Prebuilt coils

[John Lewis]

smut does great coils, I've bought some of him before but as I said I prefer temp control and Ni80 doesn't work in TC.

I haven'd had much experience of TC yet, wattage has always been fine, but I have just installed Arctic Fox on my Gen3 Dual and look forward to trying out different temp curves on some SS316L coils

 

[Lung Redemption]

Whether you build your own or just buy premade there's going to be a learning curve with building it and finding what works and doesn't for your tank and juices, and you'll have no option with the coil ID and ohms if you buy them premade(though technically you could remove wraps on a premade, you'll have no means to go the other way). Premade is nice, but for something you'll spend time learning anyway, wrapping some wire around a rod really isn't the hard part, but i'd certainly buy premade for complex coils(claptons and so on). As nice as the DIY kits are, chances are you'll have something already to hand to do the job for most of the tools they provide, the jig is the most vital part(though those aren't even necessary it makes things much easier) imho(and some appropriate wire clippers), nigh on everything else can be emulated with a cheap as chips implement from a local shop(or by something laying in your toolbox/drawer).

 

[greenbrucelee]

I haven'd had much experience of TC yet, wattage has always been fine, but I have just installed Arctic Fox on my Gen3 Dual and look forward to trying out different temp curves on some SS316L coils

TC can get a bit of a pain at first as you have to find the sweet spot, sometimes it could be 240c sometimes it could be 241c or 255c but once you find it then its great as you can make you vape consistent plus if you are dripping then can save extra juice by doing it and you will not get a dry or burned hit. Thats why I use TC although with TC its a slightly cooler vape than in power/wattage mode.

Whether you build your own or just buy premade there's going to be a learning curve with building it and finding what works and doesn't for your tank and juices, and you'll have no option with the coil ID and ohms if you buy them premade(though technically you could remove wraps on a premade, you'll have no means to go the other way). Premade is nice, but for something you'll spend time learning anyway, wrapping some wire around a rod really isn't the hard part, but i'd certainly buy premade for complex coils(claptons and so on). As nice as the DIY kits are, chances are you'll have something already to hand to do the job for most of the tools they provide, the jig is the most vital part(though those aren't even necessary it makes things much easier) imho(and some appropriate wire clippers), nigh on everything else can be emulated with a cheap as chips implement from a local shop(or by something laying in your toolbox/drawer).

I agree if you have the time to learn how to build then do it, with premades it may take a bit of spending until you find the build, coil type and manufacturer that you like. I have used coils from 5 wraps running at 0.1ohms to 8 wraps running at 0.66ohms. The coils I get all the time now are 3mm 6 wrap ss316L coming in at 0.53 each which when in dual coil makes 0.265. I run them at 55w and 245c.

 

[Mitz]

+1 for @Smut

He makes awesome coils. Long lasting and worth every penny.

 

[glasvapour]

I also use @Smut , apart from his coils being excellent and lasting a long time, he takes a lot the guess work out of what kind of coil you should match up to your RBA/RTA, just tell him what you are using, what kind of vape you like and he will sort you out.

 

[darkelf]

thanks for all the info folks, really helpful!!

from what I gather Muji Japanese organic cotton pads are the best and cheapest for wicking, would you mostly agree? and also I just start at a low wattage and work my way up until I feel that it's at the best wattage flavor wise, etc. is this true? Just some noob questions

 

[Lung Redemption]

Muji wicks quick and works well for me, taken me 5 months to finish off 5 pads, out of my 30 i picked up for around or less than £3($4) from Fasttech in China, it's still pretty affordable from Amazon though if you want some quick. I've vaped on some cotton bacon and couldn't tell a difference(not a perceptable one at least) personally, others may feel different.