"Russian" on VB, £18 ish shipped :) SS

[Roscopecotrain]

Dec 11, 2013 19:31:17 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

Dec 11, 2013 18:46:54 GMT Roscopecotrain said:

I might well do that ffs. Will be after xmas though due to my spending ban. Aaarrrgggghhhhh

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If it's after Christmas, I can report on the VB Russian 91%. I can also report on the Ehpro Kayfun 3.1 es from Mods&Atties so that will be a start

That will be a perfect start ffs as that are the main 2 contenders.

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[ionian]

My Russian and oddy clones are here - now to work out how to coil these beasts

A quick question - should I clean them before vaping? If so, what's the best way (without an ultrasound cleaner)?

[Brambles]

ionian, just use soap and hot/warm water. Rinse well and dry.

[ionian]

Well, I took the oddy clone apart, saw it was already coiled and thought why not give it a quick go - that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger, right? Put it back together, added a little snake oil and left it to soak.

When I had a vape, it nearly blew my head off! It's a new juice for me anyway, but the vapour and throat hit were just incredible.

I only added a little, I'll strip it and the Russian (which I haven't tried yet) down at the weekend before I get into using it properly.

Quick question which should probably go elsewhere, apologies - does anyone know if I have to use res/no-res wire to build a coil for it? All the videos I find do, but the existing build just seems to be .2 kathnal.

[Deleted]

ionian the Oddy requires NRN wire ... you would need to look really carefully at the coil which came with it as the joins will have been welded and only a little spot will be visible on close inspection. The Russian 91%,as you probably know,needs resistance wire only.

[ionian]

Ok thanks @freefromsmoking. Time to get some premade r/nr wires I think - it looks relatively simple to coil once I have the right stuff. I just wish I'd researched it properly before, I spend so much money on postage icon_shoppingm

edit - does anyone have a link to uk premade nrn wires? I'm sure I pave seen the somewhere...

[Deleted]

Dec 11, 2013 22:37:52 GMT ionian said:

Ok thanks @freefromsmoking. Time to get some premade r/nr wires I think - it looks relatively simple to coil once I have the right stuff. I just wish I'd researched it properly before, I spend so much money on postage icon_shoppingm

edit - does anyone have a link to uk premade nrn wires? I'm sure I pave seen the somewhere...

Here you go mate  .. available in a variety of resistances greyhaze.co.uk/products/no-resistence-to-resistence-coil-wire-ready-made 

[X&Y]

Also waiting on a "Russian" ordered on 27/11 using SwedenPost

For some bizarre reason Vaporbreak sent a tracking link for NordPost

Funnily enough no tracking info

Tried the tracking number on the Sweden Post site, arrived in the UK on the 10th

Should be any day now hopefully

[Village idiot formerly tjlumle]

Dec 11, 2013 22:37:52 GMT ionian said:

Ok thanks @freefromsmoking. Time to get some premade r/nr wires I think - it looks relatively simple to coil once I have the right stuff. I just wish I'd researched it properly before, I spend so much money on postage icon_shoppingm

edit - does anyone have a link to uk premade nrn wires? I'm sure I pave seen the somewhere...

I think either stealthvapes and eciglondon also stock these

[chrisss]

Dec 11, 2013 22:20:06 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

ionian the Oddy requires NRN wire ... you would need to look really carefully at the coil which came with it as the joins will have been welded and only a little spot will be visible on close inspection. The Russian 91%,as you probably know,needs resistance wire only.

I have Russian on order. Why does it need resistance only wire? Surely a wire is a wire and the only difference is that with NRN only the R section gets hot.

[chrisjw]

Dec 11, 2013 14:28:18 GMT kit said:

Got mine today from VaporBreak i ordered the Frosted and they sent me the SS but thats the least of its problems...... the negative post came stripped so the screw just drops in and can be pulled out with your fingers bloody well pissed.

That happened with mine too, but it was the thread on the screw.....try another screw from the spares bag.....

[Deleted]

Dec 12, 2013 11:45:40 GMT chrisss said:

Dec 11, 2013 22:20:06 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

ionian the Oddy requires NRN wire ... you would need to look really carefully at the coil which came with it as the joins will have been welded and only a little spot will be visible on close inspection. The Russian 91%,as you probably know,needs resistance wire only.

I have Russian on order. Why does it need resistance only wire? Surely a wire is a wire and the only difference is that with NRN only the R section gets hot.

 The Russian coil is connected straight across the positive and negative terminals with negligible excess wire and therefore there is not the voltage drop which could occur if there was excess wire either side of the coil. It therefore doesn't need NRN wire, only normal resistance wire.

This is why NRN wire is needed for RBAs like the Oddy, Ithaka etc, so that there will be no voltage drop in the longer (non-resistance) tails each side of the actual coil.

[robby]

Dec 12, 2013 11:45:40 GMT chrisss said:

Dec 11, 2013 22:20:06 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

ionian the Oddy requires NRN wire ... you would need to look really carefully at the coil which came with it as the joins will have been welded and only a little spot will be visible on close inspection. The Russian 91%,as you probably know,needs resistance wire only.

I have Russian on order. Why does it need resistance only wire? Surely a wire is a wire and the only difference is that with NRN only the R section gets hot.

Nothing to stop you using either, the NRN will maybe give you a slightly better vape with less wasted voltage drop, but the difference would be next to nothing

[chrisjw]

Dec 12, 2013 12:03:24 GMT @freefromsmoking said:

Dec 12, 2013 11:45:40 GMT chrisss said:

I have Russian on order. Why does it need resistance only wire? Surely a wire is a wire and the only difference is that with NRN only the R section gets hot.

 The Russian coil is connected straight across the positive and negative terminals with negligible excess wire and therefore there is not the voltage drop which could occur if there was excess wire either side of the coil. It therefore doesn't need NRN wire, only normal resistance wire.

This is why NRN wire is needed for RBAs like the Oddy, Ithaka etc, so that there will be no voltage drop in the longer (non-resistance) tails each side of the actual coil.

I think the general rule of thumb is .....if it has ceramic, then use res/non-res, as the distance to where the coil legs are attached is normally longer, although I will stand corrected.

[Griff]

ionian you can make your own res non res wire by following Super-Shiny post

Or you can get them here in 2.2 ohms and 1.5 ohms

Griff