What type of coils and wire is this..
Wotofo Serpent Mini 25mm
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looks like 26ga twisted kanthol 2 mm id, dont waist your time with them, less than ideal (for this tank) imo, what to do with them? pimp out your key chain
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I actually used these coils..lol. slapped in dual coils and came out at .18ohm at 45-50W
This is really not bad.
I will try the ss 26g wire next time.
Thanks
This is really not bad.
I will try the ss 26g wire next time.
Thanks
Stuffit, month end im buying my second serpent mini 25 but in black.
I got mine last week Thursday and after wicking it about 5 times trying all sort of different wicking methods I keep getting dry hits.
It runs perfectly for a day then it starts getting dry hits if I semi chain vape. Could it be the cotton I am using?
Last night I thought I had success this time round but now its slowly but surely dry hitting.
Any advice will be appreciated.
Hi @SpiralSequence
I am no expert on the Serpent Mini 25 - have only rewicked about 3 times
But did you cut the wicks narrower toward the wick tails like bigguy advises in his video?
I still have the 3.5mm ID Ni80 24g coil in there that BigGuy made for me - but have rewicked a few times. Not getting dry hits - but am only vaping at about 30-35 Watts
Hi @Silver. Yes I followed his video to the letter but with no luck. I have however made a Scottish Roll last night and that has been performing brilliant. No issues whatsoever.
This makes me wonder if my KGD isn't the best cotton around. I am waiting for 200 cotton pads to come from the UK so I can carry on with the Scottish Roll.
Has anyone done some good wicking on the dual coil? i tried it but it just seems to not wick fast enuf and i am not using much cotton. Or i just lost my skills since single coil. Been over 4 months since i used dual coil
I built the dual coils and wick similar to what i normally do on the griffin 22mm. Tails going in slightly into those channels and packing the rest on the deck just above the channels.
The coils was only 2mm ID and put as much wicking as possible into those coils to have enough to fill the juice channels.
On my third tank now and still no dry hits or leaking. I will post a pic before i refill next time.
The coils was only 2mm ID and put as much wicking as possible into those coils to have enough to fill the juice channels.
On my third tank now and still no dry hits or leaking. I will post a pic before i refill next time.
Is the coils spaced? Doesnt look like it but not sure, thanx..
Nope I never build spaced coils...
I always build spaced. Thought it was better (but i am a beginner haha) will try not to space next time, and see how it is
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space does make your wick last longer tho especially with the flat fused claptons
Has anyone encountered leaking issues with this tank? I follow Rob's video to the tee and yet still suffer from leaking, especially after refilling... Any help or tips?
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The only time I have had a leak was on the dual coil build when I didn't put enough wick into the coils.
I think the most important part of this exercise is the tails need to fill the little slits (Juice Holes) well but not tight. Fluffy tail in the holes.
I had this in the beginning. Try closing air flow control and see if that helps.
3,5mm 7 wrap 24g Nichrome. So I just rewicked to I could take some pics for you @BlakMAgICIAN
Cotton Bacon wick nice and tightish... so it can just move from side to side. Then made into a bow tie!
Trim just over half the wick by cutting from the coil to half way to edge of the bow tie and then tuck into the juice holes. Notice in the first picture below the whole juice hole isn't covered but is in the second pic... second pic is what you are after.
OK the wick is now saturated and the tank is ready to be put back together and filled. The cotton bacon was used for the wick as it works better than my rayon in the Serpent!
Cotton Bacon wick nice and tightish... so it can just move from side to side. Then made into a bow tie!
Trim just over half the wick by cutting from the coil to half way to edge of the bow tie and then tuck into the juice holes. Notice in the first picture below the whole juice hole isn't covered but is in the second pic... second pic is what you are after.
OK the wick is now saturated and the tank is ready to be put back together and filled. The cotton bacon was used for the wick as it works better than my rayon in the Serpent!
My experience with following the video and using KGD (that was peeled, pulled and rolled) lead to nothing but leaking every try. So I bought some Cotton Bacon V2 I had never used before, pulled and rolled it, used a different wicking technique than the video and no more leaks. Last build on SM25 #2 when it came I used another technique that did not groom the CB wick at all and it is working just fine too. So from my experience it appears that the KDG was the main problem. I have not had a need to rewick either of the SM25's yet, so when I do which method I used will work again the best remains to be seen. I am using dual 3.5mm coils in both of them.
Thanks @Rob Fisher! Will try again when I get home! Any thoughts on why it leaks specifically after refilling?
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It's all about the wicking. Are you using Cotton Bacon?
Yip I am using cotton bacon v2! Thanks for your help sir! Much appreciated!!
My serpent 25 build. It's also my first Clapton coil, 26GA ss 316l core wrapped with 26GA kanthal a1 (it was the only wire I had to practice on). Comes out to 0.41 ohms running at 35 w. For wicking I used Dove cotton from dischem, I roll it slightly and fill the juice flow holes lightly. No dry hits or leaking only an annoying Spitting for the first few hits after filling. 
Kind of new to this coil building, only realized it after struggling to fit it.
Yay @Rob Fisher! No leaks today. Sadly a bit of a muted flavour. Think I might have made the wick too tight. Will eventually find the right balance of tails and cotton in the coil. Thanks for your help!
Also not sure if anyone mentioned this, when refilling this Tank i noticed that you should not fill right to the brim, leave an air bubble near the top and then put the cap back on.
my experience is when i didnt leave an air bubble the cap would force the ELiquid down and then i would get a bit of leaking initially
my experience is when i didnt leave an air bubble the cap would force the ELiquid down and then i would get a bit of leaking initially
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