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Coil Rewicking

I have issues with sleep also, a couple of times a month I have a full 8 hours, other than that wake up a several times a night, just got used to being tired throughout the day now :(

But no you aint a nutter? :)
On the plus side though the meticulous nature makes me pretty good at building and wicking so I can't complain.
 
My ocd won't allow a simple re wick.

Step 1, dry fire low wattage as I'm removing the old wick.

Step 2, put coil rod back in to keep it steady while I brush lightly with a wet stainless steel wire brush.

Step 3, clean the inside of the coil with a nylon pipe brush.

Step 4, rinse if I'm feeling lazy or ultrasonic if it needs it.

Step 5, dry with either a hairdryer or offcuts of cotton from previous wicks

Step 6, wick.... regret being so pedantic.

It sounds like a lot of work and it really can be sometimes but I've had complex coils last multiple years using this method and even round wire will last a few months before it starts to get weird on me.


I’m the same as you @Phrasing.

The only thing I don’t do is use a wire brush in case I disrupt any of the coil. I gently use a toothbrush instead

I’m not OCD I’m just a nutter lol.
 
wake up a several times a night,

I'm with you there. I get about 4 hours a night if I'm lucky, tried the pill route but couldn't be doing with the chemical hangover.
Given up getting stressed by it. I just leave the house at 5 most mornings to get an extra couple of hours in on site. The neighbours love me on the frosty mornings :58:
 
I’m the same as you @Phrasing.

The only thing I don’t do is use a wire brush in case I disrupt any of the coil. I gently use a toothbrush instead

I’m not OCD I’m just a nutter lol.
I used to avoid metal brushes too but I managed to score some really fine ones somewhere a few years ago that are as gentle as a nylon brush, with the obvious advantage I can brush the coil while it's hot.

I agree though that some of the wire brushes you can get will ruin your wrap wire if you're not careful
 
I got hold of some interdental brushes which are in effect like tiny nylon bottle brushes, they`re cheap as chips and come in different diameters.
 
Don't see the point in rewicking, coils / wire are pennies, and you have the tank apart anyway, literally takes a couple of minutes to make and insert a new coil

Unless you're buying some expensive coils, in which case give your head a wobble, that little bit of wire isn't worth a fiver a piece.
 
Don't see the point in rewicking, coils / wire are pennies, and you have the tank apart anyway, literally takes a couple of minutes to make and insert a new coil

Unless you're buying some expensive coils, in which case give your head a wobble, that little bit of wire isn't worth a fiver a piece.

If you're a 12W MTL vaper using roundwire then yes.. If you vape at high wattages of DL tanks then not so much. Complex coils come into their own at higher Wattages IMO. I see no point in searching for the best flavour DL atomisers and then bunging a roundwire build in it. Sometimes it really is worth buying expensive coils for your favourite atomisers - as they can last a long, long time when kept clean.
 
Don't see the point in rewicking, coils / wire are pennies, and you have the tank apart anyway, literally takes a couple of minutes to make and insert a new coil

Unless you're buying some expensive coils, in which case give your head a wobble, that little bit of wire isn't worth a fiver a piece.
Thank god you joined. As, clearly, nobody here knew what they are talking about until you arrived, to put us on the right track.
 
Thank god you joined. As, clearly, nobody here knew what they are talking about until you arrived, to put us on the right track.


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WTF, are use clowns actually serious about this, or is it part off your double act lol


Where have use two been hiding for the last decade or so. :22:


Obviously use must just be starting out on your vaping journey to come out a total load of BS like that.


I have spent roughly 12 years of my life trying to find the best Vape you can possible get. And Dumb and Dumber are saying I already had it back in in 2012 doing Microcoils with Kanthal round wire 26g. When cotton wicks first came out instead of silica wick. My Arse


Have either of you two A** H**** ever tried to make a complex coil that are so expensive. The price of wire alone not included the time, effort and dedication that’s involved to building a pair of coils is not appreciated. It can roughly take me 2 hours if everything runs smoothly, and to charge a fiver a pair is very reasonable In this day. So if I have to make you a pair off coils I would make less then £2.50 an hour, now that’s criminal.


I was making that kind off money 40 odd years ago as a apprentice Painter and Decorator lol.:)


Anyway Dumb and Dumber try to open you airflow a touch and up your watts to 15w and you might even enjoy the flavour lol clowns:22::22:
 
Wow, just wow, what an outburst, triggered much ?!?
 
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