Rebuilding T3 coils

[big_onion]

Anyone on here give a go at rebuilding the T3 coils? I've been trying to rebuild them using a variety of wicks and number of coils (my multimeter has some big leads, so I can't get a consistent resistance reading), and they all do great and then suddenly taste awful after a few minutes.

I've been rebuilding the coils in my CE3s for awhile and got that down pretty good. I'm not sure what I might be doing wrong here. I basically followed the Youtube videos that are out there (process is the same, even if the SI T3s are slightly different underneath), but it goes from good to gross pretty quickly.

Any tips/suggestions/ideas?

EDIT: I thought I might have been making the coils too tight, so I loosened it up a bit. Thought it might've been the coils to close to one another so I spaced them out.

 

[ktazz]

I feel your pain. I haven't had any luck rebuilding it with 32g kanthal/nichrome and xc 116 ceramic wick neither...rebuilt 5 and all of them tastes burnt...but great vapor and hit...bout to give up on rebuilding them and look into rbas

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[J_L_K_64]

i'm jealous of you 2, whenever i try rebuilding a t3 i can never get the coil done correctly (32g kanthal) and when i test them with my multimeter they always come out to about 1.4.-1.7 volts instead of the 2.1-2.4 i'm looking for

i swear, i've tried about 30-ish times and never got one that tested higher than 1.7 volts

 

[ktazz]

i'm jealous of you 2, whenever i try rebuilding a t3 i can never get the coil done correctly (32g kanthal) and when i test them with my multimeter they always come out to about 1.4.-1.7 volts instead of the 2.1-2.4 i'm looking for

i swear, i've tried about 30-ish times and never got one that tested higher than 1.7 volts

How many wraps are you doing? Usually 5 to 6 will get u around 2.4

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[JollyRogers]

i'm jealous of you 2, whenever i try rebuilding a t3 i can never get the coil done correctly (32g kanthal) and when i test them with my multimeter they always come out to about 1.4.-1.7 volts instead of the 2.1-2.4 i'm looking for

i swear, i've tried about 30-ish times and never got one that tested higher than 1.7 volts

I assume you mean OHMs not Volts... My wife just started trying her hand at vaping again and she is using a T3... I guess I will be rebuilding it soon enough. For the OP, Perhaps your coils are to tight around the wick??? Cutting off the wicking capability and getting nasty dry hits? I guess I need to go review a youtube vid to see what I am getting into...

 

[Symbiotic Biorhythms]

I rebuild mine all the time. They seem pretty easy to do. The real trick is finding the right wicking material & amount. I started with silica wick, but pretty much use only cotton yarn these days.

32 Gauge Kanthal, a 440 machine screw (from radio shack) to wrap it, and a small beading needle to thread the wick into the coil. I use 5 or 6 (top) wraps depending on the juice I am using.

I learned everything from this video fellow ECF'er dam718 made.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ke-perfect-coil-every-time-2.html#post8404306

Again, the coil is the easy part. The hard part is dialing in the amount of wicking material you use, and if you want to use 'flavor wicks' on top.

 

[J_L_K_64]

How many wraps are you doing? Usually 5 to 6 will get u around 2.4

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i could only get 5 wraps max, maybe my because of my adhd, but i couldn't hold it steady enough to wrap them without them touching

I assume you mean OHMs not Volts... My wife just started trying her hand at vaping again and she is using a T3... I guess I will be rebuilding it soon enough. For the OP, Perhaps your coils are to tight around the wick??? Cutting off the wicking capability and getting nasty dry hits? I guess I need to go review a youtube vid to see what I am getting into...

yeah, ohms not volts, couldn't remember the word, lol
i didn't even test them with liquid because the ohms were so low, in the end i gave up and just stick to replacing flavor wicks when needed

 

[big_onion]

I actually got it working now. I was wrapping the coil too tight around the wick, so it was firing and creating vapor, but was too tight for the wick to draw in more liquid.

Works fine now. Woo!

 

[cindycated]

OK, I just tried this and mine didn't work. What does it mean when you put it on the battery and the LED just blinks three times?

EDIT: Oops, never mind. I got it. The wire ends were still a little straggly at the bottom after I cut them, probably causing a short. Works now.

 

[big_onion]

OK, I just tried this and mine didn't work. What does it mean when you put it on the battery and the LED just blinks three times?

EDIT: Oops, never mind. I got it. The wire ends were still a little straggly at the bottom after I cut them, probably causing a short. Works now.

Awesome! Glad it worked.

 

[greasemonky89]

I built 4 so far today with 3 mm silica wick. Lr at 1.8-2.0 ohms @ 4 wraps. LR because im running the x2 batteries. Anyway spacing is important as well it will change the ohms no matter the wrap count. Hence why mine vary.

I recommend 3 mm wick to eliminate the need of flavor wicks to cover the gap. No leaks or gurgle. Good vapor production and better draw. Use a threading needle threw the wick to stablize it as u wrap. Oh yeah and oxidize the wire before.

A wrench in one hand and my PV in the other.

 

[ktazz]

Where did you guys buy your silica at?

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[cindycated]

I got mine from eBay (the one with free wire), but Health Cabin now has 5m for $5.99 plus shipping from China, if you ever order from them.

 

[cindycated]

I built 4 so far today with 3 mm silica wick. Lr at 1.8-2.0 ohms @ 4 wraps. LR because im running the x2 batteries. Anyway spacing is important as well it will change the ohms no matter the wrap count. Hence why mine vary.

I recommend 3 mm wick to eliminate the need of flavor wicks to cover the gap. No leaks or gurgle. Good vapor production and better draw. Use a threading needle threw the wick to stablize it as u wrap. Oh yeah and oxidize the wire before.

A wrench in one hand and my PV in the other.

I went a little thicker too - 2mm + 2 strands, did the 4/40 screw thing, 5 wraps on top/4 on the bottom, + the rest of the loose strands as flavor wicks. I bet 3mm would work better. Just have to get a slightly thicker screw now (I really like that method).

I had a little Goldilocks thing going on with tugging the wires at the bottom. Too tight and it doesn't wick properly; too loose and it leaks like crazy. I stuck a T-pin through the coil before pulling them snug, and ah, just right. I'm suspecting that the resistance ended up being a little lower than spec (sorry, no way of checking right now), because it's working way better than the original coil ever did on my X2s. Hits almost as well as my Vision VT now, no leaks 'til it gets low, and really brings out the cool hit on my Orange Creamsickle.

I just pulsed mine and did a very short dry burn before filling. How do you oxidize the wire before coiling?

 

[big_onion]

Where did you guys buy your silica at?

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I got mine from a local B&M. I think they sold it to me for 10 feet for $2 or something crazy like that.