Wotofo Serpent Mini
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I got this sexy little beast today! I was a huge serpent fan when the originals came out, but I'm an even bigger fan now. This thing is everything the first one should have been. Just wish it had the same capacity or more. I've had it for about 3 hrs and already filled it 4 times. Fortunately my 24g SS came in today as well so I was ready to go with a coil. No problems with trapping the leads. Had to put another drip tip on the stock looked good but too short for my liking.
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Apparently there's a black serpent mini according to petal at wotofo.
Has anyone tried a 28 or larger gauge wire in this thing? Feels like it would be kinda difficult to trap the leads with anything higher than 26.
Has anyone tried a 28 or larger gauge wire in this thing? Feels like it would be kinda difficult to trap the leads with anything higher than 26.
Outdid me lol, for now just using the included twisted wire.
26g might be possible if you manage to trap directly between the screw and the post. I always used 26g in the original serpents. This new design just had me worried so I grabbed some 24g and works beautifully you can lay it flat in the channel and the screw can pin it underneath with no connection issues. I might try the 26g with the next build just to see I've got about 4ft left
It was a bit tricky but I did a 26g spaced build on the mini serpent.
the gap in the slots when you fully tighten the hex screws are larger than the thickness of the wire so you do have to make sure u trap the leads. That's why I was wondering if anyone has tried something thinner. Want to pair this with a 18350 mod so wanted the lowest power requirement possible.
the gap in the slots when you fully tighten the hex screws are larger than the thickness of the wire so you do have to make sure u trap the leads. That's why I was wondering if anyone has tried something thinner. Want to pair this with a 18350 mod so wanted the lowest power requirement possible.
But that sort of makes the wire thicker no? Was thinking a single strand 28gauge in that thing, probably going to have to try when I return to Shanghai.
you're right.
I had Problems with 28ga.
So I filled the Grub Screws ends Flatter. Worked on One Side Great. Not so good on the Other Side.
I only really use my Serpent Mini for a Short Trip Tank. So I Haven't been building it all that much. I can live with it the way it is. But they Shouldn't have Milled the Wire Slots so Deep.
Oh you can Trap a 28ga or 30ga Wire. You just have to kinda Center the Wire on the Up and Down of the Slot when you tighten the Grub Screw.
If Wotofo had cut the Slots leaving Any Amount of thread in the Posts, even a Hairs Breath, it would have Trapped even a 36ga Wire. But one mine, one side was cut little Deeper. So a 28ga wire doesn't trap all that well by just Laying it in the Slot.
Yeah its just a bit annoying to do a build with thin wires. I'm going to attempt it regardless once I return.
There's a trick I use where I fold the end of the leads with pliers. Gives the screw more to grab on to.
When I first started using TC I had to do the same thing with the 30g ni200 wire. Back then they kept making the post holes on everything bigger and bigger to accommodate the 22,24g stuff so I used to fold sometimes triple the wire in the post holes to make it work. Someone on here found some crimp on ends at a jewelry supply that pretty much did the same thing. Necessity is the motherhood of invention.
Where did you get the black one from? Thanks!I got this sexy little beast today! I was a huge serpent fan when the originals came out, but I'm an even bigger fan now. This thing is everything the first one should have been. Just wish it had the same capacity or more. I've had it for about 3 hrs and already filled it 4 times. Fortunately my 24g SS came in today as well so I was ready to go with a coil. No problems with trapping the leads. Had to put another drip tip on the stock looked good but too short for my liking.
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