Hey guys, New to rebuildables. I have a magneto with an aga t2 on top using stainless steel mesh. Tried to wrap a coil. this is actually the third time and every one is doing it. using 3-4 wraps with 30 gauge kanthol. when i press the button in, im getting no hot spots, but if i hold it for about 4 seconds, it is litterally bursting in to a flame. Any idea on why? Im kind of afraid to use it because im afraid im gonna litterally suck in the fire lol
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I had the same problem it completely fried my wick so i built a new one. another looked like it was doing it so i raised the wire up off the deck and I think that helped. I'm definitely going to watch this thread.
So you think its the wick that is causing the fire? I only have the stainless steel the sent me with the tank, I have to order some more because I dont know of any stores that sell it
oh and plus unless i pour the juice right on the coil I get nothing but a burnt taste, no flavor. so I know that prob has to do with the wick, so any suggestions for that would be great too. point of these are to get the best flavor after all 
mine made a fire without the wick and I have noticed that I get that nasty taste if/until my cotton is completely saturated.
1. Check your resistance. The only wrap I've ever used on any genesis is a 3 wrap 28awg nichrome and that always gave me exactly 1 ohm. Since you're using 30awg kanthal, I'd expect your resistance to be a bit higher than 1 ohm.
2. Do a dry burn, no liquid whatsoever. Your coils should glow evenly starting from the inside coils and moving outwards. If your coils instantly glow or you notice one or more specific spots that are glowing noticeably brighter than the rest of the coil, you have a short.
3. That's the coolest thing I've seen a genesis do.
2. Do a dry burn, no liquid whatsoever. Your coils should glow evenly starting from the inside coils and moving outwards. If your coils instantly glow or you notice one or more specific spots that are glowing noticeably brighter than the rest of the coil, you have a short.
3. That's the coolest thing I've seen a genesis do.
Either your wick is drying out, or there is a short somewhere. Or both!
Follow sumoman's instructions on getting the coils glowing evenly, then see if the problem persists to any degree. If you still have dry hits/burning then the wick is just drying out.
It's hard to tell from the pic, but do you have all the deck holes plugged? Take a screw out somewhere (if you haven't already) so you have an air hole in the deck. This will allow the juice to wick much easier and reduce the chance of drying your wick out.
Also, gennys usually need at least a little bit of a tilt to function properly, known as the "genny-tilt" When taking a puff make sure the wick is on the bottom, and the device is tilted a bit. This will also help juice feed the wick. When doing cap-off juice burns tilt too, with the wick on the bottom.
There are people out there claiming perfect vertical wicking, and/or good feeding with all holes plugged, while they may be lucky for most people you need to leave a hole open and tilt a bit.
Follow sumoman's instructions on getting the coils glowing evenly, then see if the problem persists to any degree. If you still have dry hits/burning then the wick is just drying out.
It's hard to tell from the pic, but do you have all the deck holes plugged? Take a screw out somewhere (if you haven't already) so you have an air hole in the deck. This will allow the juice to wick much easier and reduce the chance of drying your wick out.
Also, gennys usually need at least a little bit of a tilt to function properly, known as the "genny-tilt" When taking a puff make sure the wick is on the bottom, and the device is tilted a bit. This will also help juice feed the wick. When doing cap-off juice burns tilt too, with the wick on the bottom.
There are people out there claiming perfect vertical wicking, and/or good feeding with all holes plugged, while they may be lucky for most people you need to leave a hole open and tilt a bit.
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