Single coil RTA?
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Well the kayfuns are popular, but I like the build deck on the flash-e-vapor:
You have the build deck - and actually you can put a 22mm topcap over that and vape it as an rda; or just leave out a couple of the items in the pic and you get an rda; and you have the tank on top, with wicking going down to the deck which is below the tank.
For comparison, here's how the kayfun types do it:
The actual deck is like a subdeck of the wider space, so much less room to work with.
EHPro Kayfun Lite+ or Eleaf Lemo. The Lemo is better, IMO, only negative would be it's 23 mm.
For authentic: Lemo. $35 or so.
For clones: EHPro Kayfun or Squape Reloaded, Taifun GT (HCigar), Erlkonigin clone (many makers).
For clones: EHPro Kayfun or Squape Reloaded, Taifun GT (HCigar), Erlkonigin clone (many makers).
Your lowest price alternative would be the Orchid from FT. It is meant to be used as a dual, but can be used as a single coil.
What are you vaping on now and what are you looking for? For example, I like my kayfun clone, but only after drilling the air hole to 5/16th. But if you can't or don't want to drill I wouldn't recommend one unless you like a tight draw.
You could chance it on the forthcoming Tobeco Kayfun v4 clone if that's your thing.
Erlkonigin gets my vote for a single coil. I have a clone. Its my currant darling. I even put the Fogger in the box and its been there for a solid week now.
Out of my 5 or so heads, its the absolute easiest to coil and wick. Once you get the wicking down, it takes but minutes. and it gives a seriously warm and dense vape, at the slight expense of volume.
(Disclaimer: It had many issues coming from fastech, but they all got solved and as I said, its my darling now. But if buying for FT, be prepared to sort a few things out!!
Out of my 5 or so heads, its the absolute easiest to coil and wick. Once you get the wicking down, it takes but minutes. and it gives a seriously warm and dense vape, at the slight expense of volume.
(Disclaimer: It had many issues coming from fastech, but they all got solved and as I said, its my darling now. But if buying for FT, be prepared to sort a few things out!!
I'm currently using a nautilus mini and a few K1's but getting sick of buying coils. I have watched a lot of videos on building coils and want to get into it, but I currently have an IStick so can't do sub ohms. I figured a single coil would be the simplest thing to start with and easier to build a coil over 1 ohm too. Thank you for all the recommendations, I may have to order a Christmas present for myself from Fastech 
If you go with a clone (cheaper), I see value in the HCigar or EHPro-made Kayfun 3.1. They are 1:1 copies and machining is really good. Getting a good clone will cut the cost down.
I'm currently using a nautilus mini and a few K1's but getting sick of buying coils. I have watched a lot of videos on building coils and want to get into it, but I currently have an IStick so can't do sub ohms. I figured a single coil would be the simplest thing to start with and easier to build a coil over 1 ohm too. Thank you for all the recommendations, I may have to order a Christmas present for myself from Fastech
You can build any ohms you want; if you use the thick gauge wire you end up with low ohms; if you use thinner wire you end up with higher ohms and lower power requirements.
All my builds are over 1 ohm and run at typically 10 watts. One of them is a 5.6 ohm 32 gauge; another is a 2.6 ohm 30 guage; the other 2 are 1.3 ohm 28 gauge; all single coil.
That's why I was looking for recommendations for a single coil, I looked it up on steam engine and with 28 gauge wire I'd have to do 12-15 coils depending on id size on each coil for a dual coil and I'm afraid that would get a little tight, or go to 30 or 32 gauge wire. I have a Fogger coming in the mail too, so I will experiment with dual coils in that. Just wanted to find a good single coil also.
I rebuild my Nautilus heads, and I get my coils about at 1.9 ohms. I use a 5/64 drill bit and 8 wraps of 30 gauge kanthal, fired on my Istick at 12.5-13.5W (depending on what I"m in the mood for):
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