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Robert B

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First build !!. double 28 gauge wire, 7 wraps, Koga Japanese cotton wick. Acerig Plume Veil on top of a caravela clone mod. ohms out at .8. Going to build a few more this evening to see if I get a tighter coil. This seems to vape nicely though.
 

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UncleRJ

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Congrats on popping your coil cherry!

It only gets easier with time.
 

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I got a tobeco plume veil clone sits on a M16 bronze clone. 7/8 wraps gplat 26g dual coil. Wish i had an ohm reader.
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Did you just leave the wire longer on the end of the coil to keep the coils further away from the posts? Yours look good mine is horrible
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Robert B

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Did you just leave the wire longer on the end of the coil to keep the coils further away from the posts? Yours look good mine is horrible
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Yes, I left the wire a little longer to try and center the coil on the deck just a bit.
 

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Important to remember for new builders that unlike the "open" coils of days gone by....micro style coils can have mile long legs as long as all of the coils are snug against one another.
 

dclifford

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Brian your deck looks bigger then mine but we both have a plume veil. They only make one size right? I just tried copying your build to allow space for more cotton and I cannot figure how you make it fit like that.
 

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I have been using this screwdriver to build not sure of the mm though is this too small perhaps?
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Coil diametre is a matter of personal preference. Some like nano coils, some micro, some macro.
 

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I just cannot get it to be around 1 ohm with dual coils. I've seen the Steam engine site but haven't really understood the best way to use it as of yet
 

Brian33

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Brian your deck looks bigger then mine but we both have a plume veil. They only make one size right? I just tried copying your build to allow space for more cotton and I cannot figure how you make it fit like that.
Idk if different companies make their clones a bit different. After i finish with my wire imma move down to 24g and join some comps.
 

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