First mech mod and first squonker

[tomczak215ii]

Pretty excited. I build a coil for my first mech mod and also first squonker. Stayed higher around .5 ohm 24g kathal 34g ni80 clapton build on the peerless rda and clone frankenskull. Came out pretty good I just need a harder hit.

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[Mike H.]

You should be able to drop to a .25 ohm build..i wouldnt go much lower than that though...the copper on the frankie is fairly thin and i wouldnt push it on a $15.00 mod in any case...A .25 hits pretty good.

If youre used to dual 18650 regulateds however, a single 18650 mech may disappoint you in a sense...a great match for an rda to that frankie would be a single coil rda like a hadaly clone or a Narda clone and even an Odis atty..

You wont make that frankie a super hard hitter with a bigger style atty...At least not a stock frankie.

 

[tomczak215ii]

You should be able to drop to a .25 ohm build..i wouldnt go much lower than that though...the copper on the frankie is fairly thin and i wouldnt push it on a $15.00 mod in any case...A .25 hits pretty good.

If youre used to dual 18650 regulateds however, a single 18650 mech may disappoint you in a sense...a great match for an rda to that frankie would be a single coil rda like a hadaly clone or a Narda clone and even an Odis atty..

You wont make that frankie a super hard hitter with a bigger style atty...At least not a stock frankie.

Thanks. Yeah I'm coming from all dual battery regulated mods. I really wanted to get my feet wet with both mech and squonker switch this. I'll definitely try out one of my single coil rdas. I really am still learning that's the only reason I started on a higher ohm build. So far I am still enjoying this if anything more for the learning and experiences.


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[JuicyLucy]

Congrats on breaking your squonk cherry

 

[JuicyLucy]

The Frankenclone would be a lot more fun if it came with a better bottle

It is not the best for a first squonker or mech, but it is indeed a blast to screw around with

 

[Jlankford3336]

It actually works pretty good if you have a quasi decent bottle to stick in it.

 

[tomczak215ii]

It actually works pretty good if you have a quasi decent bottle to stick in it.

Quasi decent bottle?


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[BrandonRawks]

Quasi decent bottle?


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yeah, the bottle that comes with it is hot garbage. Literally any bottle that fits will be a huge improvement. I personally prefer the Modmaker UK bottles in all of mine.

 

[DogMan]

24/34 might be a bit fat. 26/38 or 26/40 single coil in nichrome or stainless if you insist on the clapton route.

Single strand wire is my preference for mechs. Parallel 26awg nichrome in a narda or similar is nice. I build low, but run parallel batteries so have that option.

Mechs are 4.2v minus volt drop minus battery sag. So 1 18650 won't yield in your face power

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[tomczak215ii]

24/34 might be a bit fat. 26/38 or 26/40 single coil in nichrome or stainless if you insist on the clapton route.

Single strand wire is my preference for mechs. Parallel 26awg nichrome in a narda or similar is nice. I build low, but run parallel batteries so have that option.

Mechs are 4.2v minus volt drop minus battery sag. So 1 18650 won't yield in your face power

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I wanted to 26/40 but ran out of 36-40 wire, but it's on it's way now. So used what I had. I'll definitely try the single coil with that size wires. I'm a fan of claptons for the flavor.


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[MyMagicMist]

Single strand wire is my preference for mechs.

I enjoy doing twisted. Don't ask me to measure the twists though. All I know is I twist 1-3 strands of like gauge together, 3 strands of 28awg for example. Not gotten so fancy as to attempt actual braiding yet. Single wire though still does serve its purpose and I often use it.

1 18650 won't yield in your face power

No it will not. IMHO, one doesn't really need mind blowing power though. Sure it can be nice but even a single strand wire can work out well if you have any inclination of what you're doing.

I'm a fan of claptons for the flavor.

I use Claptons at times on a single 18650. The only caution I mention is watch out doing dual coil Clapton builds. I once dropped the (R) Ohm down to net 0.03 and scared the poop out of myself doing a dual Clapton build. Did not calculate the 'end result' accurately and thought I was still doing like 0.50. Steam Engine does not calculate Clapton builds, at least not that I've seen. Even then it is only a "guide".

 

[tomczak215ii]

I use Claptons at times on a single 18650. The only caution I mention is watch out doing dual coil Clapton builds. I once dropped the (R) Ohm down to net 0.03 and scared the poop out of myself doing a dual Clapton build. Did not calculate the 'end result' accurately and thought I was still doing like 0.50. Steam Engine does not calculate Clapton builds, at least not that I've seen. Even then it is only a "guide".

I actually use an iOS app called coil builder and payed the few dollars to unlock the pro features. It's a pretty good app and does pretty much any coil build. Very user friendly and pretty much you can pick exactly what your using, how many wires, and if you use inches vs mm it converts it for you. Then you can save your build if you like.


Coil Builder by Stanislaw Baranski
https://appsto.re/us/_84iib.i.


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[MyMagicMist]

I actually use an iOS app called coil builder and payed the few dollars to unlock the pro features. It's a pretty good app and does pretty much any coil build. Very user friendly and pretty much you can pick exactly what your using, how many wires, and if you use inches vs mm it converts it for you. Then you can save your build if you like.


Coil Builder by Stanislaw Baranski
https://appsto.re/us/_84iib.i.


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I am sure it is exceptionally nice. I am not knocking it.

Trouble being I have no I-phone nor any smart phone. I have a very cheap "emergency" Trac-Phone afforded by the "you so poor we gives you a phone in case you about to die, you can call EMS and let them help" fund. *chuckling* It only can send and get basic text. Sure it has a *ahem* web browser, um, if you could call it that and it acts as a phone. There's nothing special to the unit.

I kind of strive to avoid this "new wave" of "magical" phones too. All the various "fake news", fear porn has jaded me against them. Rather try to remain more human than robotic for at least a little longer. Yeah, I know it is catching up and will be here soon. That is soon enough for me and possibly too soon. Trying to figure out where they'll install a data jack in my body, coming up with a few kinky ideas I'll not divulge.

If I could find something what ran under Linux natively, that would be nice. Might wind up having to force myself into learning to code C in order to create such a tool, yet. Busy this time of year though, mowing season and soon will be "felling" season as in felling firewood. Doing nice this morning. I pulled out a Velocity V2 clone, slapped on a dual Clapton build that hits net 0.50 +/- 0.05 (R) oHm. Might like to try going lower but not too greatly concerned over it, can enjoy life for being what it is.

In short, thanks for the info on that. Doing alright though.

 

[MyMagicMist]

Is there malicious javascript being used on this forum? To me it sure does seem like it. We'll see if this post results in a browser closing, or computer locking up.

 

[MyMagicMist]

Ah, the old make the user seem a fool. Nicely done yet it doesn't work everytime. There are cases when the user actually has a clue as to what they are discussing.

 

[MyMagicMist]

For example. You can also check out other articles. There's plenty of data regarding it. Javascript used as a means to malicious ends is not new. I knew of it happening, or at least the possibilities of it back in 1994.

 

[MyMagicMist]

Apologies for thread hijacking, something needed addressed.

 

[dre]

Cut strips of paper about a half inch wide and insert between the round contact and the positive firing bar. Press the firing button and pull the strips of paper out. This will clean your contacts and you'll notice a difference in how hard it hits. You'll see all the black carbon from the arching when you're firing on the paper.

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