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Ah heck..i'm a tad late on this one....but yeah it is a Rebuildable Tank Atomiser (RTA) tank, so doesn't use stock coils. It's not that hard to do, as it's a simple little tank to work on, but if you've never made your own coils & wicked a RTA before, then you could try it, after watching a few YT clips on how to do so. It's a fab little tank...gives great flavour, and once you've learnt how to set it up just right, it's a lovely little performer.
You do need a few basic tools to build up your own rebuildable tanks..but these are readily available and not expensive. A simple coil building tool kit typically costs say a few pounds online...and will contain most of what you'll need..bar say a decent pair of snips....but a sharp pair of scissors can cut through wire pretty well too. And then you'll just need some wire (26-27 guage Kanthal for eg) & some cotton. I use MUJI 100% unbleached cotton pads...available readily in many online stores (also amazon & ebay). Muji pads are the sort of pads used in make up removal, but are perfectly fine for wicking. Plus 180 pads for say £4, will last almost forever! My siren seems to like Muji, it wicks perfectly and doesn't leak using Muji. Plus, i find it's easier to use, than say Cotton Bacon/God etc.
The first time i coiled & wicked my Siren 2, was only 4 weeks ago..and the darn thing leaked everywhere! But after a few more tries at rewicking it..i think i've now got it sussed...it doesn't leak anymore. It's all down to wicking & priming it just right for that tank, as all RTAs have their individual quirks. I also do what Obiwanvaponi suggested, when filling it up, i close the base air vent valve right off, fill it up with juice carefully, then holding the top cap on, tip the tank upside down, let the air bubbles rise to the top (which of course would be the base of tank, cos it's upside down!), then twist the cap on securely. Doing this helps to prevent air locks, which can cause dry hits, or leaking out of the base air valve.....it works for me.
You do need a few basic tools to either build your own coils (or just buy commercially available prewound coils for wicking - cheap as chips from a vape store - 2.5mm ID with say 26-27 guage Kanthal 6 or 7 wraps..should give you around 1.2 ohms, or thereabouts.
Should you decide to try making your own coils from scratch, then you can play around with different guages of wire and number of wraps, to alter the resistances to your own preferences. I currently have a 1.0ohm build in mine, which has been in the tank the day i started using it 4 weeks ago....the coil lasts an age, if you clean them periodically & rewick them often.
If you don't fancy trying to make your own coils, then there are specialist sites that sell prewound coils for immediate installing, from sites such as Stealthvape. You just need to wick the coil (watch the YT clips that others have posted above)....and then try that.
That little lot probably sounded really complicated, but actually it isn't, once done a few times....and i highly recommend the Siren 2..it's fab little performer...& offers great flavour response.
Speaking as someone who spent my first year just using stock coil tanks....i was intially put off RTAs, thinking they'd be too complicated and fiddly to learn to do. But, i had an unused Siren 2 knocking about, so 4 weeks ago, decided to have a go.....and it's not that hard actually! It's just learning how to set it up a tank just right..so that it performs flawlessly. My first attempt..was messy! But I've rewicked the Siren 7 or 8 times now..and it's doddle.
Have a go mate...you might be pleasntly surprised!
You do need a few basic tools to build up your own rebuildable tanks..but these are readily available and not expensive. A simple coil building tool kit typically costs say a few pounds online...and will contain most of what you'll need..bar say a decent pair of snips....but a sharp pair of scissors can cut through wire pretty well too. And then you'll just need some wire (26-27 guage Kanthal for eg) & some cotton. I use MUJI 100% unbleached cotton pads...available readily in many online stores (also amazon & ebay). Muji pads are the sort of pads used in make up removal, but are perfectly fine for wicking. Plus 180 pads for say £4, will last almost forever! My siren seems to like Muji, it wicks perfectly and doesn't leak using Muji. Plus, i find it's easier to use, than say Cotton Bacon/God etc.
The first time i coiled & wicked my Siren 2, was only 4 weeks ago..and the darn thing leaked everywhere! But after a few more tries at rewicking it..i think i've now got it sussed...it doesn't leak anymore. It's all down to wicking & priming it just right for that tank, as all RTAs have their individual quirks. I also do what Obiwanvaponi suggested, when filling it up, i close the base air vent valve right off, fill it up with juice carefully, then holding the top cap on, tip the tank upside down, let the air bubbles rise to the top (which of course would be the base of tank, cos it's upside down!), then twist the cap on securely. Doing this helps to prevent air locks, which can cause dry hits, or leaking out of the base air valve.....it works for me.
You do need a few basic tools to either build your own coils (or just buy commercially available prewound coils for wicking - cheap as chips from a vape store - 2.5mm ID with say 26-27 guage Kanthal 6 or 7 wraps..should give you around 1.2 ohms, or thereabouts.
Should you decide to try making your own coils from scratch, then you can play around with different guages of wire and number of wraps, to alter the resistances to your own preferences. I currently have a 1.0ohm build in mine, which has been in the tank the day i started using it 4 weeks ago....the coil lasts an age, if you clean them periodically & rewick them often.
If you don't fancy trying to make your own coils, then there are specialist sites that sell prewound coils for immediate installing, from sites such as Stealthvape. You just need to wick the coil (watch the YT clips that others have posted above)....and then try that.
That little lot probably sounded really complicated, but actually it isn't, once done a few times....and i highly recommend the Siren 2..it's fab little performer...& offers great flavour response.
Speaking as someone who spent my first year just using stock coil tanks....i was intially put off RTAs, thinking they'd be too complicated and fiddly to learn to do. But, i had an unused Siren 2 knocking about, so 4 weeks ago, decided to have a go.....and it's not that hard actually! It's just learning how to set it up a tank just right..so that it performs flawlessly. My first attempt..was messy! But I've rewicked the Siren 7 or 8 times now..and it's doddle.
Have a go mate...you might be pleasntly surprised!
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