As this method has worked quite spectacularly for my tanks, saving for future reference...
Mitey F;8763906 said:I had been curious about cotton wicks for quite some time now. With no wire for my AGA on hand, that wasn't going to happen. Then I saw the http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/377470-installing-cotton-you-kanger-t3s.html thread started by floatingtrem.
I figured, "Hell, I've got some extra T3 heads sitting around, why not?". And so it began.
Before I start, 2 things.
1. All of the pictures were taken with my phone, as it's much easier to get them to my photobucket with my phone than it is with my DSLR. Sorry for the quality.
2. I have only done this a few times, and in the last 2 days. I do not know how long these wicks will last. What I DO know, is that they have not needed ANY break-in for flavor, they work great right away.
Here's how I did it.
First, pull out an old (or new I suppose) T3 head. My heads were already cleaned and dried before storage. If yours are used, clean them well (however you like to do so) and dry thoroughly! Remove all of the silica wick with tweezers, small pliers, fingernails, whatever, and dry burn.
I use 100% cotton cheesecloth, the package doesn't specify bleached vs. unbleached, so I can't attest to what it is.
Then I separate 15 strands of cotton for use as a wick, and a single piece to thread the wick through the coil.
Double over the single strand and thread it through the coil.
Put the new cotton wick material through the loop you have created.
And pull the new wick (carefully) through the coil. I have found with 15 strands, there is very little resistance, and minimal distortion of the coil.
Trim to length. I like surgical snips (like they'd use for sutures) or sharp swiss army knife scissors.
I then take another 30 strands (yes, 30 more) and install them as the flavor wick, and again, trim to length.
I then install the grommet (standard direction, not reversed) and the center post. At this point I have been checking the resistance to make sure there are no shorts, as it's much easier to fix a short at this point than it is when your clearo is all full of yummy juice.
That's it! With 15 strands for the wick (doubled over to make 30 when installed) and 30 strands for the flavor wick, I have not needed a SINGLE break-in puff. I fill the clearo, let it sit for about 1 minute to fully absorb, and start vaping. Tastes great with good vapor right from the get go. With this wick combo, I have also had NOT ONE SINGLE GURGLE thus far. I'm only about 2 fills in, but so far, I'm EXTREMELY happy with the results. Unless I burn or severely damage a coil, I don't see myself buying hardly any new T3 heads. This REALLY IS WORKING THAT WELL FOR ME!
I hope this helps someone. Happy vaping
