I wanna try this ..... Shoot for maybe a .8 or so.
Do I really need the S kit? I'm not too concerned about the increased airflow...seems like my v4s are plenty airy.... But more the increased heat & insulator. Think I'll melt the stock delrin?
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Do I really need the S kit? I'm not too concerned about the increased airflow...seems like my v4s are plenty airy.... But more the increased heat & insulator. Think I'll melt the stock delrin?
Ah i forgot about the floss trick... and Teflon tape is another great idea to hold me over until i order some proper rings. Thanks! I'll report back on what i tried and if it worked.
I cant see this working with the stock airflow personally... it wold be too hot. Even with the S kit a dual .5 seems way overkill for the V4... i cant imagine the tiny juice holes and all to keep up.
I'm having the same issue with my black Tobeco. My silver one is still working perfectly with no changes from new. I swapped (16) on the black one and it still leaks. I'll probably try a 12.1mm x 1.6mm shaved down. I put 12 x 1.5mm on my FT and FC and they're working perfectly.
So what size is on the black Tobeco? I found it interesting that mine had a 12 x 1.5 mm for #16 but the Tobeco spares bag (purchased)has 11 x 1.5 mm for #16
I have 4 of them with 12 x 1.5's not leaking anymore so far.
Nah, I still have a 12.5 mm on the Tobeco, works good but kind of tight, I'll change it back to 12, it never did leak with the 12, just wanted to try the fit of 12.5 one.
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With the S kit I have run two full tanks through it and the dual .5 is giving a warm (not hot), thick vape, with tons of flavor that keeps up just fine. I have built the K4 every which way from Sunday and this is by far my favorite build on it so far. I'm working on getting my preferred DNA40 device so until I get one and can work with TP, this is going to be my go-to build.
I have built a K4 with a .9 build and while I didn't melt the insulator, the airflow just wasn't enough.
Interesting... very good to know! Boggles the mind how it can feed juice that fast with such minuscule feed pathways. I can't even get a 1ohm single above 20 watts on mine... and i've got my coiling/wicking down to a micron measured science on it lol. I'll have to experiment some more this weekend after i sort my leaky #16 o-ring.
Yeah my first build was a single .9 and it was a bit harsh. Back to 1.4-1.6 for me!
U probably already tried this .... but ensure screw #9 is nice & tight. I replaced #16 ring for the fix on one of my leakers, but find I need to tighten #9 with each re-wick, some reason keeps coming loose.
I had that issue too when I was running a 2.4mm I.D. coil. To keep the cotton right in the coil, it seemed to be under wicking in the juice well allowing the juice to flood the center post.
I've since switched to a 3.0mm I.D. coil which allows enough cotton to fill the juice well preventing that excess liquid up by the air hole. The cotton is cut so that it just sits on the juice channels and pasted in place with juice before screwing down the inner chimney (B25).
Since then, I've had no liquid in the base and it's wicking perfectly. No more dry hits, no more flooding.
My coloured glass sections came innow my 3 KF V4's are colour coded
FT has bin jerking me around on it for 2 weeks now
What is the consensus on the best way to eliminate the spring? I plan on using the Black KF V4 on a DNA 40 with TC
BTW the mods are FT enclosure with authentic DNA 30's
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Get a few of these for your KF4 if you want to use them with a nickel build on a DNA 40.
What a difference, the resistance is ROCK SOLID at .13 ohm with 10 turns 28AWG nickel
Can't recommend them enough!!
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Yeah i figured that out on my first tear down... leaked when i just finger tightened it lol. I've been snugging the crap out of it with a big flat head driver... def not moving now! But thanks for the warning!
I also use 3mm coil... 28 gauge... wrapped as a tension coil then pulled and spaced with about .5mm between each wrap.... wicked thick and fluffy with KGD down to a science with 21mm's of wick that float .5-1mm above the juice deck. Wicks unbelievably good... damn near perfect. I love my 3-3.5mm macro spaced coils. It's funny that after a solid year and a half of micros the trend is moving back to macro spaced coils lol.
Def a seal issue and not wicking it looks like. Will thread/floss wrap the o-ring tonight and order some 12x1.5s. Thanks for the good suggestions!
Yes and they make an amazing difference.
Absolutely rock solid with a nickel build. I bought 4 of 'em and I'm gonna order more.
Thanks I ordered a couple. I have been running my clone without the #4 for awhile. It works but hopefully these replacements will make it right.
Good thought, I may try that. I use cheapo yard gloves to get the "stuck" bits apart when they are being stubborn.
Can you pick up a dime with those? Old reference to a TV commercial.
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If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it? Sounds like someplace I might want to do business with.
Edit: Nevermind, I would of seen it if I'd just read ahead a little!
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Not quite that .... but close. Most of my stuff looks like new. Might have to get me some felt!
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Waiting on some replacement glass .... same thing, not supplying tracking numbers anymore, & I also didn't see where there was an option when I purchased it.
Would imagine 95% of their customer service calls are concerning product shipments/tracking .... guess they now see this as a profitable 'value-add'.
I don't think I want to deal with somebody who lists the vaping gear under "home & garden". Really doesn't give one a warm fuzzy feeling that they know what they're talking about.
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I don't want to insult anybody, but when I hear of dry hits I wonder if everyone is familiar with this trick for getting more liquid to the wick. I don't think it should be necessary under normal operation, but when it's needed, it's needed, at the slightest hint of a dry hit, before the wick gets burned. Like after rebuilding the deck, after refilling, etc. Just hold the V4 with fingertips on the 4 air holes on A5 and gently suck (on D41 ;-). Watch for air bubbles and stop when they appear. Check operation and repeat if necessary.
If after leaving home base you find that your new build is blocking the fluid holes too much -- and crippling your style, before you can touch down and perform full maintenance, you can just keep fingers positioned to block 1, 2 or 3 holes while vaping, to suction enough additional liquid to get through the mission.
If after leaving home base you find that your new build is blocking the fluid holes too much -- and crippling your style, before you can touch down and perform full maintenance, you can just keep fingers positioned to block 1, 2 or 3 holes while vaping, to suction enough additional liquid to get through the mission.
Well pictures should show something wrong with my builds i would think, so here we are, this is just one of the many that work for 12 hits or so then dry hit city, requiring hard pulls or blocking air holes and even unscrewing the drip tip adapter to get air bubbles.
2mm micro 28awg, 1.3ohm, with KDG this one is a thinned tailed version, which is roughly 22mm from end to end but everything has the same effect
2mm micro 28awg, 1.3ohm, with KDG this one is a thinned tailed version, which is roughly 22mm from end to end but everything has the same effect
Kinda looks like your wick is not touching the top of the coil? That would do it.
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