I think I really have figured out how to get rid of bland and/or nasty/harsh taste I suffered from either of my two Lemo 2 tanks on a regular basis. Seriously, if you are a Lemo 2 hater...I totally understand. I firmly believe it's in the wicking. The build, the mod/battery, the airflow, the wick material, the juice, etc. are all secondary set-up factors that can be optimized for better flavor. However, if your wicking style is set up for harsh, nasty or bland flavor...that's what you'll get.
This little write-up has the total noob in mind. If you think I'm a noob, buzz off. I've seen too many forum threads about bad flavor on the Lemo 2 that don't contain the discussion I offer below. I hope I'm not just trying to fool myself into liking this tank...everything is great...except flavor...well, maybe the empty tank to work on build thing too, but...here we go.
To start, I'll need to offer a couple lessons in basic physics.
1 - One of the first things to know if you are to become a decent solderer, brazer, or welder is: the liquid (melted solder/flux) is going to flow toward the hottest spot. In order to get a good solder, braze or weld connection/seal you will need to learn how to direct your hot soldering iron tip, the gas flame etc to the place you want your solder/flux to flow to. The melted solder/etc will flow up, down, sideways in whatever direction toward the hottest spot. Guess what...so does e-juice. You fire up your atomizer and the juice will wick up directly to the coil...the hottest spot.
2 - You really don't have to do this but, follow me here. Fill up a pitcher of water, half full. Let the pitcher rest for 30 minutes so any splashing on the inside of the it, above the fill line you have chosen, dries out. Gently pour the water onto the top of your little brother's head, being careful to make sure all the water exits the pitcher at or near the pour spout. Hey, guess what...the areas at the top of the pitcher, not close to the pour spout don't get wet...most of the top rim of the pitcher stays dry.
On to vaping and the pancake (or any other) method of improper wicking.
Don't know what pancake wicking is? Google Rip Trippers pancake wicking and watch the video. Basically, it's a wick through the middle of a horizontal coil that is fluffed out/smashed out into a pancake shape at both ends of the coil....half of each pancake is below the coil, half is above it. Yes, yes...it looks like a Star Wars Tie-Fighter.
Here's the problem with the pancake method of wicking on the Lemo 2, and any other style of wicking that provides the same results. It's the half of the pancake wick above the coil that is the problem. People talk about atomizer chamber size/shape, chimney size/shape, etc...but, if you don't take care of this top half of each end's pancake...you will continue having major flavor problems. Because the coil is the hottest spot, the juice flows (up from the bottom juice channels on the Lemo 2) and directly towards/ into said coil. The dry top areas of the pitcher?...that's the whole area of both ends of the pancake wick...above the coil...it never gets wicked properly. Oh, it gets juice...from your initial priming of the coil...resulting in lots of no taste/bland vapor because it doesn't get hot enough to bring out the flavor of whatever juice you're using. Lots of uber-bland vapor until...it dries out to the point where incomes the harsh/burnt flavor. It stays moist enough to not get vaporized itself but instead provides a very consistent burned flavor on every puff. Turn your wattage down, increase airflow...whatever...if you have that under-wicked wicking above the coil...you WILL get burned flavor.
Just cut that crap off. Or, for whatever style of wicking you choose...get rid of any wicking that will not get fresh juice wicked to it...remember, the juice is heading to the coil...not areas of wick sticking out this way and that like most of the top of the pitcher not close to the pour spout.
One more thing straight from Eleaf's Lemo 2 user manual. "...maintain 10%-90%..." juice. I've found that I can vape at whatever wattage, temp control, etc settings and all of the sudden get nasty burnt hit...ouch! This is a "tank" atomizer. It utilizes a vacuum. When the juice level gets low enough, two things happen. One - there is no longer the gravity pulling on the juice of a full (90% full) tank...and, Two - as the juice level decreases, the top part of the tank, the empty part, undergoes a decrease in pressure. No longer is gravity pulling the juice from the tank into the atomizer chamber, but the lose of pressure in the tank is actually pulling the juice back out of the chamber. Ouch! If in a "spot", you can simply close airflow, open juice fill. This relieves the low pressure in the tank and you'll get a few more decent puffs. However, this is the time to refill.
I've only been vaping for almost 5 months now...protank 2, Taifun (with fasttech gt base for better airflow), and now a pair of Lemo 2s. Baught one at recent vape convention for $30, the three days later got a second one online for $13...is kind of nice having two build decks for same atty...even on a pos Esh!t tc40w.
The Taifun's flavor is nothing short of absolutely amazing...I could put dog-shizzle in it and it would taste good...here's why. It might have something to do with the smaller over-all size of the chamber...but, I believe it's because of the design of the wicking. The Taifun has two small juice channels...about the same size as the two juice channels on the Lemo 2. However, the juice channels on the Lemo 2 are below the coil...the juice channels on the Taifun are at the same height as the coil. So, wicking the Taifun is simply a matter of putting the wick through the coil and straight out the juice channels. Leave a little sticking out into the tank, and cut it off. Is a very simple design that leave little chance of having any wicking sticking out, anywhere near the coil, that doesn't get proper wicking, and burns.
This little write-up has the total noob in mind. If you think I'm a noob, buzz off. I've seen too many forum threads about bad flavor on the Lemo 2 that don't contain the discussion I offer below. I hope I'm not just trying to fool myself into liking this tank...everything is great...except flavor...well, maybe the empty tank to work on build thing too, but...here we go.
To start, I'll need to offer a couple lessons in basic physics.
1 - One of the first things to know if you are to become a decent solderer, brazer, or welder is: the liquid (melted solder/flux) is going to flow toward the hottest spot. In order to get a good solder, braze or weld connection/seal you will need to learn how to direct your hot soldering iron tip, the gas flame etc to the place you want your solder/flux to flow to. The melted solder/etc will flow up, down, sideways in whatever direction toward the hottest spot. Guess what...so does e-juice. You fire up your atomizer and the juice will wick up directly to the coil...the hottest spot.
2 - You really don't have to do this but, follow me here. Fill up a pitcher of water, half full. Let the pitcher rest for 30 minutes so any splashing on the inside of the it, above the fill line you have chosen, dries out. Gently pour the water onto the top of your little brother's head, being careful to make sure all the water exits the pitcher at or near the pour spout. Hey, guess what...the areas at the top of the pitcher, not close to the pour spout don't get wet...most of the top rim of the pitcher stays dry.
On to vaping and the pancake (or any other) method of improper wicking.
Don't know what pancake wicking is? Google Rip Trippers pancake wicking and watch the video. Basically, it's a wick through the middle of a horizontal coil that is fluffed out/smashed out into a pancake shape at both ends of the coil....half of each pancake is below the coil, half is above it. Yes, yes...it looks like a Star Wars Tie-Fighter.
Here's the problem with the pancake method of wicking on the Lemo 2, and any other style of wicking that provides the same results. It's the half of the pancake wick above the coil that is the problem. People talk about atomizer chamber size/shape, chimney size/shape, etc...but, if you don't take care of this top half of each end's pancake...you will continue having major flavor problems. Because the coil is the hottest spot, the juice flows (up from the bottom juice channels on the Lemo 2) and directly towards/ into said coil. The dry top areas of the pitcher?...that's the whole area of both ends of the pancake wick...above the coil...it never gets wicked properly. Oh, it gets juice...from your initial priming of the coil...resulting in lots of no taste/bland vapor because it doesn't get hot enough to bring out the flavor of whatever juice you're using. Lots of uber-bland vapor until...it dries out to the point where incomes the harsh/burnt flavor. It stays moist enough to not get vaporized itself but instead provides a very consistent burned flavor on every puff. Turn your wattage down, increase airflow...whatever...if you have that under-wicked wicking above the coil...you WILL get burned flavor.
Just cut that crap off. Or, for whatever style of wicking you choose...get rid of any wicking that will not get fresh juice wicked to it...remember, the juice is heading to the coil...not areas of wick sticking out this way and that like most of the top of the pitcher not close to the pour spout.
One more thing straight from Eleaf's Lemo 2 user manual. "...maintain 10%-90%..." juice. I've found that I can vape at whatever wattage, temp control, etc settings and all of the sudden get nasty burnt hit...ouch! This is a "tank" atomizer. It utilizes a vacuum. When the juice level gets low enough, two things happen. One - there is no longer the gravity pulling on the juice of a full (90% full) tank...and, Two - as the juice level decreases, the top part of the tank, the empty part, undergoes a decrease in pressure. No longer is gravity pulling the juice from the tank into the atomizer chamber, but the lose of pressure in the tank is actually pulling the juice back out of the chamber. Ouch! If in a "spot", you can simply close airflow, open juice fill. This relieves the low pressure in the tank and you'll get a few more decent puffs. However, this is the time to refill.
I've only been vaping for almost 5 months now...protank 2, Taifun (with fasttech gt base for better airflow), and now a pair of Lemo 2s. Baught one at recent vape convention for $30, the three days later got a second one online for $13...is kind of nice having two build decks for same atty...even on a pos Esh!t tc40w.
The Taifun's flavor is nothing short of absolutely amazing...I could put dog-shizzle in it and it would taste good...here's why. It might have something to do with the smaller over-all size of the chamber...but, I believe it's because of the design of the wicking. The Taifun has two small juice channels...about the same size as the two juice channels on the Lemo 2. However, the juice channels on the Lemo 2 are below the coil...the juice channels on the Taifun are at the same height as the coil. So, wicking the Taifun is simply a matter of putting the wick through the coil and straight out the juice channels. Leave a little sticking out into the tank, and cut it off. Is a very simple design that leave little chance of having any wicking sticking out, anywhere near the coil, that doesn't get proper wicking, and burns.
