Wrapping clapton coils

[AngeNZ]

Many vapers love their claptons.
And guitar players should have some Clapton in their collection. I do.
Best when strung on an electric, a Strat or Tele, and awesome with a pick scrape.
A440, naturally.

Seriously it is excellent wire and ups the flavor. Try some...

Claptons are named after EC as @smacuser referenced. Smac, Layla...perfect.
How about 5LY's...or Wonderful Tonight vsn from 24 Nights? Check it.

What I love is that clapton coils were invented here at ECF by @mrdee3

The Clapton coil

 

[sonicbomb]

NO WAY! Can you prove that?

 

[classwife]

What I love is that clapton coils were invented here at ECF by @mrdee3

The Clapton coil

Thank you for posting that.
I just made that thread a sticky in Coil Builds. He deserves to be remembered/credited for this

 

[Punk In Drublic]

What I love is that clapton coils were invented here at ECF by @mrdee3

The Clapton coil

Few references on the web that the Clapton coil was developed by an ECF member – but no mention of his name or handle (least not that I found). I’ve made a couple of unsuccessful attempts at trying to find a reference – you are strong with the ECF search skills. Nice find


@classwife – fully agree

 

[Jebbn]

I wondered why it was called a Clapton coil.
"The idea came to me when a friend of mine was jamming on his guitar, thought to myself wow those strings would have a lot of surface area."

I wouldve called it Scofield or the Django coil. maybe just, Eric.

 

[Skunk!]

What I love is that clapton coils were invented here at ECF by @mrdee3

The Clapton coil

Awesome! I didn't know that.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

I wouldve called it Scofield or the Django coil. maybe just, Eric.

Or even the Metheny ......

But Clapton it is ... on a Hussar Project X (clone).

 

[AngeNZ]

Or even the Metheny ......

But Clapton it is ... on a Hussar Project X (clone).
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[AngeNZ]

Thank you everyone in this thread for the help and tips For other newbies or those having the same problem:

Using the black winders that correspond to your coil id rod (eg 3mm id rod
use the 30 end) work magic with clapton wires. I gave up on them with single 28ga wire as they just caused the wraps to overlap - but with thicker wire, they are perfect. I get a perfect clapton coil every time - clockwise or anti-clockwise

I've also tried it using pliers to hold the wire and wrapping the rod around the wire, and this works perfectly too - no more twisted claptons

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Thank you everyone in this thread for the help and tips For other newbies or those having the same problem:

Using the black winders that correspond to your coil id rod (eg 3mm id rod
use the 30 end) work magic with clapton wires. I gave up on them with single 28ga wire as they just caused the wraps to overlap - but with thicker wire, they are perfect. I get a perfect clapton coil every time - clockwise or anti-clockwise

I've also tried it using pliers to hold the wire and wrapping the rod around the wire, and this works perfectly too - no more twisted claptons

If you try "lightly" wrapping with the corresponding winder and single 28g wire it won't overlap. When I first got my CM and used 28g it overlapped but I quickly learned to use light pressure on the winder end and then it worked fine. They will still be tight wraps. Perhaps not as tight as you can get with a pliers IDK never tried that, yet. But I will.