Clipping coils

[escapetovape]

hi all,

So I purchased my first rebuildable - GeekVape Zeus. Firstly I love the lines and machining and when I got it out of the box I was seriously impressed that it came with so many spares.

My problem comes from putting it together; I used the coils that came with it, they seemed exceedingly long (after tying them in they sat above the airflow posts), put the cotton in and trimmed, soaked and pre-fired the cotton before topping up (smelled fine), put it back together and topped up the tank, took my first hit....


BY THE GODS IT WAS DISGUSTING!!!

now I knew from the taste that it was burning cotton, I pre-soaked it for nearly an hour before starting. And I can’t seem to get it tasting “normal” The way I can with my Revenger X.

Something I noticed when I pulled the coils out were they were exceedingly high in contrast to the vids I’ve watched, should I be trimming the coil ends?

I’m guessing the cotton isn’t wicking fast enough, between that and the juice is really thick (Charlie Nobles custard). Is there a technique I’m missing?

Thanks for taking the time to look.

 

[escapetovape]

Here’s the coil, I can see why it burned, out a new one in and still getting the burned taste even though I clipped the tails.

 

[bombastinator]

one of your tails is still way too long. thats why its cockeyed. the coil should sit level.

I would set the coil correctly, trim the wire ends, remove the wick, rinse the thing off, and rewick

 

[escapetovape]

one of your tails is still way too long. thats why its cockeyed

Yes that was the one I removed, the new one I clipped and it was strange as hell. I put it in to test, it was 0.41 ohm then when I put the tank on it dropped to 0.11ohm.

 

[puffon]

The coil is too high and shorting on the chimney.
Take a look through this thread for some build pics:
GeekVape Zeus RTA

 

[escapetovape]

The coil is too high and shorting on the chimney.
Take a look through this thread for some build pics:
GeekVape Zeus RTA

Thanks for that - I clipped the coil tails and it sits around the same height as in the build pics.

I’m going to let it soak for bit more and try again. I’m getting a little put off by the burnt cotton taste.