Keep getting approx 2.5 ohms on kayfun lite help

[lvlakes]

Hello all,

I bought a kayfun lite and use my old vv itaste and nemesis mech mod for a battery. Anyways I hear the 1.2-1.8 range is the sweet spot for a build so I got down too it and researched 3-4 youtube videos pretty much saying the same thing. 32g Kanthal and silica wick (its what I had). I ended up watching and following the instructions on the first basic build on ripp trippers build which pretty much followed the others but I just like the cut of this dudes jib.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z7o7RFoTtw0

Anyways first build while tightening down the microcoil and lifting it off the deck the microcoil went a little wonky and the rings were not perfectly straight and one wrap kinda overlapped another but I shrugged said close enough and read the ohms. Came up as 2.4 ohms. Googled it and some ppl actually like that ohm range and nothing I saw said it would damage anything so I went with it. A little weak but good enough for a couple of days. Rebuilt following the direction at madvapes: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5uWJhLDzT8 , it came up as 2.8 ohms. Nope nope nope. So I got serious. Sat down and when back the the ripp trippers build (1st one, not chimney, figured can't do that until I get a basic build right for once). And I followed the build religiously. Had to retry once when the microcoil went a little wonky again until I got it perfect. It was a picture perfect microcoil, the heavens parted and people cried it was so perfect. So I put that bad boy on the ohms reader and...2.4 ohms. My soul darkened a little that day. Any clue what's going on? What makes a higher ohms reading and a lower? Gauge of kanthal? Too much wick? (Tried way short wick on new build). is it using silica v. Cotton wick? Any assistance appreciated. I want that sweet spot.

[Bebop]

but I just like the cut of this dudes jib.

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Excellent word use.....

Can you post a pic?

[lvlakes]

Pic of build? Yes but I'm at work and dark liquid (gotta love those coffee and tobacco vapes so may be hard to see.

[Bebop]

Yes pic of build

Possibilities:

Wrong gauge wire

wrong # wraps

numbers are for dual coil build

twisted build?

Faulty connection at post

error in ohm reader

Hmmmmmm.........just off top of my head....

[lvlakes]

Well...took a picture of it. But the copy and paste to put it here seems to elude my phone

[Bebop]

He's using 28g kanthal in the vid and you said you are using 32g in your post.

This accounts for the error

[mvince201]

5 wraps on 5/64 with 32g = 1.8ish

12 wraps on 5/64 with 28g = 1.8ish

[lvlakes]

Ahhhhhh.....is 32g kanthal normal for 2.5 ohms? First build was with wire that comes with kayfun btw. But I know what gauge my last 2 builds have been and thats 32g kanthal.

[mvince201]

Lower gauge = less resistance

It's all personal preference.

Sounds like you need to do some more research.

Edited August 8, 2014 by mvince201

[Bebop]

Higher gauge (thinner wire) = MORE resistance

(Given the same amounts of wraps)

[mvince201]

I meant thicker...appologies lol.

Funny because I looked at it for like 30 seconds before I hit save knowing something wasn't right ,haha

Edited August 8, 2014 by mvince201

[Bebop]

Haha. Glad you edited it.

[lvlakes]

Sorry for the delay. Had to bust in to the ol' photobucket acct. So much for work.

Sorry. Just a newbie trying to make it un this cild hard world. Time for more research.

[mvince201]

You have the right idea, just need to be more sure of what you're doing before you do it.

Make sure you know damn well what gauge your wire is before you use it.

Vape on!

[VapeHappy]

If you`v got a caliper or micrometer you can tell what gauge you have by miking it and using the cart on this wiki page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge

FWIW, I used 30g on my first build,7 top wraps @ 1/8 in. and got 1.3 ohm. Runs flipping fantastic for my light colored juices. With cotton wick.

On the dark colored juices I may resign myself to changing out the wick once a day, :?(

Cheers,

R