it's a first for me using about 6 wraps of 30 gauge kanthal on silica and poof literal fire any idea ... happened btw not sure what the ohms were
so this is a first just caught a coil on fire
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Either the kanthal was covered in oil from the production process or the was ejuice on or around it. Perhaps the silica was contaminated. Don't worry too much...you haven't lived til your coil catches fire ;-P
ps just check that any delrin or plastic insulators were not melted by the fire
ps just check that any delrin or plastic insulators were not melted by the fire
Do you check your ohms with a multimeter? I just made my first coil ever and was holding it away from my face... paranoid that something like this would happen. It worked out to 1.3 ohms. Not too bad, but still terrified of the process.
no i dont have one i have just been making them im using a svd didn't even ck just tore apart
My friend... you really do need to check the resistance of those things before firing 'em up. Even I know that and I've never even wrapped one.
Gotta be safe first. I'm not jumping into that until I make sure I have the proper gear and safety equipment. Plus a ton research.
can't stress this enoughI'm glad you're ok. GET AN OHM CHECKER
Hold + and - on the SVD for 2 seconds to check the resistance. I always use a meter to check as well though. In a perfect world, the SVD shouldn't fire a direct short, but we all know this isn't Walgreens. Get in the habit of always checking your builds now and you'll be a lot safer later. Heck, I check mine every time I screw one on even though I use VW and not VV. Peace of mind. It is a good idea to check the voltage on your batteries every so often as well. Chargers can make mistakes too.
Dry wick you say? This happened to me which got me here researching for answers. I got a single twisted 28g micro reading .59 ohms in a kraken with cotton wick, fresh 18650 imr 2000mAh and the coil caught fire is that kinda set up too much for cotton?Or a single coil? It was not dry fired with cotton just to make that clear. I tried the twisted for flavor.
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the wick needs to be totally saturated. it should look almost like a gel. you might need to use more or less cotton hard to say with out seeing it in person.
I thought for sure KODIAK™ was gonna say something like "Only you can prevent vaping fires" Guess I got my bears mixed up. Any way, glad you didn't get burnt or burn anything else other than your coil. Good lesson to be learned here. I haven't built any of my own yet but plan to eventually. Good to keep in mind that they can have the potential to ignite.
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