Got my bags of Christmas goodies from FT and VR the other day. Ordered four 'Lons from VR--two copper and two stainless steel. I ruined one copper (why i always buy more than one) copper center tube was jammed onto the base all wonky, and after i got out the needle nose pliers--it was good and gouged and unusable--'cept for spare parts lol.
Super easy to build on. 4 winds of 32g kanthal. 50mm 200 mesh.
I learned something, on the ecf genny forums, and on the NextGen tutorial. About the 'L' wick. So i gave this a go on the 'Lons.
50mm by 18 mm (same as NG). I cut out a section from the corner--6mm by 25. I dont know if i did this right, but i rolled from the short end to the long end. So i wound up with a solid wick that extends up thru the deck where i wound the coil. The bottom that sits in the juice tank is a hollow straw. Since it is so easy to attach the leads, i attached the neg lead, spun the atty slowly clockwise, tidy up the wraps, attach the top lead. The wick HAS to be shorter than the top post. The worst thing about the 'Lon is putting the cap on. I janked up two builds putting that cap on. Tightish draw--but the flavour is magnificent. 1.8Ω.
NextGen the same build. 4 winds w 32gkan. But i attached the top lead with the brass nut. Spun the atty. Attached the bottom leg. The first time i built this, i tried the mesh that came with the atty. With 30g kan. I made a stove...
I used 18mm (has to be precise). Rolled enough 200 mesh to fit nice but loose in the wick hole. Just a rectangle--not an 'L'.Used the little steel? rod enclosed w the kit to roll the mesh. Think i used ~40mm. Mesh has to meet the brass nut. This build pulsed out nice from the getgo--and has been the bee's knees for four days!!. When i clean my tank--i am going to replace the glass section w the steel ring. My rainbow sat22 came too. Ill do those in the spring. And my Dome clones. Excitement!! Gonna do a dual coil-dual u wick on that one--that build is on my bucket list!!
Happy Holidays!!
Super easy to build on. 4 winds of 32g kanthal. 50mm 200 mesh.
I learned something, on the ecf genny forums, and on the NextGen tutorial. About the 'L' wick. So i gave this a go on the 'Lons.
50mm by 18 mm (same as NG). I cut out a section from the corner--6mm by 25. I dont know if i did this right, but i rolled from the short end to the long end. So i wound up with a solid wick that extends up thru the deck where i wound the coil. The bottom that sits in the juice tank is a hollow straw. Since it is so easy to attach the leads, i attached the neg lead, spun the atty slowly clockwise, tidy up the wraps, attach the top lead. The wick HAS to be shorter than the top post. The worst thing about the 'Lon is putting the cap on. I janked up two builds putting that cap on. Tightish draw--but the flavour is magnificent. 1.8Ω.
NextGen the same build. 4 winds w 32gkan. But i attached the top lead with the brass nut. Spun the atty. Attached the bottom leg. The first time i built this, i tried the mesh that came with the atty. With 30g kan. I made a stove...
I used 18mm (has to be precise). Rolled enough 200 mesh to fit nice but loose in the wick hole. Just a rectangle--not an 'L'.Used the little steel? rod enclosed w the kit to roll the mesh. Think i used ~40mm. Mesh has to meet the brass nut. This build pulsed out nice from the getgo--and has been the bee's knees for four days!!. When i clean my tank--i am going to replace the glass section w the steel ring. My rainbow sat22 came too. Ill do those in the spring. And my Dome clones. Excitement!! Gonna do a dual coil-dual u wick on that one--that build is on my bucket list!!
Happy Holidays!!
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