The perfect Reo build?

[vaalboy]

Here we go. Vapowire 0.9 x 0.1 (27G) ribbon, 4 wraps around 2.5mm hollow Ekowool around a 1.2mm mandrel. Torched both the ribbon and the ekowool well beforehand. Came out to 0.74 ohms. And the ribbon does not cut into the ekowool as the round wire tends to do. Also somewhat easier to wrap for me. The tail wraps tend to go a bit loose, so tried to hold the tail end tight with the one hand whilst tightening the post screw. Vape is good to go.

Looks perfect. What's your findings? I would imagine with a single strand you would need to sqonk quite frequently.

I would also like to hear your impressions of the same build but dual coil in the cyclops. I've tried a number of combinations but have come to realize that I'm a single coil man.

 

[Andre]

Looks perfect. What's your findings? I would imagine with a single strand you would need to sqonk quite frequently.

I would also like to hear your impressions of the same build but dual coil in the cyclops. I've tried a number of combinations but have come to realize that I'm a single coil man.

No, not too much squonking on the 2.5mm hollow Ekowool. That extra 0.5mm up from a single 2mm makes quite a difference for me. Have also tried quite a few combination - 2mm doubled, 2mm single and 4mm single. The doubled 2mm and single 4mm I find more difficult to wrap and do not get enough real estate for good vaporization. Also it sort of chokes the vape for me, as if it blocks the air flow on the standard air hole too much. So far, the 2.5mm single gives me the perfect balance in the RM2. Now, I need to get some 3mm single hollow to try!

Have not tried Ekowool on the Cyclops at all. My standard there is 2mm Ceramic in 1.5mm ID micro coil (27/28g) at 0.55 ohms. That lasts for months and months. See picture below. @Gazzacpt has built that same setup for @capetocuba using cotton or rayon here.

 

[capetocuba]

No, not too much squonking on the 2.5mm hollow Ekowool. That extra 0.5mm up from a single 2mm makes quite a difference for me. Have also tried quite a few combination - 2mm doubled, 2mm single and 4mm single. The doubled 2mm and single 4mm I find more difficult to wrap and do not get enough real estate for good vaporization. Also it sort of chokes the vape for me, as if it blocks the air flow on the standard air hole too much. So far, the 2.5mm single gives me the perfect balance in the RM2. Now, I need to get some 3mm single hollow to try!

Have not tried Ekowool on the Cyclops at all. My standard there is 2mm Ceramic in 1.5mm ID micro coil (27/28g) at 5.5 ohms. That lasts for months and months. See picture below. @Gazzacpt has built that same setup for @capetocuba using cotton or rayon here.

Looks like the perfect setup for the Cyclops @Andre. My Cyclops at 0.4ohms configured the same way tastes and vapes beautifully! I'm using rayon as wick. Maybe I need to get me some ceramic wick...

 

[johan]

No, not too much squonking on the 2.5mm hollow Ekowool. That extra 0.5mm up from a single 2mm makes quite a difference for me. Have also tried quite a few combination - 2mm doubled, 2mm single and 4mm single. The doubled 2mm and single 4mm I find more difficult to wrap and do not get enough real estate for good vaporization. Also it sort of chokes the vape for me, as if it blocks the air flow on the standard air hole too much. So far, the 2.5mm single gives me the perfect balance in the RM2. Now, I need to get some 3mm single hollow to try!

Have not tried Ekowool on the Cyclops at all. My standard there is 2mm Ceramic in 1.5mm ID micro coil (27/28g) at 5.5 ohms. That lasts for months and months. See picture below. @Gazzacpt has built that same setup for @capetocuba using cotton or rayon here.

You mean 0.55 Ohms? ".... in 1.5mm ID micro coil (27/28g) at 5.5 ohms."

 

[Andre]

You mean 0.55 Ohms? ".... in 1.5mm ID micro coil (27/28g) at 5.5 ohms."

Oops, thanks....rectified.

 

[Rob Fisher]

More on the Rayon vs Ekowool story... now that I am down to ,8 ohm coils and the flavour has improved and it's pretty good and quite close to the Rayon vape on a 1,4 ohm micro-coil... I find that it doesn't seem to do too well with chain vaping whereas the Rayon is 100% fine no matter how much I vape... If I squonk and leave the Ekowool for a while then the first say 10-20 vapes are fine but then it almost seems as the wick is starving a little? It becomes muted? Leave it for a while and come back to it and it's ok again?

The thought of only changing a wick every week or more is really appealing.

But the most perfect vape in the world is still a 1,3 ohm coil with Rayon in a Cyclone. I will carry only playing and I will continue my quest to try and get some ReadyXwick eventually!

 

[Rob Fisher]

I found the little piece of ReadyXwick that I got from a mate in the USA a long time ago when I didn't even know I wanted it... just made a 4 wrap ugly coil on it... so far so good!

 

[Rob Fisher]

The coil with the ReadyXwick came out at ,9 Ohm and it feels a bit too severe for me to vape all the time... I think the next coil will need to be 5 wraps... let's see how we go. When I put the Cyclone on a Sigelei and fire it at 10watts it feels much better.

 

[Andre]

The coil with the ReadyXwick came out at ,9 Ohm and it feels a bit too severe for me to vape all the time... I think the next coil will need to be 5 wraps... let's see how we go. When I put the Cyclone on a Sigelei and fire it at 10watts it feels much better.

We need pictures. Was 2 or 3 mm ceramic? Did you put a mandrel through the middle?

 

[Rob Fisher]

We need pictures. Was 2 or 3 mm ceramic? Did you put a mandrel through the middle?

I did put a mandral through it and it was 3mm... will open it up when I'm awake and do a pic...didn't take pics at the time of the build for some reason! What a goose!

 

[Andre]

I did put a mandral through it and it was 3mm... will open it up when I'm awake and do a pic...didn't take pics at the time of the build for some reason! What a goose!

What they say on the ECF thread is to run that mandrel through the middle again after wetting. To open up the channel for better wicking. You will also find the taste gets better after the first dry burn. Dry burn as is, that wick can take a lot of heat.

 

[Metal Liz]

So since i got little Amy, i have only built the micro coil with 28g kanthal at between 0.8 and 1.1ohms, it gives a great vape and is super easy to build

This morning though i thought i would try something different and attempted my first parallel coil and my world has been rocked!!!

My first attempt was with 26g (1.8 ID and 4 wraps) and after chatting to a couple of experts was discarded to the vape box as it was unsafe to vape on Amy at a calculated 0.25ohm

My second attempt was a bolls up as i was supposed to do 8 wraps and it just didn't work and was too big for the deck, this one went to the bin

Third time lucky after some more advice
28g kanthal, 2.4ID and 5 wraps, came in at 0.7ohm and oh my gosh what an amazing vape!!! A nice warm vape with great flavour and plumes of vapour!!! Time to stock up on kanthal cause this is my perfect vape from hence forth

 

[annemarievdh]

Nice coiling there @Metal Liz


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[Metal Liz]

Thanks lady, I'm trying hehehe

 

[Riaz]

Go Lizzy!!!

Nice coiling


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[annemarievdh]

Thanks lady, I'm trying hehehe

I would say your doing more than that


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[Metal Liz]

Awh spanx man *blush*

 

[Andre]

So since i got little Amy, i have only built the micro coil with 28g kanthal at between 0.8 and 1.1ohms, it gives a great vape and is super easy to build

This morning though i thought i would try something different and attempted my first parallel coil and my world has been rocked!!!

My first attempt was with 26g (1.8 ID and 4 wraps) and after chatting to a couple of experts was discarded to the vape box as it was unsafe to vape on Amy at a calculated 0.25ohm

My second attempt was a bolls up as i was supposed to do 8 wraps and it just didn't work and was too big for the deck, this one went to the bin

Third time lucky after some more advice
28g kanthal, 2.4ID and 5 wraps, came in at 0.7ohm and oh my gosh what an amazing vape!!! A nice warm vape with great flavour and plumes of vapour!!! Time to stock up on kanthal cause this is my perfect vape from hence forth

Awesome coiling. My one attempt at parallel coiling was a dismal failure. Must try again.

 

[Riaz]

@Andre try straightening the kanthal with a drill before doing parallel coils

Makes it so much easier to work with


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[Andre]

@Andre try straightening the kanthal with a drill before doing parallel coils

Makes it so much easier to work with


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Thx. Yes, I saw that video....was wondering do you have to hold the wire tight in the pliers so it does not move or just lightly so the wire still turns inside the pliers?

 

[Riaz]

Thx. Yes, I saw that video....was wondering do you have to hold the wire tight in the pliers so it does not move or just lightly so the wire still turns inside the pliers?

You need to keep em tight

At the end of each revolution of the drill, run your fingers along the kanthal upto the pliers, then holding the kanthal, release the pliers to remove the tension


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[Alex]

Great coiling @Metal Liz

 

[Silver]

Great stuff @Metal Liz

A parallel coil is still my favourite setup on my RM2
I have been using 30g for some time - I find it is a bit "crisper" than the 28g and I don't need as many double wraps so the coil is not too long.

But given your post, I think I am ready to give 28g another bash and come out a bit lower in resistance. Thanks for the inspiration!

 

[Marzuq]

So since i got little Amy, i have only built the micro coil with 28g kanthal at between 0.8 and 1.1ohms, it gives a great vape and is super easy to build

This morning though i thought i would try something different and attempted my first parallel coil and my world has been rocked!!!

My first attempt was with 26g (1.8 ID and 4 wraps) and after chatting to a couple of experts was discarded to the vape box as it was unsafe to vape on Amy at a calculated 0.25ohm

My second attempt was a bolls up as i was supposed to do 8 wraps and it just didn't work and was too big for the deck, this one went to the bin

Third time lucky after some more advice
28g kanthal, 2.4ID and 5 wraps, came in at 0.7ohm and oh my gosh what an amazing vape!!! A nice warm vape with great flavour and plumes of vapour!!! Time to stock up on kanthal cause this is my perfect vape from hence forth

nicely done @Metal Liz
that coil is looking good