock. Does anyone know of a site that keeps them in stock most of the time, at a reasonable price?

 

[SilverZero]

Ok so I've been looking at mad vapes and discountvapers and regarding kanthal wire/silica wicks they're are completely out of stock. Does anyone know of a site that keeps them in stock most of the time, at a reasonable price?

Try SteamMonkey.com or KidneyPuncher.com; they should have everything you need.

If you want large quantities you can find everything you need on eBay.

 

[JamezC]

Try SteamMonkey.com or KidneyPuncher.com; they should have everything you need.

If you want large quantities you can find everything you need on eBay.

Thanks! I checked out those sites but steam monkey was out of wicks (they only have one type) and the shipping price on kidney punch wasn't what I was looking for (I'm a cheapskate lol). So I ended up getting some 32 gauge kanthal wire from e-bay along with some 2mm silica. Thanks for all the help guys! Whenever it comes in and I get around to rebuilding one of my bcc I'll let you all know how it went