Looking for some good links

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Hey all, finally getting around to setting up my RDA. I’m looking for some good links that give a beginner some good info. Videos that might actually explain the process.

Have seen a bunch of videos now but they don’t address things like the scraping of the coil I see people do. They show them doing it, but no explanation as to why it is needed or doing properly.

They also haven’t said things like…What tools do I use to scrape the coil. Why am I scraping the coil. How long the coil should be cut.

I’m a need to know why tyoe person so I can better understand things.

So…got any good links for an absolute beginner?

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I dont have any specific links that was ages ago

for wicking just type your in the name of your RDA + wicking
mike vapes tends to have some good wicking videos during his reviews

your more strumming the coil with anything metal or ceramic ideally then you fire at low power like 15 watts in short bursts to see if the coils glow evenly
re strum if they are not heating up evenly, that’s why
Do this in a dark room

do you need links for coil building too? what exactly do you need to know

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Ok, strumming the coils makes sense to me. I’m guessing to remove some sort of scale? As far as tools nothing special…could be a small screwdriver tip?

I definitely don’t have anything ceramic. I guess I’ll have to look into. As far as building coils I’m good right now. That will likely bee soon though.

The other thing id like to know is the cutting of the coil tabs. Is there a specific number to cut at? Specific height?

Thanks for the info.

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nope your not removing any scale. honestly i don’t know exactly why it works but it gets them to glow evenly. screwdriver can work

i just stick my coil building tool in the coil and wiggle/pull on it that works well too

for coil leg height and stuff that varies from tank to tank so search for your specific tank on youtube reviewers tend to show building + wicking

the guy who designed the dead rabbit is a reviewer but i can’t remember his name

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you want your coils to heat from the middle of the coil out…If theybarentbthen you strumm yiur couls until theybare hesting properly

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Thanks for that info

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Good tip. Thanks

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If you use a metal screwdriver or anything metal to strum your coils do not strum when the mod is firing! You may only strum while heating when you use ceramic tweezers or something similar. You just need an even (no hot spots) glow in the coil from middle of coil to the ends of coils. RipTripper on YouTube has great building tutorials. He’s not a pita on his tutorials.

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This tool is worth every penny for measuring coil legs.

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Thanks for those tips. I will check him out to learn more.

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Interesting. Wouldn’t of even considered Amazon for anything like that.

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Pretty much similar prices no matter where you order. Some battery sites like Liion Wholesale have them has well.

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Before you begin to do anything the most important thing you will need to know is Ohm’s law then apply it to your coils you will build. Remember most mods are protected now days so they won’t run if your go too low.

You will need a ceramic tweezers and either a small set of screwdriver set with different diameter shafts that measure between 2.5mm and 3.5mm if you want something a little more expensive you can get kits with all inclusive tools including wire cutters, tweezers and ID core for winding. If I remember right the kits run about $20.00 US. You can also buy premade coils within the Ohm range you need for the way you vape.

You are scraping the coils to get the coil to heat evenly from the center of the coil out to its edges. Often on a two coil build one coil will glow hotter than the other. Brushing the coil with a ceramic tweezers will get both coils to run at the same temperature.

Search for biginners coil building. Sherlock homes explained what your looking for. Don’t worry about every word he says. Pay more attention why ohm’s change and how to control it.

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Thanks for that great response. Will look into some tools as well.

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If you plan on building buy the kit. Coil Master makes one of the best. Higher quality tools. Not the cheapest but higher quality.

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I’m gonna say it is inevitable that I will be, si I will definitely look into those.

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@Oldguynew2diy when you say scraping the coils, do you mean stroking, and strumming them when they’re brand new to remove the hot spots ?

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I have no idea what it is called. Just what I’ve seen on the vidoes. They take something and run or scrape across the coils when they are red. Not sure of the terminology…but looks to be an important step.

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Ahhhhh @Oldguynew2diy, ok. Sorry, wasn’t sure about “scraping”.

Yes, @rcleven answered it above. Most times with freshly built, OR, freshly bought coils, there WILL be hot spots. You may not even know what that looks like, but once you fire a NOT ready coil, you will. Instead of the coil glowing from the middle, going to the outside with a nice even glow, you’ll see bright red hit spots, dark spots, just basically uneven heating. “Pinching”, and “stroking” is often required to remove those hot and cold spots, and make the coils fire, nice and evenly.

Many of us who’ve been doing it for awhile, it just becomes second nature, and it will quickly for you as well. Coil Master made one of the best kits out there, but it’s hard to find now, BUT, enter the NOT DIY Coil Kit at Amazon …

We have to call it a Building Mechanics, Blahzitty Blah, so no one knows hehe.

If you’re going to be getting into coiling, that’s what you need. It has all the size “rods” you need to form coils around, sharp tweezers to pull cotton through, ceramic tweezers (as @rcleven mentioned), for pinching, and stroking your coils, wire cutters to trim coils, scissors to cut your cotton wicks, and even some cheap screw drivers, needle nose pliers, and a coil checker/tester.

I have to pinch and stroke my coils, even using single wire coils. Most times I start to pulse a brand new coil to see how bad it is. Hot spots, cool spots, completely uneven heating. Take the ceramics and pinch the coil together to allow for better contact, and then take the tips, and “scrape” or “stroke” across the coils. Start pulse, pulse, pulsing the fire button again, and most times it’s either fixed, or needs one more round.

Very easy to do.

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Well…things are starting to make more sense, so thanks for all that. Seen it on the videos I’ve watched so far but no explanation of what or why.

That kit I was just looking at on the Canadian site, so can definitely get easliy. Might even see if I can find tgat other kit.

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