Coils Browning very quickly

[Chevren]

I've been exploring the world of RBAs for a few weeks now and I think my coils are browning too quickly they look rusted. Am I doing something wrong? This is a picture of a 4 day old coil after I dry burned it and this is what they always look like after I dry burn I see people saying things like "just dry burn it until it looks like new" I haven't ever been able to do that

 

[Joshleeman]

Is it Kanthal A-1, and where did u get the wire from? That has never happened to me but Ive never used nichrome or any designer type wires

 

[Chevren]

Yeah its Kanthal as far as I know, I get it from a local B&M shop. I'm actually heading back up there today to grab something so I'll triple check when I get there

 

[Chevren]

Idk if anyone would be able to tell the difference but this is a spool of 26 guageView attachment 321783

 

[Wicked & Coiled]

Whoa man. No way that's A1 Kanthal wire. Never seen Kanthal oxidize anything like that. Even after using high VG on the same coils/cotton for weeks.

Gross. Did you expose the wire to water at any point? It's almost like the wire is pure Fe

 

[Chevren]

No water, weird... Well I guess I'll ask the guys at the shop what's going on when I go in there. I was kinda hoping to get a few people to chime in with 'oh no don't worry about that happens when..."

 

[stlhawks]

I can safely say that all of my coils look whiteish grey after I dry burn them...nowhere near close to "rust". Scrap that build and get yourself some Kanthal from Amazon asap.

 

[JuRuKi]

I use A-1 Kanthal and mine rusts too but it takes a couple weeks of use to happen.

This is my coil after a month of use:

 

[SkvLTD]

My nichrome does look similar, but not nearly as bad. Also not nearly as old either.

 

[Wicked & Coiled]

Kanthal is mostly Iron so it's gonna rust at some point, but after 4 days? I've never had rust like in either example. I've also never let a build go longer than maybe 2-1/2 to 3 weeks. I swap flavors too often.

 

[Chevren]

Well I think I'll order some kanthal online and check the difference just to be sure, I know A1 is the gold standard here but can anyone explain to me the difference between A1 and AE I've seen a few people mention that AE would be better suited for ecig coils

 

[Asmo6]

Mine turns light a light brown almost tan-white color. Almost like a spark plug on a car run pretty lean.

It never gets rusty like that. But it is somewhere in between and maintains that pretty much indefinitely after the first time it bakes up with junk from the juice and I rewick it. I DO douse my coils under water tho when I clean them. Usually flaming hot - and screeeeeech right under running water.

They have never turned 'rusty' however. And I have run them nearly 2 months without changing the coil.

It's either bunk wire, or some strange reaction to the juice, or the way it's set up.

 

[steel bender]

You could try another method for cleaning coils. This is something I saw rip tripper do and it works pretty well for me.

Turn on a faucet and dry burn your coil so it's glowing red, then let go of the firing button and carefully put your coil under the water while it's still red. You don't want to get your mod wet...

It does a much better job of getting rid of any residue and is easier than trying to brush or scrape off any build up. It should look pretty much brand new afterwords.

Vaping E-Cigs Cleaning Your Gunky Coils! - YouTube

 

[haproot]

I use A1 kanthal from rtdvapor. It will get brown just like that. After a rinse and a dry burn I'll use an old toothbrush and alcohol to brush off that stuff. Then rinse and repeat if desired. Looks like new when I'm done.

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[k702]

yeah.. get some stuff from temco and use it... I'd try not to use that stuff any more.. something not right there.

Do you have an all day vape? What type of juice do you use?

 

[steel bender]

I'm kinda thinking the same thing as haproot, either a dry burn and rinse or dry burning plus scrubbing, will bring it back new. If after trying that and it still looks that way, I'd get some different wire.