I tried today approx. 50mm width wick made from 400mesh, just for experiment. Almost no vapor using my standard heater resistance and power supply voltage. Anyway keeping watch out this discussion
Both with 60mm #500 mesh wicksBJ: I reckon a minimum of around 12 Watts or higher is needed to prevent pooling/overwicking with the #500 setup?
Will have to try a super wick/coil with 28g, sounds interesting.running a 55 mm #400 with 28 AWG at 1 ohm (~4 volts at around 16 watts) on a Cobra and thick plumes of flavor!! The #500 will be great to tilt it less. I like the thick wick as it is so hard and with that so easy to wrap the thick 28 AWG!
Slimest I can't believe you don't have a VV. There are direct flights between Moscow and Dom. Rep. come on your next vacation and I will make you one while we share a couple of Presidente beers.I tried today approx. 50mm width wick made from 400mesh, just for experiment. Almost no vapor using my standard heater resistance and power supply voltage. Anyway keeping watch out this discussion
Quig: your confirmation that 500 wicks better made me feel good. Always respect your opinion.
Hey guys, I've been just following till I got my 500...So I did the 55mm super tight roll in my Hybrid (which at the business end virtually has the same spec's as the Line) and vaping on it for a couple hours now...he's a pic for those who don't know it:
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400 was working just fine but when I started getting down to the 10ml mark I found I was having to give the tank a good long tip (or a couple McDonald's milkshake draws) to help it's wicking...I left the tank half full on purpose just to see if the 500 made any difference...so far it's clear the 500 wicks better, back in business...taste is the same, vapor production is the same, it just doesn't seem to need the leg-up I had to give the 400...70/30, 1.7, batt V
Slimest I can't believe you don't have a VV. There are direct flights between Moscow and Dom. Rep. come on your next vacation and I will make you one while we share a couple of Presidente beers.
In this pic you can see that the bottom of the wick has a spiral from the wick not being a perfect rectangle. On this installation I put this spiral to the top and crimped the inside roll shut. This has eliminated the squirting out the top and occasional mini vape rings. The volcanic action of rising heated juice now seems to come out the sides under the coil and less from the center hole.
Hey, buddy, I make my own VV devices And I professionally know electronics My experiment just shows that a fat wick is less effective because of more metall. Also, I already wrote about it, the mesh500 has the same wires as mesh400, the same diameter of wires. It means that the same piece of the mesh consists of more metall but less liquid. I understand the capillary effect, but it works just great with my thin wicks - you can see this on my video. I did it using only my standard 5.7 watts power with PG liquid - less vapor. If this mesh was made from thinner wires it could be invaluable. Another doubts. It's just my knoledge. Of course I can use extreme power to force these fat wicks to work, but what for? Classical wicks made from 14mm wide mesh work perfect for me and anothers. I honestly tried thick ones - no joy for me personally. If I had a problems with my wicks...
Anyway, a couple of beers with you are always welcome You are great guy, you are always a little boy trying something new! I like it and enjoy your posts!
BJ - regarding hole size, is there a point of diminishing returns?
Short fat #400 wick, 28 AWG a 1 ohm coil at 4 volts.