Hey thanks.... those names do bring back alot of memories , I should of known the links myself but it's been a long time.
You know 2.5 weeks is really good. It must be the temp control because when I vaped the fc wicks, I would have to dry burn every few days, or at least, once a week. I may be wrong but it is possible that you are getting slightly less vapor because of the cc. I know the cc helps in one way, but may reduce vapor. The ramp up time wasn't that big of a deal to me either but I did prefer the smaller fc wicks (which they discontinued ) they were literally like tooth pics, maybe 3/64 or something. They were indeed fragile but once they were humming, they were terrific. Are the 1/8 fc wicks still grooved? I know just as I started to get out of the genny thing, the fc wicks went from plain surface to grooved. Also the white wicks were really good but we're hard to get. Anyways it is a terrific flavor and like you said, the flavor is the best. I'm glad it's going good and maybe next time try without cc.
Yes they actually had grooves from top to bottom, these grooves were kind of deep and went completely around. When they came out the groove less ones were harder to find. Maybe they stopped making them and went back to the plain ones. The grooves seem to wick better to me but took a little longer to break in. Yes if you could possibly sand the white ones down to fit, I think you would find them better but that may not be easy.
I am curious about the grooved ones now... may have to scour the internet.
I remember my first goes with ceramic and I thought it was pretty good, but once I got it absolutely perfect, it was amazing! If your liking it now, I'm sure it's going to be better as it breaks in even more.
I agree, the white ones were better. They were coming out as I was getting out of ceramics and we're hard to get. I did eventually get one that some one sent me and I thought they wicked much bettet
Sounds like your describing the heat sink issue of the ceramic, maybe that's why it takes a few long pulls to get it heating up enough to produce the better vapor. I found that the ceramic wouldn't produce properly if there were gaps between the wire and wick, and I had to look at those gaps with my magnifying visor to see it properly. What I thought was a tight wrap , sometimes was not. That is the biggest key with using these rods, if there were any tiny gaps, the performance was hindered alot. As for the heat sink, a bit more power was needed but if the coil wasn't perfectly tight, that extra power could create dry hits. I have been out of ceramics for a long time and my experience with them is probably out dated, it probably would be worth reading along on the current threads for new information
I have seen some use the ceramic in fish tank motors but not this... pretty cool because I am a tile setter and have used that Blick before but never thought to use it as a wickYou need to buy yourself this block, use a dermal with a nice size (large) diamond burl disk to cut your own wicks. Buying them is not the way to go. they are fragile and break so it isnt cost affective.
If your dripping there are ceramic cores that you can buy on Ebay to be used with regulated mods.
They're the same cores used in the Ccell coil heads and can be bought at $20 for ten.
Ceramic Core 0.5 ohm coil for RDA - 10 Pack
I know you like gennys fron the pictures so this is what you need to get started. Keep in mind that making them isnt easy, thats whay you dont see tham as much now a days. Never the less its an awesome vape once broken in....
Ceramic block to make at least 30 wicks. Enjoy your journey!
