wick and wire .confussed

[djs]

Somebody told me the Kanger heads use 2mm wick and 2 x 1mm flavour wicks.

I bought some 1mm to add to my collection of various sizes (and types) and it is tiny. I can't see 2 bits of that doing the job. ???

I put a 2.5mm flavour wick in a smok ARO last night (on top of a 3.0mm wick/wire) and so far.....drum roll.....prepare yourself......it's not gurgling.

Shhh. Pray, pray hard for me.

[Sal]

When I started recoiling my protank heads (please bear in mind I am NO expert - far from it!) I used 2mm silica and used a few stray strands as flavour wick and this worked fine. I have since changed over, mostly, to ekowool as I find it easier to work with. I realised reading through this thread again that I have stopped putting a flavour wick on top of the ekowool (- because I forgot ) but the coils are working great with no leaking or gurgling or flooding. I've just checked again and it is 2.5mm ekowool that I've got. Better go back and edit my post above..... oops, sorry flynn

[Super-Shiny]

Nov 22, 2013 0:13:20 GMT djs said:

I have some 0.25 Kanthal in my new pack of stuff.

Great coil that is for making Microcoils/Cotton for anything that has a small area to work with, i.e evod/protanks etc etc

Little guide here on how many wraps on a 2mm drill bit:

[flynn]

this is something i can work thanks all

[flynn]

i have learned something new 3mm ekowool is to thick to work on a protank ,will use only 3mm silica ,for some reason .25 kanthal resistane wire i cant get it to work on my protank i have made about 5 heads and nt one will fire up on  .25 kanthanl resistane wire . so thats leaves with .20 kanthal wire and the 3mm silica wick and they fire up ok/ first question is there something different between the 2 wires 25 kanthal resistane wire and 20 kanthal  wire

[Super-Shiny]

Nov 29, 2013 20:55:24 GMT flynn said:

i have learned something new 3mm ekowool is to thick to work on a protank ,will use only 3mm silica ,for some reason .25 kanthal resistane wire i cant get it to work on my protank i have made about 5 heads and nt one will fire up on  .25 kanthanl resistane wire . so thats leaves with .20 kanthal wire and the 3mm silica wick and they fire up ok/ first question is there something different between the 2 wires 25 kanthal resistane wire and 20 kanthal  wire

If you are not making microcoil/cotton than 0.2 Kanthal and 2mm silica wick is a good choice, i tend to also put 2-3 strands of silica wick on top of the pre-made coil wick as well to stop leaks/flooding....depending on juice thickness though.

0.25 Kanthal is good for microcoil/cotton

[djs]

Is there an issue with using 0.25 Kanthal on a regular 5 wrap protank-type?

I have some to try, I just expected it to come out lower than I'm used to.

I never got ekowool to work on anything other than TCCs.

[Deleted]

Nov 29, 2013 20:55:24 GMT flynn said:

i have learned something new 3mm ekowool is to thick to work on a protank ,will use only 3mm silica ,for some reason .25 kanthal resistane wire i cant get it to work on my protank i have made about 5 heads and nt one will fire up on  .25 kanthanl resistane wire . so thats leaves with .20 kanthal wire and the 3mm silica wick and they fire up ok/ first question is there something different between the 2 wires 25 kanthal resistane wire and 20 kanthal  wire

flynn  ...0.25 kanthal wire has about half the resistance for the same length as 0.2 kanthal. If you were making your 0.25 coils with the same number of wraps as you used for the 0.2 coils, they were probably too low a resistance to fire on your battery. As Super-Shiny has said, 0.25 is more suited to micro coils or low ohms coils on a mechanical mod.

[djs]

Nov 29, 2013 21:43:46 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

If you were making your 0.25 coils with the same number of wraps as you used for the 0.2 coils, they were probably too low a resistance to fire on your battery. As Super-Shiny has said, 0.25 is more suited to micro coils or low ohms coils on a mechanical mod.

So, my hope of getting 1.0ohm coils is still on target then?

I'm trying to make around that number to use my only "big" Protank on a mechanical.

[Deleted]

Yep ... just use the same wick and the same number of wraps that you would use with 0.2 kanthal to get around 2 ohms .... with 0.25 kanthal it should give you approximately 1 ohm

[flynn]

i made one with 4 wraps on it and it wouldnt fire up only on the -20

[flynn]

back to the start of my first question /what is the best wick and wire size to work on a protank/ no links please ,just a straight answer nt whats best for you thanks trails cost money what i am looking for is this wick and wire will give you great results ,i have looked at utube and here and what i would like is a step by step guide ,this wick and wire is great for this modle you get my meaning /

[Bluefish]

.2 kanthal and 2mm wick, 4 wraps vape heaven, try it, then ask if there are any more questions

[djs]

Nov 29, 2013 21:54:05 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

Yep ... just use the same wick and the same number of wraps that you would use with 0.2 kanthal to get around 2 ohms .... with 0.25 kanthal it should give you approximately 1 ohm

Yes! Finally got the chance to try.

1.1 ohms. 5 wraps. Spot on. Now charging the special mech mod battery.

[Deleted]

Nov 29, 2013 22:53:49 GMT flynn said:

back to the start of my first question /what is the best wick and wire size to work on a protank/ no links please ,just a straight answer nt whats best for you thanks trails cost money what i am looking for is this wick and wire will give you great results ,i have looked at utube and here and what i would like is a step by step guide ,this wick and wire is great for this modle you get my meaning /

There is no such thing  ... every atty out there is different. Regarding your OP, a Kanger Protank, numerous people have indicated 0.2 mm Kanthal wire and either 2 mm or 3mm  sliica wick  (ecowool is just another form of silica that is braided and holds more eliquid than the normal twisted silica) ... whether or not you place 1 or 2 silica strands as flavour wicks on top of your coil is a personal choice.