OF
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tilted)?
My coil is just glowing kind of "c" shaped around the outer part that is facing the lens - when I let it cool of, I can see rest of the coil glowing also, but much less brighter.
What am I supposed to see when your saying "You can watch the size and shape of the 'hot spot' change [...]"?
I think you're fine, "My coil is just glowing kind of "c" shaped around the outer part that is facing the lens - when I let it cool of, I can see rest of the coil glowing also, but much less brighter." is seeing the hot spot change size/shape with changes in airflow, right?
That's the point, changing the draw changes the way (and location) where heat is produced and delivered to the load.
One of the screws holding the posts of the coil might be loose. Try GENTLY tightening it. If you over tighten it you might break the post.
Always worth checking if indicated, but since the coil is heating normally I seriously doubt this is a problem for the OP. A loose screw would show up as no heating or a cutout of it at some point in the cycle.
OF