This statement peaked my interest, because I noticed how much warmer the vape is, as compared to other wicks in the same coil. Perhaps it's an over-performance issue and I caused a mini allergic reaction, so to speak, sneak attack on the throat. I know different types of irritation can feel like hairs, like how a scratch on the eyeball can feel like a foreign object. Can you elaborate on your statement about overheated liquid sensitivity with this stuff?
Edit: and FYI the cotton I'm using is actually a twisted organic rope that is far different than cotton balls. I looks like 15 strands of Lydia's twisted, without all the lint and maybe a bit coarser.
I meant that I'm sensitive to overheated e-liquid, in general, and I
rarely get 'dry hits' and the like since using the viscose bamboo thread. My particular wick and coil combination using bamboo is extremely good at delivering juice. I use a variation of
BJ43's oval coil, using two sewing needles slightly smaller in diameter than toothpicks, with eight threads through it, and sometimes a few strands on top of it as well. I have never gotten a dry hit with a rebuilt eVod, and very rarely got them with the Vivi Novas. When I did, they were mild. Dry hits were
quite caustic and common when I used silica.
I've not had much luck with any real rebuildable atomizer. My favorite is the A7, as it has better airflow than any of the side-air-hole designs such as the Phoenix. Still, the 'big barrel' atomization chamber designs leave much to be desired for me, because of poor airflow characteristics. With continued use, they all eventually cause me throat irritation.
I've stuck with Vivi Novas for a long time, because they focus the air around the coil very well, providing me with a smoother vape. The eVod is even better in this regard, and has replaced my Vivi Novas, until I find something better. It has an even smaller atomization chamber, and the bottom coil design provides a cooler vape.
I have worked a bit on making one of my A7 RBAs into a sort of CE2, using parts of an old CE2, but have never actually tried it yet. I was hoping that it would further improve the airflow around the coil, but it does so by raising the coil, inside the ce2 cup, very close to the top, and I don't favor top coils anymore.
I'd guess that you may not have that problem, if the A7 has worked fine for you before trying the bamboo thread.
I do suppose that the Lydia's may very well have smaller bits of thread shedding than some cotton products would. That would make sense.
