rewicking what all do I need?

[mommafish]

I have a egotwist and a protank
Ive read up on buildin my wicks but I would like to know EVERYTHING u use to rebuild. It looks pretty easy so I might give it a try if I could get my hands on the stuff. I dont want to use paypal so could u list some vinders I could check out

 

[bazmonkey]

Wick, wire, multimeter, scissors.

Go to eBay for the wick and wire. Go somewhere local and cheap for the multimeter (Harbor Freight?). I hope you have scissors.

You can do it safely with just that.

 

[Capt.shay]

I bought some wick and wire myself and I watched a couple of vids on U-tube but still am not confident. Can some one point me to a good tutorial please.

 

[HughDaHand]

Best tutorial I know of.

 

[Leithan]

The first dozen or so Protank heads I rewicked, I just used the cotton from a Qtip head. Just gently pull out the old wick, pull the cotton off the Qtip head, roll it between your fingers to get it nice and compact. insert it threw the slot in the head and the coil. Trim the ends of your new wick up a bit, I like to leave them long enough so that the reach down into the base. Presto chango, a lot better vape. If you like it then invest the money on wire, tools, etc. Protank heads are tiny and fiddely to recoil. But you might enjoy it and open you up to a world of great rebuildable devices.

 

[Butters78]

Don't forget a John Tesh record.

Nope can't be digital.

 

[Funk Dracula]

Building new coils is super easy. I can get it done damn near under five minutes now if I'm not cleaning the entire device for a flavor switch. Granted, being an audio engineer I have a slight background in dealing with and fixing small electronics, but even coming from this point of view I can still say it takes way less "finesse" than hand rolling a cigarette was for me, honestly.

Stock up on silica wick from fasttech. They're a quarter cheaper when a quantity of 5 or more is ordered. You can get 15 feet of it for $5.45 shipped. https://www.fasttech.com/products/1363700

100 feet of Kanthal for $8.44 and free shipping here. Kanthal Wire 32 Gauge RW0097 - 100 FT 0.25oz Series A-1 Resistance AWG

A good set of tweezers with different points will go a long way. A rounded blunt one to grab grommets if your dealing with things like the Nova or Protank head assembly, a pointed fine tip one to gently separate your wound coils should they be touching or causing hot spots. Yes, again it's at fasttech. https://www.fasttech.com/products/1200103

Lastly, I would suggest owning a plain old multi-meter. You could pay 20 bucks for a resistance checker you screw devices into like you see on many YouTube videos, but really, just get a decent cheap multi-meter from Radioshack, or fasttech. You can check the voltages on your batteries, and the resistance of devices, or even audible continuity checks. Yes your PV may have a resistance checker on it, but why risk connecting something to such device without testing it before? A good multi-meter will cost you $9-$20 and is available from so many places on the internet the only advice I can give is "Google it."

Done!

There are a ton of videos on youtube to walk you through rebuilding. I'm pretty new to vaping, but took to the "rebuilding thing" within the first week or so after learning there was life after a Blu starter kit. I was used to soldering my own audio cables every other day, and immediately just recognized how much money this would save me along with the ridiculous amounts of cash vaping already saved me.

-B

 

[HazMatt]

I am also very interested in rebuilding evod, vivi, and iclear heads. Would this be a good, cheap multimeter?
$7.20 BEST DT830D Digital Multimeter at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

 

[Funk Dracula]

Sorry for not getting back to you right away. Yes HazMatt, looks like another obnoxiously good deal from fasttech.

Handy thing to have.

The cheaper multi's like that don't have replaceable batteries, but it'll still probably last you damn near a decade; just don't leave it on!

-B

 

[sawtoothscream]

rewicked mine with a q tip and used the two top wicks. it works, doesnt tase burnt but doesnt seem to produce as much vapor as it did with the stock wick. idk, will have to buy some cotton cheese cloth and try that method next. Seems easier and better

 

[sawtoothscream]

producing ok vapor now but taste a little funny.

 

[Moogle]

I struggled with the funny taste for awhile. Keep at it. Check out Vaping with Dave's machine screw method Machine screw coil wrap for Vivi Nova / Kanger T3 - YouTube All his videos are great. By using this method I find the coil is almost springlike and once you finish building it you can adjust the coil evenly and you can burn it without the tank on to see if any parts glowing hotter. Hot spots can cause the burned taste. When making the wick/coil, try not to "choke" the wick by wrapping it too tight. That can obviously cause wicking issues. Also with the Protank, T3 style clearomizers taking a quick dry draw on it without hitting the button can help encourage wicking if you get a dry/burnt hit after some chain vaping. Just don't overdo it or it'll flood out the bottom. There are a lot of variables but keep at it and you'll be blowing away the quality of the refills and saving money in no time.