G-Tank-US-CO-OP Support Thread - Part 2

[Led Hendriani]

So the sleeve was not for added insulation in the event that the wick had any spots that could carry current?

I have some 325SS also to try, are the same dimensions going to work for me or do I use a different size?

What size is the paperclip before you straighten it out?

[UA72Riddle]

Ok...I'm out of ideas.

I can't get it to wick, and can't get rid of the hot spots between the posts and wick....no matter how I wrap it. And that's after taking the PTFE tubing out. I'm not worried about shorts...I know I can get the wick oxidized well enough to eliminate that.

Just the base....coil reads 1.5 on the provari. Put the middle section on....drops to 1.0. Take the middle section back off....goes back to 1.5. As of right now...I'm done fighting with it. Haven't had this much trouble with a rebuilable since the first time I used one...

[Scubabatdan]

Ok...I'm out of ideas.

I can't get it to wick, and can't get rid of the hot spots between the posts and wick....no matter how I wrap it. And that's after taking the PTFE tubing out. I'm not worried about shorts...I know I can get the wick oxidized well enough to eliminate that.

Just the base....coil reads 1.5 on the provari. Put the middle section on....drops to 1.0. Take the middle section back off....goes back to 1.5. As of right now...I'm done fighting with it. Haven't had this much trouble with a rebuilable since the first time I used one...

Just a thought

As I was building one the other day and epoxing in the nylon screw I had epoxy left over, so on a whim I coated a toothpick, an ran it up into the mid tube, putting a thin coat on the inner mid tube section where the PTFE spacer would have gone.
As far as the hot spot on the leg wire, I have seen people double those over and twist the excess, so when the kanthal leaves the wick it is twisted double strand to the post. I have seen this in other mods to reduce the wire heating up between the post and the wick in lieu of NR wire.. Might give that a try.

Also check to make sure a strand from the Pos post is not sticking out and touching the mid section. Ran ito that also.

Dan

[UA72Riddle]

Not a bad idea on the coating part. I'm not having any issue there I don't think....but I am only human. I was finally able to get the hot spot to go away for a minute...then after taking a few drags, it was back and the ohms of the 4th coil dropped from 1.6 to 1 again like the last coil. I didn't give up...I'm still tinkering. I haven't been beaten buy one in a while...not gonna let this one get the best of me either.

Just a thought

As I was building one the other day and epoxing in the nylon screw I had epoxy left over, so on a whim I coated a toothpick, an ran it up into the mid tube, putting a thin coat on the inner mid tube section where the PTFE spacer would have gone.
As far as the hot spot on the leg wire, I have seen people double those over and twist the excess, so when the kanthal leaves the wick it is twisted double strand to the post. I have seen this in other mods to reduce the wire heating up between the post and the wick in lieu of NR wire.. Might give that a try.

Also check to make sure a strand from the Pos post is not sticking out and touching the mid section. Ran ito that also.

Dan

[Scubabatdan]

Not a bad idea on the coating part. I'm not having any issue there I don't think....but I am only human. I was finally able to get the hot spot to go away for a minute...then after taking a few drags, it was back and the ohms of the 4th coil dropped from 1.6 to 1 again like the last coil. I didn't give up...I'm still tinkering. I haven't been beaten buy one in a while...not gonna let this one get the best of me either.

One other thing I have observed :P

If the wick is not straight (i.e. leaning), then when the mid section is screwed on it will pull the wick back straight putting tension on the wire from the posts causeing a hot spot. So the ohms drop when the mid section is screwd on.
Dan

[Killjoy1]

Here's my vid on how I make it:

SS Mesh/Cotton hybrid wick - YouTube

I wrap my coil over top the cotton thread I wrap on. I just wrap enough thread so that the mesh is completely covered to the thickness of one cheese cloth thread (super thin, nice and snug).

Impressions: to date the best wick set up I've done, same genesis fresh, brightish taste (cotton does mellow it a bit) but without the occasional mesh/kanthal dry hit and no metallic TH (which may just be me that experiences that???) and the best part, it's faster to do than oxidizing and no screwing around with shorts (or any of those "mystery" shorts you sometimes get 2-3 days in from coil expansion/contraction).

Okay, I've had one of these going for a couple days so far and it's working great! It's not just you on the metallic TH, I notice that as well, but this gets rid of it. Overall vaping pretty nice and not a dry hit or short in all this time

I couldn't find suitable cheesecloth anywhere at local stores, so I bought some 100% cotton thread (un-dyed "natural" color) at Walmart. Had some trouble finding it, most everything they had for thread was polyester and I wasn't so keen on using that. They only had a very small selection of cotton.

I rinsed it off to change flavor and see how the cotton thread was holding up and I don't see any evidence of burning, maybe some slight discoloration right where the coil wire is, but that's it.

[harmonic]

ok i almost didn't mention in fear of disrupting anybody's plans but Dan's vender finally has kanthal in stock

Kanthal

[Led Hendriani]

I have a paperclip that is 1 7/8 inches, is this the right one? Just want to be sure that I use the same that Dan is using to ensure that I get the same result...

P.S. not many ppclps around here since I found a giant bag of various sized clips that are black metal with white metal arms inserted into them at a garage sale years ago

[bjannr]

Does it take time for the wick to start working properly? Yesterday I was getting alot of dry hits, but today it is much better and I haven't changed anything.

[bstedh]

Not a bad idea on the coating part. I'm not having any issue there I don't think....but I am only human. I was finally able to get the hot spot to go away for a minute...then after taking a few drags, it was back and the ohms of the 4th coil dropped from 1.6 to 1 again like the last coil. I didn't give up...I'm still tinkering. I haven't been beaten buy one in a while...not gonna let this one get the best of me either.

Put some epoxy down in the well also to prevent bottom shorts.

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