A good idea turned into a PHENOMENAL vape!!

[jcwest]

So.. To start.. I didnt take pictures but will the next time I do this..

Today i had the idea (being that ive been through every genesis made) that if the penelope was great.. It MIGHT be
greater if you did a hybrid wick.. So.. Knowing that screwing the ring down the mesh would absolutely NOT work
and keep a good oxidization i pondered on how could i get mesh in the wick..

Just do it dead center under the coils to protect the silica/cotton..

5 minutes later.. What was a perfect vape turned into a double perfect vape...

Basically i just cut about a 3/16ths square piece of mesh oxidized it and wrapped it around the cotton rolled the coil
4/5 coil.. (1 off the left side of the mesh 3 on the mesh 1 off the right side of the mesh) finshed the setup as per
usual on a penelope..

To describe the flavor difference is kinda difficult.. One of my favorite sweet vapes is Strawberry Banana Smoothie
from alt smoke.. Checked the resistance and it read 2.1 ohms capped it up filled it up and started to vape the new
hybrid wick.. My wife tried it and her first words were.. "WOW.. the strawberry really comes through more" and that
was also what i first noticed.. There is a certain flavor note (and tickle in the back of your throat) that you can only get on mesh with sweet flavors and adding
this tiny piece of mesh under 70% of the coil not only added that "Note" to the flavor but also gave me a very
slight increase in what was already amazing vapor..

SO .. Give it a try im sure this was descriptive enough for anyone with a penelope to try it.. and the next time I do it
ill be sure to take pictures..

Overall Improvements:
Flavor: +30%
Vapor: +10%
Throat Hit: +15%
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Thanks for reading and

VAPE ON!!

Jaime

 

[Rlafontaine1971]

I really want to see some pictures of that setup. It sounds very interesting. Just want to make sure I'm understanding this right though. You still have the cotton/silica protruding out of the mesh and down the sides of the ceramic housing, right?

 

[stv4SC]

Pictures and a video would be sweet.

 

[jcwest]

Yes silica is still on the sides.. I only have about a 3/16ths square piece wrapping the silica dead center of the 4/5 coil.. there is one wrap of the coil off each side of the mesh..

So its a standard 4/5 wrap.. spaced evenly.. but since the mesh isnt even touching the penelope ANYWHERE theres no chance of a short

 

[Infinite]

I don't mean to hi-jack your thread but have been meaning to post about doing the same thing with my Phoenix RA. I know I know, it ain't no Penny, but hey it is available. I oxidize my ss mesh rolled, unroll it and re-roll cotton and keep a small amount of cotton for added absorption/wicking. Flavor is no doubt the best of both worlds. I love cotton and I love ss mesh. I was trying with the mesh and could not quite get what I desired, then the light bulb went off for me as it sounds like it did for you!!!

Glad to hear others rocking hybrids too!!