more coil questions

[Super-Shiny]

Mar 17, 2014 20:14:08 GMT Clivia said:

thanks both Greg and @johanino - and now I have a big ( maybe stupid ) question - what do you understand is a micro coil compared to the 'normal' coil of a protandk as they look pretty much the same to me

Stick to my guide, step by step and once you get the hang of it (which you will) it's a doddle from then on....trust me

[Greg]

Mar 17, 2014 20:20:23 GMT @johanino said:

Mar 17, 2014 18:24:03 GMT Greg said:

Clivia if your trying to remove silica wick from a standard Evod or protank head I would imagine that's quite fiddly be use as you pull the old silica out it may well dislodge your coil and similarly hen replacing with new silica you'll disturb the coil again s&i if your doing this you'll need to dry burn the coil afterwards and then tweak the coils to make sure there not touching each other and creating hot spots.

If your using microcoils then it's a coddle as the coils need to touch each other and the coil is far more rigid. With a microcoil try cotton wool as per shinys guide. When you want to replace the cotton just cut one side close to the coil and then pull it out from the other side from which you cut.

Can you dry burn coils on a protank? I know you can't really on the micro coil? Or am I being in need of more meds?

You can dry burn any coil on a protank be it a standard coil or a microcoil as long as the wick is not cotton, if you us cotton then then remove it completely, dry burn the bare coil, let the coil cool then replace with fresh cotton.

[Clivia]

ok Super-Shiny - I trust you - guess it@s just like with the mixing - but I still don't know the difference between a micro coil and those ones or are they micro coils - thanks so much guys for your patience

[Super-Shiny]

Mar 17, 2014 20:45:51 GMT Clivia said:

ok Super-Shiny - I trust you - guess it@s just like with the mixing - but I still don't know the difference between a micro coil and those ones or are they micro coils - thanks so much guys for your patience

They are not micro coils in them heads, think they use res/non res wires with nickle chrome wire.

I ain't a big fan of nickle wire.

Best part about microcoil is that they are much easier to re-wick when you need too, just pull out the old cotton and replace with new, you would not be able to do that with the ones you linked above...they are designed to be re-built from scratch when it needs re-coiling.

[Greg]

Clivia if you open up one of those heads you linked to inside you will find a standard coil with silica wick, notice how the coils wrap round the silica but not of the coil raps touch each other, that is a standard coil. A microcoil is wrapped around a solid metal object like a drill bit and as you wrap you get the coils as close together as possible so they are touching each other. Then you compress the microcoil in a pair of tweezers the the coils are held together then torch the coil and allow to cool, hen you real ease the tweezers the coils all remain stuck together, one micrcoil

[Greg]

Mar 17, 2014 20:55:33 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Mar 17, 2014 20:45:51 GMT Clivia said:

ok Super-Shiny - I trust you - guess it@s just like with the mixing - but I still don't know the difference between a micro coil and those ones or are they micro coils - thanks so much guys for your patience

They are not micro coils in them heads, think they use res/non res wires with nickle chrome wire.

I ain't a big fan of nickle wire.

Best part about microcoil is that they are much easier to re-wick when you need too, just pull out the old cotton and replace with new, you would not be able to do that with the ones you linked above...they are designed to be re-built from scratch when it needs re-coiling.

Now your confusing her talking non res, bad Super-Shiny 

I dont don't have any coil pics, how about you copy and paste a microcoil pic and a standard silica coil from your guides and post them here side by side, I'm sure that that explain far better than my ramblings 

[Super-Shiny]

Mar 17, 2014 21:00:56 GMT Greg said:

Mar 17, 2014 20:55:33 GMT Super-Shiny said:

They are not micro coils in them heads, think they use res/non res wires with nickle chrome wire.

I ain't a big fan of nickle wire.

Best part about microcoil is that they are much easier to re-wick when you need too, just pull out the old cotton and replace with new, you would not be able to do that with the ones you linked above...they are designed to be re-built from scratch when it needs re-coiling.

Now your confusing her talking non res, bad Super-Shiny 

I dont don't have any coil pics, how about you copy and paste a microcoil pic and a standard silica coil from your guides and post them here side by side, I'm sure that that explain far better than my rumblings 

It's my way of scaring them / hinting "STICK TO THE GUIDE"

[Clivia]

thanks guys - and where can I buy those micro coils - could you give me a link please - thanks - or can I make micro coils out of them ?

I know a lot of questions ( believe me there are many other areas too where I am equally daft - but I did pass primary school and a bit more )

[Super-Shiny]

Clivia get yourself some: 0.25 kanthal (it's all i use) : www.vape-atomizer-mesh.com/products/kanthal-A1-heat-resistance-wire-025mm-20metre-2378.html

And some cotton wool balls.

Sorted

[Pepperty]

now that you are on thread Super-Shiny - with the dual core protank 3 coils, can they be rebuilt as single coil? in similar way...

Because I watched YouTube vid for doing a pair, with wick above and it looked really flaming difficult!

[Clivia]

Pepperty - how right you were - vaping is a new hobby - not just fag and lighter - am on the verge of becoming an engineer ( kind off - long way to go ) and a chemist

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Mar 17, 2014 20:36:23 GMT Pepperty said:

suspect a bottle of wine thrown into the equation might complicate matters!!

Sure would Pepperty.Remember this is the girl who got tipsy on 1/4 pint of cider from 1st class on east coast trains LOL. Clivia is trying to make me comatose

[Clivia]

nahh - a nice dry Italian ( or Austrian ) white wine always helps

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Mar 17, 2014 21:05:51 GMT Clivia said:

thanks guys - and where can I buy those micro coils - could you give me a link please - thanks - or can I make micro coils out of them ?

I know a lot of questions ( believe me there are many other areas too where I am equally daft - but I did pass primary school and a bit more )

You make micro coils

Follow super shiny's guide - (only I don't bother with the squishy bit) - sorted

Take apart the heads from my e-pack before you make the micro coil. You can use them if you like as they are - I personally don't like them as they are.

Sorry for late reply - poorly rattie

[Super-Shiny]

Mar 17, 2014 21:10:33 GMT Pepperty said:

now that you are on thread Super-Shiny - with the dual core protank 3 coils, can they be rebuilt as single coil? in similar way...

Because I watched YouTube vid for doing a pair, with wick above and it looked really flaming difficult!

I ain't messed around with duel coils and tbh i don't think i will as all that faffing around would put me off.

I ain't re-coiled anything apart from my Spheroids as of late as that is all i have now, hence the lack of guides from me with making coils