Wrapping Coils - How to do it right?

[JaydeeEm]

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am semi-new to this whole scene although I've accumlated quite a few different mods/rdas/tanks/rtas quickly.

When I purchased said RDA(Mutation X v2 - 2 of them, Kayfun Lite Plus) I was shown how to do it and wrapped my own coils at the shop using their equipment.
I went out and got my own set of screwdrivers, cotton, etc to be prepared to wrap my own coils. I have 26 and 28 gauge, 26 for Mutation, 28 for Kayfun.

This morning i tried wrapping a coil for my Kayfun and failed 7 times. My goal is to be between .3-.4 ohms. I use it on an eLeaf iStick as a side note. Now when i wrapped it at the shop I was told 7 wraps.. and I keep ending up between .8 - 1.6. NOW, when i squeeze the coil together with a needle nose the ohm reader reads .3

Should I just get a butane torch and heat that baby up and squeeze the coil together while its hot or what? And could you guys maybe give me some diameter measurements that I should be wrapping for my kayfun and mutations?

Thanks a lot and I'd appreciate helpful responses rather than the "Theres multiple threads on this" type comments.

 

[Pushbutton]

I think you may have misheard, or got an information mix-up. For a stock Kayfun you want to shoot for something around 1.5Ohms for starters. 0.3-0.4 wont do much good there, since it lacks the airflow required for such builds.

7-9 wraps of 28gauge sound like a good starting point. I'd not worry too much about the Ohms, anything 1.2-1.8ohm will work in the Kayfun, just a matter of preference.
Also, as far i know the iStick wont fire anything below 1Ohm so building down to 0.3 wont do you any good.

I'd certainly get a torch, or my personal preference a simple outdoor lighter. Briefly torching the wire before wrapping the coil will pre-oxidize it and reduce hotspots.
After wrapping, torch again briefly and let it cool down while holding it with a pair of tweezers or small pliers.

I dont have any expierence with the MutationX, but i seem to recall it having massive airflow and more of a cloudchasers device. 26gauge would be a good starter wire, lets say 7-8 wraps, but if you build dualcoil (on a 2.5mm drillbit) that would land you at 0.5ohms (2x 1ohm coil) so it wont fire on the iStick.

 

[JaydeeEm]

DING DING DING!

I just remembered wrong. 1.3 was what he told me to shoot for and thank you so much for that information. Thats why the iStick was saying "Atomizer Low" or "Protection". You have answered all my questions. Thanks again.

 

[AndriaD]

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Andria

 

[super_X_drifter]

Here is some info to help with winding perfect tensioned micro coils

No torch, no squeezing, just winding baby

http://youtu.be/E6kzJInQtWE