Aromamizer RDTA by Steam Crave
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Is there a guide somewhere to plugging the aromamizer's airholes? Also is there anything more to it then simply plugging the airholes? Since there is 4 Im assuming plug 2 of the airholes on one side? Anything else thats needed are there any other places on the deck that need to be modified in some way to achieve a single coil? I really think a single coil on the Aromamizer would be very efficient, it would save on battery, but at the same time since this tank is really a dripper I can still get by using less nicotine which saves money.
EDIT: >>No "guide" per se that I've seen, just suggestions to use wicking to plug the holes, packed tight enough to effectively seal them off.<<
Why oh why did I read that he was asking about juice holes?
In this thread I've seen metal tape, electrical tape, JB Weld and grub screws used to block the air holes, along with ideas of punching new holes in the AFC band to create custom configs.
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Someone used toothpicks on the juice holes. Metal tape over the airholes would look better than other tape. Or use the black band and put electrical tape over the airholes you want to block.
hi chris863
all I do is single coils.. never plugged the other two juice holes ..only three air holes well I plug all 4 with metal tape
and open the one where the coil is . all 4 vape great !
roxynoodle
another way which worked for me is ..used one of the two hole vape bands and with cuticle sissors cut a new offset hole in it to experiment w different airflow for single coil builds .
any verdict on that ss ... what gage is it ?
Its either 24 or 26 I think. I guess I should wrap a coil and see what Steam Engine thinks. Do you know what grade it is?
no I hoped you would know .. the gage seems to be ok then . is there a resistance difference in the difference grades ?
then steam engine would help to determen what is what . you know where there is more of it !
The facebook fan page has been changed to 'secret'...they didn't want a bunch of people joining in order to be in a contest they're running where they're giving away 30 devices. They plan to change it back to 'closed' afterwards, although some people say that once you go to 'secret' you can't change it back. it has roughly 1600 members, although not that many are active.
I cleaned the outside with Alch. and put good ol scotch clear tape over the two holes pointing at the post. The other two are directly pointed at the coil. 
You cannot see the tape unless you really look for it. Has to be replaced in about a month.
DO NOT try this until you clean the outside with Alch. It will not stick even though it looks clean underneath the tape. the ends will curl up.
Knife
You cannot see the tape unless you really look for it. Has to be replaced in about a month.
DO NOT try this until you clean the outside with Alch. It will not stick even though it looks clean underneath the tape. the ends will curl up.
Knife
I have had my Aromamizer for a few weeks now...still experiencing dry hits more than I would like. I know I have to improve my cotton "fluffing" technique, but looking for other suggestions on what people have done to minimize dry hits? I have tried both vertical and horizontal, but would say that I tend to get more dry hits when doing vertical. Others also experiencing this difference? Also, up to this point I have used a CoilMaster to make my coils, which result in contact coils. Have folks noticed any difference in dry hits when using contact vs. spaced coils?
Last Q -- I have been using the 26G Kanthal up to this point, but thinking of trying 24 Gauge. At least for me, I tend to have a better vape when I have more wraps in my coils. But, I have seen other posts where getting a 24G heated up is much longer and can affect the vaping experience? Can anyone attest to that, or are you having success building with 24G?
Thanks.
Last Q -- I have been using the 26G Kanthal up to this point, but thinking of trying 24 Gauge. At least for me, I tend to have a better vape when I have more wraps in my coils. But, I have seen other posts where getting a 24G heated up is much longer and can affect the vaping experience? Can anyone attest to that, or are you having success building with 24G?
Thanks.
I use 3mm ID coils and I literally fluff the cotton out as much as humanly possible. I also make sure I have a snug amount of cotton in my coils. Other than that make sure you're just gently tucking the cotton into the wells, while dry, without compression. I only experienced dry hits when my cotton wasn't fluffed enough. I use the flat side of the Lemo/Lemo 2 screwdriver to separate the cotton hairs/strands to fluff mine.
The ramp up time will be longer with 24awg, meaning you'll have to up the wattage a bit.
Honestly I would try it without fluffing. As long as you're cutting off all the cotton that you'd twisted to get it through the coil, none of it should need fluffing. Before I moved to rayon, I made no attempt to get the cotton real snug in the coil, or fluff it up. Some people do fine basically covering the entire deck with cotton, but if you're getting dry hits, go the opposite way. Put only as much cotton in the coil as you need to make full contact with it, and make no attempt to fluff out the tails once you've cut off the twisted part. Just bend them under and lay them over the juice holes. On the velocity deck, you should be able to see bare metal deck between the posts (i.e., between the two wicked coils.)
People overstuff this tank with cotton because it can get seepy/leaky through the airholes otherwise (and because everybody carries often unnecessary habits leftover from the requirements of outdated tanks), but if your juice is giving you dry hits, you need to do the reverse. If your deck is just a pillow of cotton, and your juice is prone to flowing poorly, all you've done is created a big sponge to keep the juice from finding its way up to the coil.
Time to make a correction folks. I hate when I post falsehoods, but I did.
I originally stated that I could vape the Aromamizer at 125w with ease, no dryhits when chaining. That's false. Now that I have a DNA200 it is evident that my iJoy Asolo underheats by 15w so my new benchmark is 110w.
Sorry bout that,
Cig
I originally stated that I could vape the Aromamizer at 125w with ease, no dryhits when chaining. That's false. Now that I have a DNA200 it is evident that my iJoy Asolo underheats by 15w
so my new benchmark is 110w.Sorry bout that,
Cig
wow, thanks for all the suggestions for adapting the aromamizer for single coil use... as far as coil placement nothing different right just mount it normally on one side of the velocity style deck as with dual coil builds?
From what I've seen, most single coilers are mounting a single vertical coil in the middle of the posts and running the cotton to both wicking sides. But for a horizontal you'd have to mount it normally and plug the opposite side with cotton.
I agree with pretty much all of this except how much wick to use in the coil. It's ok to use less wick density in the coil for low power applications but the higher power you want to run the more density required. To run my 24g 2.8mm dual coils at 110w I have to wick with very heavy density to stave off dryhitting.
Like you said, no fluffing required and short wicktails tucked under coil loosely hovering over juice holes. No wick in the center of the juice well between the coils.
Yeah that's true, my experience is based on my builds that never require more than 55W, usually more like 40. But in any case I think the pillow of cotton on the deck is more implicated than the density in the coil, so that shouldn't be a big issue re: dry hits, unless someone's trying to pack their coils absurdly tight.
I'm sure this has been brought up countless times before but I just ordered an aromamizer, 3ml and was wondering why some people are having problems with the air holes not lining up with their coils. Will mine have this problem? Is there a workaround to this issue?
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