No worries at all, hijacks happen when a thread has run its course and people are more than welcome to take it somewhere else, but I noticed more than one person seemed to think I was the one posting all of that. Just clearing things up. 
Well I did it, and I can't believe IT WORKS!
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Hi there folks! I think there's a bit of confusion here. I am not the one into cartos...
Andria and Alisa are 2 different people. It would seem that my thread has been hijacked a little. I use RDAs andam not a huge fan of cartotanks(have one and hard ly ever use it.)
Sorry. I'll go away now.
Andria
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OMG - after a bit of fuffling around with what to wrap it on, I got the coil wrapped, and get it onto the head. Tested it, and it reads 2.4 ohm! It fires!! Got it all wicked and some new juice in the tank, and voila--
I'm still a bit awed that my first try worked, and with a used coil. Hopefully it's safe enough...so far so good, though! But please, if anyone sees "dumb noob" in this post somewhere, please say something.
When ever I read about someone Trying something like you did, I always think of this Quote...
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in that grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
Way to Go alisa1970!
Given Andrea vape cinnamon I would go with glass Boge F16 v2 Pyrex Cartomizer Tank doesn't look too bad.
I can remember when I built my first coil. I was so thrilled it actually worked. You are now on a road that will get much better. It is amazing how much we can learn when we give it a try. I was scared to death on my first one my hands were shaking and today I just did 10 in record time. Besides it saves money which is my ultimate goal. Starve the tax beast.
No problems, this is my first post of the day...maybe confusing me with Andria??
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My bad I really need to take another course on reading comprehension! Doh!
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I really need to take another course on reading comprehension! Doh!
Holy Semolinian! When did your Name turn to Green?
Right On Robino1!
Holy Semolinian! When did your Name turn to Green?
Right On Robino1!
March 8th!
Thanks!
March 8th!
Thanks!
March 8th? I don't get out Much. LOL
I think you are going to Be a Great Addition to the Team.
I use the same app all the time on my sub-ohm drippers, great stuff.
Ok Andria, I've kicked around commenting on this thread for about an hour and I just have to comment. What I'm saying might be said later on, but I had to comment since I went through some of this myself.
Pardon the chopping of your post but I wanted to focus on just a few points.
First off, yes, a higher number (meaning higher gauge) wire is thinner and that also means that it has a higher resistance per inch. In terms of clearomizers, like your T3S for example, tend to use very small wire like 32ga and sometimes up to 36ga wire because they have a very small space to put the coil/coils into. The use of that smaller (higher resistance) wire means that they can make a coil with the same resistance in a smaller size. Here's a pic that might help explain wire size as it relates to resistance:
Secondly, your coil that "gained" resistance as is was used is simply the wire burning up due to being heated as its used. When it gets hot the wire in the coil actually gets smaller in diameter over time and therefore the resistance of the wire goes up. To a small extent you can increase your power/voltage/wattage to compensate for the change but it will only work for a little while.
Now finally about the last 2 comments, there is little I can say about cartos as I haven't used them, but there are many that do and enjoy them a great deal. As far as tanks leaking, almost every tank I have every had has leaked... always.
Rebuilding does have a bit of a learning curve but I would make a suggestion that may be quite a bit cheaper and more useful for you. If you already have the wire and something approximately the size of a precision or eyeglass screwdriver, I would suggest that you consider a RDA or dripping atomizer.
A couple reasons I say that; the coil you would build for something like that is actually less complicated than for a clearo like you are doing now. The base price (not counting shipping) is about the same as a single clearo as a mini RDA (about $9) and can be rebuilt several hundred times.
The coil in your clearo is "technically" a "nano" coil, meaning its small as h*%#! And also that its difficult to work with. The one in the dripper could be as large as almost 2mm in diameter and take only about 5 wraps to be at your 2.2 ohms. Also, if making a micro-style coil, your coil doesn't get removed when its gunked up you just pull out the old cotton wick/dry burn and rewick then you're good to go again!
My coils at .6 ohms are doing amazingly well and are over a month old already.
If you'd like more info, just give me a yell and good luck getting it sorted out!
Pardon the chopping of your post but I wanted to focus on just a few points.
First off, yes, a higher number (meaning higher gauge) wire is thinner and that also means that it has a higher resistance per inch. In terms of clearomizers, like your T3S for example, tend to use very small wire like 32ga and sometimes up to 36ga wire because they have a very small space to put the coil/coils into. The use of that smaller (higher resistance) wire means that they can make a coil with the same resistance in a smaller size. Here's a pic that might help explain wire size as it relates to resistance:
Secondly, your coil that "gained" resistance as is was used is simply the wire burning up due to being heated as its used. When it gets hot the wire in the coil actually gets smaller in diameter over time and therefore the resistance of the wire goes up. To a small extent you can increase your power/voltage/wattage to compensate for the change but it will only work for a little while.
Now finally about the last 2 comments, there is little I can say about cartos as I haven't used them, but there are many that do and enjoy them a great deal. As far as tanks leaking, almost every tank I have every had has leaked... always.
Rebuilding does have a bit of a learning curve but I would make a suggestion that may be quite a bit cheaper and more useful for you. If you already have the wire and something approximately the size of a precision or eyeglass screwdriver, I would suggest that you consider a RDA or dripping atomizer.
A couple reasons I say that; the coil you would build for something like that is actually less complicated than for a clearo like you are doing now. The base price (not counting shipping) is about the same as a single clearo as a mini RDA (about $9) and can be rebuilt several hundred times.
The coil in your clearo is "technically" a "nano" coil, meaning its small as h*%#! And also that its difficult to work with. The one in the dripper could be as large as almost 2mm in diameter and take only about 5 wraps to be at your 2.2 ohms. Also, if making a micro-style coil, your coil doesn't get removed when its gunked up you just pull out the old cotton wick/dry burn and rewick then you're good to go again!
My coils at .6 ohms are doing amazingly well and are over a month old already.
If you'd like more info, just give me a yell and good luck getting it sorted out!
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