Hugs back to you from the old days.
Besides RTD, I had great luck with illumn.com and lionwholesale.com.
Tensioned Micro Coils. The next step.
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Hugs back to you from the old days.
Besides RTD, I had great luck with illumn.com and lionwholesale.com.
These pros here on this thread, got me wrapping tensioned micros years ago. Kind of seems like a lifetime ago now. I wrap 24ga Kanthal A1 to a precise .42 ohms every time. I am a tad senile these days, so I sometimes forget how many wraps I need. So, I have to count them. But, my eyes are failing, so that is easier said than done. But, I manage!I really do need to remember to write down my number of wraps! I keep saying that! There is that tad of senility again!
+1 on the failing eyes. Blind in one, blurred out of the other. The last couple of years that I vaped I only used mesh RDA's and RTA's that were very easy to build even if by brail. So the last time I wrapped any coils was years ago.
I hear you brother. Blurry vision and parallax was and remains one of the main incentives for me to try to find a simpler and effective way to wind a proper coil consistently. Lots of lighting and magnification help but only so much. It's been indispensable for me for some years now. So I don't wind with the regularity that I used to. I go zen on the winds and count turns by feel with a needle. It's proven more accurate when the vision deceives. When conditions are fair I turn out as many as I can so I can try to focus on the mechanics of installation. Unused battery cases full of 'em for those really rainy days.
But the most challenging part is oxidation. You can't avoid monitoring the power level on a variable. Too much voltage or for too long or you'll undo the strain of the wind. Using my iPhone's magnification feature really helps inspect for spot gaps that may be impeding uniformity. You focus compression on that part of the coil 'till they're all pretty. Or as I mentioned earlier, can 'em if not worth the effort.
For my it's a labor of love for my vape. I know the consistency will get me the result I crave. I'm patient. Don't tax myself to frustration. Work on several of 'em at a time when I can. Eventually I get enough of a reserve level that I don't fret about it. I do it for the joy I know is coming. And now, for the certainty that I'll likely not be able to easily find a substitute, if at all.
Best of luck Spydro. Enjoy the vape.
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YouTube seys the battery safety video is private and won't let me watch it.
EDIT: Oh, I now see how old the thread is. Mystery solved, I reckon.
EDIT: Oh, I now see how old the thread is. Mystery solved, I reckon.
I think you're getting the feel for the idea. Your wrists and fingers alone can exert an impressive amount of pressure. Just like at the bat or the range you want to exert that force at just the precise moment for accurate effect. It's more finesse than muscle for sure. A flow, not a blow.
When you get the wind down and start to observe the result of your consistency on oxidation you'll never look back. It becomes a practice towards perfection.
I'm here if you run into any obstacles.
Best of luck Super.
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These pros here on this thread, got me wrapping tensioned micros years ago. Kind of seems like a lifetime ago now. I wrap 24ga Kanthal A1 to a precise .42 ohms every time. I am a tad senile these days, so I sometimes forget how many wraps I need. So, I have to count them. But, my eyes are failing, so that is easier said than done. But, I manage!
If you're winding singles, steam-engine says it looks like…
turns=5 r=42 (.42Ω) awg id=2.4mm ll (lead length)=5.5 spacing=0
So Cucco, you are a pro. Repeatable resistance is half the battle.
Good luck always.
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I hear you brother. Blurry vision and parallax was and remains one of the main incentives for me to try to find a simpler and effective way to wind a proper coil consistently. Lots of lighting and magnification help but only so much. It's been indispensable for me for some years now. So I don't wind with the regularity that I used to. I go zen on the winds and count turns by feel with a needle. It's proven more accurate when the vision deceives. When conditions are fair I turn out as many as I can so I can try to focus on the mechanics of installation. Unused battery cases full of 'em for those really rainy days.
But the most challenging part is oxidation. You can't avoid monitoring the power level on a variable. Too much voltage or for too long or you'll undo the strain of the wind. Using my iPhone's magnification feature really helps inspect for spot gaps that may be impeding uniformity. You focus compression on that part of the coil 'till they're all pretty. Or as I mentioned earlier, can 'em if not worth the effort.
For my it's a labor of love for my vape. I know the consistency will get me the result I crave. I'm patient. Don't tax myself to frustration. Work on several of 'em at a time when I can. Eventually I get enough of a reserve level that I don't fret about it. I do it for the joy I know is coming. And now, for the certainty that I'll likely not be able to easily find a substitute, if at all.
Best of luck Spydro. Enjoy the vape.
Luckily I stopped vaping before my eyesight started getting much worse about 1.5 years ago.
This has become my motto...
I live a solo life (by choice) and have some expiration dates due to several medical issues that can happen at any time without warning. But the one I know that does have a date that is not too far away now is the total loss of eyesight. With the loss of depth perception I stopped driving over a year ago, and pouring something into something else is a messy comedy act. When I watch the blurry news on TV with those news banners across the bottom I have to use one side of a pair of 8X32 binoculars to read the banners IF I can get them in focus enough. I've also noticed that all people on TV now days have four eyes, two noses and mouths. Using the computer has become a chore at best that also will soon reach it's expiration date. So I mostly sit in the dark in an easy chair listening to my 50's/60's music and remembering the good life I enjoyed. That's more than enough excitement for me now.
I've fared somewhat better by avoiding MD's and institution generally. Advice given to me long ago by my wise father who is sorely missed.
I echo some of your sentiments and wish you well Spy.
Good luck.
We prioritize knowledge least when the urge is set to hoard.
We'll be here to assist if what you missed is unattainable.
We hope you bought some wire.
Good luck.
We'll be here to assist if what you missed is unattainable.
We hope you bought some wire.
Good luck.
Just a hello and a reminder that we're still here to assist all who want to make the perfect strained vape.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Thanks so much Leti. The best to you and yours. So happy Diana was able to get both microcoil threads back up for us. The inactivity has been a drain this year but were tryin to rev the engines back up.
Good luck and have a very merry.
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