A little over 3/16" will get you close. I Added to my previous post.
Aromamizer RDTA by Steam Crave
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Any particular wicking technique? On the holes Vs near the holes?
I vape around 35w. Never anymore than 45. I'm a flavor chaser.
Sounds like you need MUCH smaller coils. 3mm dual coils aren't going to produce great flavor at 45w in the Aromamizer. For that low of power I'd be looking at winding up some 28g 2-2.5mm coils so the heat will be high enough to reach good flavor producing temps.
Maybe @roxynoodle can help you in that dept. I'm more of a high power flavor chaser. Good luck.
Well, I've been wrapping the Claptons on 2.5mm bits, but then they get bigger. And those I like 50-60W.
I have a build running 40W, but its almost a tootle puff. I'll be changing that one.
The quad build is small coils, but it likes 50+W, too.
3 of my 4 builds can do 100W.
I have a build running 40W, but its almost a tootle puff. I'll be changing that one.
The quad build is small coils, but it likes 50+W, too.
3 of my 4 builds can do 100W.
i haven't noticed muted flavor when comparing different drip tipsYeah, the flavor seems muted when using them. I thought about digging out the dremel and doing something fancy, leaving it partially there and taking off only some of the base... but then I decided I was too lazy and just wanted to vape!
Ok, here you go @Scott the Vaper . Below is a link to Steamengine. An excellent coil building calculator to play with. I have entered some coil parameters that I think will work with the Aroma at 40w. Just a simple 28g Kanthal, 8 wraps slightly spaced,, 2mm ID, .6ohm dual coil build that will produce plenty of heat at 40w. You'll have close down the airflow control quite a lot to warm up the vape but i think it will work fine.
Coil wrapping | Steam Engine | free vaping calculators
Good luck
I've got no trouble chain vaping at 100 watts and get zero leaks laying on the side. I do wick with rayon which I find wicks much better than cotton.
Wick with a generous amount of wick, trim with the gap between the deck and the out edge (where the juice goes), gently tuck it under the coils (I build horizontally), wick and go. No leaks, no dry hits. If you haven't tryed rayon I highly suggest you try it out! A few bucks buys you a lifetime supply:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PBGJT5A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00
Edit: I noticed you're using 24g not claptons. I had a spaced 22a build in mine I could run around 120 watts without dry hitting with the same wicking method. Have you got any 22ga lying around?
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The rayon stands up to heat a little better and fluffs easier than cotton as well.
It does tend to compress when saturated instead of expanding like cotton, so I like to pack a little more material when working with rayon instead of cotton, but you can still over do it.
It does tend to compress when saturated instead of expanding like cotton, so I like to pack a little more material when working with rayon instead of cotton, but you can still over do it.
some pill bottles have rayon on top of the pills .. test it with a lighter ..burns it is rayon ..melts it is not!
tried it a long time ago all I remember is that it worked ok . still have a big box full of hemp fiber when that was the thing . will look to find my rayon again and compare mor closely to the f5 cotton I am using now.
thanks for the wicking tips to try .
did anybody ever try the 5 pack of v decks from ft ?
sure like to know if they fit the aromamizer .or can be modded to fit .
sure like to know if they fit the aromamizer .or can be modded to fit .
How bout some pics of your wicking technique?
Yes, I use rayon. Yes, I've used 22g but don't like the slower firing times, claptons either.
What is the heat capacity of your claptons? And what is the heat flux at 120w? Point is, running 24g at 120w, which I can with cotton, is twice the heat of 22g at 120w and it requires twice the juice flow too; enough juice that I can't cover the juice holes, so it leaks.
I would settle for 80w without leaking using 24g if there is a way. Just haven't found it yet.
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Yeah, I'll have to sit down with the wire wizard and figure out the heat flux. It's 26/32 pre wound UD clapton wire but I have to imagine it's pretty high.
I hesitate to even call what I do when wicking "technique"; it's literally cut, fluff, stuff, drip.
One thing I do love about rayon is the wicks seem to last forever. I've got the same wick in there for two weeks now and even though discolored near the coils it still tastes like the first time I put it in there.
Yeah, rayon is great. It's not unusual to get over 200ml between wick changes with clean-ish juices.
BTW, I think you'll find that your claptons have about half the heat flux per mm^2 than 24g. 24g doesn't have near as much wick-to-wire surface area contact as 22g or claptons either, so it has to stay wet, wet, wet or it'll go burny at 120w. My coil symmetry has to be very good to achieve those power levels too.
Do you prefer 24 gauge just for the short ramp up times? That'd be my one complaint with higher mass coils is that they take a bit to get going. The flavor is so good off the claptons though I just can't go back.
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