help! im sucking on a penny

[$vapes]

hi all, have searched these forums for answers but cant seem to find one, there's to much out there lol.

im using a peerless rda special edition and my current coil is 7 wraps of kanthal a1 7/8 wraps 0.56 ohms (not sure if thats relevent lol)

so..my question is, is it normal for your coil to give off a metal taste to start off with? when i brought a coilmaster kit 2 months back i used their kenthal a1 wire that was in the kit and never experienced this before, since then i brought a bunch of wire from the crazy wire company and made my 1st fused clapton coil yesterday and just gave off a metalic taste so rewicked did not change anything, so i got rid and made a basic coil 7 wraps of kanthal a1 7/8 wraps 0.56 ohms still getting the taste , i give the wire a wipe down and removed some dirt/machine oil off and washed it before coiling it,

so is it just because it fresh and have to break it in abit? like i said never had this problem with the wire included in the coil master kit.

 

[Mr Ripple]

Dry burn it before wicking it.

 

[stevekrk]

Had the same experience with some ss316. @StrawberryRipple would this help with stainless too? Sorry to hack in on the thread

 

[Slanger]

I have tried a few brands (SS316 & Kanthal) and have had that taste and it put me off DIY I tried UD wire and don't get it and I am DIY coil building more and more.

https://www.fasttech.com/product/2675100-authentic-ud-kanthal-a1-heating-wire-for?&m_override=1

Stealthvape are supposed to be good but I have not tried them yet, I am waiting for next pay day.

 

[Mr Ripple]

Who knows what's on the wire but if you dry burn it before wicking it it will remove any impurities.
I pull wires when I'm winding coils and know whatever's on my fingers including skin attaches to the coil and it can taste nasty if not burned off.
Hope this helps.

 

[yappycat]

I have tried a few brands (SS316 & Kanthal) and have had that taste and it put me off DIY I tried UD wire and don't get it and I am DIY coil building more and more.

https://www.fasttech.com/product/2675100-authentic-ud-kanthal-a1-heating-wire-for?&m_override=1

Stealthvape are supposed to be good but I have not tried them yet, I am waiting for next pay day.

I like Stealthvape wire a lot, it's nice and clean. Would recommend

 

[$vapes]

thanks for the help and suggestions, the taste has gone now cant taste it now so maybe i didnt dry burn it enough, even though i did pulse quite a few times till it glowed orange, time will tell on my next coil otherwise ill try stealthvape, they go out of stock so quick though must be a good sign. but just wondering though is it possible it was just my taste buds adjusting to a different brand of kenthal? or is that just a silly queston lol

 

[Ment]

thanks for the help and suggestions, the taste has gone now cant taste it now so maybe i didnt dry burn it enough, even though i did pulse quite a few times till it glowed orange, time will tell on my next coil otherwise ill try stealthvape, they go out of stock so quick though must be a good sign. but just wondering though is it possible it was just my taste buds adjusting to a different brand of kenthal? or is that just a silly queston lol

That would be my guess. I've used maybe a dozen different brands in the past and never experienced this so it can't be that common.

Your taste buds may be overly sensitive to the taste of metal.

 

[the_atomic_fart]

Kitchen towel and isopropyl alcohol to clean the wire before coiling. Can be alarming the sh*t that comes off.
Then, as most have said, a quick dry burn, clean off any remaining gunk, remove any hot spots and get an accurate resistance reading.