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Swindler

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Could be stupid but just need to be sure...so in a dual built what happens if the number of rounds are different in both. Will it work?


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If you are going to do it at all, best to do it right.
 

Swindler

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I have been trying (first time) it is testing my patience... so far 6 destroyed coils lol.... and no success so far


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You don't say what you're making, but if it's something fancy and you end up a wrap or two short on one, just try to remove wraps from the larger one to make them match. But be sure it doesn't cause you to drop below your ohm limit.
 

Swindler

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I am planning to make kanthal 24 Dual basic coil with 11 wraps. The problem is I am always one or half wrap short. When I put it on the RBA and test it read 0.57 ohm which is what I was aiming for. But have not wicked it or fired it co not sure if it will work or kill the batteries


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I am planning to make kanthal 24 Dual basic coil with 11 wraps. The problem is I am always one or half wrap short. When I put it on the RBA and test it read 0.57 ohm which is what I was aiming for. But have not wicked it or fired it co not sure if it will work or kill the batteries


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That sounds fine. What mod are you using?They need to be pulsed and pinched to work out the hot spots before you wick. Best thing would be to youtube how to do coils. There are a million vids on how to do it.
 

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Always try and match your coils buddy hope your trying this on a regulated device and not a mech :)

not only will they not heat up evenly but you'll find one side won't heat up nearly as much, since the current will take the easier path In which case might as well run a single coil

You'll get leaking one side, burning dry hits the other ...gonna have a bad day

I tend to put one coil on position it etc read it on the ohm meter then put the second on to match the ohm of the first
 

Swindler

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thanks guys....so finally after multiple tries i was successful....yayay.......but after vaping (on Alien Mod) i didnt find it as satisfactory as the pre-built coils. Maybe coz i have just been vaping for few weeks now or i messed up the wicking

A friend has an RDA so will try that to practice wicking (wont waste a lot of juice in the practice)
 

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Yeah I had same experience flavour was epic but my wicking still needs some work I found temp control was better for me on DIY coils
 

Iliketurtles

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Try and stick with fewer wraps 5-7, if you got lots of wraps and a long-ass coil you have high chance to dry the cotton in the middle and get dry / burnt cotton there. It's difficult to wick all the way in to the centre of the coil if its a long hot tube of wire especially if you chain vape. Better to have fewer wraps and a larger inner diameter of coil for same resistance, wire is still same length / contact area is same - you just get better wicking and its much easier to count the number of wraps :p
 

Swindler

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Thanks I will try coil with lower wraps this weekend. I am so excited with my new gear.


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Swindler

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UPDATE: so i tried dual coil with 6 wraps with 35 mm. Works brilliantly, however every now and then the tank starts leaking. I am using TVF8 RBA section for coil building.
 

Iliketurtles

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I don't have a TFV8 but I took a look at the design of it, looks like it is highly likely to dribble juice into the airflow holes so will leak out of the bottom when enough dribble builds up. There is no space between where the cotton will go to the juice holes and the side of the airflow holes - so the cotton will touch the top rim of the airflow holes, when that happens you get a bit of juice dribble down the airflow. You have to build the atomiser so that doesn't happen, which is the fun part.
 

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