Turbo charging your ProTank

[Big Screen D]

Was torn between posting the linked thread here or in the modding forum. I chose the modding forum since this build concept can be done in more than just Kanger and ARO heads.

Figured I'd mention it here so clearo users wanting more performance out of their gear would see it. Just a reminder, must be a micro coil, not a spaced wrap.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-micro-coil-build-aro-evod-protank-heads.html

 

[Trayce]

Wow, this looks awesome! Thanks for the tutorial... am trying this right now!!

 

[Trayce]

OK, Well I can attest on how to do it wrong! No, seriously it happened to come out perfect (with such a great tutorial!) except I only had 32g Kanthal, so wrapping 12 times = 4.2ohms which defeats the purpose. Vaped fine at 10.5w but my little standard 2.0 ohm rebuilds vape the same @ 5.5w. But I like this idea of not having the wick laying over the breather hole, which causes so many problems if not built just right (especially with cotton).

One question... how the heck did you get the perfect amounts of cotton to lay in the "wicking holes" (divets) on either side of the chimney collar? I gave up and left cotton out of there because I sort of rolled wisps up between my fingers and wrapped the coil and compressed it... so no extra to fill those two spots, and just trying to arrange some there was too difficult without covering the center of the coil. Figured the thing was going to flood, but magically it didn't and hit great. Now I just need some 30g Kanthal...

How come every time I turn around there's more to buy?

PS Is 30g kanthal = to 30g nichrome or is the resistance of the material different?

 

[Big Screen D]

Trayce, I tamp in 4-5 small pieces of cotton with the same blunt end of the coil needle. 30ga is just stiff enough to get a good micro coil that is less prone to getting deformed and not performing right. I'm sure that some variation in coil size and resistance can be just as good or better, but after trail and error, finding the specs as I laid out was a eureka moment where the taste and performance was such head and shoulders better than anything I've vaped I was truly amazed.

Oh and Kanthal will give a slightly higher ohm reading than Nichrome, but it'll be fine.

 

[Trayce]

Thanks for the tips... am ordering 30g K tonight. Also realized I should be responding in the other thread to keep everything in one place.

 

[Big Screen D]

No Problemo

Heck, if peeps don't post in this thread from time to time, It'll get buried and clearo users will miss it.

 

[haproot]

I'm so trying this tonight! Thanks!

 

[Bkag]

Wow that is awesome! Basically turning a horizontal bottom coil design into a vertical mini carto!

 

[Big Screen D]

Bump to the top for BCC sufferer's.

 

[Trayce]

After messing up two microcoil builds the other night, getting a hot leg each time from the micro-coil not touching at every coil, I quickly made a standard coil for the night and THAT got a hot leg too!?! Got that burny grometty taste BLEH. Worse though, I don't have a bag of post insulators so don't want to be burning those up. Yet. Until I get around to ordering some. But planning on revisiting that.

So far, Big Screen, how long has a micro-coil lasted for you?

 

[Big Screen D]

Coils are lasting well. Haven't had one that failed yet, other than a few that were hosed from the get go, and I pulled them out before packing.

 

[Trayce]

Coils are lasting well. Haven't had one that failed yet, other than a few that were hosed from the get go, and I pulled them out before packing.

Very encouraging!