What section should I look at for tutorials if I want to try rebuilding a heads?

[ericsp]

What section should I look at for tutorials if I want to try rebuilding a heads?

I have a viva nova tank and watched the youtube video from Pbusardo on rebuilding and it didn't look to difficult.

Before I start I would look to see the equipment I need to start safely rebuilding them.

 

[Baditude]

I don't know if you can find anything better than a PBusardo demo video. He generally has good close-ups of his work and gives good explanations.

I suggest finding other coil head rebuilding tutorials for the Vivi Nova on You Tube. They have a pretty nice search function.

Otherwise, this forum has a search function, too. Here's a link to the clearomizer sub-forum: Clearomizers

 

[Wow1420]

Another thumbs up for pbusardo's youtubes.

All you really need is Kanthal A-1 wire, silica or cotton wick, scissors to cut the wick, nail clipper for snipping off dangling wire ends and an ohm meter or multimeter for checking your work. Small needle nose pliers and/or pointy tweezers can be very handy.

 

[ericsp]

I found the great videos other then Pbusardo's I guess I'm looking for videos showing different multi meters and testing to ensure I don't cause a bad malfunction or dangerous situation. Is the Ohm meter just as good as the Digital Cartomizer / Atomizer Resistance Tester (Ohm Meter)Digital Cartomizer / Atomizer Resistance Tester (Ohm Meter)

What will happen if I get a short? Will these meters check for that? I don't have a built in Ohm meter on my Ego twist.

I honestly think just the Pbusardo video is enough I'm just concerned with possible dangers and how to prevent them.

 

[Wow1420]

Yes, that meter would work. A short basically means 0 ohms resistance. The spec on that meter says "Will read from 0.01 to 9.99 ohms. " So a short would show up as 0.01. A reading of 9.99 would indicate an open (no connection).

Most ego batteries have their own short circuit protection, which means they won't fire if the resistance is too low, the button just blinks. I wouldn't be comfortable relying on that alone, but it's better than nothing. Mechanical modes without any safety circuit are where you can really get into trouble.

I think a regular multimeter (something like this http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Digital-Multimeter-Uni-Trend-UT10A/dp/B005O9ZSMM) is more versatile, but I'm used to using them for electronics work. It's less convenient having to fiddle around with leads on an atomizer connection than something you just screw the atomizer into.

 

[Jazzi Mike]

Good luck with your rebuilding Vivi Novas. I tried to do that with Kanger before, but there are too many parts and they are too small. Just went straight in to genesis-style atomizers.

 

[ericsp]

After reading up on some rebuilding I came across a post or two regarding the dangers of using Silicia as a wick and people moving to cotton or SS mesh.

Is this a big concern? and if so where are people getting their cotton for wicks? Suppliers other then ebay?

Also if I choose Rebuild Heads with SS what Heads and batteries/APV's should I be looking at?

 

[HughDaHand]

After reading up on some rebuilding I came across a post or two regarding the dangers of using Silicia as a wick and people moving to cotton or SS mesh.

Is this a big concern? and if so where are people getting their cotton for wicks? Suppliers other then ebay?

Also if I choose Rebuild Heads with SS what Heads and Batteries/APV's should I be looking at?

I never really worried about silica being unsafe, but I am no expert. I personally switched to cotton to get away from the bad taste silica adds to my juice. I just use 100% cotton balls that I had around the house, pretty sure they came from my local dollar store. It is a pretty clean flavor once the wicks have had a good 8 hour soak.