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How To Protank and evod rebuilding

Superb tutorial, thanks mate. Got my wire and wick just now, and got it right first go (even without the pin for wrapping the coil). I did 5-6 wraps though, so more like 1.5-1.8 (got no resistance checker).
Did you find the flavour improved with 5-6 coils ? Standard supplied heads for my protank weren't up to much, so I tried my first recoiling and thanks to this excellent tutorial I managed it :excited:but sadly I didn't notice much improvement in flavour which is why I wanted to give rebuilding a go in the first place .....
 
Haven't really noticed Gonloopy - although anything over 4.1v seems to be a bit burnt.
 
I rewicked a Protank head this morning before work, and it's working great thus far! I wrapped it with 3mm Ekowool braided silica and 30awg Kanthal and ended up with the same 1.3-1.4 ohm coil. I completely forgot to twist the legs so I will try that next time, but it's an improvement (small improvement but noticeable - maybe that's just my build though, it may get better with more practice) over the stock heads which I'm pleased about!

So yeah, thanks again for the great guide~ :)
 
Can I just ask if I have this right please,thinner wire equals higher resistance? So if I'm looking for 2.5 ohm coils or above I'd be better off with 0.16 Kanthal than 0.2? And what is the difference between Kanthal A1 and Kanthal D? Sorry if these seem silly questions but being new to this I want to make sure I get the bits I need.
 
Can I just ask if I have this right please,thinner wire equals higher resistance? So if I'm looking for 2.5 ohm coils or above I'd be better off with 0.16 Kanthal than 0.2? And what is the difference between Kanthal A1 and Kanthal D? Sorry if these seem silly questions but being new to this I want to make sure I get the bits I need.
Could get away with 0.2 if you have room, 6 or 7 wraps depending on wick width. I think .2 is easier to work with. 0.16 would do it with less wraps. I think A1 kanthal will go to higher temp without problems although you probs won't need it. I buy A1 because they have it but D will do.
 
Can I just ask if I have this right please,thinner wire equals higher resistance? So if I'm looking for 2.5 ohm coils or above I'd be better off with 0.16 Kanthal than 0.2? And what is the difference between Kanthal A1 and Kanthal D? Sorry if these seem silly questions but being new to this I want to make sure I get the bits I need.
Could get away with 0.2 if you have room, 6 or 7 wraps depending on wick width. I think .2 is easier to work with. 0.16 would do it with less wraps. I think A1 kanthal will go to higher temp without problems although you probs won't need it. I buy A1 because they have it but D will do.
 
Great how to! will be coming back to this when I pluck up the courage to rewick my protank, should I get a vv battery first that i can measure resistance on then? only have egos...
 
Great how to! will be coming back to this when I pluck up the courage to rewick my protank, should I get a vv battery first that i can measure resistance on then? only have egos...
If you do; check the spec before you buy. My vv MVP doesn't check resistance, I use a multimeter just to make sure it's not shorting out before I put it on a battery. After a few goes, you get used to how you want them built, how many turns of what wire etc. Main thing is checking they are safe before use as I think a short can finish off an ego.
 
Great how to! will be coming back to this when I pluck up the courage to rewick my protank, should I get a vv battery first that i can measure resistance on then? only have egos...

A cheap multimeter from fleabay will do the job mate no need for a mod. Unless you really want one then the answer is yes buy a vv mod!
 
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