I've always blocked the channels with cotton in my kayfun and it works beautifully.
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Nice coiling. Remarkably large IDs. Usually IDs range from 1.4 to 2.5, with 1.5 more or less the standard. Does it not take a long time to heat up? Wonder if it does not hinder effective wicking?
Great, as long as it works for you is the most important thing. Thanks for the response.
ooooh nice
Also managed to re-thread my fill port this morning on the kayfun, with better threads, than tobeco used. 
Update:
I've found a pretty large pitfall of that split coil build. I decided to change flavours so i tore the kayfun apart to clean and rewick it. When I pulled the old wick out, the little piece of cotton that was inbetween the split, was pretty burnt, strangely it didn't affect the flavour of the juice, but it is kinda crappy. I've tried putting a little less cotton through the coils now, incase that was due to the wick being packed too tightly into the coils.
Option 2, is to actually cut the cotton in the middle so it's like 2 separately wicked coils, this may also increase the airflow a little.
If neither option gives me what i want, then i'm going to have a go at doing a chimney coil tomorrow night.
Keen to get another Kayfun, so that i can try drilling this one out to get more airflow.
I've found a pretty large pitfall of that split coil build. I decided to change flavours so i tore the kayfun apart to clean and rewick it. When I pulled the old wick out, the little piece of cotton that was inbetween the split, was pretty burnt, strangely it didn't affect the flavour of the juice, but it is kinda crappy. I've tried putting a little less cotton through the coils now, incase that was due to the wick being packed too tightly into the coils.
Option 2, is to actually cut the cotton in the middle so it's like 2 separately wicked coils, this may also increase the airflow a little.
If neither option gives me what i want, then i'm going to have a go at doing a chimney coil tomorrow night.
Keen to get another Kayfun, so that i can try drilling this one out to get more airflow.
I wouldn't attempt this without a backup device.. like you mentioned. I have drilled out quite a few KF air holes myself, when/if that drill bit breaks off it's a real nightmare to remove.
Yep, thats what i was thinking. I'm keen to get a 3.1 clone (the hcigar one), as soon as funds permit. then that can be my backup
Yep, thats what i was thinking. I'm keen to get a 3.1 clone (the hcigar one), as soon as funds permit. then that can be my backup
Good idea @n0ugh7_zw , most important lesson I have learned is this, always have at least one backup device.
Soon as my kayfun needs a re-wick I'm going to rebuild it. I need to take it completely apart anyway, I think I didn't line the air shaft up properly, when I took it apart the first time to clean it.
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I got bored
I drilled my Kayfun Lite Plus out to 2mm
Wire: 24AWG
Wraps: 8
ID: 2mm
OHM's: 0.66
The slightly more airy draw is awesome
I drilled my Kayfun Lite Plus out to 2mm
Wire: 24AWG
Wraps: 8
ID: 2mm
OHM's: 0.66
The slightly more airy draw is awesome
Nope, was actually surprised how soft the metal was. What sucks, is that being a KFLP, the centre post is way too thin to drill out.
That's weird
I've heard of guys breaking a few bits to drill that hole
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Ye i heard about that a lot. I think I'm just lucky i got the tobeco KFLP clone, with this softer metal. its really shiny, tis why i got it to go with my astro.
To give you an idea of how soft this metal is, I used a crappy little 6v electric screw driver, and a drill bit intended for wood drilling out my iGO-W with titanium coated bits on an 1800w drill cost me 4 bits
drilling out my iGO-W with titanium coated bits on an 1800w drill cost me 4 bits
Kayfun Lite Plus (Macro coil build)
Wire: 24AWG
Wraps: 6
ID: 3.2mm
OHM's: 0.57
I read up about some wicking techniques, and frankly the 1.06 ohm coil i had put in last night just wasn't giving me the density and flavour i was after, epic battery life though.
So far it seems to be working really, really well. I'll post a link to the video below. I decided against doing a modified coil as the guy does in the video.
Wire: 24AWG
Wraps: 6
ID: 3.2mm
OHM's: 0.57
I read up about some wicking techniques, and frankly the 1.06 ohm coil i had put in last night just wasn't giving me the density and flavour i was after, epic battery life though.
So far it seems to be working really, really well. I'll post a link to the video below. I decided against doing a modified coil as the guy does in the video.
I've been vaping this build a lot in the last 53min
Dave Modz knows his s*** its working really, really well. chain vaping it, and hit after hit, is warm, and really saturated.
Dave Modz knows his s*** its working really, really well. chain vaping it, and hit after hit, is warm, and really saturated.
ok ladies and gents, i'm really bored.
Expect a couple of builds tonight.
Going to try a modified micro coil (already wrapped) and i'm also going to have another go at doing a split coil (I'm thinking 8 wraps split into 2's)
Since i started doing my builds so that they wrap around the screws, its made it really easy to take builds out and put them back in without destroying them.
Expect a couple of builds tonight.
Going to try a modified micro coil (already wrapped) and i'm also going to have another go at doing a split coil (I'm thinking 8 wraps split into 2's)
Since i started doing my builds so that they wrap around the screws, its made it really easy to take builds out and put them back in without destroying them.
Righto!
Kayfun Lite Plus (Modified Microcoil Build)
Wire: 24AWG
Wraps: 8
ID: 1.5mm
OHM's: 0.48
I more or less followed Dave Modz video to the "T" With the exception of the way i raised my coil.
Really need to get a better camera
Going to vape on this for a bit, and if I'm not too sleepy, i'll have a go at the segmented coil.
So far this thing is performing really well. The elevated coil, does make a significant improvement to the airflow. also having it closer to the top of the chimney has improved the flavour. Vapor production is also much better. All of these are in part because this build is lower to the last one i had in it. but the performance i'm getting is close to what i was getting from a .37 build i did a few days ago. The wicking is also managing to keep up so far.
Kayfun Lite Plus (Modified Microcoil Build)
Wire: 24AWG
Wraps: 8
ID: 1.5mm
OHM's: 0.48
I more or less followed Dave Modz video to the "T" With the exception of the way i raised my coil.
Really need to get a better camera
Going to vape on this for a bit, and if I'm not too sleepy, i'll have a go at the segmented coil.
So far this thing is performing really well. The elevated coil, does make a significant improvement to the airflow. also having it closer to the top of the chimney has improved the flavour. Vapor production is also much better. All of these are in part because this build is lower to the last one i had in it. but the performance i'm getting is close to what i was getting from a .37 build i did a few days ago. The wicking is also managing to keep up so far.
Super efforts there @n0ugh7_zw
And thanks for sharing your findings. Im sure it can help many
And thanks for sharing your findings. Im sure it can help many
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