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I'm getting a rebuildable atomizer this week that can accomodate a vertical SS wick an coil. I'm going to try this. Good thing I hung on to that packet of ZigZag rolling papers I've had for like 20 years.
Just converted the SmokTech Vivi to a Genesis style as per Scubabatdan's suggestions but modded a bit like Meolms1's video.The first coil I wound I noticed only the top wind of the coil was glowing and eventually popped. It had measured 1.7 ohms before trying it.The second coil I wound at 1.8 ohms and used NR wire, still the same result. I thought about it and came to the conclusion that just maybe the 400 SS mesh was not carbonized enough and that the coil was shorting to the mesh although it measure okay.Used the same mesh wick and re-burned with a torch 3 more times and used a lighter to burn on my eJuice 6 times creating a nice carbon build up that was not as apparent in the first try. Wound a new coil to 2.5 ohms w/ NO N/R wire. Coil ends are directly next to the posts so no ends are exposed.Firing up the coil glowed nice and even this time. The first draw almost blew my head off and my head began to buzz like I was inhaling 100mg of nicotine... WOW.As per the instruction, it says to drill a 3/64" air hole in the tank but I drilled a smaller 1/16" hole. This is still to big of a hole because the draw is too airy. I placed a piece of scotch tape over the hole and made a pin hole in the tape which corrected the draw just right. So I would suggest drilling the initial hole the smallest you can. You can always widen it later.
Thanks fsors, took me awhile to get into switching from cartos to rebuildables. I was skeptical.@synchro :Only made one Genisis style as yet and will experiment further on the next one. I notice that I have to hold the fire button longer for a heavy plume compared to a short burst w/ a carto.With chain vaping, I have to tip the tank to saturate the wick so I plan on re-thinking the rolling of my mesh to accommodate for a wetter wick. I'm using a 50/50 juice. Perhaps a higher PG would wick better also.
Hi Dave, Sterling and Fsors, I have been eyeing a good many of your posts. I have also been intrigued about the gen style atties. I have purchased the Did clone that has been more readily available as of lately. I have looked, watched, built and done as much research before, and after having the atty in my hands. I currently am using 36ga nicrome wire(I do have kanthal a1-32ga en-route, sadly i don't think I will have that until mid week next week), and I am having the worst time with hotspots, most of them happen at the top where the coil leaves the wick. I have built coils for the past three days, I don't know what to adjust to make these coils not pop. I do have a coil on the unit right now that I can vape somewhat, It has tons of throat hit and not much vapor output versus a 3? boge carto @ 5v. I have been making four wraps for a total of about 3.5?. I have found that at the top of the wick if I continue the wrap around the backside of the wick then directly to the positive connection the coil does last a few vapes before it finally pops. I have been able to get a few coils that glow hot through the entire span but even these pop after a few vapes. What is it that I am missing? I have made almost 2 meters of coils on the last three days...... I am running an okr t6 vv and start off at ~4v on my ~3? coils......
Ok After having another(few) cracks at getting this coil and wick assembled correctly..... I have settled basically by default with a 4 wrap coil at 3.1 ohms. I have been able to get the entire coil to glow with no obvious hot spots. So thanks there for the good words of encouragement and advice. Now even at 4.2v I get wreckless throat hit and very minimal vapor. I have tried eight wraps,seven,six..... At varied voltages from 3.5-6.5... the ones that work well all seem to be the 4wrap coils(I have had three "sucessful" coils that where vapeable), this seems to be the way that i get the most uniform tension around the wick. I did re torch the wick, and re burnt some VG onto the wick(x6).... This cured the conductivity issue I think I was originally having. If I drip directly onto the wick I get a fair amount of vapor, for about a single draw.... I only have a few of the preroller/preoxidized wicks and the hole down the center is about the size o the wall thickness.....Second part of the question, Is kanthal easier to work with than the nichrome? In the sense of are they any more robust than the nichrome? I would Imagine by the size difference of the two (36 nichrome vs 32kanthal ) the gauge of the wire would help to make the coil a bit more sturdy......?...
If I drip directly onto the wick I get a fair amount of vapor, for about a single draw....
OK Understood. Now I have three premade(and poorly oxidized) wicks, not certain of the mesh sizing but I think they are all 325, I vape 80/20 VG/PG(diy) and was thinking I should stop over at Grainger and pick up some 500 sized mesh. My liquid Is thinned with water to about the consisitancy of pure PG. Am I correct in assuming this would wick better than (what I assume is )325 sized? Second I have the fill hole screw out completely. Would I stilll want to make a narrower wick,if I am going to leave the screw out?The nichrome is all I have, until my kanthal order arrives maybe mid week..... I think I will keep trying to make a successful coil with this until I have mastered the harder coil. I did vape my four wrap coil almost for two hours and It was very different than anything else I have tried..... So I think a few more Valiant attempts are in order.Thanks for all the advice, I do appreciate it.