Best Coil Builds For More Flavor? (NOT Sub-Ohm Please)

[Quin]

I was curious if anyone could give me some advise for the best coil builds to produce more flavor?

I have no interest in sub-ohm coils... so there's a lot of coils I've seen (that people are building for sub-ohm) that are obviously out of the picture.

I understand that the general consensus is that cotton gives the best flavor (or at least as opposed to silica wick)... but surely there's coil builds that produce more flavor than others.

I don't care about vapor. I'm not a cloud-chaser, just want to get the best flavor out of my juices as possible.

Thanks!

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

Well, my advice would be don't look at the build, look at the atty. A small chamber atty will give you better flavour (with the exact same build) than a larger chamber atty.

Something like an A6 or triangle (or small chamber IGO) rda will get you there.

As for what works inside of it, I find a 10 wrap 1/16" ID 28 gauge microcoil with cotton wicks is very good - simple to build (use a 1/16" drill bit), consistent, gets you ~1.3 ohms.

 

[Quin]

Thanks for the info!
That honestly doesn't surprise me. I have noticed that my EVODs give better flavor than the Aerotank, even with the exact same coils in them... guess I really figured it was more about more metal in the tank, but now I know better. ^_^
(Also, I suppose I should have known that because obviously my Igo has way better flavor than all of the above and it's completely metal (but it's also a dripper so...), lolz)

 

[stanthemanchan]

I would recommend getting a Veritas RDA. It is widely regarded as one of the best flavour attys around and runs amazingly well in single coil mode so you can easily do a high resistance build on it. If you're feeling adventurous, you could do a twisted or parallel build with multiple strands of narrow gauge wire, like 32 or 30 awg. But a simple 28 gauge microcoil works well, too. This will maximize your surface area while still keeping the resistance high. What mod are you using, btw?

 

[LoveVanilla]

My favorite is 2 ohm, single coil, 1/16" diameter, nine wraps of 28ga Kanthal A-1, wicked with Cellucotton Rayon and vaped from 7 to 10 watts (depending on juice). I use A6 mini's (small dome) and Magma. The first gives more intensity of flavor while the later has good intensity and cooler vape.

Also have some A7 mini I want to try with rayon (will require smaller coil). These are small domed (like A6 mini) with bottom air-flow (like the Magma).

For me, the vape gets too warm if I drop much below 2 ohms, and higher wattage reduces the flavor. Enjoy.

 

[DaveP]

Part of obtaining flavor is the balance of wicking and coil efficiency. Kayfun is a good combination of both. Most people lower their nic level when they start vaping an RBA/RDA. The coil and wick design below is a winner for flavor and vapor.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tutorials/503153-kayfun-3-1-microcoil-cotton-guide.html

 

[jdake3265]

um i get superb flavor on my 12 wrap 24g dual nano coil that comes out at .39ohms. It is sub ohm and it has better flavor than any coil i have ever tried.

 

[Siochanai]

One word Veritas!!!! This is a tough RDA to build trying to get it exactly right still having some issues with my wicking at 30 Watts on my rDNA. With the Veritas I find if you build around 1.2 - 1.6 ohms with 28 guage Kanthal you can get amazing plumes and flavor like you have never experienced before on just 17.5 watts regulated or even on a mech it is just astounding. They however are not cheap $120 for one. Wide open this thing has 3.5mm of airflow and if you want to run dual coils you can easily do 2 vertical coils in it. Actually the dual verts are easier to build in it then a single horizontal.

Yes I know you are looking for a build but the atty really makes the difference on flavor a atty built for flavor will always outperform others build for say cloud chasing. With the Veritas a standard micro coil will just blow your taste buds out of the water.

 

[SingedVapor]

I would have to agree with the advice on the smaller diameter attys giving better flavour (like the atomic). I've been a flavour chaser since day one. In my experience bigger diameter coils producer better flavour. Larger Kanthal also produces more flavour. You do not have to build sub ohms to use lower gauge wire. Im yawls prefer around .7-.9 but I do enjoy a good 1.2 coul with low gauge wire. My best Vape is a long slow heated up vape.

Try .24 or .26 gauge around something larger than a 20 gauge needle. It'll take a few tries but you can build higher than one ohm with it. This will enable long 4-7 second draws packed with flavour. For maximum flavour I have found that the lower the coil is to the deck the better. If you stop the airflow under the coil it provides a hotter more flavourfull Vape. But this is all in my own opinion an your experience may vary

 

[Cool-breeze]

I have no advice on the coil itself but I will say try the taking the same coil and try lowering/ raising it. IMO the air flow is a huge factor on flavor, not just clouds.

 

[Bimini Twist]

I agree that the atty makes a world of difference. But there is a coil that seems to me to enhance the flavor in any atty I put it in, Mundy's Magic - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...92-alexander-mundys-magic-twisted-ribbon.html

It tends to need bigger holes than some atties supply and is probably hard to wrap enough to go above 1 ohm, but if your battery can handle sub ohm, you might want to give it a try.

Hmm. Oddly enough, the only atty I have it mounted on now is my RM2 and it's sitting on the shelf these days. Gonna have to wrap another MM coil and try it on a Magma, Veritas, or Odin. Thanks for reminding me


[Edit]
Strike that. No way I'm going to try that on a Veritas.

[Edit 2]
Well, maybe if I try a single horizontal MM on the Veritas. Yea. Maybe.

 

[jdake3265]

thicker coils don't necessarily equate to better flavor, often times they equate to killing flavor. You want as much surface area and you want the air hole to be a slightly tighter draw. It doesn't matter how low the ohm build is as long as you have a large amount of surface area. Which is why micro and nano coils kick your socks off with flavor but still make big clouds because they are low ohm.