Don't try this at home....

shaunnadan

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<<< --- disclaimer !!!! do not try this at home unless you actually know what you are doing, i took huge risks that could have lead to me either blowing up my spinner or burning my house down! --- >>>

so having watched a days worth of vaping videos on youtube i figured i knew how this whole thing RBA worked.

so now im itchy to try this out but i dont have a rebuildable..... i decide to act recklessly

i had an aspire bdc which had a burnt coil. it worked but was more of a dry hit than any actual flavour. so i decided to try the boil method to clean it up which didnt help much apart from loosen the metal rings that hold onto either side of the tank. i knew i couldnt just replace the coil because of the damage to the tank it wasnt tightening...

so i had this brilliant idea !

im going to make myself my own dripper !

so i strip the atty and dig out the coils using a long nail (this should have been the 1st sign to stop since i knew i didnt have the proper tools)

i wiped down the coils, and then removed all of the existing wicking material used and since i didnt have any kanthal i decided to just reuse that old wire...

so i get myself a rivet since thats the thinnest thing i can find in the garage and wrap this wire around it, paying no attention to the thickness of the wire, the number of turns or the spacing of the coil.

i then reassemble it with the rubber grommit and fire it up with my spinner.

****** bright orange burn from the coil legs ***** <SHORT CIRCUIT>

i realised that the coil is basically a spring, using the wrong type of wire and incorrect tools this spring it now allowing for both ends of the legs to touch the side of the atty holder.

I DIDNT STOP THERE !!!! i should have but i was adamant i could get this to work, and since the bdc is a dual coil i knew i had another length of wire left.

so i make a tighter coil, i squeeze it together and then try again, this time its working !!! its got a delay but its working.

so now i need some wicking material, looking around my room i find some earbuds, pull the cotton of one and then roll it a bit to make a wick. then thread that through the coil and something in me said fire it up.....

FIRE !!!!!

dry cotton wool burns rapidly, so i replace with more wool and then some juice. tiny puffs are now erupting from this coil. (i was rather impressed at myself)

then i cut the tube of the mouthpiece, fill the tank with more earbud wool and then juice it up. the insert my driptip and press the button.

IT WORKED :)

horribly... but it did work, the vape produced was extremely tiny but there was lots of flavour, the spinner was on full power but still not enough to drive this dripper. i then switched back to my aspire ET which worked perfectly and checked that the spinner would charger just to make sure i didnt damage it.

WHAT I LEARNT

dont try this at home!
always use the proper gear
get proper tools
research
dont be a smartass

and most importantly >>>> the build process was amazing and i will be going to buy a proper rba first thing tomorrow morning :)
 
<<< --- disclaimer !!!! do not try this at home unless you actually know what you are doing, i took huge risks that could have lead to me either blowing up my spinner or burning my house down! --- >>>

so having watched a days worth of vaping videos on youtube i figured i knew how this whole thing RBA worked.

so now im itchy to try this out but i dont have a rebuildable..... i decide to act recklessly

i had an aspire bdc which had a burnt coil. it worked but was more of a dry hit than any actual flavour. so i decided to try the boil method to clean it up which didnt help much apart from loosen the metal rings that hold onto either side of the tank. i knew i couldnt just replace the coil because of the damage to the tank it wasnt tightening...

so i had this brilliant idea !

im going to make myself my own dripper !

so i strip the atty and dig out the coils using a long nail (this should have been the 1st sign to stop since i knew i didnt have the proper tools)

i wiped down the coils, and then removed all of the existing wicking material used and since i didnt have any kanthal i decided to just reuse that old wire...

so i get myself a rivet since thats the thinnest thing i can find in the garage and wrap this wire around it, paying no attention to the thickness of the wire, the number of turns or the spacing of the coil.

i then reassemble it with the rubber grommit and fire it up with my spinner.

****** bright orange burn from the coil legs ***** <SHORT CIRCUIT>

i realised that the coil is basically a spring, using the wrong type of wire and incorrect tools this spring it now allowing for both ends of the legs to touch the side of the atty holder.

I DIDNT STOP THERE !!!! i should have but i was adamant i could get this to work, and since the bdc is a dual coil i knew i had another length of wire left.

so i make a tighter coil, i squeeze it together and then try again, this time its working !!! its got a delay but its working.

so now i need some wicking material, looking around my room i find some earbuds, pull the cotton of one and then roll it a bit to make a wick. then thread that through the coil and something in me said fire it up.....

FIRE !!!!!

dry cotton wool burns rapidly, so i replace with more wool and then some juice. tiny puffs are now erupting from this coil. (i was rather impressed at myself)

then i cut the tube of the mouthpiece, fill the tank with more earbud wool and then juice it up. the insert my driptip and press the button.

IT WORKED :)

horribly... but it did work, the vape produced was extremely tiny but there was lots of flavour, the spinner was on full power but still not enough to drive this dripper. i then switched back to my aspire ET which worked perfectly and checked that the spinner would charger just to make sure i didnt damage it.

WHAT I LEARNT

dont try this at home!
always use the proper gear
get proper tools
research
dont be a smartass

and most importantly >>>> the build process was amazing and i will be going to buy a proper rba first thing tomorrow morning :)

Thanks for sharing @shaunnadan, you are going to love an RDA. No doubt a coil master in the making:)
 
<<< --- disclaimer !!!! do not try this at home unless you actually know what you are doing, i took huge risks that could have lead to me either blowing up my spinner or burning my house down! --- >>>

so having watched a days worth of vaping videos on youtube i figured i knew how this whole thing RBA worked.

so now im itchy to try this out but i dont have a rebuildable..... i decide to act recklessly

i had an aspire bdc which had a burnt coil. it worked but was more of a dry hit than any actual flavour. so i decided to try the boil method to clean it up which didnt help much apart from loosen the metal rings that hold onto either side of the tank. i knew i couldnt just replace the coil because of the damage to the tank it wasnt tightening...

so i had this brilliant idea !

im going to make myself my own dripper !

so i strip the atty and dig out the coils using a long nail (this should have been the 1st sign to stop since i knew i didnt have the proper tools)

i wiped down the coils, and then removed all of the existing wicking material used and since i didnt have any kanthal i decided to just reuse that old wire...

so i get myself a rivet since thats the thinnest thing i can find in the garage and wrap this wire around it, paying no attention to the thickness of the wire, the number of turns or the spacing of the coil.

i then reassemble it with the rubber grommit and fire it up with my spinner.

****** bright orange burn from the coil legs ***** <SHORT CIRCUIT>

i realised that the coil is basically a spring, using the wrong type of wire and incorrect tools this spring it now allowing for both ends of the legs to touch the side of the atty holder.

I DIDNT STOP THERE !!!! i should have but i was adamant i could get this to work, and since the bdc is a dual coil i knew i had another length of wire left.

so i make a tighter coil, i squeeze it together and then try again, this time its working !!! its got a delay but its working.

so now i need some wicking material, looking around my room i find some earbuds, pull the cotton of one and then roll it a bit to make a wick. then thread that through the coil and something in me said fire it up.....

FIRE !!!!!

dry cotton wool burns rapidly, so i replace with more wool and then some juice. tiny puffs are now erupting from this coil. (i was rather impressed at myself)

then i cut the tube of the mouthpiece, fill the tank with more earbud wool and then juice it up. the insert my driptip and press the button.

IT WORKED :)

horribly... but it did work, the vape produced was extremely tiny but there was lots of flavour, the spinner was on full power but still not enough to drive this dripper. i then switched back to my aspire ET which worked perfectly and checked that the spinner would charger just to make sure i didnt damage it.

WHAT I LEARNT

dont try this at home!
always use the proper gear
get proper tools
research
dont be a smartass

and most importantly >>>> the build process was amazing and i will be going to buy a proper rba first thing tomorrow morning :)
Lmao dude you are a class act! I think this should be made a sticky in a new section called "vaping hazards"! I can't wait to see what experimental builds you come up with after tomorrow lol. On a serious note though, good luck with going RBA. It's a rabbit hole that you won't easily find your way out of
 
:rofl::clap: thanks for sharing @shaunnadan, 10pts for enthusiasm :rock:

"dont try this at home!
always use the proper gear
get proper tools
research
dont be a smartass" - :nerd::wait:
 
awesome bud. great learning curve and some solid advice!!
 
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