Apple juice tastes a bit odd now...

[intelicide]

Aug 12, 2013 22:16:51 GMT chykensa said:

Haha poochops (love that handle BTW!) I was going to say the same thing. I recoil my heads the moment they stop performing - it costs about 5p to recoil with wick and wire, and I've always got fresh crackling heads - bargain!

5p.....wow, I really must do this

[chykensa]

Here's the (basic) maths:-
I've just ordered fromVape-atomizer-mesh.com the following - 1xm 2mm silica, 1xm 2.5mm sical, 1xm 3mm silica, 1xm 2mm Ekowool and 5m .2 Kanthal wire (and they threw in a metre of .2 NiChrome which I have given to a friend). All in that came to £8.49 delivered IIRC.
That should be enough to recoil easily 100 heads, and I have wire and wick left over from my last order, so make that 150 heads.
Certainly no more than 10p per head - you will waste a bit of wick and wire getting the first 10 right, but after that you will get quicker and more efficient, and I've done 3 today, not one of them took more than 2 minutes from getting out the gear to packing up and trying out the new head.
There are loads of videos about showing the technique - what heads do you use? - I'll pop up a few links for you to watch and bookmark!

[poochops]

Aug 12, 2013 22:21:30 GMT intelicide said:

Aug 12, 2013 22:11:46 GMT poochops said:

Me too! But as well nowadays I tend to change my Evod and even protank heads after 2-3 days any way, the way I look at it is why bother with one that's even 20% below par when a fresh one tastes great? intelicide have you thought about getting some wick and wire when you go the shop next? It'll save you loads and you can change heads with abandon ! 

I have wound coils for radios before so why not.
I suppose it works out cheaper in the long run and for me the flavour side of this is a big part of why i do it,so if it means better taste for longer,ill give it a go.......so much to do just to get set up.

In another two weeks you'll be putting dual coils in drippers with your hands tied mate! It's all downhill from here but I bet your wire work will look spectacular! You may even be the first to pick up the shipping forecast on an Evod
 

[chykensa]

Aug 12, 2013 22:44:29 GMT poochops said:

...but I bet your wire work will look spectacular! You may even be the first to pick up the shipping forecast on an Evod
 

[intelicide]

Chykensa and poochops,yooz are giving me some great ideas.
Maybe i could build an old mp3 player into a battery casing.....with a tiny woofer or somethiing..: )

[intelicide]

Aug 12, 2013 22:36:35 GMT chykensa said:

Here's the (basic) maths:-
I've just ordered fromVape-atomizer-mesh.com the following - 1xm 2mm silica, 1xm 2.5mm sical, 1xm 3mm silica, 1xm 2mm Ekowool and 5m .2 Kanthal wire (and they threw in a metre of .2 NiChrome which I have given to a friend). All in that came to £8.49 delivered IIRC.
That should be enough to recoil easily 100 heads, and I have wire and wick left over from my last order, so make that 150 heads.
Certainly no more than 10p per head - you will waste a bit of wick and wire getting the first 10 right, but after that you will get quicker and more efficient, and I've done 3 today, not one of them took more than 2 minutes from getting out the gear to packing up and trying out the new head.
There are loads of videos about showing the technique - what heads do you use? - I'll pop up a few links for you to watch and bookmark!

Awesome Chykensa..i will be using ce5 and evods.Thanks

[intelicide]

Since we are on the subject of wire,is the voltage to coil AC,DC or PWM?

[Perpetua]

Aug 12, 2013 22:21:30 GMT intelicide said:

Aug 12, 2013 22:11:46 GMT poochops said:

Me too! But as well nowadays I tend to change my Evod and even protank heads after 2-3 days any way, the way I look at it is why bother with one that's even 20% below par when a fresh one tastes great? intelicide have you thought about getting some wick and wire when you go the shop next? It'll save you loads and you can change heads with abandon ! 

I have wound coils for radios before so why not.
I suppose it works out cheaper in the long run and for me the flavour side of this is a big part of why i do it,so if it means better taste for longer,ill give it a go.......so much to do just to get set up.

It does seem like it to begin with for sure Inteli, but it does get simpler the more of a routine you get into . . . our lovely habit/hobby isn't quite as simple as nipping and getting a pack of cigs. But, it's so very worth it.

For many vapers, rebuilding/coil building is part of the fun. Though I've yet to get great enjoyment from that, though it is very satisfying when you make something that works.

Bit like how early man must have felt when he first created fire!

Aug 12, 2013 23:13:02 GMT intelicide said:

Since we are on the subject of wire,is the voltage to coil AC,DC or PWM?

Whoosh over my head that question Inteli . . . we use a Nickel Chrome (NC) and Kanthal resistance wires to build coils generally.

[DiscoDes]

Aug 12, 2013 23:13:02 GMT intelicide said:

Since we are on the subject of wire,is the voltage to coil AC,DC or PWM?

intelicide

If it's a Ego type battery or a variable voltage it's PWM. If it's a mechanical MOD straight DC (from the battery).

[chykensa]

Aug 13, 2013 7:29:09 GMT DiscoDes said:

Aug 12, 2013 23:13:02 GMT intelicide said:

Since we are on the subject of wire,is the voltage to coil AC,DC or PWM?

intelicide

If it's a Ego type battery or a variable voltage it's PWM. If it's a mechanical MOD straight DC (from the battery).

Thank goodness someone know the answer to that one, it went right over my head too! Thanks DiscoDes!!

[intelicide]

Thanks Discodave.
So even my basic ego ce4 starter kit battery 650mah is pwm....