U even vape brah? (giveaway time!)

[Col.ChetHoppens]

Check this out ... I'm trying to build my subs with a giveaway ... git in on eet
Want a free Nemesis mech mod? ENTER!

https://www.youtube.com/user/hunterws

[Gen.Jersey]

I have:

EHPro Sentinel M16 clone
Cronus clone
iTaste MVP 2.0
iTaste VV 3.0

TOBH v2.5 RDA
Helios RDA clone
Nimbus RDA clone
IGO-L RDA

And plenty of Sony 18650 VTC5 batteries (30 amp) and a few Efest 18350 batteries (10.5 amp)

Dual coil 24 gauge build on my TOBH (0.3 ohms):

[Col.ChetHoppens]

Very nice build. I cheat and buy rebuilt coils pre-made I have all the wire and jig etc, but it's hard for me dexterity wise. Just upgraded from mechs to a sigelei 150W+ and a Kanger subtank .... 25W .5ohms = clouds

sigelei & doomsday holo-custard (yum)

a bit of my collection, not counting mixing lab suppies

I win most my stuff, Magneto win

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/251642421811?lpid=82&chn=ps

I have the cronus ... what a sweet ride, eh? (won't be giving that away anytime soon lol)

-edit- (might be edging to showing off?)

i swore i'd never take over my desk :p

collection (most) as it sits today

[Gen.Jersey]

Very nice. I'm looking to buy a high-wattage VV/VW mod soon, and the Sigelei you have is definitely one of my top choices. The Cronus is definitely a great mod. It looks awesome with the Helios RDA -- the knurled airflow ring and the grooves on the Helios match the design of the Cronus.

(found image, not mine)



What sorts of problems have you had trying to wrap your own coils? It does take practice but you'll get it. Torching the wire helps a lot because it gets rid of any springiness in the wire. I don't need to do that anymore, but when I first started out it made things a lot easier.

If you want some wire I can send you a couple of yards, I buy it in bulk (100 ft spools)...I've got enough for a few years. I have 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 gauge wire. The entire order -- 100 ft of each -- was less than $50 shipped from Lightning Vapes with the LV15 coupon code (15% off). Much cheaper than buying prebuilt coils.

[Col.ChetHoppens]

At $.45 a piece, as long as they last, is worth it to me. http://www.vaporbeast.com/prebuilt-sub-ohm-coils.html
I have wire from 22-28ga and have built (torching it / not) but my hands cramp up trying to do that fine work *shrug* I can if I have to, but is easier to just open a package and screw it in place

That Helios does look sexy on that! I have a plumeveil on mine atm, I'll keep my eyes peeled for a deal on a Helios

Just won some juice from ecigoutpost lol ... came in yesterday, 90vg for dripping. their entire cereal line & coffees
12-10mls ... haven't tried any cereal yet, ...the crunch berry smells spot on. May have to do a build just to try it

the win I won :)

I'm more into trying to reproduce flavors while making my own blends, than building coils. Juice isn't cheap, so is nice to try other juice and try to peg it. Just found a secret ... that custard uses butter flavor, but you won't find "butter" ... it's "dairy" :p (butter & diacetyl keeps them from saying butter (look up; 'popcorn lung')) lol

[Gen.Jersey]

Wow that is a lot cheaper than I expected. I figured you were paying at least $1-$2 a coil, but $0.45 is a very fair price. Have you tried a winding tool like the Kuro Koiler? I think wrapping your own coils is a lot better than pre-made ones, since you can tailor the specs down to your own preferences. For instance, unless I'm going super low resistance, I prefer 2 mm coils, but those pre-made coils are 2.5 mm.

Have you tried higher resistance coils with your Sigelei? Since you no longer have to reduce your coil resistance to get a powerful vape like with a mechanical mod, you can avoid the drawbacks of using thick, low-gauge wire (slower ramp-up).

[Col.ChetHoppens]

On my watch list, will 'buy now' very soon, waiting on a check ("in the mail") ... HCigar even

Yep, just won a $25 gift from camel smokes (ironically) .... and after listening to busardos hour long video
( http://youtu.be/m1Th2lX8tCU )about the mini & nano subtank ... he had mentioned a new coil maker on the market. So, went to their website, and almost spent the entire $ on one coiler. Ran into a snag with PayPal, they didn't like my gift 'card', googled coil-master and found it cheaper than hell. Here is that order, even had a dollar left over to upgrade shipping through Netherlands lol

Cheap enough I was able to buy one for my buddy too, as well, try out some drip tips ... can't wait to try the bullet.
http://www.gearbest.com/electronic-cigarettes/pp_139653.html (find coupon code if you order here (or anywhere online really))

This box mod, will go up to 100W, yes. But...you have your ohms crossed. The higher wattage, pushes harder, so can light up 20ga. or straight up zap 28ga. (only in theory, safeties in place won't let you).
So, 100W is "approved" as follows:
.25
.3
.4
.5
.6
Those will take advantage of the 100W .... but if I run, say, a carto at 2ohms, I'm still only going to hit with 3.7-3.9V with about 10-15W. The higher the ohm, the slower it will 'work' with any device. I had to do a double-take on that too, cuz you'd think, now you could up the ohms, but that's not how Watts works. We have the same amperage as before, and that will dictate what the coils do ultimately. Here's an example, as I understand it.... when in college, learning machining, we had what is called a "plunge edm" machine. ( http://youtu.be/NJZeyEejxWc ) What it does, in a nutshell, is, takes the form of whatever you machine into carbon. Yep, huge chunks of the same stuff in pencils that is left on the paper. It cuts like butter, and you can put fine detail into it (usually with CNC), set it up in a lathe and make a stem of 3" off the opposite end of the detail. Now, affix the stem into the plunge edm, affix your steal to the work area. Fill the work area with D50 oil, is very light, almost like a brake fluid. (I am getting to the point here lol)
O-scope. Oscilloscope technically, that is part of the EDM machine (electrical discharge machine) control board. You set your volts for depth of 'cut' (charge). If you want more detail, you crank up the watts and watch the O-scope until you see the electricity wavelengths cinch up ... similar to increasing the speed of a cutting tool. (finer finish)
Point: Watts is only a mathematical twist of voltage, has more to do with how it is output ...*shrug*
So, ya, check into that, you'll be surprised what the higher Wattage actually does as far as ohmage.

OK, I've been procrastinating, back to dishes...

[Col.ChetHoppens]

Back in Sept, I sent this email to innokin and kangertech .... and a few months later the subtank was born.

coincidence?

you decide

hehe

screencap of email sent, note date.

[Gen.Jersey]

How do you keep winning stuff?

My point about using higher-resistance coils is because of the higher voltages you can use with your Sigelei. Doubling the voltage will double the current, but will quadruple the power. With the 0.5 ohm coils you are using at 50 watts, you are at 5 volts. But you can run a 1.5 ohm coil at 8.5 volts and still get 50 watts (well 48 watts, but close enough). And since you would be using thinner wire it will heat up faster, despite needing a longer length of wire.

0.5 ohm coil with 24 gauge wire (6 wraps for a 2.5 mm coil) has a heat capacity of 47.2 mJ/K
1.5 ohm coil with 28 gauge wire (8 wraps for a 2.5 mm coil) has a heat capacity of 22.15 mJ/K

So the 1.5 ohm coil will heat up about twice as fast. And as long as you have good wicking, the temperature of the coil will never go higher than the boiling point of the liquid, regardless of the coil resistance and how much voltage you put through it. It will just get up to vaporizing temperature more quickly.

Or you can use a 1.2 ohm coil with 26 gauge wire (10 wraps for a 2.5 mm coil), and at 50 watts (7.7 volts), it will heat up just as fast as the 0.5 ohm 24 gauge coil, but have significantly more surface area touching the wick.

Lots of cool stuff at http://www.steam-engine.org/coil.asp.

[Col.ChetHoppens]

I still believe you're mistaken.
Every sigelei 100W+ has the disclaimer :
*100 Watts can only be reached on the Sigelei 100W if you build a 0.15 – 0.50 ohm coil. This is due to the 7 Volt limit on the device.*
So, ya ... not sure of your source, but I really trust the manufacturer

Check came today, got cable paid, and even had enough for this: