Issues With Smok Q4 Coil Is This an Isolated Problem?

[Blacksheepannie]

I recently purchased a 5 pack of Smok Q4 Quad coils for my Smok TFV4 Mini tank. Either I have a bad coil or Im not alone in the problem and need some help. I have been using the CLP 2 coils but after serious flooding issues found the TFS6 coils to be excellent. My local B&M shop said they may not be selling the older Smok coils and to upgrade my tank for $60 to a baby beast or similar. I have 2 good working tanks so I bought the 5 pack of quad coils for $20 he said are clearance and gave me a deal. I cleaned, installed, primed and broke in the 1st Q4 like I did the S6 for over a year now butt immediatly had these problems. Funny "machine oil" taste that did not go away even after several tanks full. Batteries were dying in 4 to 6 hours. Couldnt fire at 40% charge left on the readout. I use a Seigeli 100watt box mod. I noticed the ohm said 0.2 and the volts were 3.9 or 4.0v which I knew were going to be different than the S6 coils read. I can usually get to between 20% to 14% before needing batteries changed but with these coils at 40% only wimpy clouds were produced. I read the wattage could be 40 to 140 and found 60 to 70 watts so so but I didnt want to go higher due to fast battery drainage at 65 watts and the tank was getting really hot so I couldnt even keep my hand on the glass part.. On day 2 I noticed a dark ring of brown ejuice at the base of the tank when usually its a light yellowish color. I vape cloud 9 Pearl 9mg nicotine and not sure the PG/VG ratio but its the same I have used over a year and with S6 coils never an issue and I go 2 to 3 weeks between coil changes before. I vape 1-1/2 to 2 tanks per day. More on my days off but was at work with 2 or 3 hours between breaks so min 1-1/2 tanks cant recall tank size perhaps 3.5ml full. I brake in coils at 35watts then up 3 to 5 watts each time taking about 30 mins to get to the preferred wattage for me.It was better at 70-75 watts but way too hot and machine oil taste became stronger as it heated up. My batteries usually last 24 hours with the other coils but with these maybe 6 hours tops. I have 3 married sets of batteries and at least 2 sets ran out in the same time frame so i ruled out battery issues. I finally switched back to my Aspire tank and had 63% battery remaining which lasted another 12 hours. So burnt e juice, machine oil-like taste, fast battery drain, very hot tank and mod within 10 draws was becoming too much of a headache so other than keep the possible bad coil in I switched to my Atlantis 2 tank until I had some help from you guys. I have 4 more of these terrible coils and before ruining another i wanted to see if I may have done something wrong or is this going to be the normal performance of all the Smok Q4 coils? I like to help local businesses but does anyone know if the Smok coils for the TFV4 being discontinued or is the guy at our B&M just trying to make a sale? I have only a PO box as they dont have a rural mail route where I live and not every company will send vape supplies to a PO box. Is anyone familiar with the quadruple Smok coils that I can get help troubleshooting the problem? I do have 4 remaining and the one i installed was not attached to the blister pack like the other 4 were. The foil was intact it was just cut off the row. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[lordmage]

1. in terms of discontinuing he may simple be no longer interested in carry those coils...
2. 20 bucks is the going rate for smok coils whether a 5 pack or 3 pack for the tfv 8
3. i can say i had the same issues when i was a v4 user have since moved on too the v8 and v12
4.smok QA on there coils is a bit wonky i still get a coil ever 4 that need adjustment of some kind to work decently for at least 4 days
5. dark juice is normal and can happen from time to time.
6. the coil being a .2 would drain batteries fast
7. not all juices perform the same on different coils i have had some juices that were crap in a tank but great in an rda and vice versa.