My first build as far as I can recall is making dualcoil-setup into a Genny 
It was not fun, but taught me how to build properly
It was not fun, but taught me how to build properly Your first build, did you....
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Wow again Thank you all for all the replies, you've all been really helpful!!
So on it's way I have:
Kanthal 24AWG 30ft.
Cotton
Coiler
Ohm Meter
Kanger SubTank Mini
While I wait, I will be certainly watching some videos to educates myself
So on it's way I have:
Kanthal 24AWG 30ft.
Cotton
Coiler
Ohm Meter
Kanger SubTank Mini
While I wait, I will be certainly watching some videos to educates myself
Wow again Thank you all for all the replies, you've all been really helpful!!
So on it's way I have:
Kanthal 24AWG 30ft.
Cotton
Coiler
Ohm Meter
Kanger SubTank Mini
While I wait, I will be certainly watching some videos to educates myself
Cool. Looks like a nice "Kit".
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If your using a modern regulated mod there is an ohm meter built into most of them. If the resistance of your build is to low (or a short) it will tell you.
I think I spent $5 on some wire and about that or less on some cotton to get started. Screwdrivers, screws and other round items are easy to wind on. Some like getting specialized coiling jigs to help with some builds. You can spend as much or as little as you want here. Awesome savings over buying factory coils - and much more reliable.
Time only.
No.
If your using a modern regulated mod there is an ohm meter built into most of them. If the resistance of your build is to low (or a short) it will tell you.
I think I spent $5 on some wire and about that or less on some cotton to get started. Screwdrivers, screws and other round items are easy to wind on. Some like getting specialized coiling jigs to help with some builds. You can spend as much or as little as you want here. Awesome savings over buying factory coils - and much more reliable.
gawd that question brings back some memories!
Wow again Thank you all for all the replies, you've all been really helpful!!
So on it's way I have:
Kanthal 24AWG 30ft.
Cotton
Coiler
Ohm Meter
Kanger SubTank Mini
While I wait, I will be certainly watching some videos to educates myself
that should be plenty to get you up and running. also, not sure if anyone's mentioned it yet, but steam-engine.org can be a very good tool to help figure out how many wraps you'll need to get the resistance you want.
Also if you have an Android device there is a free app on Google play called Vaper's Toolbox that works for the wire you are using. It doesn't have the TC based wires...yet...but I have it on good authority the author is looking into adding those.
My first build, which happened to be in a Marquis dripper converted to bottom feed, trying for vertical coils. Needless to say it took a couple hours after watching many videos and posts on ECF.
Now that I have all the proper tools it's quite simple. Like anything, there is a learning curve involved.
Now that I have all the proper tools it's quite simple. Like anything, there is a learning curve involved.
My first build was rebuilding Protank heads. I had read for hours and watched many videos on rebuilding them. Using info gleaned from that I decided on 30g kanthal and ordered a spool from Temco.
In the meantime I stole diagonal cutters from the tackle box, cotton and scissors from the first aid kit and a drill bit, needle nosed pliers and multimeter from the tool shed. Read and rewatched videos till the wire arrived late in the week. Decided to wait till lazy Sunday to do the deed.
Sunday arrives, the big day. I cleared my desk, laid out paper towels and all the tools. Went as far as to position a gooseneck lamp over the work area. I then poured a good porter and queued up several Eagles(RIP Glenn Frey) albums in Winamp expecting an hour or two of building and learning.
Three drinks of beer and a couple of songs later I had built my first coil head. I was happy but still yet somewhat disappointed this great endeavor I had built up in my mind to require surgical precision and a steady hand to accomplish was rather easy. I proceeded to rebuild my only other spent coil head and several new ones.
Moral of the story; don't fret it, it's not hard at all and doesn't have to be perfect to work. Do understand what resistance your build will yield and if it is suitable for the atty and mod you intend to use it on. Make sure you do not have a dead short, especially if using on a mech.
The overriding goal is to enjoy the vape.
In the meantime I stole diagonal cutters from the tackle box, cotton and scissors from the first aid kit and a drill bit, needle nosed pliers and multimeter from the tool shed. Read and rewatched videos till the wire arrived late in the week. Decided to wait till lazy Sunday to do the deed.
Sunday arrives, the big day. I cleared my desk, laid out paper towels and all the tools. Went as far as to position a gooseneck lamp over the work area. I then poured a good porter and queued up several Eagles(RIP Glenn Frey) albums in Winamp expecting an hour or two of building and learning.
Three drinks of beer and a couple of songs later I had built my first coil head. I was happy but still yet somewhat disappointed this great endeavor I had built up in my mind to require surgical precision and a steady hand to accomplish was rather easy. I proceeded to rebuild my only other spent coil head and several new ones.
Moral of the story; don't fret it, it's not hard at all and doesn't have to be perfect to work. Do understand what resistance your build will yield and if it is suitable for the atty and mod you intend to use it on. Make sure you do not have a dead short, especially if using on a mech.
The overriding goal is to enjoy the vape.
First build, was also my first vape ever, and was in a Kanger Subtank Mini
Watched a RIp Trippers vid on it, got it right first go. Easier than many people had on here.
Lol, if i hadnt i think i might have ended up a prebuilt coil person <- was trying to avoid this, so thats a win
Watched a RIp Trippers vid on it, got it right first go. Easier than many people had on here.
Lol, if i hadnt i think i might have ended up a prebuilt coil person <- was trying to avoid this, so thats a win
Thank you and good choice in music....the world is more...empty todayMy first build was rebuilding Protank heads. I had read for hours and watched many videos on rebuilding them. Using info gleaned from that I decided on 30g kanthal and ordered a spool from Temco.
In the meantime I stole diagonal cutters from the tackle box, cotton and scissors from the first aid kit and a drill bit, needle nosed pliers and multimeter from the tool shed. Read and rewatched videos till the wire arrived late in the week. Decided to wait till lazy Sunday to do the deed.
Sunday arrives, the big day. I cleared my desk, laid out paper towels and all the tools. Went as far as to position a gooseneck lamp over the work area. I then poured a good porter and queued up several Eagles(RIP Glenn Frey) albums in Winamp expecting an hour or two of building and learning.
Three drinks of beer and a couple of songs later I had built my first coil head. I was happy but still yet somewhat disappointed this great endeavor I had built up in my mind to require surgical precision and a steady hand to accomplish was rather easy. I proceeded to rebuild my only other spent coil head and several new ones.
Moral of the story; don't fret it, it's not hard at all and doesn't have to be perfect to work. Do understand what resistance your build will yield and if it is suitable for the atty and mod you intend to use it on. Make sure you do not have a dead short, especially if using on a mech.
The overriding goal is to enjoy the vape.
RIP Glenn.
Did not watch you tube, just bought some stuff and tried
first build was the KFL+...what a biatch....them screws are way to tiny!
But I managed in the end......but went to RTA's with posts instead of screws soonish...much easier!!
Building the coil is the easy part, getting the wicking right and getting the coil on the deck (although with posts not so much) are the hardest parts of DIY (at least for me).....
first build was the KFL+...what a biatch....them screws are way to tiny!
But I managed in the end......but went to RTA's with posts instead of screws soonish...much easier!!
Building the coil is the easy part, getting the wicking right and getting the coil on the deck (although with posts not so much) are the hardest parts of DIY (at least for me).....
I got my first YUK hit off a new head in my CE4 clearo. I wasn't even sure of the name of the clearo I was using let alone having someone show me how to use it. I did know that Youtube was a wealth of resources from previous jams I was in doing home reno's. Began to search, found something that looked like what I was using, from there I revamped the coil and OMG what a difference. After watching a bunch of videos I learned I could rebuild that clearo, got some silica, 32 gauge wire and proceeded to improve my clearo vape by 1000 fold. That was 3 years ago within the first 2 weeks of my vape journey. The clearos didn't last long before I found protanks and vaped and rebuilt them for my wife and I for almost 2 years. The protanks set the stage for me to be able to rebuild almost any atty I bought after that. Now its clapton, twisted and subohm in our subtanks for us and loving the vape. I can't count on 1 hand how many lousy builds I made but with protanks your restricted on what you can build.
I am a forum junkie who finds time all the time to read up and learn then apply my new knowledge to what ever I'm doing. DIY juice isn't as cut and dry as rebuilding but with research I have found flavor bases that we both enjoy and almost a year later of DIY juice building I will always be experimenting with different flavors to find those perfect matches.
I am a forum junkie who finds time all the time to read up and learn then apply my new knowledge to what ever I'm doing. DIY juice isn't as cut and dry as rebuilding but with research I have found flavor bases that we both enjoy and almost a year later of DIY juice building I will always be experimenting with different flavors to find those perfect matches.
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