Very nice indeed... making coils/wicks is a sickness, the search for better wire and wicking material never stops. (I wonder how dog hair would work for wicks, I have plenty of that.)
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Share your wick and coil setups for your Reo!
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likely not well, in my experiance any liquid that touchs dog hair always ends up splattered everywhere. usually on me
Great compilation there Karen, I am still using same setup except using the 2 strands doubled over so effectively 4 strands. I probably didn't write it correctly. Pretty sure JCOkie is using same setup too instead of the Bamboo.
Gratz on that volcano you created! Great feeling isn't it?
Gratz on that volcano you created! Great feeling isn't it?
Yep, looks great, Karen!!! Ratman is right: that's the set up I'm using. I use four strands (two doubled) and it gives me a perfect vape. BUT....I think I'd O.D. for sure if I tried using 32mg nic juice! Wow.
I made another coil/wick last night. I did double the cotton this time, so it is thicker. I would like to have a few made to put in if no time to make one.
Did notice that it will not be tough at all to get a 2.5 ohm with this 32 Kanthal wire. I metered and adjusted the coils a few times just to learn a little more of what I can get.
My daughter Kim put on the stock coil/wick on hers and had an immediate spring collapse when she fired. She did not meter it and didn't know about hot spots or coils touching posts, or each other.
We are both learning with this RBA thing. I have ordered her a ohm meter like I bought. It is fantastic to hold the base when you are putting in your coil.
I need to realign my posts. The holes are facing wrong. That I will do when I remove this setup.
Did notice that it will not be tough at all to get a 2.5 ohm with this 32 Kanthal wire. I metered and adjusted the coils a few times just to learn a little more of what I can get.
My daughter Kim put on the stock coil/wick on hers and had an immediate spring collapse when she fired. She did not meter it and didn't know about hot spots or coils touching posts, or each other.
We are both learning with this RBA thing. I have ordered her a ohm meter like I bought. It is fantastic to hold the base when you are putting in your coil.
I need to realign my posts. The holes are facing wrong. That I will do when I remove this setup.
Hello Karen the post are screwed in if your going to try and move them be very careful . Turn them counter clockwise
Thank you Robert! I sure will be careful! If it takes too much pressure to turn them I will stop!
Woo!! Just made my first coil ever. 6/5 (I think) Kanthal 30g on a Reomizer. Meters at 1.3 ohms on my Provari. I love the vapor and the taste. I think I love the fact that it works better than actually vaping on it 
Besides the silica the "reomizer" came with I've only tried "organic cotton" from High Desert Vapes but has anyone tried this?:
Amazon.com: Aunt Lydia's Bamboo Crochet Thread Size 10 Natural 148-0226; 3 Items/Order: Home & Kitchen
Thanks,
Norman
Amazon.com: Aunt Lydia's Bamboo Crochet Thread Size 10 Natural 148-0226; 3 Items/Order: Home & Kitchen
Thanks,
Norman
Wanted to post these as I had talked about a mesh rig thats working nicely on the ERA. That particular build was a 1.8 ohm coil.
Inside the wick is a piece of 28guage Kanthal that I used for shaping as I oxidized. The coil end is doubled over so you can get more length on the wire.
Inside the wick is a piece of 28guage Kanthal that I used for shaping as I oxidized. The coil end is doubled over so you can get more length on the wire.
I haven't made the SS wick yet but it certainly might save some time. My boiled cotton twine is giving good flavor but I have to rewick more than once a day, dryburning coil between wicks, because they get so gunked up from my juice. Easy enough using silica wick but still need to take RBA off to soak in PGA first. Works better that way with my juice.
I haven't tried hemp or bamboo yet but I suspect they will gum up up just as fast.
My same juice has been gunking up all attys for 2 years. Boiling has been best method, for me; PGA not quite as good. Always dryburning after because coils and any steel mesh in atty gets gunked too.
Thanks for pic of SS wick.
Feisty Alice
I haven't tried hemp or bamboo yet but I suspect they will gum up up just as fast.
My same juice has been gunking up all attys for 2 years. Boiling has been best method, for me; PGA not quite as good. Always dryburning after because coils and any steel mesh in atty gets gunked too.
Thanks for pic of SS wick.
Feisty Alice
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Yay! I finally got to taking pictures of what works for me. This is on example of A7. Reomizer coil works the same, except the coil goes on the side of both posts rather than in between.
Apologies about occasional lack of focus. Phone doesn't do close-ups very well
Apologies about occasional lack of focus. Phone doesn't do close-ups very well
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Wow, that's a lot of wraps! What's your resistance on that bad boy? It sure looks pretty though. My darn A7 melted a spring and a switch today.
Good thing I bought a refresh kit. Now I have a brand spanking new Grand, lol!
Wow, that's a lot of wraps! What's your resistance on that bad boy? It sure looks pretty though. My darn A7 melted a spring and a switch today.
Resistance is 1.8-1.9 or so. Wire is 30ga kanthal. I did like fewer wraps with 32ga, but I foolishly bought a big spool of the 30 and ran out of 32
Could do fewer wraps with thicker wick, but I like this size of the wick and how easily it heats up.
I have read this thread start to finish many times. The purpose of doing so was to figure out what wire to buy for the ohms I wanted. I looked for 4 things: wire gauge, thickness of wick, wraps/coils, and ohms. I was just trying to remember it all and just about to write it down. Decided that this might make it easier for myself and others.
Here are the posts that have been made that contain the 4 things I needed to know.
Hope it helps someone!
Thank you to all that have contributed!
strprswpr
34 NiChrome
3mm Ody wick
5 wraps
2.14 Ohms
urquidezj
30 Kanthal
4 wraps
1.4 Ohms
Mudflap
36 AWG Kanthal
2mm fiberglass wick
4 wraps
2.3 Ohms
strprswpr
34 NiChrome
double 3mm wick
7 wraps
3 Ohms
jun0felix
0.2 Kanthal (32 AWG Kanthal A-1)
4 strings 1.5 - 2 mm silica
4 wraps
1.6 ohm
redeyedancer
For VV Reos
32 AWG Kanthal A
2.5 silica doubled
4 coils
redeyedancer
For Grand
28 gauge wire
2.5 wick doubled
5 coils
it will rip your lungs out!
JC Okie
32 A-1 Kanthal
#10 bamboo wick 8 strands
4 wraps
1.6-1.7 ohm
Ratman
32g Kanthal
2 strands of cotton embroider thread
4/5 coil
1.9 ohm
Brew1961
32 AWG Kanthal A-1
3mm Silica Wick
5/4 coil
2.0 Ohms
*O.K. so redeyedancer was included just because ya gotta include THE MAN!ya Robert!
Hi Rob,
In your grand set up ( 28 gauge & 5 wraps) when you say it will "rip your lungs out" what does it come out to be? 1.4-1.6 ohms? I just ordered my REOmizer with 30gauge wire so I'm thinking 4/5 wraps should be about right as I am currently using 306 Cisco 1.5 lr atty. Looking for just a bit more warmth and flavor. Am I on the right track?
Happy New Year!
I use about 7 raps when using the 28 gauge just under 1 ohm .
For the 30 I would shoot for 7 or 8 raps . This will very a little depending on how tight or lose your coils are . You should really pick up a ohm meter it really helps teach you how many raps you need with each wire gauge
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It's out of stock right now but I picked this up from rtd vapor. It really is handy, I just screw the rba on and build my coil and wick on it. Makes a great support base and since the rba is already screwed on there makes ohm checking a breeze.
http://www.rtdvapor.com/Cartomizer-and-Atomizer-Ohm-Meter-ohmeter.htm
http://www.rtdvapor.com/Cartomizer-and-Atomizer-Ohm-Meter-ohmeter.htm
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