darkening juice on a ss mesh

[BusterBear]

Hey all, i rebuilt my first coil in my pt2 on a ss mesh and have noticed my juice is getting a lot darker. I don't mind and the flavor is still good, but whats up with that?

If i had to guess I'm no longer getting dry hits and burning my silica wicks, vaping at a higher temp/watt so the juice is cooking/caramelizing?

What do you think?

 

[ciggfree]

You're right - cooking/ caramelizing your juice. I found that if you keep the coil barely snug on your wick, just touching it, you get less caramelizing. Kanthal ribbon helps also. Without the specifics, don't know what else to say - I was rocking my setup around 11 watts until one day I tried starting at the bottom (6 watts) and vaped my favorite juice for a 1/2 hour or so at each setting to see what tasted the best. After a couple of days I found that I liked most juices around 8 watts. Also don't burn up coils/ cartos as fast.

 

[BusterBear]

You're right - cooking/ caramelizing your juice. I found that if you keep the coil barely snug on your wick, just touching it, you get less caramelizing.

Duly Noted!!! my first build I think i cranked that coil on pretty tight, plus my body gets pretty hot so i bet im getting alot of heat transfer across the coil and through the base. Kanthal ribbon is in the budget, but prolly later since i just got a few feet of kanthal wire.

Thank you

 

[ciggfree]

You're welcome. RBAs are definitely a double edged sword - hard to get perfect, but when perfect - awesome. Vape on

 

[BusterBear]

tinkering its a ball, the spousal unit is like whatever so long as i keep him stocked in dual coil cartos LOL.

Vape on.

 

[Thrasher]

the juice "burns" and bakes onto the mesh faster and with the superior capillary action any burnt/baked juice on the coil will almost instantly leech back into the tank. this is a common phenomenon with genesis atomizers and as long as the juice doesnt taste bad really isnt an issue.

usually every other tank I will empty mine and rinse them out real good.

 

[OlDogNewTricks]

Second on the loos wick and too much wattage.