King_A
Member For 4 Years
Hey guys,
Newbie here. I have spent the better part of the last month reading about various subjects of vaping, box mods, TC, coils, tutorial etc... There is so much information available and it's hard to get a hang of everything. But back to the main topic of my thread.
My current set-up is a SMOK Alien 220W with an Aspire Cleito w/ .4omh coils. I am buying a Recoil RDA tomorrow from the local shop. I plan on using dual pre-made Kanthal A1 Clapton coils from Geekvape to begin with as they are available at my local shop for a decent price. This will be my first time setting up coils and wicks in an RDA. Hell, it'll be my first time using an RDA. Now I understand these coils aren't for TC but it is just to get a hang on setting up the coils, wicking and the whole RDA experience. I have read a whole lot about TC and I am eager to try it out asap. I plan on buying a spool of SS316L, possibly 24ga or 26ga, doing simple 8-10 wraps coils around a 2,5mm bit and trying it out. As I get better at it, I'll try myself at building SS316L Fused Claptons coils. I have heard good things about SS and TC which is why I've decided to try it out.
Like I said above, I currently use a SMOK Alien box mod and I have read that basically it doesn't do a good job with SS coils in TC. Is this (still) true? From what I read, people have had to set a very high TCR to get it to work decently and even then, most went over to a DNA 200 chip based box mod and kept the Alien for regular VW vaping. I should mention that I have the VB1.0.2 version of the Alien.
So what are your thoughts on that? Should I look into getting a new box mod if I plan on using SS316L based coils? If so, which one should I look into? I use LG HG2 batteries, if that makes a difference and I'd rather use a box mod that supports interchangeable 18650s.
Any help and/or recommendations are much appreciated! Thanks
Newbie here. I have spent the better part of the last month reading about various subjects of vaping, box mods, TC, coils, tutorial etc... There is so much information available and it's hard to get a hang of everything. But back to the main topic of my thread.
My current set-up is a SMOK Alien 220W with an Aspire Cleito w/ .4omh coils. I am buying a Recoil RDA tomorrow from the local shop. I plan on using dual pre-made Kanthal A1 Clapton coils from Geekvape to begin with as they are available at my local shop for a decent price. This will be my first time setting up coils and wicks in an RDA. Hell, it'll be my first time using an RDA. Now I understand these coils aren't for TC but it is just to get a hang on setting up the coils, wicking and the whole RDA experience. I have read a whole lot about TC and I am eager to try it out asap. I plan on buying a spool of SS316L, possibly 24ga or 26ga, doing simple 8-10 wraps coils around a 2,5mm bit and trying it out. As I get better at it, I'll try myself at building SS316L Fused Claptons coils. I have heard good things about SS and TC which is why I've decided to try it out.
Like I said above, I currently use a SMOK Alien box mod and I have read that basically it doesn't do a good job with SS coils in TC. Is this (still) true? From what I read, people have had to set a very high TCR to get it to work decently and even then, most went over to a DNA 200 chip based box mod and kept the Alien for regular VW vaping. I should mention that I have the VB1.0.2 version of the Alien.
So what are your thoughts on that? Should I look into getting a new box mod if I plan on using SS316L based coils? If so, which one should I look into? I use LG HG2 batteries, if that makes a difference and I'd rather use a box mod that supports interchangeable 18650s.
Any help and/or recommendations are much appreciated! Thanks
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It has the ''new'' DNA250 chip and all the goodies. And it looks and probably feels way better in the hand than a G2. The Slice is nice but looks funky and I don't like that I'll have to buy 26650. I don't mind having to plus it on my PC to tweak it. Also, 167W with HB6s will be more than enough for me. I don't see myself vaping any higher than 120W with my TFV8. Hell, my LG HG2s might even be sufficient. Will have to look it up. I also just grabbed myself an authentic Tsunami 24 RDA today along with a Coil Master DIY V3. My shop didn't carry any SS316(L) wire so I'll have to grab that some place else or online. Excited to try it all out together! Although, the Lost Vape Therion DNA167 seems to be pretty much ''Out Of Stock'' everywhere online or they have shitty colors left. I'm looking for an all Black, preferably the Elephant Black, so if any of you guys have a good recommendation of shops where they have it in stock, send it my way 
