Making your own coil for the Justfog Minifit

[beedee]

Thanks for the heads up on the Minifit djs .


I am off travelling soon and wanted something easy to carry, so thought I'd try it.


It's not bad at all for a device this size, and (to my delight!) I found it's possible to make your own coils for it, see the video below - it looks simple so I will be trying this soon! (the recoil starts at around 5.30 mins)

 

[izan]

Another option:

[djs]

Oct 18, 2018 18:18:12 GMT izan said:

Another option:

Like I've been saying for...zzz... 4-5 years or something. If you can make it yourself... why get Mythical creatures from Scotland to do it?

Nothing against the Scots, just a little against a certain company that seemed to rule over UKVapers for a while with their interminable marketing and forum 'bending'.

[djs]

Oct 18, 2018 16:45:28 GMT beedee said:

Thanks for the heads up on the Minifit djs .


I am off travelling soon and wanted something easy to carry, so thought I'd try it.


It's not bad at all for a device this size, and (to my delight!) I found it's possible to make your own coils for it, see the video below - it looks simple so I will be trying this soon! (the recoil starts at around 5.30 mins)

Awesome find. Consider it done. I can do that.... on my head after 5 pints. OK.. 3 pints..

[izan]

Oct 18, 2018 19:46:51 GMT djs said:

Oct 18, 2018 18:18:12 GMT izan said:

Another option:

Like I've been saying for...zzz... 4-5 years or something. If you can make it yourself... why get Mythical creatures from Scotland to do it?

Nothing against the Scots, just a little against a certain company that seemed to rule over UKVapers for a while with their interminable marketing and forum 'bending'.

Sorry mate, I don't have a clue what your talking about unless it refers to the panty hamster from TW.

The first video shows a spaced coil option and the NV video features a contact coil.
Different options is all.

I tend to mute videos and just watch the pretty pictures.

Cheers
I

[djs]

Oct 18, 2018 20:12:36 GMT izan said:

Oct 18, 2018 19:46:51 GMT djs said:

Like I've been saying for...zzz... 4-5 years or something. If you can make it yourself... why get Mythical creatures from Scotland to do it?

Nothing against the Scots, just a little against a certain company that seemed to rule over UKVapers for a while with their interminable marketing and forum 'bending'.

I tend to mute videos and just watch the pretty pictures.

Indeed! Vape on...

[beedee]

I reckon these are what the Naturevape bunch use for their coils, pinched so they are micro.

I reckon doing the dry burning thing would only really work if the coil was not very gunked up in the first place. 😊

[phtumshk]

jeez that looks a doddle.
for some reason i thought the wires were soldered in to the contacts.

[beedee]

Oct 19, 2018 3:09:41 GMT phtumshk said:

jeez that looks a doddle.
for some reason i thought the wires were soldered in to the contacts.

I assumed this, too, phtumshk . the sort of thing they usually do.

It does reveal the Naturevape thing to be a bit redundant as the housing is identical to a stock coil.

I've seen atomisers that are actually designed to be rebuilt with more inconvenient systems - they even put those little slots in so you can get the outer case off!

I am going to look through my wires tomorrow to see if I've got anything that will get me to 1.6 -1.8ohms at 2mm without making a coil too big for the chimney cover.

 

[phtumshk]

Oct 19, 2018 22:55:51 GMT beedee said:

Oct 19, 2018 3:09:41 GMT phtumshk said:

jeez that looks a doddle.
for some reason i thought the wires were soldered in to the contacts.

I assumed this, too, phtumshk . the sort of thing they usually do.

It does reveal the Naturevape thing to be a bit redundant as the housing is identical to a stock coil.

I've seen atomisers that are actually designed to be rebuilt with more inconvenient systems - they even put those little slots in so you can get the outer case off!

I am going to look through my wires tomorrow to see if I've got anything that will get me to 1.6 -1.8ohms at 2mm without making a coil too big for the chimney cover.

 

iirc .3 wire gives about 1.5ohms at 7 wraps using the ickle blue screwdrivers.

its what i used to put in the clr coils for the egripe many moons ago.

[beedee]

What is iirc wire phtumshk?

[phtumshk]

Oct 19, 2018 23:19:10 GMT beedee said:

What is iirc wire phtumshk ?

sorry was to lazy to hit caps lock, IIRC (If I Remember Correctly)

its .3mm  Kanthal I meant.

Keep forgeting theres so much wire to choose from these days.

[beedee]

Thanks, phtumshk, I thought I was missing out on some new gear there!

My ignorance of web abbreviations is only slowly improving, for ages I thought that PITA was a reference to Greek bread...

I think I have some Kanthal 30awg in the depths of my vaping draw, which is .255mm, so this would probably do it, though if the recoiling goes well I will probably get some thinner Stainless Steel than I currently have - I prefer it to Kanthal.

[phtumshk]

Oct 19, 2018 23:43:28 GMT beedee said:

Thanks, phtumshk , I thought I was missing out on some new gear there!

My ignorance of web abbreviations is only slowly improving, for ages I thought that PITA was a reference to Greek bread...

I think I have some Kanthal 30awg in the depths of my vaping draw, which is .255mm, so this would probably do it, though if the recoiling goes well I will probably get some thinner Stainless Steel than I currently have - I prefer it to Kanthal.

oh yes, stainless would be much better for the battery life being fast ramping compared to kanthal.

[beedee]

izan, djs,phtumshk, When I tried this it came apart fine but when recoiling it I found I just could not see well enough to get the wire into the very tiny holes for it in the bottom of chamber - because I could not even see them!

I got one in by feel but the other just would not go. I am getting some new glasses soon and that might might help - but the holes are difficult to see because the whole thing is transparent, so it may not. Also, using a thinner SS wire (32awg) means the legs bend with hardly any pressure.

Had a look to see how he did it on the video and there is a convenient cut at this point - it just goes straight to the coils being in - he was using thicker wire but I wonder if he struggled and did not want to let on...