microcoil and cotton wick

[khantron]

so, im gonna start by saying in no means am i an expert at all. I am currently trying to run a micro coil and cotton wick on my igo w. i am using 30gauge kanthal at 9-10 wraps, reading at 1.2 ohms (is this right?) anyway, i wick it with organic cotton, and i SOAK the cotton. it looks like its burning decent (no where near the silica wicks i have made at sub ohm ~0.5ohms) but its tasting like absolute crud.. taste like burning metal... i have built and rebuilt these micro coils for the past 4 hrs and am about to give up.. ANy advice to lead me in the right direction lol i just wanna get a good vape in before bed

 

[illitirit]

sounds like a hotspot to me. Make sure your wick is saturated and the wicks are touching your coil ever so slightly. Too much and it can choke the cotton.

 

[SoCalMichelle]

Are you using A1 Kanthal?

Also, did you torch the wire?

 

[SoCalMichelle]

This is one of the best videos I've seen on using a micro coil with cotton wick

micro coil on the kayfun lite - YouTube

if you skip through this video here > starting at 21:00 Dino is one of the best rba builders out there. GrimmGreen talks about him several times and they Skype together on different RBA builds if that gives you inclination as to how good he is.

Kayfun RBA micro coil with with Organic Cotton Wick! - YouTube

 

[MrStik]

If you are wicking it through the coil, make sure your cotton is not being choked by the coil itself. You should be able to insert the wick into the coil with little to no resistance. The wick after it is saturated will expand. Also you should allow the wick to completely saturate. Most members say about 15-20 minutes will do the trick.

Even with sterile cotton, I am not able to get the taste that I like. But someone suggested that I boil the cotton for 10 mins and repeat 3 times. I will give that a shot when I get the chance and report back on it.

 

[khantron]

i think i was choking the wick, i cut off a piece large enough to fill the base, but did have to really force it through the coil in order to get all the cotton through

 

[UnclePsyko]

i think i was choking the wick, i cut off a piece large enough to fill the base, but did have to really force it through the coil in order to get all the cotton through

Yeah, you only need just enough cotton to "glide" in without much resistance. Also, don't twist it to make it fit, again, it will swell up when it wicks up juice and start choking up all over again.