I apologize Andria, I had no idea you and Bronze replied again. I need to pay more attention to my alerts! I saw you mentioned "breaking in wicks". I don't know any other vapers in my area, so I learned everything myself from reading posts here and watching YouTube videos. Every few Kayfun wicks that I replace, I get a terrible burned taste. If I leave the Kayfun alone for a couple hours and go vape another one, I can come back and it tastes okay sometimes. Other times, I have burned the darn wick up and need to start all over again. I think this is strange, but after reading what you said, maybe I am not breaking in my wicks properly?
Now I need to find out the proper way to break in a wick, lol. I am glad you mentioned this because I thought I was going crazy or something! I ordered an Achilles too, I am really excited like a kid at Christmas!
With a Kayfun.... I get the wick inserted, and trim it so the bottom of the wick ends are just resting on the little ledge; if they overlap the ledge or hang down any further, they will block the airflow and cause burning. Once they're at the right length, I apply 3-5 drops of juice to each end, and watch as it soaks all the way up till the part inside the coil is soaked. If it doesn't seem wet enough, I apply 1 or 2 more drops, directly to the coil, so it can soak right in. I use japanese organic cotton; my preference is Shiseido, but the KGD is ok too. 3-5 drops per end is plenty, though when I used cotton balls, it was more like 6-7 drops to get it fully soaked. anyway, after the wick is fully soaked, I screw on the bottom of the chimney; peek inside, make sure the wick isn't disarranged (if it's at the right length just resting on the ledges, it usually won't be) -- if it's out of a straight line with the coil, I gently arrange it, and usually put one more drop right onto the coil, then put the chimney-top on, then the rest of the tank, and then turn over and fill.
After filling, I blow out thru the driptip, with the thing angled upward -- keep a paper towel near the airhole or it'll blow-back into your eyes which burns like FIRE; if there is too much liquid in the atty chamber, that will blow it out, so it's not flooded. I take 1 or 2 soft "priming" (non-powered) hits, then, with the power very low (like 8w), I give it a real quick little test vape; if there is some vapor, I give it another quick one or two, make sure I'm not tasting anything burnt or sucking ejuice into my mouth; if all seems well, then I give it a real vape -- the power is still low, so the vapor will be light, but it will let you check to make sure it's working right before you turn the power up. Once you know it's working, you can gradually ease the power up, .5watt at a time, till it's at your preferred wattage; I can usually get it to 10w within an hour or so.
With the Achilles... I trim the wick so the ends are resting on the bottom of the well; put a dropperful into each side (they're actually separate, in the Achilles, not continuous under the coil/airflow cone); then put the tank on, and fill till the liquid is justr below the top of the airflow cone; then put the cap on and vape. I usually start it around 8w too, but can ease it to 9w pretty qickly, within a half hour or so.
Andria
