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my first center coil build
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1.5 ohms.. i built another and now getting hot spots that wont go away, have more to learn about these apparently lol
Are you getting hotspots with, or without your coil wicked?
Have you ever squeezed your contact coils together with a pair of tweezers after they are mounted to your build deck? Give your coils a nice little warm up and once you release the power to your battery, squeeze with a pair of tweezers or pliers to bring the coil loops into contact with each other more equally. Repeat this process a couple of times until you see your coils glowing the hottest and heating up from the inside wraps to the outer ones.
chris damron
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Another trick for hot spots is to take the edge of your tweezers and sort lightly of rake them across the coil, or use them to tap the spot of the coil that's getting too hot. Works for me every time.
yes i go above what is needed.. squeeze and torch then put it in the dripper, dry burn and squeeze
here is what im talking about, you can see the two little strands that are like black.. it does this until i let off the button then its all the same color
here is what im talking about, you can see the two little strands that are like black.. it does this until i let off the button then its all the same color
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If the coil is tight, and glowing from the inside out, I wouldn't worry about it. Kanthal is a manufactured product, so if the wire varies in thickness by the smalles amount between one point or another, it could cause this effect. I've seen this before in building my coils here and there, but never gave it any importance and never detected any difference in vape quality.
Of course, my opinion, what the fuck do I know
Of course, my opinion, what the fuck do I know
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Like I said earlier, strumming the coil with a pick or tweezers fixes this. It works 100% of the time for me at least.
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I strum my genesis coils to eliminate hotspots but hadn't bothered with micro coils, I just get them nice and tight and even. It also helps to keep even tension on the wire while wraping them and wrap them as close together as possible prior to mounting them or compressing them with tweezers.
i did try that before i ripped it out.. strummed it like a guitar and tapped on it as well lol neither worked
I have had really good luck pulling the wire tight after wrapping around the drillbit or screwdriver with pliers. And then when its mounted pull again away from the posts. Fire the coil and after its glowing, squeeze together. Do that again and run the drillbit through the coil to get it straight again. Haven't had hot legs since I started doing it this way, and the coils can come out looking straight and very clean.
At least someone has figured it out. It's like making love, you have to do it right. Kayfun & Russian are a Bitch to build a coil for. The most demanding Atomizers I have ever seen. But when you get it right! Heaven. I use .34 Kanthal from Temco, 1.5 Silica from Lighting Vapes. 8 wraps. 2.3 Ohms is good. Their comfort Attys. not made for clouds. They will make them though.
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What I will do sometimes too, is to put the bit, or needle, or whatever you wrapped the coil with, back into the coil after pulsing it. I'll pull on it a little to get the coil back straight again. Sometimes when you pinch, it will make a wrap overlap or similar. Pulling on them a bit helps to tighten them back up a bit.