How do my wickes look

[dpruk]

Been trying to get my wicking right as I seem to be having muted flavour sometimes and my wicks at discolouring inside the coil a little over a couple of days.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qkjqyc0syq1b1t5/20161228_213258_001.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rz2e5a4p6z0amca/20161228_213047_001.jpg?dl=0
The tank I am using is an aromamizer supreme and the coils are 3mm parallel Clapton's 28awg with a 36awg wrap paralleled with 26awg and I am running it at 80watts

 

[dpruk]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rz2e5a4p6z0amca/20161228_213047_001.jpg?dl=0

 

[SirRichardRear]

Been trying to get my wicking right as I seem to be having muted flavour sometimes and my wicks at discolouring inside the coil a little over a couple of days.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qkjqyc0syq1b1t5/20161228_213258_001.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rz2e5a4p6z0amca/20161228_213047_001.jpg?dl=0
The tank I am using is an aromamizer supreme and the coils are 3mm parallel Clapton's 28awg with a 36awg wrap paralleled with 26awg and I am running it at 80watts

wick looks good to me. personally i wouldn't use parallels in a regulated mod. no point in it. Discoloring is normal. some juices change color when heated. muted flavor is odd though. could be a number of factors. maybe close off the air flow a little?

 

[Dhm.co]

Your wick looks fine, I have found that for best results using a tank is a genesis style tank. So the avocado, limitless rdta, vgod rdta tank etc
I have a griffin and limitless XL and they don't come close to flavour as a genesis tank

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[dpruk]

I did get better flavour when I tried fibre freaks original density 1 but need to get some more. using kendo gold at the moment. I have the airflow on its smallest setting, to my way of thinking that should give me a higher vapour concentration increasing flavour. Thanks for reply

 

[SirRichardRear]

Your wick looks fine, I have found that for best results using a tank is a genesis style tank. So the avocado, limitless rdta, vgod rdta tank etc
I have a griffin and limitless XL and they don't come close to flavour as a genesis tank

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if your a fan of the genesis tank you should try an azeroth. I personally liked it better then the avacado 24 and limitless plus

 

[dpruk]

Your wick looks fine, I have found that for best results using a tank is a genesis style tank. So the avocado, limitless rdta, vgod rdta tank etc
I have a griffin and limitless XL and they don't come close to flavour as a genesis tank

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Hi got the limitless plus myself although I do prefer the aromamizer supreme but will try it again when I get some more fibre freaks

 

[Dhm.co]

if your a fan of the genesis tank you should try an azeroth. I personally liked it better then the avacado 24 and limitless plus

Thank you, having a look now. My favourite was the vgod rdta, it came with the pro mech mod kit. But it's sad as I dropped my vape and it sent the "pop-off" lid miles into the bushes still searching to this day!!

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[SirRichardRear]

Thank you, having a look now. My favourite was the vgod rdta, it came with the pro mech mod kit. But it's sad as I dropped my vape and it sent the "pop-off" lid miles into the bushes still searching to this day!!

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dam that sucks. poor mod

 

[BoomStick]

You need a little more cotton in the coil. Also, closing the airflow on those coils isn't what you want to do. That much coil needs plenty of power to get rolling which means plenty of airflow to keep them from overheating. Frankly, I think you have too much coil for that chamber size.

 

[Mike H.]

i agree with above..Too much heat can kill flavor just like not enough heat can...Look for the happy medium.

 

[SirRichardRear]

You need a little more cotton in the coil. Also, closing the airflow on those coils isn't what you want to do. That much coil needs plenty of power to get rolling which means plenty of airflow to keep them from overheating. Frankly, I think you have too much coil for that chamber size.

normally I'd agree but too much coil will usually give a burnt flavor not a muted flavor. muted flavor is usually too much air compared to vapor production

 

[Paratech]

What is the resistance?

 

[BoomStick]

normally I'd agree but too much coil will usually give a burnt flavor not a muted flavor. muted flavor is usually too much air compared to vapor production

With coils like that and choked off air, the only way he's not getting burnt hits is to have the power setting under driving the coils. I stand by what I said. Too much coil with not enough air which almost demands not enough power. In other words, the balance of heating element, power and air is all fucked up.

 

[SirRichardRear]

With coils like that and choked off air, the only way he's not getting burnt hits is to have the power setting under driving the coils. I stand by what I said. Too much coil with not enough air which almost demands not enough power. In other words, the balance of heating element, power and air is all fucked up.

fair enough. that is a ton of wire for only 80 watts

 

[Paratech]

THAT is why I asked what the resistance was.

 

[Dhm.co]

You need a little more cotton in the coil. Also, closing the airflow on those coils isn't what you want to do. That much coil needs plenty of power to get rolling which means plenty of airflow to keep them from overheating. Frankly, I think you have too much coil for that chamber size.

I disagree with increasing your wick amount. Personally, I prefer less cotton, meaning faster wick, bigger flavour and cloud production, and less dry hits.
However I do agree with your comments on airflow

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[Etown smoke]

I agree with slightly less wick for better juice flow and up the air flow slightly and up the power. The resistance has to be super low with those coils, wish I knew what it was but I bet you should be hitting those coils at around 120w


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[BoomStick]

The wick should be in contact with the coil to keep it from producing hot spots. It looks like it isn't snug against it at the top ends of the coils. I don't like it tight, but snug. Loose is no good. It appears to be on the edge of acceptable. The big problem I think is the air/power/coil size/chamber size balance.

 

[dpruk]

Thanks for advice, the coils at 0.26ohm

 

[Paratech]

If your mod is capable or setting a ramp up time I'd probably set it to 115-125 watts for 1-1.5 seconds and vape it between 90-105 watts.
Either go back to the cotton you were using or try cotton bacon.

At least that is where I'd set it.
Hell, just regular claptons would treat you fine.
But you've got a lot of wire there so getting your temp up faster will help.

 

[dpruk]

Yes my mod is its an rx200s . What coils would be better on this deck?

 

[Dhm.co]

Yes my mod is its an rx200s . What coils would be better on this deck?

Claptons, aliens... down to preference and availability.
I use aliens alot (can buy reels of premade alien if fiddling abouts not your thing) and recently I just started using ss flatwire which has great flavour considering the simplicity.

Did you check your coil for hotspots? I made a coil like this before and one wire heated up faster than the other, causing the wick to burn.

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[dpruk]

Ye always check for hotspots ect when installing new coils. The Clapton wire I have used is Clapton I made myself with 28awg 316L and 36awg kanthal.

 

[Swizz017]

Claptons, aliens... down to preference and availability.
I use aliens alot (can buy reels of premade alien if fiddling abouts not your thing) and recently I just started using ss flatwire which has great flavour considering the simplicity.

Did you check your coil for hotspots? I made a coil like this before and one wire heated up faster than the other, causing the wick to burn.

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I just started building this past week. I have dual .85 Clapton in a velocity v2 clone. What would cause one coil to heat up quicker than the other? I don't see any hot spots. They both heat up from the middle out nicely, just one before the other? Any ideas?

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[Dhm.co]

I just started building this past week. I have dual .85 Clapton in a velocity v2 clone. What would cause one coil to heat up quicker than the other? I don't see any hot spots. They both heat up from the middle out nicely, just one before the other? Any ideas?

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That's down to the length of the "legs" of the coil, basically one of your coils is further away from the deck. Causing slower heat up time.
Hope this solves your problem

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[Swizz017]

That's down to the length of the "legs" of the coil, basically one of your coils is further away from the deck. Causing slower heat up time.
Hope this solves your problem

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Totally makes sense!! Thanks so much!!


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[Torturedzen]

That's down to the length of the "legs" of the coil, basically one of your coils is further away from the deck. Causing slower heat up time.
Hope this solves your problem

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I've experienced that problem occasionally also. It never occurred to me that it could be leg length.
[ smacks forehead ] Thanx for the info!

 

[Lactone]

wick looks good to me. personally i wouldn't use parallels in a regulated mod. no point in it. Discoloring is normal. some juices change color when heated. muted flavor is odd though. could be a number of factors. maybe close off the air flow a little?

I would have to disagree with this 100% Parallel coils in a regulated mod can be amazing. Especially the way you have it set up, paralleling a Clapton with a single strand of round wire, thereby creating a "staged heating" effect. The single strand of round wire heats up quicker than the Clapton does, therefore drastically reducing the ramp up time of the Clapton. This will increase the flavor production of the Clapton by reducing the ramp up time of the coil. I use staged heating coils in almost all of my builds, and I absolutely LOVE it. Oh, and I only use regulated mods. It allows me to vape at a lower wattage, keeping the warmth of the vape right where I like it. I don't have to crank up the wattage to reduce the ramp up time of the Claptons. So, right on matey, CHEERS!

 

[SirRichardRear]

I would have to disagree with this 100% Parallel coils in a regulated mod can be amazing. Especially the way you have it set up, paralleling a Clapton with a single strand of round wire, thereby creating a "staged heating" effect. The single strand of round wire heats up quicker than the Clapton does, therefore drastically reducing the ramp up time of the Clapton. This will increase the flavor production of the Clapton by reducing the ramp up time of the coil. I use staged heating coils in almost all of my builds, and I absolutely LOVE it. Oh, and I only use regulated mods. It allows me to vape at a lower wattage, keeping the warmth of the vape right where I like it. I don't have to crank up the wattage to reduce the ramp up time of the Claptons. So, right on matey, CHEERS!

or you could just turn up the wattage or throw on the preheat and get the same result lol. parallels were invented to reduce ramp up time on mech mods, since regulated mods have adjustable power, preheats, and other features to reduce ramp up time it's not needed. It's all about surface area but if you like it keep going for it and have fun. IDK why you want want your coils to heat unevenly though.