Crackling Coils That Splash

[Chrisnotes86]

After a year with my Reomizer I have noticed that sometimes I build coils that seem to crackle and pop. When this happens, tiny bits of juice splash onto my lips and in my mouth. These coils do not have that nice constant hiss to them. I have used both 30 and 28 gauge wire. Am I not pre-torching my coil enough maybe?

I want hissing, not crackle pop. Why? Thanks all!

 

[jifjifjif]

Do you run coils where the wraps touch eachother? What are they called? Condensed coils?
Maybe a hot leg that makes it crackle. Let's wait for the real experts to chime in, though. I'm kind of an RM@ noob still (but getting wiser)

 

[Chrisnotes86]

It happens with both types of coils, Jif. Wraps touching or not touching.

 

[CATastrophe]

After a year with my Reomizer I have noticed that sometimes I build coils that seem to crackle and pop. When this happens, tiny bits of juice splash onto my lips and in my mouth. These coils do not have that nice constant hiss to them. I have used both 30 and 28 gauge wire. Am I not pre-torching my coil enough maybe?

I want hissing, not crackle pop. Why? Thanks all!

I think it's got more to do with the amount of wick and amount of juice squonked. I get this sometimes. I use cotton in a micro and if I way over-squonk it will pop and crackle. Also, when it's getting dry, it will crackle sometimes. If you use cotton, try varying the wick thickness a bit and see if you're flooding it too much.

 

[muzichead]

What Ω's are you running your coils at?

 

[DoogieTony]

I've had that happen a couple of times and I'm pretty sure it's either a hotspot in the coil or that the wick is uneven.

 

[Chrisnotes86]

I run 1-1.5 on it. Also use cotton wicks. I use the smaller rod on the artistic wire tool for my coil.

I think it may be too much wick Cat, but I have the tails super short. I am only using enough thickness to give SOME tension when inserting through the coil.

 

[Chrisnotes86]

I will put in a new wick and report an update!

 

[roadie]

I tend to get splashing only when I over drip. Hissing only is usually an indication of a dry hit. I try to find that balance.

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[ianmcconnell]

I think I may have solved the issue with spitting and popping coils and was wondering what your thought were?

I fired up my coils and looked very closely at the area where the spitting was coming from. What I noticed was that the wraps in my coil in this area were not completely touching each other, they had the tiniest gap between them. (I did not squeeze them tightly after dry burning?

I made another set of coils and gave them a good squeeze ensuring no gaps were present....Voila... no spitting or popping and now the vape is like night and day. No more liquid shooting in my mouth.

What I believe was happening was that the juice was being "superheated" between the two coil wraps that had gaps between them. This "superheating" caused the mini explosion!

Hope this helps.

 

[floridaBMW]

Is is often? I get cracking and popping usually if my coils sat and got a tad dry'ish. Example my dripper, I use it then put it down maybe for the rest of the day. Go back and never put my lips to it immed. Hit the trigger and let it do it's backfire then take a pull. On my KF for example it rarely if ever does. Did u say REO, maybe it's the case where gets a little dry and pops and cracks when fired next.

Ken


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[vapnmuse]

I got a black delrin swivel drip tip from RTD vapors when I got my batteries. Its very comfortable to use and any juice that snap crackle pops has never made it past the angle of the drip tip. I just made a 28ga twisted coil at 7/8 wraps and its amazing, no boiling juice has gotten past the angle.
check it out

 

[floridaBMW]

U know the REO is one mod I have yet and want to try. How is the leaking fr sqonking, not bad?

Ken


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[ltrainer]

U know the REO is one mod I have yet and want to try. How is the leaking fr sqonking, not bad?

Ken


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I've never had a leak using an RBA. Most of the juice gets sucked down when you release the bottle. I suppose it you held it upside down for a long time a drop or two might come out but no one ever does that. All the benefits of dripping without the hassle. You should try it with the RM2 that Reosmods.com sells.

 

[floridaBMW]

Sounds great I'll check it out, thanks.

Ken


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[Chrisnotes86]

So changing my wick has stopped the popping. I think it was too tick.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

So changing my wick has stopped the popping. I think it was too tick.

I've recently changed to bamboo wicking from cotton (thank you, again, Raynman). Gone are all the issues related to having too much or too little or unevenness in building an "analog" wick.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/532694-how-i-wick-bamboo.html

 

[Hypatia]

So changing my wick has stopped the popping. I think it was too tick.

I've recently changed to bamboo wicking from cotton (thank you, again, Raynman). Gone are all the issues related to having too much or too little or unevenness in building an "analog" wick.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/reos-mods/532694-how-i-wick-bamboo.html

Glad you found the solution. I have intermittent issues like that, too. I figured it was wick diameter problems as well (operator error is ALWAYS the case with the Reo, well mostly).

Papa, I REALLY have to try the Bamboo yarn. You all have convinced me. Enough satisfied Reonauts can't be wrong. I was concerned about Bamboo being a viable wicking material (Bamboo is "fancy" talk for rayon, which is essentially a synthetic fiber once the processing is done). But for $2 for a lifetime supply of it, well, I'll give it one shot. If anything, I can knit something with the rest of the spool should I not like it as a wick.


Would the same bamboo wick instructions work for organic cotton yarn? I have similar weight of cotton yarn as the bamboo, about 3 pounds of it for making doilies and dishcloths . I might give that a go this weekend, and report back with my findings.

 

[CATastrophe]

Glad you got it sorted, Chris.

 

[Chrisnotes86]

Thanks all! It happens from time to time and is really not a big deal. Just figured some of you have had it happen.