How is that different from every other night? HA!
First, sorry I can’t get the winners tonight, both for the MVP and the 30,000 scubscriber contest. The winners will have to wait for when I get back from ECC, but I think we already know won the 30K Contest!
So anyhow, I worked on a new coil tonight in prepping for CA.
This time I built myself a proper Micro Coil 🙂 I used 10 wraps of 28 gauge Kanthal wrapped on a 2.25mm drill bit:
I did the missing step in my video which is the squish and burn. This step tightens up the coil and helps it hold it’s shape:
I then mounted this little beauty in the Russian:
As you can see the resistance on this coil wind up at 1.64 ohms.
Now I put some organic cotton in there and buttoned it all up.
(maybe too much cotton, but I’m still playing)
Then I started vaping. Really good, but I knew right away that I wanted to back off my resistance a bit, but there was more playing that needed to be done.
I wanted to see the difference between organic cotton balls and the Organic Cotton Hemp Wick I got from Mod And World. A single strand was too loose in this hole (insert joke here) so I needed to get two strands through. I used a piece of 28 gauge Kanthal as a fish hook to get it through the coil.
This got me the good wire to wick contact I’m always looking for.
Off the bat, I liked the flavor of the cotton better, but the wicking of this cord a little better. That could, of course, be a function of the amount of cotton or placement so more playing would be prudent. Also, I didn’t boil the hemp wick before installing it. So the wick performance and flavor is still up in the air at this point, at least for me.
But then, I did the most important experiment directed at the thing that has been bothering me most about Micro Coils. If I look at the design, it leads me to believe that a certain amount of vapor is being blocked because of the inherent design of this coil. Since the coils are touching, vapor that could be produced isn’t being produced as it’s being blocked by the coil, so what I did was this:
After trying this coil, what is the design that’s traveling with me to California?
A Micro Coil! A few less wraps getting me to 1.2 Ohms and the Organic Cotton Hemp Wick.
(not quite as tight as I’d like it, I know you guys are looking at that last wrap 🙂 )
To my surprise it honestly worked better than the “spread coil”.
I’m very impressed with the performance, flavor, and vapor this method of coiling is producing. Not to mention the ease of creating and installing this coil. I’m now a true believer.
As I mentioned in the Micro Coil vid, what I was after is a long lasting build that I didn’t have to recoil. You simply remove the old wick, perhaps rinse the coil off, do some dry burning, and install a new wick. Increased flavor, vapor, and throat hit are wonderful fringe benefits.
My compliments to all the people involved in the creation and spreading of this method of building.
Special shout to Pete54! Thanks for that email and tips… and to everyone else who sent their ideas and comments along!
That’s it for now folks. Hope to see many of you in California!
Happy coiling everyone!
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