I initially had a dual coil build with SS mesh, but after a while it just wasn't working as well as I thought it should. When I first got my RDA, a stovetop coil seemed the most logical since it is identical to a skillet when done properly.
So last night, I made a stovetop coil that was bound very tightly to prevent drippage, and here is the final product:
As you can see, there is a small piece of mesh that is underneath the coil. The hardest part of modifying the stovetop coil was figuring out a way to have a single layer of SS mesh underneath the coil that wouldn't fall off. It is crucial to have the SS mesh underneath, otherwise when the concentrate is heated, it becomes very runny and will drip through the gaps of the coil. The mesh is there to catch any drippage and since it is hot as well, will vape the concentrate instantly.
I first cut the mesh into this shape:
I pierced the rectangle part of the mesh with the ground lead, and used that to keep it in place, and I crammed the triangle part of the mesh through the center hole, twisted it to make it wider, then clipped off the excess mesh. When I primed the coil and mesh, I used some pliers to harden the shape of the mesh while it as close to the coil as possible.
I run this at 20-25W, pre-fire to load it up. The hit is just like from a rig, instantly vapes everything and you know there is nothing left because all of the vapor comes in a surge at roughly ~2 seconds. Hits extremely smooth and I no longer have the urge to cough after holding in the vapor.
