vivi nova rebuilding question...what wire and wick should I use

[paulw2014]

I was newbie just a week ago and now I've done my first cleaning and dry burn of the vivi nova 2.5, I feel I'm ready to step it up to the next level. I want to be able to rebuild my heads from now on. I feel that the stock 2.4 ohm head work the best for me so what wire should I use for the coil and where do I buy it?

For the wick, I want silica or other nonflammable wick. I don't want to use cotton since I can't dry burn with that.

Please guide me to the right stuff I need and where to buy them.

Thanks

 

[kalifornia]

amazon, wickandwire.com

 

[NancyR]

I would suggest you read this thread http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/284030-wick-materials-safe-vs-dangerous.html, you might be surprised to learn what wicks are better and why.

And this one has good info on recoiling a vivi nova, the op had one of the first runs, but if you go through it you will see a lot of tricks http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/rebuildable-atomizer-systems/295410-vivi-nova-rebuild-tutorial.html

 

[paulw2014]

wow, didn't know silica (the default wick that came with the vivi nova) can be dangerous.

 

[NancyR]

wow, didn't know silica (the default wick that came with the vivi nova) can be dangerous.

That is why I linked you to that, I personally use cotton. And ok I can't dry burn it, but it takes me all of 3 to 4 minutes to pull the head make a new coil and get it back on the vivi nova. Making dry burning of it kinda pointless.

 

[Unforeseen]

Moved to Assorted PV Topics - Rebuildable Atomizer Systems

 

[donnah]

I'm using cotton also. Here is a link for wire.. good price and cheap shipping. I got my cotton on ebay.. candle wicking I don't know that I'm entirely happy with this cotton wick, it's kinda thick and dense.. it's working though.

Here is a good video on rebuilding

 

[jimbill]

I have been having good luck with the cotton candle wick just had to enlarge the slolts on my vivi with a hacksaw and using some nichrome 36 gadge at 4.6v and been amazing,here is a good place for some wire. PnJ Resources, LLC : Nichrome 80

 

[bsidb]

Had recent success with cotton gauze, dollar store, and 34 gage nichrome 60 from http://jacobs-online.biz100ft for 8$ Kept getting a burnt hit at random with the silica wick at most thickness,even with a cotton overlay,nr legs,double wraped legs, Burnt! Nasty. Cotton, nice, more flavour, consistant, never dry, no flood, hit after hit, I wasnt going to buy anouther vivi til I got this one working to my pleasure, well its working and I ordered 2 more, from Got Vapes

 

[bsidb]

30 gage seems to be better and boiling the cotton is the way to go