Wicking

[DerpyVaping]

So i've been looking around for tips about how to wick and all that good stuff, but I have a question.

Is it better to have some cotton on top of the coil, or just on the sides and under it?
I tried both and seem to enjoy cotton on top due to the fact that i can just re-juice by taking off the drip tip on my Little boy rda. Same goes for my mephiesto, way easier.

But are there any safety concerns? I do leave the coil exposed to the air holes/flow.

 

[Mike H.]

The top wick thing is called a "flavor wick" by some.

Considering you want full saturation of the entire wick it may be better without it if you are just dripping onto the top wick...I dont see how this is getting the rest of the wick saturated to be honest with you.

 

[unregulatedvaper]

how you wick will assist with both clouds and flavor. I recommend wicking your cotton through the coil to the point where it has some resistance, but wont fall apart or mess up your coil. Then trim off the extra cotton to the point where your wick just touches the base of the juice well. Nothing on top, nothing underneath, just draped to the sides of the coil. You want to maximize airflow to the coil in order to assist cooling your coil, blow bigger clouds, and get good flavor. Just my opinion

 

[JLFROST]

but when I wick it through my dual coils my cotton always looks like I do not have enough or that I have too much cotton.
I usually wick my own leaving only small tails under the coil but sometimes I have my mod cleaned at a vape shop by a buddy while at work and
when he wicks it, it looks very nice and puffy in all four corners and lots of breathe room under the coils and I can not seem to master the art myself.

Maybe he is using jap cotton ?

 

[unregulatedvaper]

jap cotton all the way man, easier to work with. just cut of a strip at 1/8 to 1/4 strip, twist 1 end, and pull it through. It takes work to find the right amount, but it gets easier.

 

[dre]

Messing with the temperamental dna40 temp control I come to notice lose fiber wicking works best. If you.think about it you want mostly liquid to be in the wick not the fiber. So lose fiber but the wick fills the coil. Also cut the legs so they just touch the bottom of the Atty.

 

[Giraut]

1/ Ensure your coil is even - i.e. same diameter everywhere and dead straight.
2/ Roll your wick so it's compact, but not too much, and in the shape of a long dart
3/ Insert the pointy end of your "dart" through the coil, retain the back end with one hand, pull the pointy end through while twisting it.
4/ Once you feel resistance (or you see the coil moving, or the cotton bunching up on he first wrap, depending on the thickness of your coil's wire), stop pulling the wick through and untwist the pointy end.
5/ Slide the wick through the coil back and forth a few millimeters, so the section of wick inside the coil "beds in" so to speak. You should feel a little resistance, but not much.
6/ Bunch up the ends of the wick in the juice wells / wick channels, depending on your particular atty. If your coil has long legs, make sure they're covered with cotton to avoid hot spots.
7/ Saturate the coil in juice, wait a bit, pulse a lot of power through the coil 2 or 3 times shortly to "shock the wick into wicking" - for lack of a better explanation.

You're good to go Best material (for me) is rayon. Next best is carded cotton (easier to work with, but wicks a bit less well from the get-go).

 

[JLFROST]

i get this result more than often

is that right?

 

[Zamazam]

I'd make the wicks a tad longer and have them touching the deck so they soak up juice from the deck too.

 

[JLFROST]

I'd make the wicks a tad longer and have them touching the deck so they soak up juice from the deck too.

Alright, that's what I was thinking, just wanted to make sure I had it down. Thank you !!!

 

[Zamazam]

Curl them like a side ways C.

 

[Don Coco]

I have u

1/ Ensure your coil is even - i.e. same diameter everywhere and dead straight.
2/ Roll your wick so it's compact, but not too much, and in the shape of a long dart
3/ Insert the pointy end of your "dart" through the coil, retain the back end with one hand, pull the pointy end through while twisting it.
4/ Once you feel resistance (or you see the coil moving, or the cotton bunching up on he first wrap, depending on the thickness of your coil's wire), stop pulling the wick through and untwist the pointy end.
5/ Slide the wick through the coil back and forth a few millimeters, so the section of wick inside the coil "beds in" so to speak. You should feel a little resistance, but not much.
6/ Bunch up the ends of the wick in the juice wells / wick channels, depending on your particular atty. If your coil has long legs, make sure they're covered with cotton to avoid hot spots.
7/ Saturate the coil in juice, wait a bit, pulse a lot of power through the coil 2 or 3 times shortly to "shock the wick into wicking" - for lack of a better explanation.

You're good to go Best material (for me) is rayon. Next best is carded cotton (easier to work with, but wicks a bit less well from the get-go).

I have questions,

I did all your wicking process, but i have problem. My jap cotton always ends up split apart just in the middle of inside the coil, which i knew whenever i got a mild dry hit while vaping (FYI : the cotton was well juiced)
I've checked the cotton, and its just got cut somehow after like 3-4 set vaping. Im bit confused. Any advice?

And anyway, mu setup is venturi at .4ohm dual coils, nicro 80 and sometimes twisted.

Thanks for ur attention

 

[ej1024]

I have u



I have questions,

I did all your wicking process, but i have problem. My jap cotton always ends up split apart just in the middle of inside the coil, which i knew whenever i got a mild dry hit while vaping (FYI : the cotton was well juiced)
I've checked the cotton, and its just got cut somehow after like 3-4 set vaping. Im bit confused. Any advice?

And anyway, mu setup is venturi at .4ohm dual coils, nicro 80 and sometimes twisted.

Thanks for ur attention

.4??? U must be wicking the wrong way, the secret witbjap cotton is,u don't have to put so much cotton cuz cotton exapand ecept japs, measure ur cotton according to the coil

 

[Giraut]

I did all your wicking process, but i have problem. My jap cotton always ends up split apart just in the middle of inside the coil[...]

"Japanese cotton" (which is just a fancy name for ordinary makeup cotton pads found in Japan, and sold abroad for absurd amounts of money) is difficult to work with. I find it dry and easily breakable. As a result, you have to work harder on giving your wick an even density and strength, and pulling it gently through the coil. It's not undoable, far from it, just a bit more involved. Frankly, if you're willing to put up with the extra aggravation, I'd do rayon instead if I were you: it wicks better.

But really, I think you'd be happier with carded cotton - especially with a small inner diameter coil: the stuff is really hard to roll unevenly, it won't tear or break apart, and it's cheap. The only drawbacks are, you sort of have to "push" the liquid into it the first time you juice it up - i.e. it won't suck it up rightaway the way rayon does - and sometimes, the first few puffs have a funny taste. Other than that, it's the ideal material.

You can find carded cotton from vaping supplies stores at inflated prices, or at your local arts and crafts store at normal prices.

 

[Mykline]

With Japanese cotton if you cut it a little wider then the coil and then remove the compressed top and bottom layer it will then fit your coil perfect and wick perfect.
When you have the compressed layers on there I think it hinders wicking a little. I use to leave it on and would get some dry hits but since removing them I don't get dry hits unless I do something stupid.

 

[Don Coco]

thanks for advice ya'll. wil try all anyway ^_^

 

[Jan]

so, Japanese cotton give more flavor? cuz I'm using regular cotton (already boiled it) and to be honest, I don't like it pretty much. Here's the short story, I have kanger subtank nano and I have a little experiment by rebuilding the coil on the spare heads. got 0.6 ohm and wick it using regular cotton. The moment I vape on it, I know there's a huge different in taste and cloud. is it the cottons, the coil or something else? should I change the wick using Japanese cotton instead? owh and if I did have those japs cots, do I need to boil it?

 

[Don Coco]

so, Japanese cotton give more flavor? cuz I'm using regular cotton (already boiled it) and to be honest, I don't like it pretty much. Here's the short story, I have kanger subtank nano and I have a little experiment by rebuilding the coil on the spare heads. got 0.6 ohm and wick it using regular cotton. The moment I vape on it, I know there's a huge different in taste and cloud. is it the cottons, the coil or something else? should I change the wick using Japanese cotton instead? owh and if I did have those japs cots, do I need to boil it?

I tried reg cotton before, IMHO its a bit easier to get burn and cut off. Nit really my fave.. The organic Japs cotton have more fibre and stronger in someway but if you got a low quality of it, then u will taste that awful cotton flavor somehow.

Im curious to try VCC (Vapers Choice Cotton) does anyone have experience on it?


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[darkoe671]

Same, I'm interested to see how VCC holds up. Some reviewers say that its better than Japanese cotton. I would definitely like to see what the gurus here have to say.

 

[Nobody2]

Forget about cotton and use rayon (cellucotton). Much better all around. It absorbs juice great, gives a nice clean flavor (you only taste your juice) and lasts much longer. Also you can get 500 feet of it for $11.49 from Sally's Beauty Supply.

 

[CDZVaper]

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