Kanger T2 rewick

[domesticextremist]

My Kanger T2 spontaneously died today

So naturally, I took it to bits. Here's the old coil:



As you can see - one leg longer than the other, which is where it
burned through or fractured.
The reason seems to be due to the design of the head, which has a
flange on the inside over which the wire must pass:



Not a great pic, but you can make it out. This also makes fitting a new
coil tricky too.

[domesticextremist]

Here's the disassembled head:



1 Silicone cap
2 Metal insert
3 Coil and wick
4 Head tube
5 Silicone collar
6 grommet
7 Centre pin

When assemled, the centre pin is recessed as the threaded portion is on the
interior of the tube head.

[domesticextremist]

First bit is easy - make a wick and coil as you would for a Stardust.
Just make sure you have long enough tails on the coils to poke through
the base of the head.
The trick is to twist the tails together to make it easier to get them through
without catching on the inner lip, and then untwist and separate by bending
back over the tube end.
I also went for longer wick than the original.



The insert the grommet, with one wire inside (+ve), one outside (-ve).
Push it hone - a bit fiddly, but it must be seated.
Trim back the negative wire as close as possible to the grommet to make
sure there is no chance of a short.
Insert the centre pin and trim back the positive wire as close as possible.
It helps if both ends are held under tension as they will retrect slightly when the
silicone collar is slid up into position.

Replace in the tank and test.



No shorts

[domesticextremist]

Replace the metal insert and silicone cap adjust to make sure
there are no leaky spots.

Fill and vape

I didn't meter mine out, but gave it four turns, which with my wire,
should be around 2.3-2.4 Ohms.

[timnowvapes]

Great post

Where did you source your wick and wire?

[Perpetua]

As always, most excellent photo's and walk through from you Dom.

[domesticextremist]

Got wire from designer (who posts here from time to time), but I think
she ran out and isn't restocking. It's 0.16mm nichrome.
The wick was from cigeliquid - it's CE2 wick.
If you order from him get some Spiky Things too

[maccafan]

Nice walkthrough and photos.

Looks very similar to the NOVA and Vision V3 head rebuild, but the head is much longer. I rewicked and coiled mine by inserting and positioning the coil from the bottom and feeding the wick through the coil through the slot using a dispensing needle. Bit fiddly but doable..

[domesticextremist]

Quick update:
Firstly I edited the wicks down to short like they come new. The wicks
were getting trapped between the silicone collar and the top of the tank and
causing dry hits.
Secondly, I have found that the height adjustment on the collar is critical for
avoiding dry hits and flooding - it takes a bit of fiddling to get it just right.

I have to say I've been pleasantly surprised by the T2 - it is very consistent
and gives a very nice satisfying vape. I find myself picking it up in preference to
my Stardusts when I need a flavour change and I'm rarely disappointed.

[PeeKay]

Jul 24, 2012 22:29:13 GMT timnowvapes said:

Great post

Where did you source your wick and wire?

You can get the NiChrome you need from www.wires.co.uk. They point out that they're for rebuilding e-cigs on the items.

[chrisjw]

A tricky procedure for sure.....Got it all done, but it's not firing up, so back to the drawing board......Good practice though.............

[chrisjw]

Right..Good news & not so good news.......Made a second attempt at re-coiling & wicking a T2, but with the same result............But then I put a new unused head on & still nothing.........So I then tried the head that I've just re-wicked, into another kanger T2 that I've just bought & viola!!!!!!..........it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!..............I did it......................... ........The not so good news is it means the main post of the tank must be iffy.......Possiblt, it's not making contact with the battery....................Watch this space!!!!!...

[chrisjw]

EUREKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......All working..................

[Roger]

Wahay!! Well done Chris. You will now be bombarded by T2 users wanting to know what you did

[chrisjw]

Nov 17, 2012 16:21:10 GMT Roger said:

Wahay!! Well done Chris. You will now be bombarded by T2 users wanting to know what you did

If only I knew myself.............