Oh there was a whole discussion on that in that political thread you mentioned. What an ordeal.Fellars is a made up word, we'll call gender-neutral for the sake of conversation. Lol
At least this thread got back to what VU is all about.
Oh there was a whole discussion on that in that political thread you mentioned. What an ordeal.Fellars is a made up word, we'll call gender-neutral for the sake of conversation. Lol
It's only a vocabulary issue if you are Leftist who wants to cloud and obscure the question at hand by changing the language used to suit your political agenda, and that's what you are. Stuff your Leftist rhetoric buddy!
By the way, it pleases me to extend to you a warm and cordial welcome to my ignore list. Best of luck to you!
lol I buy my wire on 250 foot spools. Planning on ordering another1750 feet (but 1000 of that is ss for wrapping) $8 for 30 feet or 19.00 for 250 feet.. no brainer.If it helps at all, I've only been building a couple of months. I figure for every "decent" coil I've made I've botched at least 3. It's a learning curve we all go through. Good thing wire and cotton is cheap.
She/he left because we are all leftists assholes
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gbalkam, Kingpin, gopher_byrd and EVERYONE ELSE on VU who have been so helpful. I followed everyone's advice, made myself a coil from 26 ga SS wire, 6 wraps @2.5mm slightly spaced, attached it (not touching anything), tested it (lovely), wicked it up (snug but not tight), juiced it up....etc. Vaping it right now and it's really good! It really wasn't that difficult, either.Start at low power and work your way up. Tune the coil without wick or juice (get it glowing from mid coil to outer)
asking new coil? Make sure your wire contacts are tight, the steel sleeve is properly in place, and that the coil is screwed in snug and correctly. Removing the atomizer, press fire, put atty back should force a new atty read.
All this is trouble shooting. You will just automatically do it as you learn what to look for next time.
Once you install the wick, trim just at the top of the steel sleeve, poke it down to cover the holes, prime holes and coil with a few drops, then DO NOT adjust the wick. It is as good as it will ever be and moving it only makes it worse. (unless you just need to clear the edges off the airflow... gently)
Also... always make sure the coil doesn't touch the top cap of the RBA, you will get a short.
AND as I already mentioned always start with your power turned down and work your way up. You can't unburn a wick but you can prevent burning in the first place.
Congratulations!gbalkam, Kingpin, gopher_byrd and EVERYONE ELSE on VU who have been so helpful. I followed everyone's advice, made myself a coil from 26 ga SS wire, 6 wraps @2.5mm slightly spaced, attached it (not touching anything), tested it (lovely), wicked it up (snug but not tight), juiced it up....etc. Vaping it right now and it's really good! It really wasn't that difficult, either.
Now I'm looking for a decent RTA to buy. I know several of you suggested an RDA but I prefer a little more juice capacity. There's probably a different forum for that, so I'll be getting y'all's advice there.
Just wanted to post my success & give a big shout out to y'all.
I'm going to throw a shout out for the iJoy EXO RTA. Single or Dual coil RTA with MTL air pin. Two glass pieces for less or more juice. I feel this RTA will grow well for a beginner and take them to the next stage. Oh, and damn good flavor output as well.Congratulations!
Several rtas to choose from...
If you are looking at options Take a look at the Cthulhu mtl, it's easy to build on and coming in stock it will work as a resistive lung hitter. If you wanted a tighter draw, it has airflow reducers that will screw in under the coil.
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gbalkam, Kingpin, gopher_byrd and EVERYONE ELSE on VU who have been so helpful. I followed everyone's advice, made myself a coil from 26 ga SS wire, 6 wraps @2.5mm slightly spaced, attached it (not touching anything), tested it (lovely), wicked it up (snug but not tight), juiced it up....etc. Vaping it right now and it's really good! It really wasn't that difficult, either.
Now I'm looking for a decent RTA to buy. I know several of you suggested an RDA but I prefer a little more juice capacity. There's probably a different forum for that, so I'll be getting y'all's advice there.
Just wanted to post my success & give a big shout out to y'all.
gbalkam, Kingpin, gopher_byrd and EVERYONE ELSE on VU who have been so helpful. I followed everyone's advice, made myself a coil from 26 ga SS wire, 6 wraps @2.5mm slightly spaced, attached it (not touching anything), tested it (lovely), wicked it up (snug but not tight), juiced it up....etc. Vaping it right now and it's really good! It really wasn't that difficult, either.
Now I'm looking for a decent RTA to buy. I know several of you suggested an RDA but I prefer a little more juice capacity. There's probably a different forum for that, so I'll be getting y'all's advice there.
Just wanted to post my success & give a big shout out to y'all.
I now have THREE of these bad boys and LOVE them! Dual coil setup, not MTL though, so I wouldn't recommend them to a beginner --- yet ---Aromamizer Supreme
I started rebuilding that rba with the premade wrapped coil. I still have both I think in a baggie. (also the 2 factory made coils.. lol)
Coil wrapping and rebuilding are 2 different animals.
Here is my newest build on that tank.. 32ga SS, 3 strand parallel, 7 wraps, 3.0 mm id. (had to use 3x reading glasses to do it. lol)
21 total wraps.. just think of the cloud coming off that thing.
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cut down the air flow, lower power to compensate and a small bore tip and you can M2L damn near anything.Was MTL a requirement? All of my recommendations above are direct lung
Look into some RDTA's, they generally have a larger, easier build deck, with a tank underneath your wicking goes into.gbalkam, Kingpin, gopher_byrd and EVERYONE ELSE on VU who have been so helpful. I followed everyone's advice, made myself a coil from 26 ga SS wire, 6 wraps @2.5mm slightly spaced, attached it (not touching anything), tested it (lovely), wicked it up (snug but not tight), juiced it up....etc. Vaping it right now and it's really good! It really wasn't that difficult, either.
Now I'm looking for a decent RTA to buy. I know several of you suggested an RDA but I prefer a little more juice capacity. There's probably a different forum for that, so I'll be getting y'all's advice there.
Just wanted to post my success & give a big shout out to y'all.
I dont have to worry about it.... It's cold here in Canada.To be fair firebird she was onto something there apparently 75% of men have their penis hanging to the left in their pants. 17% have their penis hanging to the right and 8% let it hang either way.
Can't fight nature baby!
Of course there are statistical anomalies put you down as a swinger then lolI dont have to worry about it.... It's cold here in Canada.
Using someone else's coils makes him less knowledgeable about his equipment than he needs to be, hence his dilemma and frustration. If you are going to build you need to know every aspect of it and do it all yourself, from winding coils by hand and wicking with appropriate materials. Shortcuts yield only frustrations and posts like the first in the thread. In my experience you need to work it hard from the start to get it right in coiling, wicking and resistance. It's when you include someone else's work in your vape that you get problems. Do your own work and you KNOW what you have.
As a newbie both to vaping and to the forum you seem a bit intense. Most of us are here to learn and not be spoken to as if we are complete idiots. TEACH people terminology, techniques and maybe share best practices that is what is helpfull. Simply stating that some one is wrong is not.I don't have any issue with your efforts to get a good vape, just with your calling it "building" which it's not. I've been building gennies for 4 years now, and it's not about using someone else's pre-made coils, stuffing cotton in them, and getting bad results.
In my experience building is hand winding your own coils, making your own wicks, installing them right, and getting good results because you know what you are doing. That's NOT what you posted about doing.
As a newbie both to vaping and to the forum you seem a bit intense. Most of us are here to learn and not be spoken to as if we are complete idiots. TEACH people terminology, techniques and maybe share best practices that is what is helpfull. Simply stating that some one is wrong is not.
Not sure about your mod as I am new to this myself. However, I did find that I'm not a fan of the premadr coils that come with things. I much prefer my own coils. As to the wicking, it's the devil! Too much=dry hit. Too little=dry hit. I found the Scottish roll to be the best, haven't had a dry hut since I started using that. Only downside to it, you use a lot of cotton. But I figure until I get more effective I'll stick with it.Once again, I turn to the vaping underground community for help.
So, I decided it's time to learn building. I started with the RBA that came with my Kagertech topbox mini kit. It already came with a nifty coil pre-installed. Wicked it up, and voila! NASTY burnt taste. Rewicked and got a few decent hits, after which the coil wire itself burnt up.
But, NP, the kit comes with a second coil. Struggled to get that sucker to sit right, wicked it up and, soaked it like a wet T-shirt contestant.....burnt taste. Took it apart, rewicked, working great....for 10 minutes. After that, the mod kept asking me if I had a new coil every time I hit the fire button. Said yes, said no, removed & reinstalled battery, turned it off, then on, said yes, said no.....I get ONE hit before it flashes .99 ohms.
The manual lists the RBA coil as SS, so mode isn't the issue.
Anybody have a clue?
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I dont understand where all this leftist BS is comming from. We dont hate you coz we're leftist. We hate you coz you're a unfriendly, unhelpful, up yourself, grammar nazi bitch lol. You said ur only issue was that they used the term "building", then said, "In my experience building is hand winding your own coils, making your own wicks, installing them right," but gave no advice for two-wheels on how to do any of that. Why would you even comment on the post at all? especially if were all leftists anyway?Doesn't matter the Leftists rule all the online forums. They planned it that way to shut us all up. Post conservatives only and they will delete your posts. I expect to be banned shortly as we have all seen the hate and violence of the Left online and in the media.
Yeah, another newbie mistake I made- keeping the wattage on too high a setting.
I've never used anything but kanthal. Don't know why. I guess I figure, I like how everything vapes, I get good flavor and good results. I still only do plain old simple coils like I've always done. It ain't broke, I ain't got nothin' to fixHey, VU-ers
Thought I'd update y'all, if anyone cares.
Building is coming along with patience. I am still using plain round wire but have experimented with twisting which, so far, not getting great results. I bought a SS wire "package" where too many of the ggs are too thin but you live and learn. Even multi-ply twisted wire seems to break too easily. Still using the 26 gg kanthal as my go-to.
It seems one must just keep experimenting to find the sweet spot, which I will continue to do.
Again, thanks to all for the encouragement & good advice. I ended up buying an OBS Engine mini AND an iJoy Combo. Happy with both, although I prefer the OBS.
I've never used anything but kanthal. Don't know why. I guess I figure, I like how everything vapes, I get good flavor and good results. I still only do plain old simple coils like I've always done. It ain't broke, I ain't got nothin' to fix
I've tried temp control, I've tried coils of SS, pretty much every mod I have does TC. I'm just not all that impressed with it. I've been happy with the ones I've been vaping, for the last few years. Believe me, everyone has sung to me their praises of SS wire, and while I'm glad it suits so many and keeps them happily vaping, I'm happy just the same.Don't give up that's an order! lol I was a Squad Leader of a Maritime Security Response Team in the Military we ran counter terrorism an drug in interdiction. Seriously tho don't give up. Get a good mod for temp control and try some SS316L that's all I vape is stainless steel. It can b Vaped in both temp control and power/wattage mode. It has a lower resistance than kanthal by nature by taste better, last longer, and temp control is lovely if the mod is decent. Use TCR of 88-92 depending on your ohms. Get a coil master V4 jig and a spool of premade wire like Staggered Fused Clapton wire and do about 6 wraps at 3-3.5mm ID. ohms will b fine. I'm a single coil guy myself OBS Engine Nano all day everyday with either my Smok Xcube Ultra or Mini, or Joyetech Evic Primo 2.0 or Evic Vtwo. Temp control is great on all those devices. Seriously it's actually easy once you get it down. I recommend get an OBS Engine Nano it's fool proof and 100% LEAKPROOF. It's impossible to wick wrong the RTA is a dream. Google em an see what you can get. I highly recommend a Geekvape 521 tab mini also building on your mod just wastes your 510 threads when dry firing. Any questions reply I'm glad to help.
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I've tried temp control, I've tried coils of SS, pretty much every mod I have does TC. I'm just not all that impressed with it. I've been happy with the ones I've been vaping, for the last few years. Believe me, everyone has sung to me their praises of SS wire, and while I'm glad it suits so many and keeps them happily vaping, I'm happy just the same.
I have 4 (different) mods, all regulated with VW/TC & 6 tanks but only 2 of them are RTAs. Yeah, OBS is great, no leaks (I have the mini) . Easy to set up.Don't give up that's an order! lol I was a Squad Leader of a Maritime Security Response Team in the Military we ran counter terrorism an drug in interdiction. Seriously tho don't give up. Get a good mod for temp control and try some SS316L that's all I vape is stainless steel. It can b Vaped in both temp control and power/wattage mode. It has a lower resistance than kanthal by nature by taste better, last longer, and temp control is lovely if the mod is decent. Use TCR of 88-92 depending on your ohms. Get a coil master V4 jig and a spool of premade wire like Staggered Fused Clapton wire and do about 6 wraps at 3-3.5mm ID. ohms will b fine. I'm a single coil guy myself OBS Engine Nano all day everyday with either my Smok Xcube Ultra or Mini, or Joyetech Evic Primo 2.0 or Evic Vtwo. Temp control is great on all those devices. Seriously it's actually easy once you get it down. I recommend get an OBS Engine Nano it's fool proof and 100% LEAKPROOF. It's impossible to wick wrong the RTA is a dream. Google em an see what you can get. I highly recommend a Geekvape 521 tab mini also building on your mod just wastes your 510 threads when dry firing. Any questions reply I'm glad to help.
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I have 4 (different) mods, all regulated with VW/TC & 6 tanks but only 2 of them are RTAs. Yeah, OBS is great, no leaks (I have the mini) . Easy to set up.
Hardly ever use the SMOK T80 mod, it's like a brick. It's the one I use as a "loaner" for friends who want to give vaping a try. The TFV4 it came with gives a tasteless vape, so it usually pairs with a Kanger tank, a few stock coils and a leak warning.
I just picked up a Livepor Yosta 160 mod, uses 2 18650's. It's all plastic but doesn't look or feel too god-awful cheap, no rattles and lightweight/ergonomic even with 2 batteries. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants more wattage but (like me) has little hands & a weak grip. Under $35 too!
Here's a question for y'all-How the heck do people vape at 90-120 watts? The guys in video reviews are always vaping in the stratosphere, but why?
I NEVER go over 45 watts no matter what build or juice (3mg/ml nic) I have in the tank. It gets too hot and chokes me out. Consequently, I tend to keep my ohms to a little higher resistance, 0.4 and above bc lower ohms doesn't seem to work on these lower wattages. Math isn't my strong suit so there's a huge learning curve here.
I was building on the mod at first, but I picked up a 521- I didn't realize building on the mod was harmful, that's good info to know.
I haven't been impressed with TC, but haven't tried it since I started building. I've yet to try the Staggered Fused Claptons, Aliens or any of the fancies, apart from some unimpressive 316 Claptons I bought already wrapped, not great. Maybe if I run the SS in temp mode I'll have better luck with that material.
I'm definitely looking at getting some of the pre-made fancy wire but prefer to wrap the coils myself. One of these days I'd like to try building a chimney style- been watching plenty of building porn but I doubt I'll be getting into creating my own fancies from scratch.
Yes, I do try to help where I can but as a newbie it's prob better to STFU than give wrong advice. I've posted a juice recipe or two, but also try not to put up my unfinished experiments. DIY juice making seems to be a long process, also trial & error.or make it so it actually changes?
I've never used anything but kanthal. Don't know why. I guess I figure, I like how everything vapes, I get good flavor and good results. I still only do plain old simple coils like I've always done. It ain't broke, I ain't got nothin' to fix
You can edit it out from your signature completely, in your settings/profile. You might need to find a different banner to repost there. I honestly am not sure about that part. Some people have had luck using a different code on them.or make it so it actually changes?
Some of the hobby builders do use ribbon wire, as seen on the aforementioned build-porn videos I like to watch. OhmBoy Josh on YT has some well-produced work if you like that sort of thing. I find it inspirational, even tho I'm sure I'll never get the itch to build a twisted staggered staple coil or swan a double stitched helix, lol.Another thing about pre made wire; my brother bought some multicored clapton from china, and said it was average. Next time i was at his house i had a look at it, and instead of three wires, it just had a fat piece of ribbon in it. Made us both lol for a bit. So yeah, beware of that.
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Ribbon wire is actually used by a lot of hobby builders in a lot of build types. Probably the easiest (and fastest) coil build type that uses ribbon are tiger coils.Some of the hobby builders do use ribbon wire, as seen on the aforementioned build-porn videos I like to watch. OhmBoy Josh on YT has some well-produced work if you like that sort of thing. I find it inspirational, even tho I'm sure I'll never get the itch to build a twisted staggered staple coil or swan a double stitched helix, lol.
Those tigers don't look too difficult for me to try. Thanks so much for the video- can u give gauges & materials u use for these?Ribbon wire is actually used by a lot of hobby builders in a lot of build types. Probably the easiest (and fastest) coil build type that uses ribbon are tiger coils.
Probably the best vid tutorial for these ones is this:Those tigers don't look too difficult for me to try. Thanks so much for the video- can u give gauges & materials u use for these?
Thank you- I'll check it outProbably the best vid tutorial for these ones is this: