AFS v2

[Wafflestomper]

Finally got through the first tank of juice this morning. I did the same thing that Wood does, "Oh crap! Why am I getting a burnt taste?!"

Looked inside and this thing had used almost every last drop of juice!

Now I'm loaded up with fireball, and #450 is a very happy vaper. Atties are doing much better so far, so much that I'm considering upping the ante to 7v on the i6 atty.

Haven't looked that gift horse in the mouth yet.

 

[mwa102464]

Nothing like hand turning your own parts right Imeo,!!!! hahahahah

 

[MonsterKenny]

Im getting some leaking from my o-rings... anyone else having this issue? one is from the top cap.. the thin o-ring. And the bottom one that goes on the bottom of the atty..

 

[mwa102464]

I have noticed my second oring down from the top cap is sqishing out a bit but thats from over tightening it im sure, these are very easily replaced Kenny from your local hardware store also and maybe a thicker one could be used on that second one down if your like me and have strong hands and use to tighening things to much, as Imeo states you dont need to tighten his parts to tight on anything he really makes, and we all tend to want to over tighten, im gonna look at my local hardware store for a bit thicker one for that second one down from the top myself

 

[imeothanasis]

Im getting some leaking from my o-rings... anyone else having this issue? one is from the top cap.. the thin o-ring. And the bottom one that goes on the bottom of the atty..

If you want to avoid leaking from the o-ring that is on the cap then put it off totally Kenny

As for the other o-ring, you mean the one that is around the brass connector of AFS?

 

[MonsterKenny]

If you want to avoid leaking from the o-ring that is on the cap then put it off totally Kenny

As for the other o-ring, you mean the one that is around the brass connector of AFS?

i think it is the one that goes on the bottom of the atomizer? im not sure. its leaking from the ring.. it could be my fault and not the o rings. but liquid ran down the gg. im by no means upset. just trying to figure out where its coming from so i can fix it
Because i looovve the afs!

 

[vapn]

Kenny, I think you are just seeing the overflow of juice coming from the collection area and coming out of the control ring holes? When you have the device laying on its side and the liquid lock open that will happen.

 

[imeothanasis]

Kenny, I was ready to post exactly what Vapn said!

The 8 holes bring liquid outside because atty is overflood when you close the AFS cap. The liquid collector tank on the generic AFS is small, I couldnt do it bigger like the tank that GGTS AFS will have. Liquid comes out of the holes and runs inside the locking ring and then around GG. I tried Vapns solution for this (put filler inside GG) and the results were very good because liquid comes very dificult out of the 8 holes and I also had a very good flow of liquid inside the atty.

So try to put filler inside AFS and we talk again

 

[FreeGT]

So the filler is used to "wick" the excess juice up, so it doesn't leak out the air holes. I get that, but one question, once the juice is inside the overflow area, how do you get it out? You can empty your juice out, take the AFS apart and clean it out, but that's a PITA! How do you get the juice out while it's assembled? I sucked mine out with a syringe, but it wasn't entirely effective...

Any suggestions?

 

[Wafflestomper]

There's one atty stomped! No more torturing the i6 atties for this rabbit.

I started closing the holes when filling, then blowing gently into the atty. Then I just unscrew the top cap to release some pressure, open up the draw adjuster a bit and its good to go.

The atty might be a little wet for the first couple of draws, but I haven't had any problems anymore with juice leaking out.

 

[imeothanasis]

So the filler is used to "wick" the excess juice up, so it doesn't leak out the air holes. I get that, but one question, once the juice is inside the overflow area, how do you get it out? You can empty your juice out, take the AFS apart and clean it out, but that's a PITA! How do you get the juice out while it's assembled? I sucked mine out with a syringe, but it wasn't entirely effective...

Any suggestions?

very easy GT my friend. Just keep a paper or a towel around the 8 holes and suck on the mouthpiece. All liquid will come out.

 

[imeothanasis]

There's one atty stomped! No more torturing the i6 atties for this rabbit.

I started closing the holes when filling, then blowing gently into the atty. Then I just unscrew the top cap to release some pressure, open up the draw adjuster a bit and its good to go.

The atty might be a little wet for the first couple of draws, but I haven't had any problems anymore with juice leaking out.

I will open 4 holes around the threads of the cap so there would be no pressure inside the tank when you close the cap Waffle

 

[blobe]

dah i'm so lost reading all of it, can't wait for it to arrive so i'll know what u call a Control ring,a liquid ring, and whatever.

And btw, imeo, gg website designer.
You should actually name every component, so if someone says "open the control ring 1/4 to the right" we'll know what he is talking about. A sort of index, so everyone use the same language. Will prevent a lot of misunderstandings

 

[imeothanasis]

dah i'm so lost reading all of it, can't wait for it to arrive so i'll know what u call a Control ring,a liquid ring, and whatever.

And btw, imeo, gg website designer.
You should actually name every component, so if someone says "open the control ring 1/4 to the right" we'll know what he is talking about. A sort of index, so everyone use the same language. Will prevent a lot of misunderstandings

ok buddy, you are correct

Adjustable ring witch is also the locking liquid ring will be "CR" (control Ring)

AFS tank will be "the tank"

The small upper cap that keeps o-ring in place will be the "small cap"

The cap that we open to refill will be the "big cap"

The brass strange thing that we connect the atomizer, will be the "connector"

The proper names are in my first post here:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/gg/89956-afs-advices.html

 

[vsot45]

I just wanted to let everyone know that my issues with leaking out of the air holes has become negligible now that I realize it is due to the flooding of the atomizer, and follow the recommendations in this thread. (I wasn't sure it was related before)

I wasn't taking much effort to prevent the flooding before as I was used to overfilling my cartomizers and using a paper to wipe my tongue ;-)

I also quickly tried the technique of wrapping some filler around the 4 holes in the brass connector, and it seemed to work OK. The only issue I had was that once the filler got completely "soaked" the technique seemed to stop working (and I'm not sure it would dry out...) I have some more filler ordered and will try again once I receive it. Now that I am trying to be more careful with flooding in the first place I may not have the same issue with it getting completely soaked.

Thanks for all the help and advice.

 

[vapn]

Give this a try once you get your filler material.... you want to make sure it touches the side of the atty at the holes. This will slow down the juice flow and help you with that flooding issue..... I was also having a bit of flooding problems until I tried this trick.. no more problems. This goes down inside the tank of the AFS around the atty. I use a hole punch to make the center hole and then scissors to cut the outside diameter.

 

[imeothanasis]

Vapn's trick is a very good one. I bought the filler from an aquarium and the results were really nice!

Thanks Vapn for this trick!

Some tips not to overflood the atty:

1) the above one (Vapn)

2) filler around the 4 holes as vsot said in the previous post

3) Screw slowly the cap after refilling

4) suck on the mouthpiece and keep a towel around the 8 holes of AFS to throw away the remained liquid in the atty

5) Turn AFS looking at floor and press the button while having a towel inside the atty (Rob)

 

[imeothanasis]

today I had 2 overflooded atomizers without a reason. As Vapn said not all atomizers are made equal. So I put a little plasticine and I covered a little the 901 breathing hole. Now they work exellent

 

[Daz 7401]

Vaping on a cartomizer with whistle tip mod at 7.4v in my AFS. I drilled two 0.5mm holes and tried it at 6v, it flooded so I upped the voltage. It is now working well but I don't think it will last long. I think I will try one hole and see what happens.

 

[harpo]

Vaping on a cartomizer with whistle tip mod at 7.4v in my AFS. I drilled two 0.5mm holes and tried it at 6v, it flooded so I upped the voltage. It is now working well but I don't think it will last long. I think I will try one hole and see what happens.

Where did you drill the hole?