Got questions about my new subox nano

it comes with subtank nano and an extra glass for the tank in case you break it i guess and that's it. no RBA

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is that true? just 3-4 days? how come? will i keep buying new coils every 4 days unless i start learning n doing rba/rda thing (i dont even know the difference).

its a subtank nano so occ coil yes.

 

I found the OCC coils very good in terms of flavour but for me they did not last long. After a few days it simply didn't have much flavour anymore. What could have contributed to my own experience is that I changed settings a lot when I was trying my new tank.

The wire still seemed good visually, but I found there is very little cotton inside. You could learn how to rebuild the coil head. When the thing is down you could try to rewick it with the Watsons cotton, cheap in Thailand from what I read. No harm to try.

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Subtank Mini V2 by Kanger

 

that's the horizontally positioned coil one tho. Mines are vertical OCCs. Or you are indirectly saying I can rebuild a vertical OCC into a horizontal OCC?

 

Sorry if I confused you. If your coils have the two side holes you can rebuild them horizontal.

 

I didn't realise just assumed same inventory as the mini kit ... Don't kanger sell official RBA separately ?

I'm now only using RBA, the pre-made coils I don't need ... Will probably buy a few as "spare" in case I'm travelling and don't want to fiddle with it, etc ... If we find kanger sell RBAs separately, might just buy a handful of those and have them precoiled and wicked ready for travelling ...

Haven't tried rebuilding the premade coils as @peter-k suggested ... I've seen videos for people doing this kind of thing, so I do concur that I can most likely be done ... RBA section if available would be easier though! ... Not sure the length of time pre-made coils are supposed to last, will depend on how much you're vaping, what liquid you're using and the coil itself ... One manufacturer I was reading say their coils last 10-20 days, might have been kanger ... Another friend told me a week ...

Anyway, OP might not want to get into rebuilding coils, many Vapers are happy with the pre-mades, and don't mind paying to replace ... VOCC I think prolly better than standard OCC coils, but haven't compared both so couldn't say for 100%

So, if separate RBA not available, and OP still wants a larger tank, then a subtank mini purchase would include RBA (personally I just bought 2x subox mini kit, as I thought it was good value to buy the whole thing, for spares and backups). Or an RDA if they wanted to go that way. Or just buy replacement coils. Or rebuild standard kanger coils.

 

Whoops, may bad then, I assumed subtank nano and subtank mini used the same coils, but now remember premade coils are square and smallish, and RBA is circular and larger ... The RBA from mini then may well be too large to fit ID of Pyrex on nano ! ... So may be stuck with pre-mades or DIY rebuild on nano tank, or a third party product ...

 

Looking at the Mini RBA I can not imagine it would fit into the Nano.

 

Hence then it's non inclusion in the kit, all makes sense now !

 

I'd say buy a 22 mm tank that is easy to build and is happy to operate with low wattage. It can be the Subtank Mini, or someything else. This will also solve your capacity problem. Looks scheisse on the Nano, sure. Sooner or later you may buy a mod that conforms to the de-facto 22 mm standard anyway. The Nano can still be usefull when out and about.

 

Seconded provided economy and rebuildable is what's required, if not then just buy pre-made coils ... Somone told me these can also be "cleaned" to extend their life, but I don't know the best method ...

 

Washing them in some vodka. I did that in the beginning but I think it's easier just to re-wick a coil (if that coil allows access to the cotton).

 

Makes sense, also heard of boiling them or ultrasonic cleaners, have zero personal experience to draw on though ... Speculation can lead to err, as I proved already on this thread ...

Recoiling the pre-mades looked fiddly, but if no other choice must be doable which you've done ... So looks like I had a real soft landing with subox mini kit !

Up to OP which way to go, and a decision they'll make themselves, hopefully we've expanded the choices a little here ...