Coils in series?

[Bean8379]

I'm getting an orchid v2 (tobeco) soon. I know that coils in parallel cuts resistance in half, and series doubles it. I'd like to start around 1ohm, because its working very well for me in my dripper and would be better on battery life with my 1600mah efest. So I'm thinking, 4 or 5 wraps around a 2.4mm Phillips with 26g for each coil should get me right about where I want to be. My only question is, how do I put the coils in series on the orchid?

 

[Bean8379]

Bump. Is this really that stupid of a question?

 

[Wingsfan0310]

The posts are in parallel. The only way would be to hook one end of the first coil to a negative post. Then hook the other end to one leg of coil 2. Finally hook the second leg of coil 2 to the positive post. Just one path for the power to flow through. I'm not suggesting you do this (I would not). I'm just saying that's the only way that I know of.

If parallel is giving you to low of a resistance, I would try 1 of 3 things:
1. Make each coil twice the size/resistance.
2. Use higher ohm per foot wire (thinner wire, larger number gauge wise)
3. Only use one coil and plug up the other air vent hole with cotton.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[MrScaryZ]

I'm getting an orchid v2 (tobeco) soon. I know that coils in parallel cuts resistance in half, and series doubles it. I'd like to start around 1ohm, because its working very well for me in my dripper and would be better on battery life with my 1600mah efest. So I'm thinking, 4 or 5 wraps around a 2.4mm Phillips with 26g for each coil should get me right about where I want to be. My only question is, how do I put the coils in series on the orchid?

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[Myk]

Bump. Is this really that stupid of a question?

Only in that it would require an atty with isolated posts (you could do as outlined above but odds are air holes won't be lined up or it will short into parallel).
It actually does work where the coils heat inside out and the straight legs don't. Instead of linking legs you could make it with coiled sections and straight sections on one piece of wire.

Yes I have tried it long ago to test and come up with the need for a special atty to actually use it. With sub-ohm being so popular that it can't be taken over by the theoretically superior high ohm-high voltage regulated nobody will make such an atty. Everyone is stuck on making lower ohms.

 

[Bean8379]

Thanks for the info, guys!