lvlakes Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hello all, I bought a kayfun lite and use my old vv itaste and nemesis mech mod for a battery. Anyways I hear the 1.2-1.8 range is the sweet spot for a build so I got down too it and researched 3-4 youtube videos pretty much saying the same thing. 32g Kanthal and silica wick (its what I had). I ended up watching and following the instructions on the first basic build on ripp trippers build which pretty much followed the others but I just like the cut of this dudes jib. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z7o7RFoTtw0 Anyways first build while tightening down the microcoil and lifting it off the deck the microcoil went a little wonky and the rings were not perfectly straight and one wrap kinda overlapped another but I shrugged said close enough and read the ohms. Came up as 2.4 ohms. Googled it and some ppl actually like that ohm range and nothing I saw said it would damage anything so I went with it. A little weak but good enough for a couple of days. Rebuilt following the direction at madvapes: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5uWJhLDzT8 , it came up as 2.8 ohms. Nope nope nope. So I got serious. Sat down and when back the the ripp trippers build (1st one, not chimney, figured can't do that until I get a basic build right for once). And I followed the build religiously. Had to retry once when the microcoil went a little wonky again until I got it perfect. It was a picture perfect microcoil, the heavens parted and people cried it was so perfect. So I put that bad boy on the ohms reader and...2.4 ohms. My soul darkened a little that day. Any clue what's going on? What makes a higher ohms reading and a lower? Gauge of kanthal? Too much wick? (Tried way short wick on new build). is it using silica v. Cotton wick? Any assistance appreciated. I want that sweet spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 but I just like the cut of this dudes jib. . Excellent word use..... Can you post a pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvlakes Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Pic of build? Yes but I'm at work and dark liquid (gotta love those coffee and tobacco vapes so may be hard to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Yes pic of build Possibilities: Wrong gauge wire wrong # wraps numbers are for dual coil build twisted build? Faulty connection at post error in ohm reader Hmmmmmm.........just off top of my head.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvlakes Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Well...took a picture of it. But the copy and paste to put it here seems to elude my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 He's using 28g kanthal in the vid and you said you are using 32g in your post. This accounts for the error mvince201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvince201 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 5 wraps on 5/64 with 32g = 1.8ish 12 wraps on 5/64 with 28g = 1.8ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvlakes Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Ahhhhhh.....is 32g kanthal normal for 2.5 ohms? First build was with wire that comes with kayfun btw. But I know what gauge my last 2 builds have been and thats 32g kanthal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvince201 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Lower gauge = less resistance It's all personal preference. Sounds like you need to do some more research. Edited August 8, 2014 by mvince201 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Higher gauge (thinner wire) = MORE resistance (Given the same amounts of wraps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvince201 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) I meant thicker...appologies lol. Funny because I looked at it for like 30 seconds before I hit save knowing something wasn't right ,haha Edited August 8, 2014 by mvince201 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Haha. Glad you edited it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvlakes Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Sorry for the delay. Had to bust in to the ol' photobucket acct. So much for work. Sorry. Just a newbie trying to make it un this cild hard world. Time for more research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvince201 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 You have the right idea, just need to be more sure of what you're doing before you do it. Make sure you know damn well what gauge your wire is before you use it. Vape on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VapeHappy Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 If you`v got a caliper or micrometer you can tell what gauge you have by miking it and using the cart on this wiki page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge FWIW, I used 30g on my first build,7 top wraps @ 1/8 in. and got 1.3 ohm. Runs flipping fantastic for my light colored juices. With cotton wick. On the dark colored juices I may resign myself to changing out the wick once a day, :?( Cheers, R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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