my first ever build

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did my first ever build today on an rda dual coil 8 wraps each 0.4 kanthal. Turned out straight at 0.48 ohms. I'm buzzing off it feel like a bloomin genius. Had to share lol

[Get Off My Cloud]

Straight into dual coils, nice going @jc72

[tim]

I'm impressed @jc72. Are those bought coils or did you wind them yourself?

[thatguy]

Good job with your build.

[Ripshod]

It may seem back to front, or going in at the deep end to others, but I started with a dual coil fogger.

Looks a nice neat build @jc72  [better than I did   ]

[autumntwist32]

Looks great @jc72

[igual]

Nice job bud

[Roscopecotrain]

Looks great, twisted coils next lol

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Apr 11, 2015 0:15:36 GMT tim said:

I'm impressed @jc72. Are those bought coils or did you wind them yourself?

myself, 8 wraps 0.4mm kanthal round a 3mm micro screwdriver. I was winding coils before because I was rebuilding the heads for my Atlantis so did have a bit of practice but I was using 0.5mm kanthal and that seemed easier to wind.

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quick couple of questions. This morning I got a faint taste of burnt cotton so I re-wicked, it the wicks weren't really burnt but did have a bit of colour. So how often do you re-wick a build like this and how long on average would these coils last before it needs doing again? Thanks

[watsits]

I tend to use the drip often re-wick less approach. Just make sure the cotton isn't to tight or to loose in the coils. As to coils lasting it depends what you're dripping? Custards will gunk coils up very quickly so when I'm re-wicking I dry fire the coils (no wick in them) then quench them in water a few times they come out as new.

[decoy]

nice one
good isnt it
in a dripper i tend to change once a day if im using it a lot and in a tank prob every 3 days cause im lazy but mine tends to get a tang(best description for yucky taste as it get worse)
when you freshly wick a coil it do take a wee bit to settle down ie stray strands burn ect
and less cotton is more daft as it sounds it is true
.3 wire is also worth a look as parallel coils are good to try as well but keep an eye on the ohms(if you put 2 in your atty its the same as putting 4 in so be careful you dont go to low)

hope that helps

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Nice one yeah I'm finding I have been rewicking every day but I have been vaping on desert vapes custards, creams, cheesecake etc. I did my first twisted coil today with .3 used a pair of pliers and a pen to twist the wires turned out well, was a bit tricky like. I've seen it's easier if you torch the wires before hand but I don't have a blowtorch so just pinched the coils when they were firing. Have to get myself one.

[watsits]

Apr 26, 2015 2:01:14 GMT @jc72 said:

Nice one yeah I'm finding I have been rewicking every day but I have been vaping on desert vapes custards, creams, cheesecake etc. I did my first twisted coil today with .3 used a pair of pliers and a pen to twist the wires turned out well, was a bit tricky like. I've seen it's easier if you torch the wires before hand but I don't have a blowtorch so just pinched the coils when they were firing. Have to get myself one.

It's even easier if you use a cordless drill. loop wire and twist the other ends together. I then fix a screw in hook into the chuck place the looped end in the hook. Hold the twisted end with pliers and pull tight then run the drill with your other hand nice and slow to start keeping tension on the wire. no need to torch the drill straightens the wire as well. Voilà twisted wire in seconds. I re-wick probably every other day but by dry firing the coils and quenching them they last till I get bored with them or drop the RDA on the floor and squash them.

Forgot to add be careful if you're using a Mech etc. watch your batteries limits

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Apr 26, 2015 14:18:03 GMT watsits said:

Apr 26, 2015 2:01:14 GMT @jc72 said:

Nice one yeah I'm finding I have been rewicking every day but I have been vaping on desert vapes custards, creams, cheesecake etc. I did my first twisted coil today with .3 used a pair of pliers and a pen to twist the wires turned out well, was a bit tricky like. I've seen it's easier if you torch the wires before hand but I don't have a blowtorch so just pinched the coils when they were firing. Have to get myself one.

It's even easier if you use a cordless drill. loop wire and twist the other ends together. I then fix a screw in hook into the chuck place the looped end in the hook. Hold the twisted end with pliers and pull tight then run the drill with your other hand nice and slow to start keeping tension on the wire. no need to torch the drill straightens the wire as well. Voilà twisted wire in seconds. I re-wick probably every other day but by dry firing the coils and quenching them they last till I get bored with them or drop the RDA on the floor and squash them.

Forgot to add be careful if you're using a Mech etc. watch your batteries limits

I'm using a regulated device at the minute do plan on getting an unregulated box mod or two in the near future but I've read a lot about battery safety so I'm pretty clued up on that.

Adds cordless drill to the rather long shopping list