Coils a few things.

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oh yeah I forgot about that - no expense spared indeed - thankyou Greg

[smokin100516]

Jun 19, 2015 8:21:17 GMT kittyvape said:

Jun 18, 2015 18:55:37 GMT smokin100516 said:

My first attempt. I'm going to buy a magnifying glass and a light I think, my eyes just aren't what they were since I turned 40

How do I make it straight? Is it because it was too loose or do I need to to heat it up and pinch? To be fair I haven't got a clue

Looks great to me, smokin100516, plus thanks for mentioning about the magnifying light; need to be able to see really well for coiling, as I'm noticing too! Using the coiling kit will ensure you have a perfectly round coil. I saw a vid on youtube where the guy removed the coil, then turned it around, put it back on the coiler and pushed down on the coil again, to tidy it up. I do that, plus hold the coil in the coiler and top, using plyers to straighten the legs. Can get a great butane lighter on Amazon; Coney. 

I'm going to sort it trust me, however I know have a bedroom to strip, plaster and decorate so it's something I will have to dip in and out of, thank the lord for OCC

[smokin100516]

Jun 19, 2015 12:43:19 GMT @johanino said:

This is all part of the great hobby that is vaping for fun - not just for nicotine smokin100516 and if you give it time and practice plus trial and error you will get there. Greg is canny with his money so he won't advise you to buy stuff you don't need and I know cos I've met him! So yeah....viva vaping and your first coil looks jolly good! Well done!

This is the one reason I like it because I get to solve something, it will happen, it just depends on how much juice I waste on dry hits, and I need to lower my nic, I think I od'd last night just testing, I don't need another night like that

[tim]

That's a very good first coil build smokin100516 . The dry hit problem is more likely to be the wick. You need enough to fill the coil, without it being too tight or loose, and it has to allow the juice to enter the deck, but without it flowing out the airhole. Tricky to explain without pics. Youtube is a good way to see it done.

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Jun 19, 2015 20:39:56 GMT smokin100516 said:

Jun 19, 2015 12:43:19 GMT @johanino said:

This is all part of the great hobby that is vaping for fun - not just for nicotine smokin100516 and if you give it time and practice plus trial and error you will get there. Greg is canny with his money so he won't advise you to buy stuff you don't need and I know cos I've met him! So yeah....viva vaping and your first coil looks jolly good! Well done!

This is the one reason I like it because I get to solve something, it will happen, it just depends on how much juice I waste on dry hits, and I need to lower my nic, I think I od'd last night just testing, I don't need another night like that

If you definite nic OD...

Just hope you didn't phone NHS else you'd be no vapes, nana, nothing for 24 hours and in acute medical admissions!

[phatfil]

regarding the difference in the vape between the stock OCC coil heads and your well built rba head smokin100516 , it could be down to the rba design, there is now a version 3 of the subtank rba.


www.fasttech.com/p/2551300

as you can see the juice channels have gone, as have the threads to secure the chamber to the base, now replaced with a guide and securing screw and holes have appeared just like with the OCC heads to allow the juice to get into the wick.

The other difference which i am sure you have already noticed between the OCC and rba head is that the occ heads allow for a much more airy draw, due to the greater air in access at the base thru large slots



where the air intake for the rba is restricted by the 4 smaller holes in the +ve connector at the bottom.

someone (cant remeber who right now but im sure it will come to me once ive posted this) has taken a hacksaw to the bottom thread to emulate the OCC air in design, Or you could unscrew the +ve connector pin from the rba and attempt to expand the 4 holes with a slightly larger drill bit..

Some folk are also drilling the chamber to provide holes like the Occ heads and V3 rba too..


The other alternative is to rebuild the OCC heads, 2 x 11mm spanners will help seperate the OCC head caps from the body to gain access to the chamber from the top, and the bottom pin on a dead occ head will just pull out revealing the rubber grommet seperating the +ve from the -ve coil tails
the cap and body can be reattached by simply compressing the 2 together with pliers

hope thats useful..






(V1 was the original for the original 6.5ml subtank, V2 what most of us use is the subtank-Plus 7ml tank version, and the V3 is the newer model as fitted in the new black n white versions of the subtank mini.. )

[smokin100516]

Jun 19, 2015 21:27:39 GMT tim said:

That's a very good first coil build smokin100516 . The dry hit problem is more likely to be the wick. You need enough to fill the coil, without it being too tight or loose, and it has to allow the juice to enter the deck, but without it flowing out the airhole. Tricky to explain without pics. Youtube is a good way to see it done.

looking at youtube, it would appear I'm not putting enough material in. I will try again tonight

[smokin100516]

Jun 20, 2015 4:09:55 GMT @johanino said:

Jun 19, 2015 20:39:56 GMT smokin100516 said:

This is the one reason I like it because I get to solve something, it will happen, it just depends on how much juice I waste on dry hits, and I need to lower my nic, I think I od'd last night just testing, I don't need another night like that

If you definite nic OD...

Just hope you didn't phone NHS else you'd be no vapes, nana, nothing for 24 hours and in acute medical admissions!

I didn't throw but I was really light headed and had a very upset stomach, so I just drank lots of water and went to bed to read a book whilst it passed

[smokin100516]

Jun 20, 2015 5:58:52 GMT phatfil said:

regarding the difference in the vape between the stock OCC coil heads and your well built rba head smokin100516 , it could be down to the rba design, there is now a version 3 of the subtank rba.


www.fasttech.com/p/2551300

as you can see the juice channels have gone, as have the threads to secure the chamber to the base, now replaced with a guide and securing screw and holes have appeared just like with the OCC heads to allow the juice to get into the wick.

The other difference which i am sure you have already noticed between the OCC and rba head is that the occ heads allow for a much more airy draw, due to the greater air in access at the base thru large slots



where the air intake for the rba is restricted by the 4 smaller holes in the +ve connector at the bottom.

someone (cant remeber who right now but im sure it will come to me once ive posted this) has taken a hacksaw to the bottom thread to emulate the OCC air in design, Or you could unscrew the +ve connector pin from the rba and attempt to expand the 4 holes with a slightly larger drill bit..

Some folk are also drilling the chamber to provide holes like the Occ heads and V3 rba too..


The other alternative is to rebuild the OCC heads, 2 x 11mm spanners will help seperate the OCC head caps from the body to gain access to the chamber from the top, and the bottom pin on a dead occ head will just pull out revealing the rubber grommet seperating the +ve from the -ve coil tails
the cap and body can be reattached by simply compressing the 2 together with pliers

hope thats useful..






(V1 was the original for the original 6.5ml subtank, V2 what most of us use is the subtank-Plus 7ml tank version, and the V3 is the newer model as fitted in the new black n white versions of the subtank mini.. )

Thanks phatfil I didn't realise you could take the top of, that should make it easier to play with. I did re-coil and re-wick one but the less said about that attempt the better

[kittyvape]

Jun 19, 2015 20:36:51 GMT smokin100516 said:

Jun 19, 2015 8:21:17 GMT kittyvape said:

Looks great to me, smokin100516, plus thanks for mentioning about the magnifying light; need to be able to see really well for coiling, as I'm noticing too! Using the coiling kit will ensure you have a perfectly round coil. I saw a vid on youtube where the guy removed the coil, then turned it around, put it back on the coiler and pushed down on the coil again, to tidy it up. I do that, plus hold the coil in the coiler and top, using plyers to straighten the legs. Can get a great butane lighter on Amazon; Coney. 

I'm going to sort it trust me, however I know have a bedroom to strip, plaster and decorate so it's something I will have to dip in and out of, thank the lord for OCC

Am sure you will, especially with such a great result already. Lol, yes, thank goodness OCC's are there when needed, and happy decorating! 

[smokin100516]

Jun 20, 2015 17:44:20 GMT kittyvape said:

Jun 19, 2015 20:36:51 GMT smokin100516 said:

I'm going to sort it trust me, however I know have a bedroom to strip, plaster and decorate so it's something I will have to dip in and out of, thank the lord for OCC

Am sure you will, especially with such a great result already. Lol, yes, thank goodness OCC's are there when needed, and happy decorating! 

Thanks Kittyvape but happy and decorating should never be in the same sentence

[kittyvape]

Jun 20, 2015 18:41:33 GMT smokin100516 said:

Jun 20, 2015 17:44:20 GMT kittyvape said:

Am sure you will, especially with such a great result already. Lol, yes, thank goodness OCC's are there when needed, and happy decorating! 

Thanks Kittyvape but happy and decorating should never be in the same sentence

lol haha, I hear you. I'm a bit arty, so don't mind that kind of thing, but it'll be great when you've done it and can enjoy the results. 

[smokin100516]

Yay managed it, whoever on here showed me that cutting slits in it would help (sorry I forgot who it was ) I owe them a beer