Again you answer yourself, if you have found a good balance, use it. Good balance are hard to repeat and gravitational flow has more variables than capillary flow. So i believe in "kiss". No need to test. If the 500 is excellent in the vertical the very little gravitational force it would receive in the horizontal is irrelevant. As you go to other looser mesh and larger holes the gravitational becomes more relevant and even necessary to adequately feed the coil. Now we would have to calculate each degree over horizontal because the higher you tip the unit the more flow, the level of the fluid in the tank greatly effects the gravitational flow. So personally I would rather have a wick that only counts on true wicking.
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Again you answer yourself, if you have found a good balance, use it. Good balance are hard to repeat and gravitational flow has more variables than capillary flow. So i believe in "kiss". No need to test. If the 500 is excellent in the vertical the very little gravitational force it would receive in the horizontal is irrelevant. As you go to other looser mesh and larger holes the gravitational becomes more relevant and even necessary to adequately feed the coil. Now we would have to calculate each degree over horizontal because the higher you tip the unit the more flow, the level of the fluid in the tank greatly effects the gravitational flow. So personally I would rather have a wick that only counts on true wicking.
Thanks again
Any hints on how to start rolling? Should I use a paper clip and then take it off before rolling? Or should I bend a small piece of mesh (1mm let's say) and then roll the mesh onto it?
thanks buddy!
Thanks again
Any hints on how to start rolling? Should I use a paper clip and then take it off before rolling? Or should I bend a small piece of mesh (1mm let's say) and then roll the mesh onto it?
thanks buddy!
no paperclip, just roll as tight as tight can be! keep rolling....
With 10 wraps on the 3.2-3.4mm wick in my DID I get 1.6 ohms with 28awg nichrome, they sell the nichrome at my local Leading Edge electronics store in Gympie QLd. I was really p***ed off that that was all they had when I bought it, thought I'd never use it, then my deliver of 32&30awg kanthal took 5 weeks to arrive from the US so I had to use it, 8watts (maybe a true 9.5watts) on the Zmax and it's great. I have a Paps comming and will be able to run a 7wrap 28awg nichrome coil at 12.22watts @3.7v or 8wrap at 10.69watts etc, each wrap is .16Ohms by my calculation, so the 28awg nichrome will be very handy.
I'm after a kick, but not sure it will suit my vaping style with that 10watt limit.
Love the #500 Bj
Even old dogs can learn new tricks. I have always stayed away from low ohms because all I saw was less wraps, smaller heating area, and that just didn't sit right with me. Now I am loving these 28g, 30g, large, many wraps, heating areas.
Yup, thanks for pointing that out, I kept writing 9cm and it was confusing people, this definitely didn't help
sure you mean 90 mm
That makes perfect sense!!! Forget I even mentioned that silica disaster waiting to happen.
Yup, thanks for pointing that out, I kept writing 9cm and it was confusing people, this definitely didn't help
lol - the metric system never stood a chance in the states but who knows, maybe our vapers will lead the way!
Yes, had the zen for about 3 months and used the insulator for 7 minutes... there is no need for it if you oxidize your coil/wick properly.
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Good to hear mate. Yea I'm thinking a zmax due to the 5amp capacity. Heard they're a little inconsistent though. Are you generally happy with yours?
I spent my formative years working on old air-cooled VWs, and I had to learn the metric system quick. Now, I'm about the only person I know who's bi-measuremental. LoL
Now, I'm about the only person I know who's bi-measuremental. LoLlol - the metric system never stood a chance in the states but who knows, maybe our vapers will lead the way!
I know a bunch of people who got them via Got Vapes Alpha program and 'issues' are starting to pop up. IMO, I'd wait until they put out a Version 2 (at least) before grabbing one.
I spent my formative years working on old air-cooled VWs, and I had to learn the metric system quick.
lol - then you're one of the few!
i grew up with it and even now find it easier to visualize something in cm than inches! 
lol - the metric system never stood a chance in the states but who knows, maybe our vapers will lead the way!
LOL my brother will do just fine living abroad -- B4 he gets on any lists, he checks out all the specs 1st in mm
he even bought metric bits to bore out the air holes on his Bliss 
I live in a country where gas is sold in gallons, oil in liters, distance in meters and kilometers, but cloth or rugs are sold by the yard. Rice, beans, meat by the pound in the grocery but wholesale they are sold by the kilos. Peoples weight in lbs and height in cm. Strange these Dominicans, but my math mind loves it.LOL my brother will do just fine living abroad -- B4 he gets on any lists, he checks out all the specs 1st in mm
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