Hey all, i recently switched from a wismec to the ikonn220. I used an aspire evo tank on my old mod and ran at about 50w. Never ever suffered dry hits. Watching reviews on the ikonn, giys are running at 80-100w and raving about it. Im getting dry hits at 50 every 3rd puff. I put my evo tank on and its miles better, again at 50w. Still getting the occasional dry hit tho. Im wondering if its the juice.... the stuff i bought is like 80/20.its thick as hell too. I noticed that after i put my old tank on, the dry hits only started once i out the new juice in. I chain vape/ lung hit a lot too. Dunno if that could be it? I dunno. Are thicker juices generally not good for chain vaping?
New mod = lots of dry
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My guess is it's your thick juice along with chain vaping. I have a 80 VG blend that I can only vape when I build a coil for it as most stock coils I use can't handle it with how I vape (also chain vaping).
Sounds like you figured it out yourself.
If you like the e-liquid you are having problems with and the topper you are using you can thin the thick liquid with a tiny bit of distilled water. Just a drop or 2 per ml should help it wick better. HTH
Don't trust most YT reviewers, and don't trust the "recommended wattage" found on most coils. Those manufacturer wattage ratings are invariably inflated as higher numbers sell better, and a reviewer might well take just 2 draws on the thing and believe that's enough use to know all about the tank. Sure, making sure your juice and wick properly is necessary. Priming and breaking in a new coil is also necessary. Determining the wattage to vape at is completely subject to your preference and "sweet spot". The power required will vary between different tanks, and even different coils in the same tank.
Wattage also is different between devices so you vaping at 50W on your old mod maybe the same as vaping at 30W on your new device.
It would be nice that all manufactures of devices will get in the same page and use a generalized wattage for all devices so that whatever wattage your vaping in one device is the same on all of your devices. That's one reason I went to unregulated and mech mods. That way your wattage depends on the marriage between your battery of voice and the coils build and you can either make your coils to push either a higher or lower wattage depending on your vaping needs. That way you don't have to worry about wether the mod your using is going to push power the same as other regulated devices you own.
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I vape only High or Max VG e-Liquids and have found the easiest way to help with wicking or liquid flow is to keep drawing when you release the fire button. This helps prime the coil for the next hit and also cools the coil because I chain vape all the time. No power pulls also helps to assure the coil is properly saturated.
You know, Steve545, I do that with my tank, kind of naturally I guess, I mean, who wants to waste the juice in the tank But, I have never had a dry hit on it and I kind of chain vape in the mornings.... Sporadically. But, it's an interesting solution, for sure.
OP, it sounds like you ARE figuring it out. Are you sure you don't want a MTL tank, just to see how much they've improved? It kind of blew my mind, but I had a 2-3 year break on even vaping, and had the realization that things have come SO FAR. I too started on a DL device but it was just too much for me, in every way, and I didn't want to go through 30 mls in a day.... I'm much happier with my vaping style now. Though of course, if DL is working for you, then by all means continue it. Just don't go nuts with the watts or nic level, eh? Hope it all works out and you return to happy, non-problematic vaping, however you do it
Anna
But, I have never had a dry hit on it and I kind of chain vape in the mornings.... Sporadically. But, it's an interesting solution, for sure.OP, it sounds like you ARE figuring it out. Are you sure you don't want a MTL tank, just to see how much they've improved? It kind of blew my mind, but I had a 2-3 year break on even vaping, and had the realization that things have come SO FAR. I too started on a DL device but it was just too much for me, in every way, and I didn't want to go through 30 mls in a day.... I'm much happier with my vaping style now. Though of course, if DL is working for you, then by all means continue it. Just don't go nuts with the watts or nic level, eh? Hope it all works out and you return to happy, non-problematic vaping, however you do it
Anna
If your building your own coils what also helps is taking the sharp tipped tweezers (all metal in the CM kit) and thin out the tails of the wick then trim before stuffing in juice channel in RTA or RDA. Helps pull juice from deck up to the thicker non-thinned cotton in the coil itself.
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I figured you were but just wanted to put that rid bit of info in there for maybe newer capers that are rebuilding coils. Just a little something I found that helps.
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Just saw what you were talking about and figured I'd put it in there. If it's that big of a deal...my bad.
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Just seamed unrelated to what I had posted about my own experience. Not really a big deal just confusing as the reason why you quoted me like I said.
Ok well my bad. I guess I should have posted instead of quoting you. My apologies.
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Well, check out your user manual and see if it's possible to remove the auto preset, and if that fixes the issue. You probably have the ability to modify temp. Also, every mod IS different. I switched to a Tesla Nano Steampunk 120, and a) it reads coils quite differently and b) I had to switch my wattage as that thing was so powerful for what it does, I was getting overwhelmed with vape, and turned down the wattage. I'm not saying buy one (unless you want to), but it takes a bit of time getting used to a new mod, just like a new tank.
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Yea man u can switch temp. Just got home and checked my old mod. Again at 50w, is only running at 220f as oposed to 440 on the ikonn. I noticed too that the amps are only around 10 when its fired compared to 13 ish on the new mod. All small details built am guessing they all add up.
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