Attack of the (Kayfun V5) Clones!

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RocketRonnieRadox

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I'm sticking with it yes but have not been so sonfused by a setup since I started using rba's 2 years ago.

Just built the same wick on to a Lite and the flavour is there so its not the cotton or wicking technique.

Where on earth is the flavor button on this thing.

For the record using Element Watermelon Chil 6mg 50/50 PG/VG
 
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I'm sticking with it yes but have not been so sonfused by a setup since I started using rba's 2 years ago.

Just built the same wick on to a Lite and the flavour is there so its not the cotton or wicking technique.

Where on earth is the flavor button on this thing.

For the record using Element Watermelon Chil 6mg 50/50 PG/VG
This has got me stumped.I vape 50/50 pg/vg as well.Mtl at around 11 watts.I make my own juice and around 8mg nicotine.I had to cut my flavor percentages to 5% as there is so much flavor.
 

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Well i am almost convinced that its a wicking issue.
If I close the airholes with my fingers and draw without firing, then fire afterwards, I get some flavor....
RRR, it seems to me that your wick is not saturated enough. Something is blocking the juice flow. Possible causes are too much wick in the coil or in the juice wells. I use rayon and always pack my coil tight, but cotton needs to be looser in the coil because cotton expands and a densely packed coil can get choked off. But you probably know that already. Check the density of your cotton in the juice wells. The wells are very small and too much wick can choke off the flow of juice. The wick should loosely fill the well and be cut just short of the bottom.

I got my SJMY clone yesterday and it is very similar to my SXK. The only way I can tell them apart is by the serial numbers on the base. Very happy with the smooth theading and o-rings and cleanliness of these clones.
 

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Pete that sounds logical. It makes sense and conforms to my experience so far.

I will try a loose coil and post my findings.

Would love to get this thing working right as it is a very good atty in all other respects.

You might want to inspect the juice flow channels too as some reported manufacturing debris inside them which was causing blockage. Just an idea from the peanut gallery [emoji106]


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RRR, it seems to me that your wick is not saturated enough. Something is blocking the juice flow. Possible causes are too much wick in the coil or in the juice wells. I use rayon and always pack my coil tight, but cotton needs to be looser in the coil because cotton expands and a densely packed coil can get choked off. But you probably know that already. Check the density of your cotton in the juice wells. The wells are very small and too much wick can choke off the flow of juice. The wick should loosely fill the well and be cut just short of the bottom.

I got my SJMY clone yesterday and it is very similar to my SXK. The only way I can tell them apart is by the serial numbers on the base. Very happy with the smooth theading and o-rings and cleanliness of these clones.
I was wondering about blowing out the juice holes when it's time to rewick. Could be gunk from machining clogging inside.
 

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I was wondering about blowing out the juice holes when it's time to rewick. Could be gunk from machining clogging inside.
True, Kenna. You'd be surprised at the junk left inside the holes. Here's an early Kayfun that had a blockage in the air flow hole. I removed the air adj screw and found this:
 

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Well air hole inspection next as I just re wicked with silica and the taste was nasty thus eliminating the wicking material.

Aside from the nasty taste, can you tell if the KF5 is wicking right? Can you chain vape without dry hits? I'm thinking that the bad taste could be a separate problem. Perhaps your juice was cooked (overheated)?
 
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