I just purchased an Buck Naked Express starter kit. With every other hit or so I get this burnt plasticky taste. Previous to purchasing this set up I was using the small 410 battery with a clearomizer and never experienced this issue. Is it possible that i got a bad tank? The hardware does look a bit crooked inside the plastic. Please help, I'm new to this, and have been smoke free for one month thanks to vaping!!
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did you fill the tank and allow enuff time for the wick to soak up the fluid ? (10min)
this what ya got ?
Buck Naked Express E-Cigarette Starter Kit - Various Colors
did you fill the tank and allow enuff time for the wick to soak up the fluid ? (10min)
this what ya got ?
Buck Naked Express E-Cigarette Starter Kit - Various Colors
not sure of quality but not a bad kit ($$)
but my point is be SURE to allow wicks to get enuff wet fluid
dry burnt taste comes from pushing fire button, drawing air thru it when dry
it's called 'wicking' and it all depends on how good your system works
and you should be able to tell -- don't run it dry, allow it to recover
but my point is be SURE to allow wicks to get enuff wet fluid
dry burnt taste comes from pushing fire button, drawing air thru it when dry
it's called 'wicking' and it all depends on how good your system works
and you should be able to tell -- don't run it dry, allow it to recover
Could be a number of things. A lot of the starter kits come with lower quality clearomizers that simply don't work as well as better ones. Even the same type of clearomizer (in this case it looks to be a CE-4) comes in varying degrees of quality. If you're using a thick juice you may also have trouble wicking in a clearomizer like that.
this is usually the kit I recommend to people to start out :
- Kanger eVod Kit - Blue
it's pretty hard to beat , also look around this web site, one of the better ones for info
and good deals...
edit- like yours : http://www.discountvapers.com/kanger-t2-clearomizer-clear-2-2ohm-long-wick/
- Kanger eVod Kit - Blue
it's pretty hard to beat , also look around this web site, one of the better ones for info
and good deals...
edit- like yours : http://www.discountvapers.com/kanger-t2-clearomizer-clear-2-2ohm-long-wick/
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Are you looking for something rebuildable? The CE4's are a good option, but you have to get them from a reputable vendor and they aren't rebuildable, so when they're dead, they're dead. The CE4's are something we recommend to new vapers at our shop when they need something simple to quit smoking. When it doesn't work you just trash it and get a new one, and that works out great for most of our beginners. Eventually, if they stick with it, they want to step up to something where they can replace the wicks instead of buying a whole new clearomizer every few weeks. When I was using clearos my favorites were the Kanger T2 and the Kanger Evods, the coils are easy to replace on both and I felt like a got a good consistent vape out of them.
But to answer the question about possibly getting a bad tank, it's completely possible. All of the clearomizers that you buy are going to be made in China, and the quality control standards are pretty suspect. When we order CE-4s at our shop, we usually get 1 out of every 6 or so that is DOA.
for a newbie the evod (Kanger only) would be perfect... I still grab them for quick, hassle free use.. Most of the time I usually drip a rebuildable, or try to build that perfect coil and wick for a pro tank..
Hi Shoebz,
Congratulations on making a new friend. I remember how frustrating these things can be. You are using a Vision style clearomizer and they do have some quirks to them. The wick material varies by manufacturer as does the actual construction of the head. What I found was that I had to do the "twirl" with some of them. Hold the device upside-down and swing it in a circle after filling it. Press the button a couple times while you do that. This 'primes' the coil and helps eliminate any leftover oil and such from manufacturing (likely the source of the foul plastic taste). You may have to do this more than once depending on the juice you're using. Some thicker juices just don't work well with these style clearomizers. If that's the case, try one of the bottom coils, you can tune them a little easier and you will always have juice on the wick (contributing to the dry, burnt taste is the lack of liquid under the coil).
I agree with the others, the source makes the difference. I like Vision genuine products in this style and I've tried Smok and others. In this style Vision wins. For the ViviNova style, Smok wins. For the bottom coils, Kanger wins. The point is, each style has its best-in-class manufacturer. And even then, given the size of the production runs, you can end up with a rare dud.
Good luck and Vape On!
Congratulations on making a new friend. I remember how frustrating these things can be. You are using a Vision style clearomizer and they do have some quirks to them. The wick material varies by manufacturer as does the actual construction of the head. What I found was that I had to do the "twirl" with some of them. Hold the device upside-down and swing it in a circle after filling it. Press the button a couple times while you do that. This 'primes' the coil and helps eliminate any leftover oil and such from manufacturing (likely the source of the foul plastic taste). You may have to do this more than once depending on the juice you're using. Some thicker juices just don't work well with these style clearomizers. If that's the case, try one of the bottom coils, you can tune them a little easier and you will always have juice on the wick (contributing to the dry, burnt taste is the lack of liquid under the coil).
I agree with the others, the source makes the difference. I like Vision genuine products in this style and I've tried Smok and others. In this style Vision wins. For the ViviNova style, Smok wins. For the bottom coils, Kanger wins. The point is, each style has its best-in-class manufacturer. And even then, given the size of the production runs, you can end up with a rare dud.
Good luck and Vape On!
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Sounds to me like your having wicking issues--if you leave the tank for a bit and vape it--does the flavor improve and get worse if you vape it more than once? If it does it sounds like a wicking problem.
Try a few dry pulls and see if that helps(inhale without firing the batt to prime the wick)
Also the plastic taste can sometimes be removed by boiling the tank in water for a few minutes.
Try a few dry pulls and see if that helps(inhale without firing the batt to prime the wick)
Also the plastic taste can sometimes be removed by boiling the tank in water for a few minutes.
ce4 tanks can have issues--as others here have suggested, go with vision ce4 tanks or vivinova of kangar--I used ce4's when I started and had the same issues--some worked great--others not so much--it wasn't long before I switched the the vivnova and an igo-w rda
I had some similar trouble with the CE4s at first too, but had some luck with unscrewing the drip tip a bit. I leave it just barely plugged in when using it & tighten it down when stashing it to use a different flavor
nothing pisses me off more than a leak. But i did find that most of them were caused by operator error. Like too much liquid. and one crooked atomizer head rubber nipple.
Wow thank you all for all of your advice, I greatly appreciate it, and find it very useful! I'm very interested in getting myself a higher quality bottom coil tank now. Today I only had the burnt taste after taking more than 3 hits at time so what I'm gathering is that it may be a wicking issue? My tank was over half full.
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