Hey guys. So I'm trying to make the switch from disposable coils to RBAs and I need some advice. First and foremost, I have NO experience in rebuilding. I am tired of cheap aspire coils and their unpredictable nature. Having just ordered a nautilus and a provari, money is somewhat tight. However I would like to hear what you guys think is a good rebuildable for an amateur at a good price. Any advice is appreciated.
Trying to get Into rebuilding.
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you can pick up a kayfun from fluid vapes for around 30 bucks. I love mine. easy to build and flavor is awesome
Thanks for the reply. Will I need to by wick and coil seperately?
Baditude put this blog post together for anyone interested in getting into Mechanical Mods & RDA's with links on where you can purchase items: Inexpensive Mechanical Mod/RDA Setup
Get a dripper to start your wrapping. It is a lot easier to see what's going on. I haven't re-wrapped a nautilus coil yet, but it looks similar to a kanger. I have rebuilt a dual coil kanger, its tight, but if you use small wire 28 or 30 guage or smaller. The coils are easier once you find the right diameter to wrap them. I use the smooth back end of a drill bit. in a set, I can go up or down a small amount until its perfect. I struggle with the wicks. It can be tedious but if you are using a dripper its like working on a old Chevelle vs. a new Camaro. Good luck.
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yes you will need cotton or some other form of wicking, and some ga. of kanthal A1. i use 28 and 30
Thank you. I'm sort of overwhelmed. I wasn't looking for a mech mod just yet. Just looking for something easy to rebuild that will work well with my provari and still is made with quality. Thanks
Are you mechanically inclined? or like to tinker? If so building a coil/wick should be a breeze. Yes there is a learning curve, but after a few tries you will get better, and the price of building a new coil/wick setup is pennies. If you are not a tinkerer then it will be slightly harder, but still pretty easy to do. It just takes practice, and bad setups are more of a slight frustration than a hit to the wallet. I say go for it. I started with a kayfun/mechmod combo (it was my very first setup) and I quickly got the hang of it. Do not let the frustration deter you. You WILL get it.
Thank you! Would you say something like the Kayfun would work well with a VV device like the provari ?
If you can afford it a Svoemesto kayfun lite plus V2. If you need something cheaper buy a kayfun clone. Ehpro seems to make some of the better ones. Here is an example, but do some reading on clones, and find one that will work well for you.
Kayfun Lite Plus V2 Clone by EHPro - 101 Vape
Get some 28 or 30 gauge kanthal from Amazon and some organic cotton or rayon and give it a try. I use Koh Gen Doh cotton, but there are Rayon fans too. A Kayfun is a great way to start rebuilding and getting a better vape experience. Good luck.
Kayfun Lite Plus V2 Clone by EHPro - 101 Vape
Get some 28 or 30 gauge kanthal from Amazon and some organic cotton or rayon and give it a try. I use Koh Gen Doh cotton, but there are Rayon fans too. A Kayfun is a great way to start rebuilding and getting a better vape experience. Good luck.
Open Baditudes blog. He gives a recommendation for an inexpensive easy to build RDA and gives all the info and links on what you need to buy, where you can buy them and lots of other links.
I agree with Silver5656. Just dive in. It wont cost you but $5 to get started. By a bag of organic cotton balls and a $3 dollar roll of kanthol wire. You can play with all your old atomizer laying around if you havent thrown them out. Prices in San Fransico may be higher... Also, most every shop I've been to will show you and wrap you a coil on the spot. Usually we vapors are pretty chill, but sometime they are super busy too. It is super easy for them, cause they do it all the time. It will take them under 5 minutes to get you all setup. Once you start you wont go back to buying your own. I'm a tinkerer. So I like tweaking my coils slightly for a different hit. Changed up the gauge of wire or 7 wraps instead of 8. Not trying to come off pushy but come to the dark side of wrapping your own and saving tons $... LOL
Also, most every shop I've been to will show you and wrap you a coil on the spot. Usually we vapors are pretty chill, but sometime they are super busy too. It is super easy for them, cause they do it all the time. It will take them under 5 minutes to get you all setup. Once you start you wont go back to buying your own. I'm a tinkerer. So I like tweaking my coils slightly for a different hit. Changed up the gauge of wire or 7 wraps instead of 8. Not trying to come off pushy but come to the dark side of wrapping your own and saving tons $... LOL
What you will need to rebuild a tank:
Rebuildable Tank obviously
Kanthal
Cotton or silica or other wicking material
Tweezers
Butane Torch (optional) but helpful
wire cutters or nail clippers
sharp scissors
precision screwdrivers for post screws and can be used to wrap kanthal over to make coils can also use drill bits or something equivalent
an ohm reader reading to the hundredth (if your device is reading ohms not necessary yet)
Here are some building tools
Ohm's law | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators
Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators
PV Web Apps
To be honest for a beginner, i wouldn't buy anything to expensive, you can get a good clone, and atomizer, organic cotton, two sony vtc5s and a charger for less than 100 dollars, so you can learn and practice , rather than buy something expensive and just ruin it all together, as for tools you can actually use stuff around the house, till you get the hang of it, nail clippers for the wires, tweezers for the coils to pinch and small scissors for the cotton. you can get drill bits at the 99 cent store for making your coils or at a hardware store. Take your time its not a race, when i started i was eager to jump fast that i ended up stepping back, and now i know there is a right way and a wrong way to learn.ive been vaping a year now from pens,mods, box mod, and building coils from high to super sub ohm coils. Im definitely still a student but always want to pass positive knowledge when it comes to a vapors experience.
The KFL+ that prarieguy recommended is perfect. Last I checked Fluid Vapes had them for $30. I think you'll be impressed with the quality. Building coils and wicking has it's learning curve but well worth the effort.
Thanks for posting the question, I'm trying not to get ahead of myself but pretty curious about rebuilding.
Aspire clone RDA/RBA mechanical mode， you can have a try and t has adjustable air flow through the size of the mods top cap that are needed for other types of atomizers that do not draw air in through the side. Both the atomizer and the mod are a flush 22 mm in diameter.
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