Reo - Your Ideal Reomizer Coil/wick Setup

[Silver]

Hi all

A quick roll call of what you have found to be your best wick/coil setup on your REO
I assume most of us are using the standard RM2 atty but if not, mention what atty you are on

So far my best is "still" a normal microil with 1.5mm diameter, 28g Kanthal, wicked with organic cotton.
All on RM2. My coils range from 0.8 to about 1.3 ohms. Using mainly 50/50 juices.
I find this coil and wick performs well for me. Good flavour, good throat hit and good reliability.

- Have tried a few twisted coils but found they spit and crackle too much.
- I tried twisted ribbon but found it difficult at the time to work with.
- Have tried the thicker 26g Kanthal but it also spat at me, took a bit longer to warm up and had the afterburner effect which I didnt like.
- Tried one or two paracoils but found they also snapped crackled and popped with some spitting. But only had 28g which means it had too many wraps. ( ala @vaalboy )
- I did try a larger ID but didnt like it as much. Problem was i tried that with 26g so it could have been the wire at fault.

"My to try list"
- I need to try Rayon still and will soon be giving Ekowool a try
- I aso want to try a paracoil with 30g to get a decent resistance with fewer wraps
- I need to try different IDs with the same 28g wire

What have you found to be your best setup so far?

 

[MurderDoll]

The last coil I had on was a chimney style.
You should give it a try. It's really impressive!

Build your micro coil like normal. One end goes through the hole like normal, the other goes around your screw. For the elevation.

I found the coil can get more airflow over it.

 

[Rooigevaar]

Best coil I ever had was a Twisted 30g (very well twisted) on a 1.4 ID great flavour and smooth vapour. It lasted me about 3 weeks before I got bored and I ran out of 30g to make a new one.
Must say so far the the standard micro coil with 28g like you use @Silver is what works out the best for me. Tried just about every coil in it so far and this one comes out tops. I wick with cotton and like the vape. Tried the Rayon and meh not a big enough difference to convince me.
Ekowool work well too but presents new problems depending on the thicknes you use.

Standard Micro Coil for the win!

 

[Silver]

The last coil I had on was a chimney style.
You should give it a try. It's really impressive!

Build your micro coil like normal. One end goes through the hole like normal, the other goes around your screw. For the elevation.

I found the coil can get more airflow over it.

Many thanks @MurderDoll
Lovely photo
Are you saying this is your best setup so far?

 

[Silver]

Best coil I ever had was a Twisted 30g (very well twisted) on a 1.4 ID great flavour and smooth vapour. It lasted me about 3 weeks before I got bored and I ran out of 30g to make a new one.
Must say so far the the standard micro coil with 28g like you use @Silver is what works out the best for me. Tried just about every coil in it so far and this one comes out tops. I wick with cotton and like the vape. Tried the Rayon and meh not a big enough difference to convince me.
Ekowool work well too but presents new problems depending on the thicknes you use.

Standard Micro Coil for the win!

Thanks @Rooigevaar - i hear you on the twisted 30g. Another challenge with twisted wire is to twist it properly. Maybe i need to experiment more with that.

As you say, the standard micro with cotton is holding up well.

 

[MurderDoll]

Many thanks @MurderDoll
Lovely photo
Are you saying this is your best setup so far?

Unfortunately I wasn't able to Vape on it long enough to give a definitive answer.

When Kazumi returns, I'll build the same coil on both Reomisers. One being standard lay down and the other chimney. Can do a side by side comparison to see how they differ and which I prefer.

 

[Rob Fisher]

My happy place on the REO's is around the 1,1Ω to 1,3Ω on a micro coil of 1,5mm. I'm still playing with the differences between the new gold plated sub ohm contacts and the old standard ones... the difference is big and the sub ohm hits way harder. I wasn't crazy about the new sub ohm kit to start with but I have found in recent weeks that I'm starting to prefer them and Avril (LP/SL Grand with the Cyclops AFC Cyclone) is getting the most airtime currently... and maybe Amanda my first LP (Copper Vein) will start to get more airtime now as well.

Air Flow is another new experience for me having been happy with the standard airflow of the RM2 and Cyclone and have been using the AFC on Avril more open for a new experience... I never quite understood why people drilled their holes bigger but I'm starting to get it now.

I haven't really given ekowool or Rayon a fair shot yet and it's on my agenda... I do however love my cotton!

I pretty much only use 28g kanthal at this stage and playing with other gauges is a little way off for me right now.

I did try the flat kanthal with an ugly coil but my OCD makes me change back to a standard and neat micro coil... but I will persevere with that too in time.

One thing I have discovered this week is that keeping your REO's clean isn't enough and that little packet of Nolax is actually sent with for a reason. Erica is as clean as a whistle but wasn't performing... I tried roughing the contacts with an emery board but not until I put a spot of Nolax on the positive and the Spring did she spring back to life. I will make a concerted effort to get contact cleaner today!

 

[Silver]

Thanks @Rob Fisher
Your Reo experiences are great to follow and learn from!
About that Noalox, i didnt get any with my subohm kitted REOs but i found it interesting that you put it on the coil! Are you supposed to put it on the coil? Where on the coil?

 

[Rooigevaar]

Thanks @Rooigevaar - i hear you on the twisted 30g. Another challenge with twisted wire is to twist it properly. Maybe i need to experiment more with that.

As you say, the standard micro with cotton is holding up well.

Use a drill to twist it... like Rip

 

[Rob Fisher]

Thanks @Rob Fisher
Your Reo experiences are great to follow and learn from!
About that Noalox, i didnt get any with my subohm kitted REOs but i found it interesting that you put it on the coil! Are you supposed to put it on the coil? Where on the coil?

When I say coil I mean the spring... : OP Edited.

And as far as I know you don't put Nolax on the sub ohm devices... only the old ones.

 

[johan]

Ugly coil, 4 wraps 28G on 2mm hollow Ekowool - haven't touched cotton for a very long time. The best setup for longevity and flavour for my personal taste.

 

[MurderDoll]

Ugly coil, 4 wraps 28G on 2mm hollow Ekowool - haven't touched cotton for a very long time. The best setup for longevity and flavour for my personal taste.

Normal round kanthal or flat ribbon?

 

[johan]

Normal round kanthal or flat ribbon?

Standard round Kanthal, haven't tried ribbon yet.

 

[MurderDoll]

Standard round Kanthal, haven't tried ribbon yet.

4 wraps?
What sort of resistance does that give?

 

[johan]

4 wraps?
What sort of resistance does that give?

±0.67Ω - I fit a 1.5mm mandrel inside the hollow Ekowool before coiling.

 

[MurderDoll]

±0.67Ω - I fit a 1.5mm mandrel inside the hollow Ekowool before coiling.

Thanks. I'll give it a try.
I'm struggling with this ekowool.

Can't seem to get it right.

 

[johan]

Thanks. I'll give it a try.
I'm struggling with this ekowool.

Can't seem to get it right.

Tip from @RevnLucky7 - torch the Ekowool before hand - I burn it till its red hot on the gas stove, then push the mandrel into the centre

 

[RIEFY]

my happy place is between .9 and 1.2 ohms depending on the juice. I use mostly .5 ribbon 4 wraps either with rayon or ekowool both works like a charm.
This is on a Hornet clone

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[Silver]

Great photo @Cape vaping supplies

Looks like the favourite setups so far are quite varied

 

[thekeeperza]

I have only run 2 coils on the RM2 so far.
First was a 28g 0.95ohm micro coil wicked with cotton - used for 2 days.
Second, and best so far, is 0.64ohm ribbon coil on 2x2mm ekowool - won't change this for a long while.

 

[Reonat]

Thanks. I'll give it a try.
I'm struggling with this ekowool.

Can't seem to get it right.

Am laughing as I too struggle to wrap the Ekowool. It all moves around too much and it's as if you have too many or too few fingers... Wrapping a standard coil directly onto the reel is far easier for me but not so easy with Ekowool. Yesterday I secured the Ekowool to the mandrel with a bulldog clip. Much easier.

I have to say Ekowool is much much better for me with my sweeter taste in juices. Cotton mutes the flavour too much and silica is tricky for me to wrap. So far 5 close wraps using the 28g works out to around 0.9 to 1 ohm. No idea on the ID of a paperclip or my new found syringe needle attachment.

Perhaps different ideals depend very much on juice.

 

[MurderDoll]

Tip from @RevnLucky7 - torch the Ekowool before hand - I burn it till its red hot on the gas stove, then push the mandrel into the centre

I have only run 2 coils on the RM2 so far.
First was a 28g 0.95ohm micro coil wicked with cotton - used for 2 days.
Second, and best so far, is 0.64ohm ribbon coil on 2x2mm ekowool - won't change this for a long while.

Am laughing as I too struggle to wrap the Ekowool. It all moves around too much and it's as if you have too many or too few fingers... Wrapping a standard coil directly onto the reel is far easier for me but not so easy with Ekowool. Yesterday I secured the Ekowool to the mandrel with a bulldog clip. Much easier.

I have to say Ekowool is much much better for me with my sweeter taste in juices. Cotton mutes the flavour too much and silica is tricky for me to wrap. So far 5 close wraps using the 28g works out to around 0.9 to 1 ohm. No idea on the ID of a paperclip or my new found syringe needle attachment.

Perhaps different ideals depend very much on juice.

When you guys and lady wrap the coil around the ekowool.

Do you guys wrap it tightly or more of a loose wrap?

 

[TylerD]

Mine for a while now and my winner is 0.9x0.1 Ribbon 3 wrapps on 2x2mm Ekowool. +-0.65 Ω
Like it a lot.

 

[Reonat]

When you guys and lady wrap the coil around the ekowool.

Do you guys wrap it tightly or more of a loose wrap?

I would say mine is fairly tight as it is easier to keep it neat and even but not so tight that it cuts into the wick. I want to try a little looser though without increasing resistance.

 

[thekeeperza]

When you guys and lady wrap the coil around the ekowool.

Do you guys wrap it tightly or more of a loose wrap?

Wrapped as tight as possible without any mandrel in the ekowool. Ribbon is more "springy" than round kanthal so it tends to loosen a bit once you let it go.