AGA-T+ Bored out air hole OMG!

[lebeatnik]

Well I decided I wanted a more open draw on the AGA so i got out a 1/16th in Titanium bit and it took about 30 sec and now i am blowing CLOUDS of vapor. It has less of a throat hit (which imo is more normal to me now) before i had massive throat hit (yet its built correctly) So that extra idk very small bit removed WOW it made a difference.

Now the only other thing I wanted to talk about is how the oxidized wick tends to darken the juice (i presume its the carbon of course) although IDK it doent really affect the flavor but it is adding casenogens to my juice?

Maybe i should only oxidize the top of the wick (part connected to coil)? Maybe ill try the Cig paper thing on a unoxidized wick to use the coil to oxodize the wick touching the coil.

Also has anyone though of boring out the wick hole to use an insulator to revent shorts and not oxodize at all? I have heard of people "naturally oxidyzing thier wicks" letting the coil do it on its own?

So IMO if you want a wider/looser draw and or less throat hit and more vapor (about same flavor) I have found the drip tip can affect this as the vapor concentrates inside the cap and makes the flavore more intense when your drip tip has a smaller opening. I have a drip tip from when the vivi novas came with metal drip tips and it has a smaller inside diameter (not as good for dripping but great for this application) Anyway after playing with it for a while this is what I have found and done and I just wish it was more portable in the fact that it does leak and AFAIK this design will always leak, As this is the only atomizer i like right now (althogh its my first genisis style rba LOL) looks like i gotta try out all the clones and see if I got the stones to spend the big bucks on a original (I know its worth it though.

(lastly if you do bore out the hole I reccomend using at east sandpaper to remove the burs left over a dremmel is perfectfor this, Mine has been done so you would never know if you never saw one before)

 

[KillTheNoise]

I don't see how everyone elses AGA-Ts have such a tight draw (wish mine did). It's way too airy for me as is!

 

[lebeatnik]

Maybe a difference between the AGA-T+ and AGA-T maybe they made the airhole smaller on the T+ IDK. I do know the Draw on Mine was tighter than anything i have ever used before. Although I prefer a draw looser than a traditional analog does i think the AGA-T+ has a similar draw to an analog. Although IMO for vapor production it was too tight. It is now a bit airy but the differrence from the original to how it is not is soo miniscule IDK (I however noticed that they used a rather rough grit when sanding the inside wich may make the size of the air holes differ. I could see that if you got one that was clooser to 1/16 then i could see it being to loose for some or many but its all subjective.

I only wish i knew of a way to make the airhole smaller. (maybe if you get some sort of plug for it which you then poke a smaller hole in it, but you may have thought of that and it seams it would be verry difficult to do)

Maybe you can seal the original hole and create a new one (the titanium bit goes through it with no problem) I have a CRAPPY hand dril and it took me less than 30 sec to bore it out using like 3/4 speed. IDK what would be safe to fill in the hole with since its the top i think almost anything.

ANYWAY I am just thinking out loud I just want the best for everyone. I think the next variation can be made better if it had ajustable airflow and maybe make the center buts larger and the wick hole closer and maybe larger IDK but i am glad to get this one rocking the way it is now!! I just wish it was the same for you too "stunts"

 

[KillTheNoise]

I have an AGA-T2 (or AGA-T+ whatever, same thing) and the stock hole is about 1/32 of an inch. So it's just like the rest of them.

I've read of people using clear scotch tape and poking a small hole, or filling it with epoxy and creating a new one in a different spot. Wouldn't be too hard to do!

 

[Thompson]

I like the stock draw of mine. Big clouds, good throat hit. Just haven't seen the need to widen either of mine.

As far as the dark juice leeching back...I clean mine after each tank (just run it under hot water, dry on paper towel) and so far I've been vaping clear liquids with no back flow at all. It seems there will be some kind of build up after a tank or two. I didn't rinse it last night and refilled, and my clear liquid is turning orange-ish. The only thing different is I didn't bother with the quick rinse.

Becoming a bit OCD about it, as I don't want a nice clear liquid tainted brown.

 

[Commie]

Quigsworth came up with an awesome way to decrease the airflow. Cut a strip from a beer can, and make a cylinder out of it to fit inside the cap to cover the air hole partially works very well, and can't really be simpler

 

[Thompson]

I do like with the o-ring setup of the new versions how easy it is to adjust for more throat hit.

 

[Stringer63]

I found that the dark juice leaching all but disappeared when I roll a solid wick vs one with a hole - wrapped around a paperclip. I guess the hole provides an open path for the dark stuff to move into the tank.

 

[st0nedpenguin]

The stock hole was painfully small, I want to vape without feeling like I'm trying to suck a golf ball through a straw.

 

[Viper8695]

I found that the dark juice leaching all but disappeared when I roll a solid wick vs one with a hole - wrapped around a paperclip. I guess the hole provides an open path for the dark stuff to move into the tank.

I noticed this a well...

 

[KillTheNoise]

Yall are making me think there's something wrong with mine, but I'm sure there isn't. It's like openly breathing in mine...not tight at all!

 

[FunkyVapes]

Awww yeah! 1/16th airhole is the hokey-pokey

 

[k_s_]

I bought two AGA-T+s, one of them had the tightest draw ever, the other one was just perfect. I used a cork screw to widen the tight one, but I wish i'd taken pictures. The air holes are also at different vertical locations on the caps.

 

[vapdivrr]

I found that the dark juice leaching all but disappeared when I roll a solid wick vs one with a hole - wrapped around a paperclip. I guess the hole provides an open path for the dark stuff to move into the tank.

yes a larger hole in the wick makes for back wash. ewww

 

[foggdawg]

I also perfer the airy draw, so I drilled out the airhole of my AGA-T's with a 1/16" bit. I just got an AGA-T2 and have not drilled it out yet. But it's just a person preference. Some like dripping, some don't. Some like a tight draw, some like an airy draw.

 

[kimbo55]

Mine's got a medium air draw out of the box. I may open it up a tad since I'm a "plumer". Does anyone else have trouble finding a tight fitting drip tip? Any O ring tips?

 

[st0nedpenguin]

Mine's got a medium air draw out of the box. I may open it up a tad since I'm a "plumer". Does anyone else have trouble finding a tight fitting drip tip? Any O ring tips?

You can pop the o-ring off and stick a couple wraps of dental floss/tape round the drip tip, then stick the o-ring back on.

It should tighten it up a treat.

 

[Trick]

Yall are making me think there's something wrong with mine, but I'm sure there isn't. It's like openly breathing in mine...not tight at all!

The air hole seems really inconsistent on these. I got two from the same shipment a week or so ago. One's really airy (not quite ZAP airy, but close), and the other is about as tight as my Cobras. Apparently they're all over the place.

 

[lebeatnik]

Thats really odd with an inconsistancy in hole sizes the factory must not change its drill bits often enough and as they drill them i think as more gows down the line the drill bits they use degrade (they could be using multiple at different levels of wear on them too) making the ones they make at the end of the day have a smaller air hole. Mine was SERIOUSLY tight I would have to softly draw for like 15 sec to get a toot out of it if i pulled normally i would get a headach It was like trying to use a straw on a milkshake that is just about ready to drink but still a bit too frozen. I even resorted to using no drip tip so that didnt restrict the airflow and that was the only way i was able to get a draw it was good but i couldnt imagine doing that morethan a couple times to try it lol. if you cant imagine it do it and look at yourself lol.

Also it is interesting that the hole is in different places vertically. Mine was just above almost on the top ring groove on the cap.

It would be nice to have pictures of that i dont own more than one so i cant do it and without a side to side it woud be hard to judge the small variation

 

[budynbuick]

I don't see how everyone elses AGA-Ts have such a tight draw (wish mine did). It's way too airy for me as is!

I have found using diff DT will affect draw. My stainless tightens the draw,while my plastic tip loosens draw. I like a slightly tighter draw. also,my aga-t does not leak with fill screw installed. To use the fill screw you have to make smaller diameter wick so as not to create a vacuum.