I am very sorry for what I am sure will be considered a stupid question. But I keep seeing this mentioned when talking about the atty's and I just can't picture what this means. 
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
What does "wicking" mean?
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its how the atty/carto/cart delivers nic juice the the heating coil inside...kind of like the old oil lamps wick oil up to the flame.. same concept
If you need a visual.... Picture an oil lamp turned upside down and instead of a flame you have a electric heating coil to burn the oil.... But on much smaller scale....
So the white stuffing looking stuff is the wick? When I read "wicking action" this just means how fast the liquid is going from the stuffing to the heating coils? Is that right?
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Everything you always wanted to know about wicks and candles lol.
Everything you always wanted to know about wicks and candles lol.
The oil lamp is a good example.
When a Atty or Carto is wicking well, e-liquid is supplied to the Atomizer Coil fast enough to make Vapor.
When something wicks too fast, the Atty or the Carto floods and doesn't produce much vapor or taste.
But when something wicks too slowly, that is when a Atty or Cartos gives a Terrible Burnt Taste. Because there isn't enough e-Liquid to be Vaporized, the atomizer wire heats up and the e-Liquid burns. Hence, the Terrible taste.
When a Atty or Carto is wicking well, e-liquid is supplied to the Atomizer Coil fast enough to make Vapor.
When something wicks too fast, the Atty or the Carto floods and doesn't produce much vapor or taste.
But when something wicks too slowly, that is when a Atty or Cartos gives a Terrible Burnt Taste. Because there isn't enough e-Liquid to be Vaporized, the atomizer wire heats up and the e-Liquid burns. Hence, the Terrible taste.
For ecigs it means something absorbent carries the liquid to the coil where it can be atomized.
In an atomizer, there is an absorbent wick on/in the metal mesh /\ bridge and it helps the liquid get down to the vaporizing coil. If you are using a cartridge, the wick and bridge touch the cart stuffing providing a channel for liquid to be absorbed and reach the coil.
With a stuffing type cartomizer, the stuffing is the wick and there may be some standard stringy wicks in the stuffing. In reservoir cartomizers the wicks are just dangling in the liquid.
Thin liquid usually wicks more quickly than thick liquid - if liquid wicks slower that you are vaping it, you can get burnt tastes
(in general, liquid high in PG are thinner, ones high in VG are thicker)
Liquids that have a lot of flavoring sediment can clog up wicks, coil, stuffing and slow the wicking or cause burnt taste
In an atomizer, there is an absorbent wick on/in the metal mesh /\ bridge and it helps the liquid get down to the vaporizing coil. If you are using a cartridge, the wick and bridge touch the cart stuffing providing a channel for liquid to be absorbed and reach the coil.
With a stuffing type cartomizer, the stuffing is the wick and there may be some standard stringy wicks in the stuffing. In reservoir cartomizers the wicks are just dangling in the liquid.
Thin liquid usually wicks more quickly than thick liquid - if liquid wicks slower that you are vaping it, you can get burnt tastes
(in general, liquid high in PG are thinner, ones high in VG are thicker)
Liquids that have a lot of flavoring sediment can clog up wicks, coil, stuffing and slow the wicking or cause burnt taste
YAY ME!! lol Thanks again. I felt like my head was going to explode searching for the meaning of that term!! lol
Yes. If you look at carts, for example, the poly in carts tends to hold the liquid a little too well. When you first fill them, they wick the juice to the steel mesh on the bridge just fine, but they slow down and you have to refill.
Felt the need to jump on this thread,think I am seriously fooking my cartomizers up following guides videos and advice on here but not sure what's going on put loads or seems like loads of liquid in and still burnt taste what am I doing wrong it looks soaked ? Micky
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Part of the Struggle for new people with e-Cigs is learning all the Lingo, Abbreviations and Slang Terms.
That and trying to learn them all while in Analog withdraws.
Ask as many questions as you might have.
OH NO!!! Now we have DIAPERS!! PLEASE tell me I'm not sucking on something out of a diaper!!
J/K
Thanks for the pics. I just need a visual every once in a while to truly understand some things. I guess I don't NEED to know how it works to use it as long as it works. But it helps to know WHY when it doesn't work correctly.
This is e-Cigs in a Nut Shell. And also why many people can't fix their own stuff.
If you have a Basic understanding of how things work, you can figure out solutions to problems you might come across.
On a brand new carto you really need to put too much juice in the first time. If it's not running out the bottom, it's not enough juice.
Once it comes out the connector end, blow thru the mouth end (gently, very gently) into a tissue or paper towel a time or two to get rid of the excess juice. Then its wet enough.
Thats been my experience. Hope it helps you.
Cheers bozzlite nice profile pic by the way just watching family guy,will try filling again tried 2 so far what a bummer hope I can get them working cheers for reply. Micky
LOL, I really hope that works for you. I learned it the hard way when I first switched to cartomizers. Burned up a couple myself.
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