Hello I'm not a new vaper, but recently got the above rta.... now my first build on it came out at 1.9 ohms, high , I know, but I really enjoyed the flavour only at low watts... vaped whole 5 mm tank full. So this morning decided to build new coil, at lower ohm... but got few vapes of flavour then burnt dry hit.... so built another coil, same thing again... third time built a 1.8 ohm coil, less cotton wick etc... lasted a little longer but now tastes burnt too.... what the heck am I doing wrong?? Is it possible that my juice is bad in this tank now, and would I be better cleaning it all out totally? Any tips please ....
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The one thing I can think off off the bat is did you check to make sure you don’t have a short? Other than that I would clean out the tank & start over. Hope you get it worked out.
Hmm yes I might have to do that, no never had a short as far I know.... thanks
That's so bizarre... I had exactly the same thing happening to me. Got the Berserker and the first build was fine. Wanted to try a different build and always got dry hits after some draws no matter how I build and wicked. Never got it running again so I gave up and sold it.
99% that the problem lies in your wicking, this atomizer really does not forgive bad wicking. Don't overstuff the juice channels with cotton, just cut your wick to the edge of the atty and gently just place it inside the juice wells with your pliers. That's how I wick and it works fine.
The Beserker is one of my favorite 24mm tanks. I built it with a single .7 ohm 2.5mm SS316L coil and rayon wick. I push the wick ends loosely through the holes and cut them to barely touch the juice deck. 10 watts is fine with that build, but I'm not into high wattage on any mod.
Well, you might go back to your prior resistance coil and see how that does. I'd agree this tank is tricky for several reasons. One is, it has quite restricted airflow, so if wattage goes too high, to power a lower ohm's coil, it may not be your wick (entirely) it just may be too much wattage in a small space is singing your wick (I'm going to assume in this example that you were firing lower watts for your first setup?
I didn't find wicking hard with this tank (coil placement, maybe a bit) but I use rayon. It withstands more heat without burning. Also important, not to overwick in this tank I'd think. Due to the really tight draw, you need some thinning and trimming so it doesn't choke the tank's (very low airflow). So, I made sure my wicks weren't overdone at least not outside of the coil. It made no sense to me that a thinner wick would work better, but it seems to consistently do so (in my builds at least). The less wick I have, the less it will "choke" the tank and also less eliquid needs to saturate the wick, meaning less dry hits and etc.
Hope any of this was helpful. The berserker can be a bit tricky but it does offer outstanding flavor. Etc.
Good luck,
Anna
I didn't find wicking hard with this tank (coil placement, maybe a bit) but I use rayon. It withstands more heat without burning. Also important, not to overwick in this tank I'd think. Due to the really tight draw, you need some thinning and trimming so it doesn't choke the tank's (very low airflow). So, I made sure my wicks weren't overdone at least not outside of the coil. It made no sense to me that a thinner wick would work better, but it seems to consistently do so (in my builds at least). The less wick I have, the less it will "choke" the tank and also less eliquid needs to saturate the wick, meaning less dry hits and etc.
Hope any of this was helpful. The berserker can be a bit tricky but it does offer outstanding flavor. Etc.
Good luck,
Anna
Lots of posts around claim this is a result of high vg use in the Berserker. I don't have personal experience with it yet but I read many say that it is a bear to wick with high vg. I have held off on buying one because of that and all the claims about leaking.
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