(Solved) Beginner struggling to build successful duel coil

[StuPot]

I bought a Igo w the other day to use on a Vamo, short term as the lowest I can go on the Vamo is 1.3 ohm. I attempted to make duel coils at 1.3 which took 13 wraps on each coil, only when I fire it up, even at max vv vw it takes about 4 seconds for the coils to glow, and then it's still not producing much vapour. Please take a look at this pic and tell me what's wrong, I know they aren't the tidiest of coils but they are glowing from the inside out:



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[BAVapes]

Too many wraps, that's far too much wire! and the coils look pretty big.

You want 8 to 10 wraps around something a lot smaller than you're using now, try a tooth pick.

This is something I did earlier.

 

[Scuba-Matt]

Here is a coil calculator to help with your dilemma. Steam Engine | free vaping calculators

 

[StuPot]

Thanks for that, both of you, but that calculator is saying it's not too many wraps, it's nearly right, it's recommending 15 wraps rather than 13, I'm kinda stumped.

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[Scuba-Matt]

What size wire are you using?

 

[StuPot]

What size wire are you using?

.25mm 30 awg I believe. I got a metre of it free with the Igo w, I've nearly used all that on coils that aren't any use to me with duel coils though

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[KulrMeStoopid]

i use .32 kanthal and only need about 6-7 wraps to get just below a 1 ohm coil.. I wrap around a super tiny screw driver

 

[StuPot]

i use .32 kanthal and only need about 6-7 wraps to get just below a 1 ohm coil.. I wrap around a super tiny screw driver

Dual coils? I need to get both at 2.6 to equal 1.3. Hmm I may just use one coil until I get more practice.

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[StuPot]

I really don't understand what went wrong with that. The coils were 3mm diameter, too much? Maybe do more wraps smaller diameter?

I'm using a tiny single coil for now, 1.4 ohm



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[BAVapes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt2U8OsoSwo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jglIJ9L1L0o

Here are two dual coil build videos for that RDA.