Kanger Aerotank Dual Coil Heads ... Exposed wick end version vs newer non-exposed wick version

[Flt Simulation]

I have both a Kanger Aerotank Mega and a Kanger Aerotank Mini that I use.

Both of these new clearomizers use the new style duel coil heads that have the non-exposed wicks.

I also have a box of the older style exposed wick-end version that was used in the earlier version of the original Kanger Aerotank.

I have used both types of these coil heads in my Mega and Mini. As long as the ohms are the same between the two, I can't tell any difference between these coil heads.

However, there is one big difference between them ... The newer style (non-exposed wick) coil head cost twice as much as the older style.

I think I am going to buy the older style from now on (at least for as long as they are available).

Have any of you folks tried both of these coil / wick heads in your various Aerotanks? ... Could you really tell any difference in the vape?

 

[Augmented Dog]

I've used both and I do notice a bit of a difference in the flavor, vapor and longevity. The new style are somewhat better on all three counts, IMO. However, there is one major difference that favors the old style by far: the new heads are near impossible to clean and re-wick; the old are simple to do and give a fine vape when cleaned and re-wicked with cotton. My vote, after using both is for the old style for cost and reusability.

 

[Flt Simulation]

Thanks Dog ...

Well, I don't re-wick or re-coil these Kanger heads, so I don't need a head that I can disassemble anyway.

However, after a couple of tanks of juice, I will remove the head and wash it out .. then dry burn it
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I also use a rebuildable authentic Kayfun Lite Plus ... But for these Aerotanks, I just pitch the coil heads when there not working well anymore. They do seem to last a long time as long as there washed out and dry burned once in awhile!

 

[jafmf95]

... the new heads are near impossible to clean and re-wick ...

Nonsense. There is one small additional step to rebuilding the sleeved heads - using a pair of pliers to pop off the chimney. After that it's just as easy to rebuild. The sleeve has the added bonus of allowing you to easily do single coil builds and vertical coil builds.

Note: Above applies to Authentic Kanger heads. They have a nice strong chimney that you can pull off with pliers. I've noticed that knockoff heads have chimneys that will both flatten out with too much pressure and snap off if you try to wiggle them loose.

 

[BadThad]

The only difference I see is with the darkening of the juice, the old version seems to cause the juice to darken quickly. The price is just slightly more unless you buy in bulk. I got 50 coils @ $1.50 each shipped on ebay ($75 shipped). At this price, it's not worth my time to rebuild them. They last me 3-6 days of heavy vaping between 3.7-5.3V, I typically have to increase the voltage as they wear.

 

[RIMP]

I prefer the "old style heads". Cause I like to rebuild

 

[aznnp77]

Good info. Tnanks. I'll probably be getting an aerotank v2 in the next couple of months. I just want to make sure that I can rebuild the heads easily before I do.

 

[Augmented Dog]

Nonsense. There is one small additional step to rebuilding the sleeved heads - using a pair of pliers to pop off the chimney. After that it's just as easy to rebuild. The sleeve has the added bonus of allowing you to easily do single coil builds and vertical .

I appreciate your help, however, that would be the first step, not an additional one, and I've done that. Also, I never talked about a full rebuild, only about re-wicking the stock coils.
I'm badly photo-sensitive. If it can't be done in low light, then I can't do it.

 

[Trailz]

Been vaping on an Aerotank V2 since last week. Started out with the 1.5u v2 dual coil. Was at a local vape shop the other day and picked up a 2.0u v1 dual coil and I like it much better. I think you'll like the Aero v2. Going to try the 1.8u v2 dual coil next.

 

[jbgibson2]

When you rebuild these, first pull the old coil out from the bottom then you can push the chimney off from the inside with bit or screwdriver. . Worked out for me after breaking a few I tried that.

 

[Traijan]

Funny, I can see less vapor production using the single head coil (with an added grommet to make up for size difference on the chimney) compared to the dual coil heads. The flavor is the absolute same to me using Hot Cin (a cinnamon flavored liquid). But it could also be that maybe I took a slightly harder hit on the dual coil head before inserting the single coil head even though I felt as if I was taking the same sized hit.

The funny part to me is that I taste and see no difference when using my Nautilus whether I use the BDC or the BVC coil heads the flavor and vapor production seem the same to me where as so many others swear that it's a world of difference between the BDC and BVC with Aspire.

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

I like that style enclosed coil.

There appears to be an even newer one. A 1.8 ohm coil with two holes on each side. Thats what came with my areotank v2.

They appear to be the replacement for the 2.0 ohm enclosed coils with the slot like in the picture. All that I'm seeing in the local vape shops is the 1.8 ohm coils. Rocky mountain vapor seems to only have the 1.8 ohm coils as well.

I've only used two of the newer enclosed coils and they're awful. Its dry hit central. I'll go back to dripping on a 510 before I deal with that garbage. I'm going to have to find some slotted coils and order a few since I really liked those. They last and seem to perform very consistently.

 

[tyancey00]

I have been running Aerotank mega and using the old single coil heads. This started by accident and it worked very well and I just stayed with it.

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

I'll have to give them a shot. Thanks for the tip

 

[Davey59]

The only difference I see is with the darkening of the juice, the old version seems to cause the juice to darken quickly. The price is just slightly more unless you buy in bulk. I got 50 coils @ $1.50 each shipped on ebay ($75 shipped). At this price, it's not worth my time to rebuild them. They last me 3-6 days of heavy vaping between 3.7-5.3V, I typically have to increase the voltage as they wear.

I get my coils from Dhgate. First batch I bought 20 coils for 20 bucks shipped. They are 1.5ohm but can vary .1 +or- I really dug that 1.4. The next batch should be here any day and I got 30 coils for about 21.50, I think it was around 73 cents a piece.

 

[seebo]

do single coil from the first aerotank work with the new dual coil aerotank? i heard some people say they cannot tell the difference between dual coil and single.
if this is true or not, the difference can't be that big to bother using dual coils? i might as well stick with single coil for simplicity on rebuilding them (also coils are cheaper).

i only use a itaste vv 3 or some ego-c batteries so nothing crazy, wondering if i should just stick with single coil then, if even possible on the new aerotank mini without having to hack up your dual coils and convert them to single coils, which might be a PITA because you'd probably need to use two wicks inserted into the single coil to make up for the extra space the dual coils take up inside the atomizer..

 

[Flt Simulation]

I believe the old single coil units had a very short tube pressed into it. They also made a short tube dual coil, but again, you can't use the short tube units, or it will leak like the Titanic.

The one you need to use is the long tube dual coils (photos below).

Again these long tube dual coils are either the early version with the exposed wick tips, or the newer version that you can't even see the wicks ... and this version with non-exposed wicks are made 2 different ways ... Some have 4 little holes (2 on each side), and the other has 2 elongated holes that look like slots (1 on each side). Either one is ok.


I still like the older long tube, dual coil units that have the exposed wick tips like this:

The two long tube dual coil units that you can use (exposed wick and non-exposed):

 

[Traijan]

Well I just noticed today while adding liquid to my tank that my newer style non-exposed wick has once again turned into an exposed wick version. Not sure what it is that causes this but so far all the non-exposed wick dual coils on my AeroTank mega that I've used eventually have some strands of wicking material come through at least one hole, sometimes two holes. It's not as pronounced as the true exposed wick coil heads but there are frays of wick that seem to come out of one or more of the holes about 1/4 inch.

I would think that if the tank works on a basic small amount of suction to keep it from leaking than things would pull into the coil and not into the tank like the coils do on my dual coil heads. Oh well... No harm, they still vape great to me.

 

[seebo]

what version is this? looks like v2 but has 2 holes on each side. is this v2.5? lol
iirc i heard this one is the worst compared to the other 2.
i do wonder why they made v2 if everyone seems to likes v1 better.. or do they like them better simply because they're easier to rebuild rather than being better for taste/vape production?

 

[Trailz]

Still trying to figure out which is the newer version. The Aerotank v2s I purchased in the last month both came with the 2 slot coils but the replacement v2 coils I purchased have the 4 smaller holes :s I believe the 2 slot coils are the 2.1s but not 100% on that.

The v2 coils are very difficult to rebuild. New design May in part be to prevent rebuilds so that folks have to purchase new coils. This is pure speculation on my part