single coil vs dual coil

[jake.scrivener.js]

So everyone at my favorite vape shop sais they prefer dual coils, but it seems to me that i get better preformance out of singles, keep in mind i build my own...i have a kanger aerotank, after bein sorely disappointed eith the dual coils in it i tried to rebuild it a couple times, both times a success, but with little improvement from the factory coil, so i put the aero base on my protank 2 (single coil) and i have found a single coil is what i prefer...anyone have any tips that might redeem my faith in dual coils, even if not id love to get some other peoples input either agreeing or disagreeing i want your opinions...thanks ahead of time for your responses

 

[Marc411]

I do the same exact thing with excellent results. I really don't see a reason for dual coils anymore in my Kangers with the vapor and taste the coils give me that I build. I also went out and picked up the air adjustment for all my pro tanks, man what a difference.

 

[alkaiser]

unless you want to blow more clouds and have the adequate airflow and juice capacity, single coils work perfectly fine for flavor.

 

[Blackboar]

I love my dual coil builds in my sub-ohm build RDA, but for my bottom feeders, like the PT2, PT3, and Kayfun, single coil is the way to go for me.

Specifically on the PT3, I got much better results when I rebuilt a single coil at 1.6 ohms and stuck a flavor wick on top of it to prevent leakage. But in the end, I was happier with the PT2 in its natural single coil state, so the PT3 went to a buddy, who wanted a starter setup.

 

[wv2win]

Dual coils on a non-rebuildable standard carto provide twice the surface area, more warmth and to a small degree, better TH. With low ohm RBA's it most likely is not needed. I still get about 12 hours of heavy use (4 - 5ml) of battery time when using DCC's.

 

[Katya]

I generally also prefer a well-built single coil to most duals, but I do like the Aspire line--some of them are really nice and the taste is possibly better than the Kangers. It's all subjective. Dual coils will drain your batteries faster (they require more wattage to work well), they are juice hogs, but they produce more vapor.

Use whatever works for you!

 

[CreepyLady]

I find poor/mediocre performance in dual coils. On my RDA - I also go single, dual is a PITA and mostly kills batteries faster more than anything. YMMV

 

[drksideken]

I've not noticed a big enough difference in duel or single coil on anything so far....except in price for replacements and difficulty in rebuilding (on most of them.) I think if I were going to go duel coil it would be with something that is meant to be able to be rebuilt...like rebuildable drippers and the rebuildable tank atomizers...and even then I'd probably go with a single coil Kayfun. That's just me though and others may have other experiences than me.

 

[jake.scrivener.js]

I have an omega clone rda, i use double coils in that but my vtr won't allow me to use it to its full potential, so soon ima upgrade a batt or 2 and build a mech...but as far as my tanks go, it seems flavor and vapor production is still better on a good single coil build

 

[coalyard]

In a Kanger tank? Not even worth the trouble. Now that I think about it a little more, not worth my trouble in anything else either. My dripper is dual coil, but sometimes I get lazy and just plug one of the air inlets and use it single coil too. Build a dual coil in a PT2 head? I could think of many more and less frustrating ways to spend an hour or so, IYKWIM.

 

[Jeffk123]

In a Kanger tank? Not even worth the trouble. Now that I think about it a little more, not worth my trouble in anything else either. My dripper is dual coil, but sometimes I get lazy and just plug one of the air inlets and use it single coil too. Build a dual coil in a PT2 head? I could think of many more and less frustrating ways to spend an hour or so, IYKWIM.

I tried it it wasn't worth the effort to stuff those tiny coils in that tiny space, singles coils all the way!
Edit: I do love my dual coil steam turbine build though but I only use that at home. don't see the need to fog out my workplace lol

 

[RippinLips204]

So everyone at my favorite vape shop sais they prefer dual coils, but it seems to me that i get better preformance out of singles, keep in mind i build my own...i have a kanger aerotank, after bein sorely disappointed eith the dual coils in it i tried to rebuild it a couple times, both times a success, but with little improvement from the factory coil, so i put the aero base on my protank 2 (single coil) and i have found a single coil is what i prefer...anyone have any tips that might redeem my faith in dual coils, even if not id love to get some other peoples input either agreeing or disagreeing i want your opinions...thanks ahead of time for your responses

I did the same as you, thought the aero tank sucked. put the base on the protank 2 and it was great.

I also you single coil in drippers and kayfun.

 

[xxxtn12]

I was in the same boat as you. I have a mech mod and an igo-w. Clouds were great but wasnt satisfied with flavour. So I kept coming back to PT2 single coil, to enjoy the flavour of the juices. Until I found my sweet spot of a 24g dual coil cotton build at 0.6 ohms. Nice dense flavour

 

[Baditude]

I never noticed any difference between single vs dual clearomizers.

I have never built a dual coil for my rebuildables, I've been perfectly happy with a single coil.

With cartos, I definitely prefer a single coil vs a dual coil. IMO, the bottom holes in a punched cartomizer won't keep the filler wet up to the middle of the carto where the upper coil is located in a dual coil. After a few hours of vaping, I always got a burnt taste, most likely from the top coil burning the filler material because it had become dry. I never get that burnt taste with my single coil cartos. YMMV.



Cross-sections of a dual vs single coil cartomizer, showing juice flow (red arrows).

 

[Equilibrium]

I dunno... Im rocking a single coil, .7 ohm with about 5 inches of cotton wick in this octopus RBA and I LOVE IT!

 

[Equilibrium]

28g, 6 wraps on a 1/16" bit

 

[Equilibrium]

The juice is dark as hell from the git go...it's "salted carmal late".... awesome!!

I've taken about 20 hits on that coil sense I built it.

 

[Yankez]

Not a fan of dual coils. I find all the do is drain the battery and juice faster. Don't really notice a difference in performance from the single coils

 

[wv2win]

I never noticed any difference between single vs dual clearomizers.

I have never built a dual coil for my rebuildables, I've been perfectly happy with a single coil.

With cartos, I definitely prefer a single coil vs a dual coil. IMO, the bottom holes in a punched cartomizer won't keep the filler wet up to the middle of the carto where the upper coil is located in a dual coil. After a few hours of vaping, I always got a burnt taste, most likely from the top coil burning the filler material because it had become dry. I never get that burnt taste with my single coil cartos. YMMV.

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Cross-sections of a dual vs single coil cartomizer, showing juice flow (red arrows).

Using a 3-hole punched dual coil carto in a tank, I have never had that problem. If I am using a higher VG eliquid, I will add a slot with my Dremel which helps insure good liquid penetration throughout the carto.

 

[Completely Average]

I don't always rebuild my own coils.

But when I do, I build single coils...