7 wraps
24 gauge core
28 gauge wrap
.32 ohms
80 watts
So much vapor. The wicking could probable be better.
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7 wraps
24 gauge core
28 gauge wrap
.32 ohms
80 watts
So much vapor. The wicking could probable be better.
Try going higher gauge on the wrap, I find 24/28g too dense, it comes out to ~.833mm which is pretty thick, with 28g being around .310mm & 24g having .511 diameters.
7 wraps
24 gauge core
28 gauge wrap
.32 ohms
80 watts
So much vapor. The wicking could probable be better.
Here's some wireporn, Ima call it Saw Square Sine, based off basic sound waves. It's a square alien over a 28/.4x.1/44g framed staple.
@Jvincent516 with 40g aliens, don't stretch it out too much because it'll over stretch when you're wrapping it. I find that stretching it out UNDER the size for 3 cores & controlling the stretch tension as you're wrapping it is a much easier way to go with 40g. You're pretty much gonna want to control the way it kinda sets into the grooves with tension while wrapping as opposed to prior to wrapping it. Just my .02¢. 40g isn't easy to get down, but once you get it down it's easy to keep doing.
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I went 24/28 because I'm low on higher gauge wire. I wasted a LOT of it, trying to make fused claptons, which I just gave up on all-together.
I need to switch over to something other than Kanthal. The ramp up time on these coils is horrible.
Ever think about using swivels? It makes life (and building) a lot easier. Pick up some 26g N80. Quick ramp time & not too low ohm per inch so you can make more complex coils with less ramp time.
I actually have been using swivels. I just find it difficult to sit there and spin the whole thing, while feeding the wire in, very slowly so the wrap doesn't get messed up.
And now, I'm dealing with this. Which appears to be rust, but I can't be completely certain.
Is this rust? These coils aren't old at all. They've gone through maybe two tanks of juice, and I decided to re-wick because I thought I was getting some dry taste.
I actually have been using swivels. I just find it difficult to sit there and spin the whole thing, while feeding the wire in, very slowly so the wrap doesn't get messed up.
And now, I'm dealing with this. Which appears to be rust, but I can't be completely certain.
Is this rust? These coils aren't old at all. They've gone through maybe two tanks of juice, and I decided to re-wick because I thought I was getting some dry taste.
It looks like you vape max vg and your coils just need a cleaning. Dry burn them glowing a few times and try to blow the char off of them.
I dry burn a few times than I'll dunk them in a cup of water upside down (obviously not firing it). Get it red hot and dunk just the coils. Than while mod is upside down i'll fire the water off the coils so the water doesn't i'll fire the water off the coils travel into my mod
well, the Element E-liquid I am using is 80/20 pg/vg. So I hope you're right. Now I feel silly for breaking out the one single pair of fused laptons that I ever got working, and putting them in. I really liked the way they hit, but wicking them was a major PITA because of the coil I.D.
Also complicating matters, my only pair of batteries are on the charger. I really need to get some more lol
So question for everyone here; What's the most difficult coil you've built? Like complex, difficult, hardest, etc? What wraps give you the most trouble is basically what I'm asking. I'm trying to challenge myself and I need something new to make.
Wrapping my claptons with flat kanthal is never fun. But the outcome is really nice on my setup of two flat wrapped claptons stapled together to form what i call a turbine coil when wrapped.
Otherwise, stacking flat kanthal between round kanthal to make fused claptons is a big pita
The most difficult I've done was those dual ribbon stovetops on the Subtank Mini RBA from a few months ago.
You should make some cubic wire. 3, or 4 strands of that .2x.2 square N80 wrapped in a parallel clapton of .2x.2 square N80 with one of the wraps being twisted wire. I want to try this but with a .9x.3 core instead of the multiple pieces of .2x.2, but I have no mod or atty that I could use it in.
Seriously considering the VCMT 30mm RTA and a 200w device. Just can't find a mod that the tank fits on with no overhang.
I've already done that. I've made a .4x.4mm square using .2x.2, a 3 core, laid out .6x.2mm & a .4x.2mm.
I need advice on something that would straight up amaze people & be unique and new. Just fishing for some new ideas.
Hmmm... Well I think the next big way we can alter our wires is with texture. Using a jewelers rolling mill you can stamp designs and textures on the wire itself. I've been looking for a good used one for a bit, but they aren't cheap.
That or wire full of holes like Swiss cheese. Image how much juice that would hold in itself.
That or wire full of holes like Swiss cheese. Image how much juice that would hold in itself.
I'm thinking more of something practical. Goon build off on IG, I just want to win. Like that's impractical. Gah. I have ideas but they ain't easy. E.g; alien staggerton, have specs on what to use but it ain't easy to say the least. That para to a braid I have no clue. I gotta figure this out
I'm laying down the groundwork for the alien staggerton right now with some help @f4rr3ll on IG gave me. Won't say specs right now but I have the spaced ribbon alien for the middle done so far. Trying to figure out if I even want to use any round wire at all besides the alien wraps. I may take 4x .2x.2mm square wires and twist them & use those as the sidings with maybe 2 ply .4x.1mm inside of that on each side.
As far as the braid, I'm going Kumihimo over vertebraid. Just need to figure out which one to make. @SLIPPY_EEL @Mrez
As far as the braid, I'm going Kumihimo over vertebraid. Just need to figure out which one to make. @SLIPPY_EEL @Mrez
I thought you ment you were trying to do a parallel build which has braided on the last wraps, kind of similar to the winch coil but braid instead of twisted wire, either are quite easy to do.
As for the kumi over vertebraid i think it would look like a mish mash of wires rather than a tidy looking braid, do you have a picture from someone that you can show me so i can understand what you mean or see what it looks like?
You dont have to use kumi, you can slentre over vert or vise versa but as i said i cant see it looking very tidy.
I've been rocking a standard 3 wire braid of 3 strands 26g K A1, a four wrap dual on 2.5id at about 0.13ohms on the mech, for flavour and clouds its right up there.
The Fishtails coils are awesome on flavour Tom, they need much less power than an alien and i'd say they are pretty well matched in flavour/clouds but i prefer them on a regulated orelse they light up to fast
LOL
Another very good flavour build is the mesh wrapped around a core of 24 or 22g then a slentre wrapped around that, i think i'm due to build another soon, i'll build a dual this time rather than just the single.
As for the kumi over vertebraid i think it would look like a mish mash of wires rather than a tidy looking braid, do you have a picture from someone that you can show me so i can understand what you mean or see what it looks like?
You dont have to use kumi, you can slentre over vert or vise versa but as i said i cant see it looking very tidy.
I've been rocking a standard 3 wire braid of 3 strands 26g K A1, a four wrap dual on 2.5id at about 0.13ohms on the mech, for flavour and clouds its right up there.
The Fishtails coils are awesome on flavour Tom, they need much less power than an alien and i'd say they are pretty well matched in flavour/clouds but i prefer them on a regulated orelse they light up to fast
LOLAnother very good flavour build is the mesh wrapped around a core of 24 or 22g then a slentre wrapped around that, i think i'm due to build another soon, i'll build a dual this time rather than just the single.
Staples are on my next to conquer. Haven't want to strip out my aliens yet from my TM and Heaven/hells atties. Those are my only two atties that would fit the staples at this point. Though I keep eyeing up those braided coils that Slip has posted. Honestly, haven't been much in the mood to do builds lately, been on a video game kick in my spare time
@SLIPPY_EEL its not really a build I'm gonna vape on, more to try to win myself a goon atty. Most of the other comp entries IMO don't top what's going on in my head with this build, I just have to get it down right. And as for the parallel kumi, I don't think it's gonna be a mess if I use say 36-38g for the braid itself. I was thinking of a square braid or half round braid, they're not the easiest of the kumi's but it's the same thing as verte - repetition.
And @Mrez you can fit a staple into pretty much anything. I suggest starting off with like a 6-8ply of whatever size you got. The size isn't overly large on them. Once you get past 10 cores & you're working with .3x.1mm, things start to get difficult. But still the most difficult part of a staple isn't actually doing the wrap; it's coiling up the finished product.
And @Mrez you can fit a staple into pretty much anything. I suggest starting off with like a 6-8ply of whatever size you got. The size isn't overly large on them. Once you get past 10 cores & you're working with .3x.1mm, things start to get difficult. But still the most difficult part of a staple isn't actually doing the wrap; it's coiling up the finished product.
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