Rebuilding Factory Coils

[Fidola13]

I did a search and couldn’t find much so I’ll ask here- has anyone done this? I stumbled on an article on rebuilding factory coils. Didn’t look THAT difficult. Of course I haven’t rebuilt anything yet so I guess I’m not qualified to say what looks easy or not!

I have been reading lots of threads/articles/videos on RTAs though. I plan on giving it a go at some point.

BTW, Not only do I love to vape it’s also turned into a fun hobby for me. I’m disabled and not working at the time so anything that I enjoy that takes up some time is a life saver for me.

sara

 

[Alter]

Depending on what atty your using and if the factory head can be rebuilt. Its a bit of a learning curve but rebuilding isn't all that difficult. My problem was seeing the small coils but a magnifying lamp solved my issue. Look up on youtube your atty to see if it can be rebuilt. If you do decide then chances are someone in here has your atty also and can lead you to wire type to get the best vape.

 

[IDJoel]

has anyone done this?

In my early days of vaping (5+ years ago) I did some coil head rebuilding; primarily as a means to save a little more money. It is doable; but requires good eyes (or a magnifying lamp in my case), and some manual dexterity (those coil heads seem tiny!).

I gave it up when i got my first rebuildable. There was a lot more room to work; and the build choices/options seemed much more plentiful!

With that said, there does seem to be quite a few youtube videos for many of the coilheads on the market. Check them out, and if it looks like something you can do, and want to do... then by all means give it a shot! Just do it when you are feeling patient. It also helps to have a working rig, so you can vape while you practice. Don't let your first effort be when you "have" to get it done before you can vape again.

 

[Fidola13]

In my early days of vaping (5+ years ago) I did some coil head rebuilding; primarily as a means to save a little more money. It is doable; but requires good eyes (or a magnifying lamp in my case), and some manual dexterity (those coil heads seem tiny!).

I gave it up when i got my first rebuildable. There was a lot more room to work; and the build choices/options seemed much more plentiful!

With that said, there does seem to be quite a few youtube videos for many of the coilheads on the market. Check them out, and if it looks like something you can do, and want to do... then by all means give it a shot! Just do it when you are feeling patient. It also helps to have a working rig, so you can vape while you practice. Don't let your first effort be when you "have" to get it done before you can vape again.

Thanks for your response! sara

 

[Fidola13]

In my early days of vaping (5+ years ago) I did some coil head rebuilding; primarily as a means to save a little more money. It is doable; but requires good eyes (or a magnifying lamp in my case), and some manual dexterity (those coil heads seem tiny!).

I gave it up when i got my first rebuildable. There was a lot more room to work; and the build choices/options seemed much more plentiful!

With that said, there does seem to be quite a few youtube videos for many of the coilheads on the market. Check them out, and if it looks like something you can do, and want to do... then by all means give it a shot! Just do it when you are feeling patient. It also helps to have a working rig, so you can vape while you practice. Don't let your first effort be when you "have" to get it done before you can vape again.

Yikes tiny is right! Just watched a YouTube video and decided not to try it. My hands are just not steady or dexterous enough to attempt that.

I’ll stick with replacement coils for now with an eye on RTAs in the future.

sara

 

[bombastinator]

What kind of coil cartridges do you want to rebuild?

 

[madstabber]

I used to rebuild kanger protank coils back in the day and it wasn’t too bad. There wasn’t many rebuildable tanks like there is today. I think with all the rta’s available now and there ease of use you’d be better just buying one of them to rebuild. They are designed for rebuilding where the factory coils although possible weren’t made rebuilding. Of course if you’re just looking to kill time and challenge yourself than it’s well worth, but if you’re looking to improve your vape or save money I’d say a purpose build RTA is the way to go.

 

[wheelie]

Stock coils are very simple to rebuild. Most times the factory coils are easier to rebuild than their rebuildable coils. Once you learn to do one you can do them all for almost every tank ever made. I have about 50 or 60 different coils rebuild and likely four or 500 rebuilt in total. Look up Atlantis coils on Utube. Vertical coils are the easiest. They are most all exactly the same. One on one side (Negitive wire) of rubber grommet and the other wire down middle of rubber grommet with positive pin. CHEERS!

 

[Alter]

I remember it being quite intimidating to sit down and build your first coil but then you realize how easy it can be. Some are more difficult than others to rebuild but protanks was my building atty for eons and now subtank mini's. Even buying prewound coils then adding your wick is better vaping than most all factory heads and rewicking is far easier to learn to do than building a coil.

 

[Dropmyload]

rewicked clr coils. Now trying to rebuild supertank coils since I want ss to use in tc.

 

[stols001]

Yes the CLR joytech coils are super easy to rebuild and rewick, I've achieved that even with my fine motor tremor. I'd say the vertical ones are harder, and some may be simply impossible. I keep my spent coils and once I run out of fresh ones, I do plan to try my hand at rebuilding some of the vertical ones, although I have a hunch it will be less easy.

The CLR coils get great life all on their own in any case. But, it's certainly true that rebuilding coils can both save money and be a lot of aggravation, but you won't know until you try. I have a hunch even the Nautilus coils might be easier for me than trying to build on the Doggystyle RTA, that RTA is just UNBUILDABLE by me for whatever reason (probably the flat, phillips heads screw that my screwdriver keeps sliding off of, that plus I'm convinced that RTA has picked up on my feelings about it and hates me in return.

I've decided to get my husband to screw down my coil on the build deck for my latest attempt. I hear it has The Best flavor.

Everything's kind of subjective and I do feel a bit like a hoarder over my Nautilus coils, but you just never know how hard something is going to be for you until you try it. It's not that hard to throw out a jar of spent coils if it doesn't work, and if the vacopalypse happens, I will have a lot of time on my hands, anyway.

Anna

 

[zoiDman]

I did a search and couldn’t find much so I’ll ask here- has anyone done this? I stumbled on an article on rebuilding factory coils. Didn’t look THAT difficult. Of course I haven’t rebuilt anything yet so I guess I’m not qualified to say what looks easy or not!

I have been reading lots of threads/articles/videos on RTAs though. I plan on giving it a go at some point.

BTW, Not only do I love to vape it’s also turned into a fun hobby for me. I’m disabled and not working at the time so anything that I enjoy that takes up some time is a life saver for me.

sara

I've Re-Build some Coil Heads in the Past. More as a Challenge than to use them Day2Day. Because even a Well Re-Built Coil Head can sometimes have a hard time keeping up with an Average Built RTA.

If you do decide to give it a go, these items come in Very Handy...

and...

 

[Dropmyload]

I've Re-Build some Coil Heads in the Past. More as a Challenge than to use them Day2Day. Because even a Well Re-Built Coil Head can sometimes have a hard time keeping up with an Average Built RTA.

If you do decide to give it a go, these items come in Very Handy...

and...

I need to get those glasses. Eyes went south when I turned 40.

 

[zoiDman]

I need to get those glasses. Eyes went south when I turned 40.

I hear you.

The Cool thing about this type of Magnifier is you can Flip Up the Lens to see Across the room. Or to walk to the Garage to get some tool. The LED Light is about Worthless. But as a Magnifier, they work Well.

They're about 15 Bucks on e-Bay. Best 15 Bucks I have spent in a Long Time.

 

[Dropmyload]

Found similar ones on amazon with good buyer ratings.

Must buy!! I struggle to recoil my Zeus as it is....

Have never worn glasses before, feels so odd to have to remember to carry reading glasses everywhere. Hate it.

 

[Ralph_K]

I just use reading glasses 150-175 is pretty good for me

 

[Fidola13]

Lots to think about. Worse case scenario is it doesn’t go good and I toss them anyways

Btw they are Vaporesso GT coils.

thanks everyone

sara