Trident clone first time dual coil...

[RPM_Redline]

Just built my first dual coil setup and I'm pleased with the results

I've been doing micro coils (or so I believe) on the trident clone for a few months and just decided to give a dual setup a try.

Made two 2.16ohm coils resulting in 1.08 overall. Some sterilized cotton for wicking and some Bobas Bounty. Loving it.

Popped it a mech running an AW 18650 1600mAh batt and wow

Also surprised at how long the juice lasts before needing to drip again.

 

[dice57]

Welcome to 15 watt vape, now do two 1 ohm builds and vape a .5 ohm dial coil and give 30 watts a try.

 

[RPM_Redline]

Thanks Dice!

When this build starts to die I'll give it a try.

Also noticed going from a single coil and smaller air hole to dual and twice the flow, mouth hits weren't enough so I had to give lung hits a try to keep the air moving over the coils. Big difference in flavor and vapor! And the atty stayed much cooler (makes sense).

Would be nice to get the same power and longevity from an 18350 as I do that 650, would be much more compact.

 

[Asbestos4004]

Please be careful and research battery safety before doing that. With a Trident, you really don't need to see how low you can go. If you're enjoying it at an ohm, keep it at an ohm. Figure out the amp limit on your batteries before going crazy.

 

[Ryedan]

I've been using my Trident clone with dual coils for a few weeks now and It's really changed the way I vape. I've never used a dripper before and never thought I would, but this is REALLY nice!

I think if it didn't have the big drip chamber on the deck I would probably have modified it for bottom feeding, but I'm really glad now I didn't do that. I use multiple bottles of different juice and mix flavors on the fly as I feel like. So my favorite home made juice is getting alternate accents of strawberry, cinnamon or blueberry right now. Later today I might switch to pralines and cream, coffee and chocolate.

Nic might not be addicting, but this is may be

 

[RPM_Redline]

Thanks all!

I'm pretty happy with the 1ohm for now. Will see how it goes.

From what I have read, the AW 18650 1600mAh has a max discharge rate or 30amps...someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Again, I'm not chasing any clouds or crazy stuff like that.

 

[spookyluke]

I just got a tri clone. Did my first build at 1.3 ohm. It's ok. Not as good as my diver at 1.5 ohm. Maybe I need to throw another coil on?

 

[KrisAinTX]

Thanks all!

I'm pretty happy with the 1ohm for now. Will see how it goes.

From what I have read, the AW 18650 1600mAh has a max discharge rate or 30amps...someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Again, I'm not chasing any clouds or crazy stuff like that.

24 amps on that battery. You can safely go down to .3, but I wouldn't recommend it. You lose a lot of flavor below about .5 on a Trident. I run mine around .8, dual coils, cotton wicks.

 

[RPM_Redline]

Single coil on trident was ok for me but running dual made it night and day.

I should mention I was drawing with my mouth on the single and lungs on the dual so I'm sure that has something to do with it as well. Both setups had a resulting 1ohm reading.

For me half the fun is trying new stuff and setups.

 

[RPM_Redline]

Agreed, anything much lower then an ohm is too much for me. I set up an aga-t2 and it came in around .6 but the air hole is too small to allow enough airflow to pass over the coil and I'm not into drilling it out.

I'll rebuild it to around 1.5 and see how it works on a smaller mech with an 18350.

 

[RPM_Redline]

Adding pic: wouldn't let me edit the first post to include

 

[dice57]

When I first started vaping at 15 watts, was amazed at the juiciness of the vape compared to 8-12 watts. With the right rba wick and build, vaping at 30+ watts is like a milk shake in comparison. Maxing out the capabilities of an atomizer is one of the joys of building. Just when I am comfortable with my builds and wicking, then a new rba comes along, or wicking material, and I get to relearn all over. Started using hemp fiber this week, and must say, am liking the wicking properties of hemp.

 

[Ryedan]

From what I have read, the AW 18650 1600mAh has a max discharge rate or 30amps...someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Just seconding what KrisAinTX said. It's 24A for this battery.

 

[RPM_Redline]

Thanks for all the good info gang!

I don't know where I came up 30amp but I now see it's actually 24. Thanks again

Doubt I'll be dropping below 1ohm anytime soon though.

I only use mechs and try not to get too crazy with the ohms. That said I keep a multimeter, ohm meter, and a rebuildable road kit in my bag while I'm at work. Sounds like allot but it all fits in there quite well.

 

[Ryedan]

Adding pic: wouldn't let me edit the first post to include

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I set mine up with the coils further out from the center of the Trident so they're closer to the air holes and high enough to get air flow right on them. I find this gives me the best flavor and overall vape. These are 0.5 ohms together. I didn't drill out the air holes and I won't as I doubt I'm ever going any lower in resistance.

 

[RPM_Redline]

Reydan, makes sense. I'll give that a try next time. I was worried about the legs being too long and the coil possibly hitting the cap.

You can see in my pic that the cap brings the hole another 16th of an inch closer to the coil once it's on.

Next build I'll bring them a smidge closer to the hole and lift them up a little higher too.

 

[Ryedan]

You can see in my pic that the cap brings the hole another 16th of an inch closer to the coil once it's on.

That's a very good point Redline and I should have mentioned it in my post. My coils are just inside the top cap. I actually had one short once when I got too close. Got a couple of dry hits before I figured it out!

 

[KTran1039]

I was experimenting and built a nano dragon on my Trident.
30G
14 wraps.
cotton.

 

[Ryedan]

I was experimenting and built a nano dragon on my Trident.
30G
14 wraps.
cotton.

That looks really good. What resistance did it end up at and hows the flavor?

 

[crxess]

Perfectly happy with my Trident running Dual Dragon coils at 1.2ohms. Set both at a 45 degree up angle to center and they Rip!.
Blueberry never tasted so good.