Burnt out coil after a day!

[AcidVenud]

Could this just be a dodgy coil? Or maybe I did something wrong?

It's the third coil I've changed and I haven't done anything different than before. I put my juice on the 2 holes at the side and also on the bottom. Turned my wattage all the way down and cranked it up a bit at a time. But 24 hours later some but not all my hits taste burnt like it needs changing. I'm using the same juices I've used before as well so nothing is different.

Using isubg tank on cool fire IV. Coils are nothing special just the standard ones.
So as I say can you get dodgy coils? Im certain I juiced the coil enough first so im confused.

 

[Vapingvin]

I dont have any experience with this tank but from reading on here about various other tanks then yes it is possible to get a dodgy coil

 

[AcidVenud]

It's weird but it seems fine today. I can understand it not working properly as in not giving me the strongest possible hit. But to taste burnt out seems odd.

Well drama over for now. Another ape on a different thread told me to have back ups for back my back ups and I see why. This was my last coil knowing it should last until pay day but it probably won't after the bad start to it's life!

 

[gdacosta]

Standard isub coils are incredibly easy to rewick without any tools or special skills, which gives you weeks of extra life out of each coil. Quick youtube search will see you right.

 

[AcidVenud]

Standard isub coils are incredibly easy to rewick without any tools or special skills, which gives you weeks of extra life out of each coil. Quick youtube search will see you right.

Someone else mentioned this before. But is it easy to mess up? I mean if I use the wrong type of material or the wrong amount will it affect the resistance at all? Or is that all controlled with the actual coil?

If I do this I will save a fortune. £10-£15 for 5 coils depending on where you shop or literally pennies for some cotton (or whatever goes inside) it will save me a fortune over the year.

 

[tommywho5150]

Out of the 15 Cubis SS316 coils I've bought, 12 have been dodgy. So yes, its easy to get some dodgy ones...

 

[conanthewarrior]

Someone else mentioned this before. But is it easy to mess up? I mean if I use the wrong type of material or the wrong amount will it affect the resistance at all? Or is that all controlled with the actual coil?

If I do this I will save a fortune. £10-£15 for 5 coils depending on where you shop or literally pennies for some cotton (or whatever goes inside) it will save me a fortune over the year.

Imagine your coil as a hosepipe. The wider the pipe, the easier water can flow-or in this case electricity, so lower resistance with thicker wire-higher with thinner wire.

Wraps, and diameter also effect the resistance your coils will come out at-I suggest http://www.steam-engine.org/ for learning, you put in what you want, and it tells you how many wraps-plus an Ohm reader (You can get these fairly cheaply online).

My go to gauge of kanthal is 26G-this is personal preference though. Some muji cotton for 200 sheets, for loads of coils, is under £5 from their EU store.

It sounds hard and a bit scary at first, but I promise you, you will be making coils and saving a fortune in no time .

 

[gdacosta]

Someone else mentioned this before. But is it easy to mess up? I mean if I use the wrong type of material or the wrong amount will it affect the resistance at all? Or is that all controlled with the actual coil?

If I do this I will save a fortune. £10-£15 for 5 coils depending on where you shop or literally pennies for some cotton (or whatever goes inside) it will save me a fortune over the year.

You won't affect the resistance by swapping out the cotton. Easy to put too much or too little cotton in, but really not a problem, as you can try again. It's the cotton that taste comes from. With the isub coils you can literally pull out the old cotton with your fingers. Cut and roll about the same amount of cotton and feed it into the hole. (YouTube will explain the simple job of gently heating the coil before adding cotton to clean them... Called dry burning). First time will take you five minutes. The third time about 30 seconds. Good introduction to some of the steps of coil building without having to actually build coils.

 

[AcidVenud]

I've just watched a video on youtube. Most of it seems simple enough. There was just one step where I couldn't see what he was doing. After the cotton is in and the sides are trimmed he does something with the needle inside the coil. I couldnt work out if he was just pulling it in a bit or twisting it.

I'll watch it again when I've got some more supplies. Will probably buy a box of coils and some cotton then I've got a few back ups and if I swap the cotton each time i first change the whole coil it won't be as frustrating if I mess one up as I'll have another I already sorted.

 

[gdacosta]

Oh, and forgot to say that the isub coils struggle with thick juice. 50/50 pg/vg is ideal, but anything higher in vg terms needs longer between pulls or expect burnt cotton. It's the small juice holes...They can't let thick juice in fast enough if you take regular puffs. Still good coils, but as you buy other tanks in the future you'll see what I mean.