Anybody Using A Kabuki?

[h00ligan]

its gonna be hard to beat this but I think I'll like the ease and consistency. and it'll be great when I get those occasional wicking slumps . who knows, it might end up número uno.

Also it deserves its own response cuz that's a beautiful baby seen under the hand holding the good looking vape setup ! Adorable

 

[Angus T Rat]

Does anyone know the rhyme or reason behind the wicking holes being covered or not.

The 1.8 coil from HOH that came with it had two of the four holes coveredThe 3 1.6 I've seen have no holes covered The $10 rebuild from Avid has all four holes covered.

By covered I mean internally it looks like there is a sleeve. See pic below

Maybe that goes away when you screw it in?

The 1.6 have been superior to the 1.8 for me. But I have no idea if that has to do with the inner sleeve if you will If the coil covering wicking holes.

I just find it strange it varies so much. And if they stay that way I can't imagine thicker juices don't wick better in the unobstructed 1.6 coils. Which for me handle much higher wattages (think 17-18) and keep up with 90% vg just fine up to around 16.5

The rebuild from Avid seems of Poor to mediocre quality. The coil wrap is extremely uneven. I wouldn't presume any coil I built would fire evenly if it looked like this. It also uses the old casings. Which makes me Doubt it will wick well.

Here are some shots if I can get down the barrel. And if the covered wicking holes. Proof is in the vape but I'm very skeptical about this coil. Ive actually contacted avid to exchange. I don't need to fire this to know what's going to happen. Plus on the right wrap side it looks to be grounding. So I want to try and get an exchange before its used when my chances are better. The coil was about $14 shipped which is a fortune for a single coil that won't fire easily and won't be capable of a dry burn to clean as instructed.

In case some don't know if the wrap is uneven it won't heat evenly so to get the heat to the Coker spot means risking breaking the hot spot area.

Worst case scenario I'll fix it myself I guess. But shouldn't have to. I'd look into rebuilding these myself but that defeats why I bought the kabuki

Also I got my provari p3 setup.

The power seems very nice and consistent all the way through a battery. I can't see taking it anywhere if it's not in 18350 mode so it's going to be a mod for home or very short trips. I failed to realize it was a huge mod. That's said build quality is excellent. I like the design. I don't care for he menu structure but I already set all five presets. I wish recall was the very first choice. I'd assume most people are using presets not changing power so it would be nice to have access to that first rather than power up. I guess heir research showed opposite. The boost feature works very well. I think that's the best part of it. It really lets me maintain a lower power level.

Anybody Using A Kabuki?
Above is my previous post on what you are seeing inside the coils.

The reason the coil doesn't look uniform is because the coil is wrapped around the wicking material as opposed to coil being wrapped and cotton stuffed in or around it. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the Cisco wicking material is ceramic.

Here's how I get the best performance out of them:
1. I don't prime them like a bvc, I just install them dry and let set for several minutes.
2. TURN DOWN THE VOLUME! Seriously, start at a low low voltage or wattage. Like mid 3v or 6w.
3. For 15 or 20 minutes take a bunch short shallow pulls until you start producing good vapor.
4. Start slowly increasing the power taking several pulls at each change. Increase until you just start getting burnt hits then back down to previous level.
Done! It'll run for a couple of weeks before cleaning is needed.

One other tip is to avoid juices with vg that is higher than 50%. They don't play well together.

Enjoy!

 

[h00ligan]

Thanks very much for taking the time to respond.

So that vg requirement would completely eliminate everything I vape. I don't think I have a juice less than 70% vg due to pg sensitivity. :/. I guess it's an issue due to the wicking holes?

The material is silica and even with it being wrapped around the silica it should be more uniform. It still won't heat evenly and dry burning will
Leave dirty parts or risk breaking wire.

He side also looks like it's grounding and if not now t may later. It's very very close. The photo probably doesn't really catch it.

I've built plenty of silica wraps. I don't wrap them that unevenly. It's just not a good vape when coils are all
Over the place like that. The wire needs to be spaced relatively evenly to hear evenly.

That's all said it Doesnt matter if it can only wick 50/50 juice. Hopefully avid will accept a return as its unused.

Thanks again for your post. I appreciate it.

 

[CMD-Ky]

Make you own and dilute with DI water. According to the DIY folks, DI water dilutes at 4x that of PG.

Thanks very much for taking the time to respond.

So that vg requirement would completely eliminate everything I vape. I don't think I have a juice less than 70% vg due to pg sensitivity. :/. I guess it's an issue due to the wicking holes?

The material is silica and even with it being wrapped around the silica it should be more uniform. It still won't heat evenly and dry burning will
Leave dirty parts or risk breaking wire.

He side also looks like it's grounding and if not now t may later. It's very very close. The photo probably doesn't really catch it.

I've built plenty of silica wraps. I don't wrap them that unevenly. It's just not a good vape when coils are all
Over the place like that. The wire needs to be spaced relatively evenly to hear evenly.

That's all said it Doesnt matter if it can only wick 50/50 juice. Hopefully avid will accept a return as its unused.

Thanks again for your post. I appreciate it.

 

[Zen~]

Add 3-5% Distilled Water to your high VG liquid, all will be fine.
The uneven coil doesn't matter... Really... it doesn't.

Don't judge a book by its cover... read it!
Judge the coil by the flavor and performance, not how it looks.

 

[clasicks]

Add 3-5% Distilled Water to your high VG liquid, all will be fine.
The uneven coil doesn't matter... Really... it doesn't.

Don't judge a book by its cover... read it!
Judge the coil by the flavor and performance, not how it looks.

while your here, are you closer to Maine than ProVape? that beta might find its way to me soon and will want an update.

 

[tyleris12]

Not Zen, but he is definetly closer.

 

[GeekyGeezer]

Add 3-5% Distilled Water to your high VG liquid, all will be fine.
The uneven coil doesn't matter... Really... it doesn't.

Don't judge a book by its cover... read it!
Judge the coil by the flavor and performance, not how it looks.

I just received my second Kabuki and my head is spinning with all the flavor and possibilities.

I'd ordered some Avid coils before I got either of the Kabukis and finally managed to get one installed (2.0) on the last one I received. To be honest, I can't tell a lot of difference between it and the Aspire coil. I really thought I would since I seem to be one of the few who liked the Aspire coils better before they changed to cotton.

I understand that taste is subjective, but have you noticed an advantage between the Aspire and the Avid? As I mentioned, I'm still coming to grips with the new world I'm experiencing and a nudge in one direction or the other would be appreciated. As a measure of my life these days, I'm pretty sure I pitched the Avid 1.5 ohm without thinking when I was changing coils.

As if I'm not intruding enough, could someone explain about bridge and bridgeless? I got into vaping a couple of years ago and seem to have missed this stage.

 

[classwife]

As if I'm not intruding enough, could someone explain about bridge and bridgeless? I got into vaping a couple of years ago and seem to have missed this stage.

Ohhh...that's "old school" there is newer stuff now.

 

[Cigfreed]

Aaaaaand today my Kabuki stopped working,,,all day yesterday i was out and about,worked perfectly,today nada!!!!!..sheeesh this ain't my first rodeo!i can flawlessly build a double 7 wrap 24g kanthal edit:should be 0.22 not 2.2 ohm coil on a tugboat in the dark while playing with myself!!!!!!..Zen,,you pulling a Wozniak remote control trick on me?

Heyyyyyy i just placed the Kabuki on a flawless box mod and it's firing!! back on my Provari and dead!…i'll adjust the Kabuki pin.

Aaaand she's working!!!!!..I have to say that the pin is pretty crappily held in place by a piece of plastic that went flying when i poked it out with a pin,i wonder if the P3 Kabuki has the same pin setup,if it's better pinned then i'll pay the Provape $40US shipping which is 300000 canadian.

 

[AstroTurf]

Aaaaaand today my Kabuki stopped working,,,all day yesterday i was out and about,worked perfectly,today nada!!!!!..sheeesh this ain't my first rodeo!i can flawlessly build a double 7 wrap 24g kanthal 2.2 ohm coil on a tugboat in the dark while playing with myself!!!!!!..Zen,,you pulling a Wozniak remote control trick on me?

Heyyyyyy i just placed the Kabuki on a flawless box mod and it's firing!! back on my Provari and dead!…i'll adjust the Kabuki pin.

Aaaand she's working!!!!!..I have to say that the pin is pretty crappily held in place by a piece of plastic that went flying when i poked it out with a pin,i wonder if the P3 Kabuki has the same pin setup,if it's better pinned then i'll pay the Provape $40US shipping which is 300000 canadian.

The P3 Kabuki has no pin like the 510 does.

It's contact is make with the bottom of the coil.

Much better in my opinion, if you have a P3 device to use it on.

Jim

 

[CMD-Ky]

Ohhh...that's "old school" there is newer stuff now.

Old school is not without its charms, what is bridged and bridgeless?

 

[classwife]

regular 510 Atomizer (being called bridged)



and "Bridgeless"... no mesh humpty-doo over the cup and coil.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...d=0CCIQMygFMAVqFQoTCJCxxc7d-sgCFctJJgoduW0HMg


Some prefer the Bridgeless for dripping...I prefer the regular

 

[Katdarling]

I liked the Bridgeless. I liked voyeuring the coil. Easier for dry burns anyway.

 

[The Ocelot]

As if I'm not intruding enough, could someone explain about bridge and bridgeless? I got into vaping a couple of years ago and seem to have missed this stage.

I'm late to the party, as usual. My blog might shed some light, it's all about "old style" dripping. Drip, drip, drip...

ETA: In addition to dripping, they are great on bottom-feeders. I love an LR306 on my Reo.

 

[MsLoud]

Which are the ones that people used those nifty drip shields?

 

[CMD-Ky]

Great article, very informative and interesting, do these 306 come with a BF hole. I, like you, use the REO and Provari - the best of both worlds and these little atomizers intrigue me. Where do you get them?

I'm late to the party, as usual. My blog might shed some light, it's all about "old style" dripping. Drip, drip, drip...

ETA: In addition to dripping, they are great on bottom-feeders. I love an LR306 on my Reo.

 

[madangus]

Anyone else get a kind of crunchy noise/feel when removing the base to refill. I'm guessing all that juice on the oring has just dried up and i think its fairly sugary...

 

[GeekyGeezer]

I'm late to the party, as usual. My blog might shed some light, it's all about "old style" dripping. Drip, drip, drip...

ETA: In addition to dripping, they are great on bottom-feeders. I love an LR306 on my Reo.

Great information! That was exactly what I was looking for. Somehow I had visualized a bridged electrical connection of some sort.

 

[GeekyGeezer]

...Some prefer the Bridgeless for dripping...I prefer the regular

Thanks!