Subox Mini .5 vs 1.2 Coil........PROBLEMS!!!

[ktcmojo]

I recently got a subox mini which I LOVE-right out of the box it was the best thing I had ever used......then it was time to change the coil.......SO-I put in the 1.2 coil and was still at 30W and it was HORRIBLE.......burned and stung like I sucked on a lit lighter
A guy at a vape store here told me if I use the 1.2 to lower the wattage so I went all the way down to 10-nothing exciting.......Ive seen people on here that say they vape a 1.2 at 30-40W-how do you do it?????
I wont be back home till tomorrow to get to my coils but I dont think I will EVER use another 1.2ohm coil
If Im doing this all wrong, I am open to ANY ideas or constructive criticism!!! (OR if you just want to criticize.....LOL)
IMO the subox mini with a .5ohm coil was the best Ive had in a LONG TIME
ok-rant over

 

[ktcmojo]

And now the 1.2 is starting to taste hot and burned (YES i soaked the coil) and its only been a few hours!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jrenae4]

I'm using a 1.2 coil right now and directly on the coil it says 12-25w, so that's probably how you burnt it up. I vape it at 20w no issues, for higher watts I use the 0.5 coil at 25-30 watts. Never felt the need to go higher personally.

 

[edyle]

I recently got a subox mini which I LOVE-right out of the box it was the best thing I had ever used......then it was time to change the coil.......SO-I put in the 1.2 coil and was still at 30W and it was HORRIBLE.......burned and stung like I sucked on a lit lighter
A guy at a vape store here told me if I use the 1.2 to lower the wattage so I went all the way down to 10-nothing exciting.......Ive seen people on here that say they vape a 1.2 at 30-40W-how do you do it?????
I wont be back home till tomorrow to get to my coils but I dont think I will EVER use another 1.2ohm coil
If Im doing this all wrong, I am open to ANY ideas or constructive criticism!!! (OR if you just want to criticize.....LOL)
IMO the subox mini with a .5ohm coil was the best Ive had in a LONG TIME
ok-rant over

1: Get yourself a 5pack or 10pack of the 0.5 ohm coils so you have backups you can continue vaping with.

When you are new to vaping it's important that once you find a combination that works for you, you get enough supplies to keep going.

Once you change something, chances are high you'll not be happy.

2: It's all about the coil; whenever you put in a fresh coil, you should start low and adjust power upwards until you find the sweet spot; if you start too high you basically burn the coil; once you burn the coil you can consider it dead.

 

[ktcmojo]

I'm using a 1.2 coil right now and directly on the coil it says 12-25w, so that's probably how you burnt it up. I vape it at 20w no issues, for higher watts I use the 0.5 coil at 25-30 watts. Never felt the need to go higher personally.

I started at 10w then went up-Im at 9 now and its not so bad but at 20 it BURNS MY THROAT BAD.......the .5 coils at 30w was PERFECT
I need to run to the store and get another .5 coil for today i guess!
thanks!
(how would i have burnt it up?)

 

[Baditude]

All factory-made coils will have a recommended range of power (wattage) to fire them. It's best to stick to those power ratings.

Any NEW coil should be "broken in" before applying a high power. Start low and work your way up gradually. Always insure the wick is wet, too. Once you actually "burn" a coil or wick, it is ruined no matter what you try to do.

 

[jrenae4]

All factory-made coils will have a recommended range of power (wattage) to fire them. It's best to stick to those power ratings.

Any NEW coil should be "broken in" before applying a high power. Start low and work your way up gradually. Always insure the wick is wet, too. Once you burn a coil or wick, it is ruined no matter what you try to do.

Exactly. I start all of mine at about 12-16w then go up from there. It gets to a point where you can "tell" it's broken in. Vapor production gets better, etc.

 

[jrenae4]

Oh! I also drip about 10 drops of liquid directly on the coil as well before screwing the tank together, waiting 5 mins, and taking a few "dry" pulls with no power. I've never had any problems if I follow all these steps. Hope this helps!

 

[ktcmojo]

done all 3 of the above

 

[ktcmojo]

Ive got 2 Spinners if all else fails-Ill use them till tomorrow when I get home then start over
Thanks for all the help!!

 

[boomhower1820]

Could also be a bad coil, you'll get one occasionally.

 

[ktcmojo]

Could also be a bad coil, you'll get one occasionally.

I DEFINITELY think the second .5 coil was bad and they already said they would replace it but I cant get there till Monday-I went and got a couple more .5 coils close to where I am this weekend!

 

[dhood]

I maintain that the best way to prime a pre-made coil is to put drops into the top, slowly, until the exposed cotton on the sides turns from dry to wet (this can take a few minutes of work and some patience). Once that happens I put a drop on each juice hole and then put the tank together. Then I let it sit for 5 minutes or so. To me it is the only true way to be sure the juice has saturated the cotton surrounding the coil. Just putting juice on the juice holes and letting the tank sit for 5-10 minutes, to me, doesn't guarantee it is soaking up what it needs to be fully wet. You don't know how tight the cotton in that coil is and it could take longer. I've never had a dry hit on a new coil when I've done it this way. And yes, start low on the power and work up.

 

[MattyTny]

You can't really bring back a coil that you already burned the wick on. It's going to always taste burned. Even if you're getting a vape off it at a low wattage, the wick is still charred.

Those coils need to start low to break in, they were never fired, so the first time it sees heat is when you use it. Sometimes they are bad out of the package too.

 

[ktcmojo]

I maintain that the best way to prime a pre-made coil is to put drops into the top, slowly, until the exposed cotton on the sides turns from dry to wet (this can take a few minutes of work and some patience). Once that happens I put a drop on each juice hole and then put the tank together. Then I let it sit for 5 minutes or so. To me it is the only true way to be sure the juice has saturated the cotton surrounding the coil. Just putting juice on the juice holes and letting the tank sit for 5-10 minutes, to me, doesn't guarantee it is soaking up what it needs to be fully wet. You don't know how tight the cotton in that coil is and it could take longer. I've never had a dry hit on a new coil when I've done it this way. And yes, start low on the power and work up.

Did EXACTLY that and this time got a good coil and I am back to where I started-HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks dhood and EVERYONE who answered my post!

 

[sonicbomb]

The OCC coils like most other factory pre-made coils are made with dubious quality control at best. Once you start using the RBA section you never look back.

 

[ktcmojo]

The RBA is the only part I HAVENT used!!

 

[ktcmojo]

Well after a long talk with tech support from the great folks at www.ecig.com I think I found the problem-seems it was the VOLTAGE-at 30W it was running at about 4.4V and i backed down to 20W and its tasting MUCH better and coming in at about 3V.........have to pull more but if thats what it takes for the taste to be good, so be it! And I wont blow thru juice like a FIEND

 

[ktcmojo]

And even MORE talking with (this time) just the FOLKS at ecig.com-got a different story from every CSR-the post above lasted a few hours........I called back and got yet ANOTHER story......and they are NOT interested in standing behind their products-YOU BOUGHT IT, YOU NAME IT
Needless to say I am not impressed...........but I have a nice paperweight

 

[ktcmojo]

Now its Saturday and that post above is TOTALLY off and wrong............