What is going on with Kanger single coil heads ?

[arkham]

Hello everybody,

I'm into vaping since 1 year and a half.
I've tried a lot different combos, and recently I was quite happy with kangeretch products, especially since the aerotank came out.
However it's been a month or two that I'm having problems with the coils.
In the past a single coil used to last at least 2 weeks, with a dry burn from time to time.
Now? I've trashed at least 15 coils, they tasted burn, or rubber, they flooded even with the aerotank... in short a lot of different problems.
A friend of mine is experiencing the same problems, and a vendor told us that a lot of people are complaining about this.
I've ordered different stocks from at least 4 or 5 different vendors here in Europe.

Have you experiencing the same problems ? Why this all of a sudden? Is kanger only caring about their new dual coil heads ?
Honestly I didn't find huge benefits on kanger dual coils to justify the price ... Now I'm moving to rebuildables ... but at least I'd like to keep my aerotanks as backups...

 

[minitater]

Depending on the type of juice you are using, two weeks is not unreasonable. When I started rebuilding my own coils for my T3's I soon exceeded the "factory" originals in duration and taste. I still have five new coils that I have never used since I have rebuilt my original coils for around six months. I use cotton wicking material rather than the original wisp of silica that the factory uses. I suggest you try rebuilding your coils as I believe this could solve all the issues you mentioned.

wt

 

[Necrotic]

Try rebuilding the Kangertech coils instead. There are a lot of tutorials on YouTube

 

[coalyard]

For less than the price of a 5 pack of those things you can get 100' of 30ga kanthal and a bag of organic cotton balls. Problem solved. I only buy them for parts anymore.

 

[Smokachino]

You're definitely not alone, and it must be some sort of quality control issue. I'm only keeping all my stock coils for emergencies or for rebuilding, and the rebuilt coils just perform so much better. Also, after I started rebuilding with cotton, I found I just don't like the taste of my juice with silica wicks.

 

[motabrownie]

Like Necrotic said, get on Youtube. Rebuilt coils are the way to go. And its super easy after a little trial and error

 

[kachuge]

totally with everybody on the crappy factory coils,
and that is what caused me to start rebuilding.....

once in a blue moon you come across a super duper factory coil that dry burns perfectly and that you can keep going for what seems like forever....... once in a blue moon......

I really like the cotton, but when i'm not in a mood for trial and error, I just defer to silica

***remember, when rebuilding.... check your ohms........... check your ohms.....

first for safety, then to make sure they're going to work.........

g

 

[BigCatDaddy]

I've been using Kangers since I started vaping and there was always a problem with the stock heads. Once I started rebuilding with cotton and replaced all of my bases (Protank II and Mini Protank II) with the Areotank base, no more problems. I have the best luck with 32 GA. kanthal. Most of the vids I have watched use 28, but it's like trying to use fence wire to me. 6 wraps of 32 on a 1/16" drillbit gives you a 1.8Ω coil. Sweet vape IMHO!!

 

[arkham]

Ok guys I see... thank for your answers ...
I've recently started to play with a genesis style, the RSST, and since I was into rebuilding I also tried to rebuild some kanger coils.
I think that is more simple to rebuild a genesis than a protank, at least for now since I'm a beginner. Not to mention the performances of this kind of atomizer. Anyway I'll keep trying to really see the difference.
At least one thing is sure, never buy kanger coils again ^^

 

[oldnic]

It seems like the heads that came with it were fine. After a month they were getting a little dirty and a bit more fussy about voltage. I replaced them today in about 5 minutes from a box of wicks and wires I got from fast tech and they are back ot original performance. I'm posting my procedure.

 

[drinksomething]

As many others here have said: rebuild them. The problem with dry-burning the kanger coils is that the insulator between the coil legs begins to burn as the coil heats up. While this may not be a problem initially, the burned insulator begins to taste terrible quickly and you will eventually damage it to the point that it will become nonfunctional. If you want to make them last longer and still want to dry-burn, the only way you can do it without damaging the assembly is to remove the coil, itself, from the coil head and burn that and then reassemble it. The reassembly can be a pain because the coil legs are already cut to the length they need to be whereas, when building a new coil, the legs are long and you assemble and then cut.

Rebuilding them is relatively easy to do and only takes a little bit of practice to master. Buy a new 5-pack of coils and, as you use them, rebuild the old ones so that you have spares ready to use. Personally, if you're wanting to keep around the stock voltage (i.e., 2.5-3.0 ohms), I would recommend 32ga kanthal. With such a small space in which the coil is contained, 32ga needs fewer wraps to get to that high of a resistance. Using 30ga or especially 28ga would require many, many wraps to get that high. Try to find out the minimum resistance your battery/mod requires in order to fire a coil and build from there.

Also, when I was using the Kanger T3S, I found that pulling the cap off of the coil head and scraping the gunk off of the coil with a hobby knife worked relatively well. While it wasn't as good as a full dry-burn (which causes that insulator to melt), it added some life to it without damaging it.

 

[BigCatDaddy]

Ok guys I see... thank for your answers ...
I've recently started to play with a genesis style, the RSST, and since I was into rebuilding I also tried to rebuild some kanger coils.
I think that is more simple to rebuild a genesis than a protank, at least for now since I'm a beginner. Not to mention the performances of this kind of atomizer. Anyway I'll keep trying to really see the difference.
At least one thing is sure, never buy kanger coils again ^^

I have to use a jewelers magnifying visor to be able to see well enough to rebuild them, danged things are so tiny. I look like a mad scientist when I'm rebuilding, but it's the only way I can get them tightly wound and seated properly. I also use an Artistic Wire Coiling Gizmo and a Helping Hands clip system too, I love tools!!

 

[Sarin]

Kanger definitely have a QA issue with their coils and it's been going on for a while. I've personally given up on buying them and started rebuilding as the others have said.

 

[Loopcity]

Someone told me to soak them in rubbing alcohol. Any thoughts on this?

 

[Necrotic]

Someone told me to soak them in rubbing alcohol. Any thoughts on this?

Cheap vodka... something you can actually injest! DO NOT USE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL!

 

[retic1959]

Ok guys I see... thank for your answers ...
I've recently started to play with a genesis style, the RSST, and since I was into rebuilding I also tried to rebuild some kanger coils.
I think that is more simple to rebuild a genesis than a protank, at least for now since I'm a beginner. Not to mention the performances of this kind of atomizer. Anyway I'll keep trying to really see the difference.
At least one thing is sure, never buy kanger coils again ^^

It's much easier IMO to build on a RBA than messing with those tiny Kanger heads as you've discovered , also eliminates the dryburning issue with the insulator , my protanks are locked away in the deepest , darkest part of my vape museum sealed with curses that will befall on anyone that exposes them to the light of day , my advice is to buy a Kayfun or a Kayfun clone , and never look back .

 

[gchirki]

i rebuild my single coil kanger heads with 32g kanthal and organic cotton. Makes it super easy to replace the cotton, quick dry burn(not too much or youll fry the insulator, just a millisecond of red), replace the cotton and voila, a new coil. I rebuild 3-5 a week and it only takes 5 minutes to do. Been using the same 5 heads for months. youtube is your best friend if this is uncharted territory for you but it can really save you some money

and it tastes and performs a billion times better than the stock silica heads

 

[wheelie]

For less than the price of a 5 pack of those things you can get 100' of 30ga kanthal and a bag of organic cotton balls. Problem solved. I only buy them for parts anymore.

Lightning Vapes sells the seals cheap.

 

[arkham]

It's much easier IMO to build on a RBA than messing with those tiny Kanger heads as you've discovered , also eliminates the dryburning issue with the insulator , my protanks are locked away in the deepest , darkest part of my vape museum sealed with curses that will befall on anyone that exposes them to the light of day , my advice is to buy a Kayfun or a Kayfun clone , and never look back .

You made me laugh!

 

[djsvapour]

OK... so here's my comment.

I must have used over 50 Kanger coils. Not one has lasted more than a week.

Now, I can rebuild them (in most of the popular ways) but recently, I've been using premade wicks/coils at 5c a go. (3 pence, for English/UK)

and how long do these last? weeks.... WEEKS.....

It doesn't take much working out. They are very poor quality. It HAS to be deliberate..... Kanger must want to save 2c per coil..... by using materials even worse than the 5c ones.

Crazy... (but possible.....)