Am I filling tanks wrong?
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With my iJust 2s I find that they wick very well if I just let them sit for 30 minutes followed by a few primer puffs and then short bursts.
Are those top-fill tanks? Are you filling them up all the way? Most tanks need a small air bubble left inside that can expand when you draw in to allow juice to move out of the tank and into the wick. Most liquids don't expand or compress very much and so if surface tension keeps the juice from flowing freely at the wick holes (and it should, or else you get leaking) then the only way for the juice to get through is to get "pushed" from behind. That "push" is achieved by the air inside the tank expanding, due to having a higher pressure than the air moving through the chimney. Moving air creates a low-pressure zone, which is why your physics professor could make a ping-pong ball float on a stream of compressed air.
block the airholes with your fingers and suck on the driptip briefly to draw liquid to the coil.
this is called a primer puff.
Are you opening the airflow vents on the tank?
Are you priming your coils (see first video) properly?
Everything should be put together "snugly", not too tight or too loose.
Are you priming your coils (see first video) properly?
Everything should be put together "snugly", not too tight or too loose.
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My Arctic v8 is a dream best sub ohm tank to date have no wicking issues at 125w
I prime properly, soaking coil before assembling and then no-power pulls followed by very low power and slowly increasing. I do leave a small bubble of air when filling. My V8 Mini won't wick even with air vents closed and my fingers wrapped around it, no matter how hard I pull. Yet if I let air inside by opening fill cap, it lets out tons of bubbles until it is soaked just Perfectly. On my original Arctic, closing air holes and pulling does work, but barely. It won't flood, I almost wish it would. People talk about such high wattage with Arctic V8 tanks but I can only take one or two pulls on lower recommended wattage before having to let air in through fill cap aughhhh. I'm going to poke holes into the wick tonight. Big ones.
No manual, only a picture on the back how to fill.
I'm wondering if clones of this tank may end up being better-made than this one. The machining is so poor I've sliced my hand on it, and the o-rings are shaped like macaroni lmao.
Anyway, I fixed my coils. Tweezers to pull up/out the outside layer of cotton wick a bit to let in my juice. Works wonderfully.
Maybe you have a clone? Mine is machined perfectly
I don't get your problem it makes no sense to me
You tried changing the coil? Maybe that's where the issue lies
I don't get your problem it makes no sense to me
You tried changing the coil? Maybe that's where the issue lies
My v8 coil rated to 140w I can hit it at 160w but that's too hot but it could do it if you had ceramic lips lol
It could be a clone, I have no way to verify the site I bought from, good point man!
The problem is apparently the cotton was too tight/thick to allow juice into the coil. I loosened it a bit and works well now.
^^^^ perfect way to break in a coil
I would be surprised if you had a clone tbh as sub ohm tank clones are few and far between
Did you try another coil?
I would be surprised if you had a clone tbh as sub ohm tank clones are few and far between
Did you try another coil?
Maybe You are good to go, and my original Arctics are okay but on the dry side, but my V8 was Not good to go after the first hit. No Wicking. Loosened cotton in coil windows and now it works well enough. Still opening my 7mL og Arctic to allow wicking, can run at 80 watts now 0.2 coil. Will modify the coil windows on this coil later today, probably cut a slit into the window.
Fasttech has clones of the original, v2 and Turbo arctics, I would doubt there is a clone of the V8 this soon but definitely possible
Both coils that came with my V8 don't wick normally, original Arctic coils I've used have been hit or miss, so I'm believing it's a coil issue, luckily I can tinker and have a very satisfying vape
Thanks allI don't own an Arctic, but I have noticed that overfilling my KF with high VG (thick) juice will cause 'under wicking' (off tasting vape) shortly after filling. And as you have described I use the loosen the top cap to fix the problem. Lately I've started to add a few drops of PGA or distilled water to thin the thick juices with good results.
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