Are you done stocking up?

[LoriP1702]

Figured I'd join you tootle puffers and try out my kayfun V3. Made a nice coil, screwed it down, and broke the negative post (I think? I'm a noob). RIP clone?

*edit* Where that screw is supposed to screw down it's just moving freely.

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Can you return it?
Maybe someone can help, but it sounds like it's stripped maybe?
Nope, I just enlarged the pic...
Back out the screw, realign your insulator (the white piece), then try to screw it back in place. Looks like you have the screw outside of the insulator.

That's the thing. These things can happen to anyone when you least expect it. And normally we'd just go out and buy what we need. But these arent normal times so it's good to be prepared. And thanks for googling it for me.

No problem.
kross8 found much better pricing on fastech, but I don't have that kind of patience, but that's just me.
If I want to get something, I want it yesterday.

 

[kross8]

Can you return it?
Maybe someone can help, but it sounds like it's stripped maybe?
Nope, I just enlarged the pic...
Back out the screw, realign your insulator (the white piece), then try to screw it back in place. Looks like you have the screw outside of the insulator.


No problem.
kross8 found much better pricing on Fastech, but I don't have that kind of patience, but that's just me. /w
If I want to get something, I want it yesterday.

i am normally not very patient.....but i am pretty new to vaping and all of my gear is working fine.. so i dont actually need my shopping cart/wish list stuff.. i just fill up carts to around $40-50 then buy.. and pack away when they get here. i know i will need this stuff someday,, just not today

 

[Semiretired]

There are also vapers who do not know about the magical ProVari chip ... this goes way back to the days of ... why buy a ProVari when a Vamo does the same for much cheaper?

There are many vapers who will never find out about the ProVari chip, because their mind is already made up.

Then there are those who bought a ProVari and state ... I get it now.

While I do own a couple of Provari's now with the beefed up sales and the 2.5's getting down to $30 I stayed away from them for a long time. I was not going to pay $200 for a mod when I could spend $30 or $40. Currently been vaping on a Joye Mod ($30) for over 4 years and it keeps ticking - so far my Provari's are in my stash box for when this el-cheapo finally dies...

 

[Haktuspit]

Can you return it?
Maybe someone can help, but it sounds like it's stripped maybe?
Nope, I just enlarged the pic...
Back out the screw, realign your insulator (the white piece), then try to screw it back in place. Looks like you have the screw outside of the insulator.

As I'm trying to do these things I realize the screw on the bottom is loose. Go to tighten is up, insulator and positive post (ty for clarification) no longer move, and now I know what corn flakes was talking about. Man, this this is complicated. So if I want to adjust the airflow later the whole thing might just fall apart when I take bottom pin out? Man!

You tootle puffers sure are some patient folk, I realize why I never moved away from my Aspire Nautilus coils. I will build this thing though! Feel like it's some sort of right of passage at this point.

 

[tearose50]

Someone has a thread on here on what the majority are stock piling and it is the old reliable gear. When you look to future you want to be sure you have enough old school to get you thru that is tried and true. I would guess many people have Provari's and Reo's in their stash.

Could you possible post a link? I missed that one....

This is funny... From a cynical, marketing & sales point of view, you could make a credible case for: sub-ohm vaping was invented by juice manufacturers to sell a lot more e-liquid and make vaping 5x more expensive ;-)

They didn't???

Actually, I think it was some young men who liked to tinker......and not to long after got in the liquid business.

Haha I was poking at you guys a bit, I would still loves some Provaris in a stockpile. Point was it's an old product and I don't take it as an indicator of company status.

Just for info, it was announced very early this year (February at the latest) that the 2.5 and mini were being discontinued, long before the actual deeming was released.

I will add, that no where in that news article that has been referred to did ProVape say they were planning on exiting the vape scene. Instead, they do say they are working with advocacy, like any reputable manufacturer should be. Since they have sold roughly 500,000 devices in about 6 years -- I'd say they are reputable!

I speculate that ProVi and Maytag will join forces for their repair service.

I checked the website out and saw this, the sekushi. OMG it's gorgeous. I dont even want to know how much it costs because I'm sure I cant afford it but what a beauty!

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It is gorgeous. And it is pricey, very pricey. The most expensive mods I've seen pictures of are all mechs and usually have some amazing engraving. We're talking $1,000 and up.

 

[house mouse]

I know somebody in this thread has to rebuild protank coils and I need a little help please? I can't seem to get the rubber grommets out without ripping them to pieces. I do have some spare grommets and I have rebuilt a couple of them tonight so I feel pretty comfortable with having that part down. But I just can't seem to budge these grommets without ripping them.

 

[subwayaznm]

I thought itI was but having been thinking about buying another DIY kit before things get ridiculous with the FDA Regs really getting stupid with added pressure from Big Leaf Industry (tobacco)

 

[Detroit Doug]

$2.72 Refilling Tool for Kayfun Lite Five Pawns Atomizer - 316 stainless steel at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Excellent! Thanks for the link!

Last time I looked, they were discontinued or out of stock. I ordered 2.

 

[ENAUD]

I know somebody in this thread has to rebuild protank coils and I need a little help please? I can't seem to get the rubber grommets out without ripping them to pieces. I do have some spare grommets and I have rebuilt a couple of them tonight so I feel pretty comfortable with having that part down. But I just can't seem to budge these grommets without ripping them.

Are you taking the center pin out first? If so, I don't know, I just use a fingernail and kind of push in and lift it a bit to get it started. I have mostly the silicon gasket versions. Maybe you might try to wet them if they have been sitting for a long time. Sometimes I will work my way around the grommet by pushing inward and turning it and repeating that. This seems to loosen them up so they come out a little easier.

 

[house mouse]

Are you taking the center pin out first? If so, I don't know, I just use a fingernail and kind of push in and lift it a bit to get it started. I have mostly the silicon gasket versions. Maybe you might try to wet them if they have been sitting for a long time. Sometimes I will work my way around the grommet by pushing inward and turning it and repeating that. This seems to loosen them up so they come out a little easier.

Yeah, I took the center pin out first and I soaked them in hot water too. They just seemed stuck and then I'd end up tugging on them hard enough to rip them. I dunno. Maybe the next time they'll separate easier. But I see another order of rubber grommets in my future for sure.

 

[Detroit Doug]

Ok good that is what I got, no glow when wicked and juiced I actually built this and and am vaping it! My first try at building anything Yippee! I must say I like rayon, I may have tried to use too much wick, flavor is a bit muted, but maybe that gets better as the coil breaks in?? But I can say this VVTF V2 is rebuild-able and even a novice like me did it LOL ! It is small so a magnifier and light is a must in my opinion.
edit: I watched people rebuilding the actual nautilus coils and this seems way easier IMO. I got two for $15 total on ebay. Using it in the Nautilus tank.

That's awesome, great job! I knew you could do it. You also did it on a deck that scared a lot of people away. LOL.

Keep experimenting with the wick. I use rayon in it too. I wet the wick with a little juice, before tucking it in the wick channels. I'm not sure how to explain this verbally, so it makes sense, but I'll try. When tucking the ends of the wick into that rounded end of the wick channel, I've had the best luck with the very ends of the wick facing out, toward the juice, instead of in, toward the wall of the rba. Hope that makes sense.

When it's time to re-wick, carefully pull the old rayon out, and just dry burn and re-wick. After I dry burn, I hold it upside down and carefully run a pipe cleaner in and out of the inside of the coil. Holding it upside down keeps any ash or crud from falling down inside the rba.

Have fun!

 

[LoriP1702]

i am normally not very patient.....but i am pretty new to vaping and all of my gear is working fine.. so i dont actually need my shopping cart/wish list stuff.. i just fill up carts to around $40-50 then buy.. and pack away when they get here. i know i will need this stuff someday,, just not today

I've been such a frugal vaper this whole time (until May 2016 ) when I did order something, I could've never waited.
That's great that you could though. I definitely envy those that can.

As I'm trying to do these things I realize the screw on the bottom is loose. Go to tighten is up, insulator and positive post (ty for clarification) no longer move, and now I know what corn flakes was talking about. Man, this this is complicated. So if I want to adjust the airflow later the whole thing might just fall apart when I take bottom pin out? Man!

You tootle puffers sure are some patient folk, I realize why I never moved away from my Aspire Nautilus coils. I will build this thing though! Feel like it's some sort of right of passage at this point.

Yeah, and I realized that you prob had everything loose after I posted that, but just now getting back here.
Hope you get it going. I won't try to give you instruction on it, it's a new one to me too, but I turned that too and loosened up the deck, but quickly tightened it again and all is good with mine.

 

[englishmick]

Yeah, I took the center pin out first and I soaked them in hot water too. They just seemed stuck and then I'd end up tugging on them hard enough to rip them. I dunno. Maybe the next time they'll separate easier. But I see another order of rubber grommets in my future for sure.

I was going to suggest hot water to soften them but you already did that. I remember it happening a couple of times when I first took apart used factory heads. They had the rubber insulators and they had been sitting in a box for a long time after I finished using them. They seemed fragile. Maybe the rubber gets messed up when it gets heated and then left for a long time. After that I just threw away the old rubber ones even if they came out OK. I always used silicone replacements and never had a problem taking them out..

 

[bnrkwest]

Good to hear,i remember back early on in this thread how you were dreading the day that you would have to do this haha.A lot of people think coil building is hard,but as you have found out,it really isn't,or at least in most cases haha,i have had a few tanks that were a major pita to build on,but most are pretty easy,and it looks like you nailed it on the first try,so it just gets easier from there.
As for the muted flavor,yes it could be that the coil and wick needs a little break in time,it could also be that the wick is either just a bit tight or even just a bit loose.That's the beauty of being able to rewick though,is after a while if it still tastes muted,you can pull the wick and try again.With rayon,it is hard to get too much in there,you want it fairly tight in the coil,you should be able to slide it side to side but it should still feel tight.A tip that Jeremyr posted a long time ago,is when you pull it side to side,you should feel and sometimes even hear a squeek.I don't hear it,but i can definitely feel it,that's how i know my wick is just right.

Yes I was dreading it, but actually did not go too bad I had the rayon pretty tight when I pulled it thru but not sure I trimmed enough, there was rayon poking out a little, but good point I can rewick and see how that goes. I think I'll try it in the Kabuki before I do just to see if it has more flavor, the Nautilus started gurgling and that is typical for that tank for me.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Yes I was dreading it, but actually did not go too bad I had the rayon pretty tight when I pulled it thru but not sure I trimmed enough, there was rayon poking out a little, but good point I can rewick and see how that goes. I think I'll try it in the Kabuki before I do just to see if it has more flavor, the Nautilus started gurgling and that is typical for that tank for me.

I have used the Nautilus for a long time and don't seem to have that problem. I am sure you have tightened all the moving parts up? And typically when using a new head, I start the vv/w at the lowest setting and work up from there. This also helps to establish the vacuum in the tank as well as the flavor and keeps the coil head lasting longer.

 

[bnrkwest]

Haha,yeah before i read the bottom,i was thinking wow that must of been some funky juice to glob up like that haha.

I was thinking guacamole ??? LOL

 

[bnrkwest]

I have used the Nautilus for a long time and don't seem to have that problem. I am sure you have tightened all the moving parts up? And typically when using a new head, I start the vv/w at the lowest setting and work up from there. This also helps to establish the vacuum in the tank as well as the flavor and keeps the coil head lasting longer.

Yeah the Nautilus either works great it leaky gurgly for me. I have tightened and tried thicker juice, that did help. Not sure what my problem is.

I tried the VVTF in the Kabuki clone and it does not work, but they said it will only work in authentics, so that could be it. Will have to try it in my authentic one next. So guess for kabuki clones I will have to learn to rebuild the factory style coils.

Oh my gosh, I was just skimming your posts because I know zero about those, and I just saw in someone's quote that you said this is your first build.
Well, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

You've built other single coils, right, for Kayfuns and such...

No never built anything before, this was my first It was sort of fun and reminded me of my electronics days, fiddling with teeny tiny parts and wires LOL

 

[bnrkwest]

That's awesome, great job! I knew you could do it. You also did it on a deck that scared a lot of people away. LOL.

Keep experimenting with the wick. I use rayon in it too. I wet the wick with a little juice, before tucking it in the wick channels. I'm not sure how to explain this verbally, so it makes sense, but I'll try. When tucking the ends of the wick into that rounded end of the wick channel, I've had the best luck with the very ends of the wick facing out, toward the juice, instead of in, toward the wall of the rba. Hope that makes sense.

When it's time to re-wick, carefully pull the old rayon out, and just dry burn and re-wick. After I dry burn, I hold it upside down and carefully run a pipe cleaner in and out of the inside of the coil. Holding it upside down keeps any ash or crud from falling down inside the rba.

Have fun!

Thanks for the tips I figured if I started with the most dufficult, the Kayfuns would be a breeze LOL Tackle the hardest first when you don't know anything then everything else seems easy I always did like a challenge!

 

[corn flakes]

As another month passes, just updating my spreadsheet. This was my cheapest month for stocking up since last October. It would have been cheaper but I was scouring some sites for stash stuff for the Labor day sales and came across some SVD2's for C$15.

 

[Haktuspit]

Hey guys check me out I'm tootle puffing! Built a 1.55 coil and wicked with cotton, running at 14W, max VG ugh. Must say I was definitely not expecting the draw to be this tight.

If I open the airflow anymore the 510 connector touches the airflow screw and the resistance starts going haywire. I've opened the juice flow as far as it will go without coming apart. Any other tricks to get some more airflow going in this thing or is it supposed to be like this? Don't remember pulling this hard on my Nautilus Mini.

Also, I'm coughing my face off. Didn't expect that coming from DL. Might have to put it down for the night to stop making such a racket.