I've found that completely washing these in dish soap and / or alcohol causes the o-rings to be a bit sticky (lack of machine oil lubrication). Putting a drop or two of eliquid on them before re-installing them makes everything run a bit smoother.
Attack of the (Kayfun v4) Clones!
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I've found that completely washing these in dish soap and / or alcohol causes the o-rings to be a bit sticky (lack of machine oil lubrication). Putting a drop or two of eliquid on them before re-installing them makes everything run a bit smoother.
What are you using for wicks? I'm still using my favorite silica. I'm on my forth refill on each of my KF4's and still going strong. I'm waiting for some Rayon to come in the mail that was offered to me from another member from here to try out.
Ya about 4 mils But it don't last longanother note the wicks on my old Kayfuns I would change out every tank, for the crisp taste, with the V4 I can go 5 or 6 tanks on a wick. Amazing Atty
I haven't really had much chance to see how long I can go on a single wick (been having too much fun rebuilding and trying new things), but I will say that they do go through fluid! The only tank I have that is more thirsty is my Lemo, but that's running a subohm nickle build at 30W
I'm at 1.8Ω on mine currently. Want to try lower ohms next build.
I just built a 1.2Ω on mine out of 29ga Kanthal. It's a spaced coil and so far, it my favorite setup!
You really need to get that bottom assembly apart there is a lot of surface area to hold the machine oil and your air is passing through there. When you remove the 510 the 10/11 part should fall out. Then you can get a screwdriver on #9.
I put my parts with the O rings (removed) in a bowel covered them in white vinegar and then dropped a couple of teaspoons of baking soda in. There will be a reaction so make sure your bowl has some room for the bubbles. Put it in the sink in case it bubbles over. I let the parts soak in that solution for about an hour then scrubbed with a hot Dawn solution. Just has to be hot not boiling. Your boiling may have softened the delrin and caused it to stick. It only has a max temp rating of 200F. The O-rings if they are Nitrile are good to 226F.
Use some pipe cleaners to scrub 14 and a bottle brush or something that can get up into 26 and scrub it.
Hope this helps. These clones are more trouble than the their worth.
I use 3 pieces of 3mm silica wrapped together with 30g 5 times evenly spaced. I find larger diameter coils taste better and keeps the wick wet for chain vaping.
I run the V4 same as the KFL+'s 1.2 Ohms and cotton wicks
http://http://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Labo-ORGANIC-Puff-200pc/dp/B000TCD51A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1422047023&sr=8-2&keywords=ko+gen+do++cotton
I have tried all most every kind of wicking material.( cotton rayon bamboo silica) The Organic cotton sheets are the best IMO
So easy to make perfect wicks every time
http://http://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Labo-ORGANIC-Puff-200pc/dp/B000TCD51A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1422047023&sr=8-2&keywords=ko+gen+do++cotton
I have tried all most every kind of wicking material.( cotton rayon bamboo silica) The Organic cotton sheets are the best IMO
So easy to make perfect wicks every time
I found these on ebay and have ordered a set. Ultimate Kayfun Deck Screws
The cheap Phillips heads that came with my clone are a real pain to trap the wire consistently. Hopefully these will simplify it and I like the socket head torque without stripping.
The cheap Phillips heads that came with my clone are a real pain to trap the wire consistently. Hopefully these will simplify it and I like the socket head torque without stripping.
My recommendation would be to simply order the m1.6 cheesehead screws. Easily found on eBay or McMaster. Wider and completely flat at the bottom. I use it to capture Mundy Magic wires with those
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I wish I could get it apart. I have tried every suggesting possible. I just don;t want to end up damaging it in the process. I think my second bath may have taken care of it. The taste has faded now.
And IMO this Kv4 in general is more trouble than it's worth. Outside of the better airflow and easier fill, I am not seeing much benefit over my KFL's or Lemos. And I hate the smaller juice capacity. I doubt I will get another one.
My recommendation would be to simply order the m1.6 cheesehead screws. Easily found on eBay or McMaster. Wider and completely flat at the bottom. I use it to capture Mundy Magic wires with those
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Yeah I bought a pack of 25 on ebay for under $5 shipped. Seller afh_fasteners M1.6 x 3mm allen. I have converted all of my Kayfuns and Lemos over to allens.
It is complicated but it's designed so you never have to get that complicated for normal use. I never take my base apart at all. My juice control works perfectly and I can toss the entire thing in my pocket without worrying about it leaking on me. Refilling is also a 30 second affair, which is amazing to me.
The only thing I really have to tinker with now is getting my build right to get the best flavor out of this. Other than the quick juice consumption I have no issues at all with mine.
My recommendation would be to simply order the m1.6 cheesehead screws. Easily found on eBay or McMaster. Wider and completely flat at the bottom. I use it to capture Mundy Magic wires with those
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Thanks I didn't know what size I needed so it the seller made it easy. I will look for some of the ones you recommended and see which works best for me. The ones I ordered coming from UK so it will be a week or two before I see them. Maybe I will drive up to Wisconsin to see if I can find some of these cheese heads. ;^)
The seemingly complicated design is what was putting me off on ordering one of these. I mean, Kayfuns are "classics" so I really kind of one want version but was looking more at a 3.1 or KFL+ because it just seemed a lot simpler to deal with. This comment made it seem a bit less intimidating, though, so maybe I should pick one up? I'm only really working with a Lemo right now (which is great for me) so my rebuilding experience is pretty limited. Would I have a lot of problems with it do you think?
What kind of tool is needed to take out the center post? My AFC screw does nothing so I thought I'm going to take this apart entirely to inspect further.
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