So yesterday I posted a thread asking for help trying to figure out why my automizer was leaking. I had refilled my tank before leaving my house and about 20 minutes later most of my juice had leaked out of the air holes. It has since stopped leaking ALL of my juice but when I look at the air holes you can see a little bit of juice caked in 2 of the 4 air holes. Not a big deal. I'm still getting a good pull and flavor and such. But I was wondering could the cause of this have been low wattage?? I've got a Smok TF-R1 sitting on a DOVPO 7.5 MOD. I realize this is a rebuildable, that I did not build. But when I received it I had it set to 1.09 ohms on 22 W. I had it set to that for two days, no leakage at all. Refilled it no problem. Then yesterday I decided to play around with the wattage and took it down to 18.5 watts. It was after a few pulls on this setting that I started to experience the leakage. My coil and wick where replaced 4 days ago and I only use it maybe 10 times every 2 hours or so, and as far as I can taste the coils and wick are still good. Since then I've put the watts back up to 20. Thoughts??
Could low wattage cause leakage from air holes??
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Yes. The cotton wicks the juice. Subohm coils juice up faster. Vape them low and excess liquid can sometimes drain down the hollow core of the atomizer head into the airflow. Much depends on the exact design and model.
Oh okay. My automizer tank is a single coil smok TF-R1. I tried taking it down some cuz it's only been a few day's I've been vaping and I was trying to get used to the throat hit, at 18.5 it was pretty cool but I don't want my juice to leak anymore. I've turned it up to 20w and I can already see the air holes clearing up.
Yep, overheating the juice whether from too high a power for the air and juice flow or inadequate power for vaporization will decrease its viscosity and it will flow rather nicely out of air holes, bases…like water finding the lowest level.
Once juice makes it way down to a positive contact post like in the well of a tank base, electrical efficiency will degrade. You'll flood for sure. It will likely also taste pretty bad, harsh and hot. So be sure and check your contacts that they're dry and snug as you try to find the power center that works best for your coil resistance.
Good luck.
Once juice makes it way down to a positive contact post like in the well of a tank base, electrical efficiency will degrade. You'll flood for sure. It will likely also taste pretty bad, harsh and hot. So be sure and check your contacts that they're dry and snug as you try to find the power center that works best for your coil resistance.
Good luck.
That's exactly what happened. It poured out just about all the juice for the air holes. I took it off my mod and wiped it down and so far since I've put the wattage back up it's been fine. No gross taste or anything. The contact of the automizer and the mod were fine. And as far as I can tell without taking the whole tank apart everything seems fine.Yep, overheating the juice whether from too high a power for the air and juice flow or inadequate power for vaporization will decrease its viscosity and it will flow rather nicely out of air holes, bases…like water finding the lowest level.
Once juice makes it way down to a positive contact post like in the well of a tank base, electrical efficiency will degrade. You'll flood for sure. It will likely also taste pretty bad, harsh and hot. So be sure and check your contacts that they're dry and snug as you try to find the power center that works best for your coil resistance.
Good luck.
TFV4 tank RBA's are finicky at the best of times. I've been rebuilding for almost 4 years and the TFV4 RBA both single and dual have caused me more frustration with leaking and dryhits than I care to say with some very accurate cuss words. Being a new vaper and having success with TFV RBA's I will tip my hat to you. I first blamed the orings for the leaking but after using a stock coil without problems it was me who couldn't get it to work. I find the kanger subtank mini RBA easy to work with and so far I have never had one leak cause of my wicking.
Pulling too hard using low power will pull juice onto and past the coil making it run down into the airflow. Most all atomizers work on a vacuum, the more and harder you pull will displace more juice and more will flow to the coil and if there isn't the power to vaporize it then it just drips off thus leaking some.
Pulling too hard using low power will pull juice onto and past the coil making it run down into the airflow. Most all atomizers work on a vacuum, the more and harder you pull will displace more juice and more will flow to the coil and if there isn't the power to vaporize it then it just drips off thus leaking some.
Thank you! I only have it cuz it was gifted to me and my brother does all the wicking and coil replacements. I did look up some tutorials online and it seem pretty easy to do, so I will have him show me how to do this next time I need it all replaced. But I think that's exactly what I was doing. Since it was on a lower wattage it was easier for me to sit there and just pull full lung capacity on it with no problem so what you described is probably exactly what I did.
It's perfectly normal to have some leakage, condensation as there is no tank, rda, rta or rdta that is completely leak proof. That's why we all invest in paper towels. If it's just pouring out there is a problem, too tightly put together, not put together tight enough, too much cotton, not enough cotton, bad o rings, no o rings, not shutting off airflow when filling a tank, overfilling a tank and so on. Just something vapers deal with on a daily basis. Oh and also laying a mod down on its side. Have a friend that wanted to quit the stinkies, got her all set up but she couldn't deal with all the little things that go with it. Said it was easier to open a pack and light up. It's just something we often have to fiddle with and tweak all the time. I don't even give it a second thought anymore. It's just second nature to me to wipe, fix leaks and so on, so if you are going to be a vaper this will be your life. As you get more into it, it will become easier and quicker to address any problems. So hang in there and buy more paper towels.....lol. Good luck and VAPE ON
Also drawing on a vape like you would a stinkie will cause flooding and leaking. Think of it as if you are drawing on a straw.
Yeah, it's definitely something I'm getting used to. And honestly I'd rather my hands smell like juice from a little bit of leakage than cigarettes. I do my tank apart washed it, put it back together and ever since no leakage.
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