What's all this sub-ohm stuff about? Am I missing out?
I've got an MVP2 with an Aspire ET-S. It does the trick for keeping me off the cigarettes but I've had it ages and think I should move on to something better. The coils are becoming expensive as well as I go through them quickly, but I can't find any tanks that offer cheap coils. I don't want to go down the route of building my own.
Any suggestions for a new mod/tank under £50? Ideally something a bit smaller than what I have. Must be easy to use - set it and forget it type thing. I have no patience for working out electronic values (watts, volts, ohms etc) and if i'm honest have no idea what any of it means
I earlier linked to the Kanger subbox nano kit for £35
http://myepack.co.uk/mods/kanger-subox-nano-kit.html That will let you experience sub ohming. And I find the coils last me at least a couple weeks. And I only vape heavy VG juices.
But if you're happy with what you have, then why bother moving on? If coils are too expensive, make your own. It's not difficult. All you are doing is wrapping a bit of wire around a small screwdriver or similar. Once you have a resistance you like, with a particular size wire, it's pretty simple to replicate as it'll be the same number of turns every time (I usually do 5-6 turns around a 2.5mm outer diameter (OD) screwdriver).
On the other hand, if you have zero interest in learning about watts, ohm and resistance, then just buy the pre-made coils. They aint that expensive, and you can order genuine ones from China even cheaper.
So seen this available for my tank,
https://www.naturevape.co.uk/obs-t-vct-rba-coil
Never looked or tried building my own coil, but obviously I'm guessing its a much cheaper way to run things, just to start me off what else would I need with the above?
You'll need wire. And cotton. Depending on what resistance you vape at, the size of wire will matter. If you use relatively high resistance, like 1 ohm or over, then 0.32mm is what I use for such builds. If I'm going for a lower resistance, then I either twist the 0.32 or use 0.50mm wire. As for cotton, I am currently using Cotton Bacon V2.0 wick, and it is good. But you want organic cotton whool otherwise. I also have a bag of that, and the japanese cotton stuff, but it all lasts ages, so been using the Cotton Bacon exclusively for the last few months and you would barely know I'd opened the pack. So the extra quid or whatever it costs is no big deal.
You'll also need something to wrap the coil around. A precision screwdriver will do here, or a proper coil winder thing. They can be had cheap enough. I used to use a needle tip too at one point. A pair of tweezers is almost a necessity here too. And a wee blow torch helps. But can be done with a regular lighter. You get kits that have everything you could need, including a resistance checker (for when you go proper sub-ohm it is a must, otherwise you can usually just use a regulated mod). They are cheap enough from China. £15-20 should get you started easy.
I have just ordered one of these for all the different wire types :
http://www.gearbest.com/accessories/pp_280020.html But then I'm not just starting out, so might be a bit overkill if you don't know if it'll be for you.
Here is some cotton :
http://www.gearbest.com/electronic-cigarettes/pp_212070.html
Here is a basic, cheap kit to get started :
http://www.gearbest.com/tools/pp_227619.html
