Been playing with different coil ideas lately. Not reinventing the wheel, I hope. I prefer SS coils both for DNA Replay and the way they act on a mech mod. But I get terrible life out of them compared to Ni80 coils of the same specs.
So… I’ve been wanting to try a coil with SS cores and Ni80 winding to see if the surface will hold up longer. I can’t find any spooled wire in that configuration to save my life so I just bought some wire, rigged up a swivel, and spun some of my own. DIY FTW.
First length was a 3x28SS + 38 Ni80. Decided to make it an alien because, why not. Couple little bumbles with the final wrap but still enough good wire for 3 coils. Not terrible for a first attempt.
Next up, quad 30’s.
Time will tell if it makes a difference in coil life.
That’s excellent for a first coil, ide be proud of that. I’ve been thinking of trying it for a while. Watched u tube videos so just need to get some supplies and make a coil winding setup and have a few practice runs.
Go for it. I think there’s this perception that it’s a bit of a dark art. There’s certainly a “feel” component to it but once everything is set up it’s not bad at all. The clapton practically winds itself. My alien de-core was supposed to be clapton practice but I got 20 flawless inches so I guess I’ll “practice” an alien. Wrapping the de-core was a little more tricky, but only because the window for correct tension and position is so much tighter. I didn’t stretch my de-core quite enough and I think that’ll make a big difference.
But yeah, this first coil was my practice. Send it.
Thank you, im inspired to give it a go.