Dirty wick. Unhealthy?
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Two tanks full and your gunked up totally? What kind of juice are you using? I can get 4 -5 days before I rewick, and I like sweet bakery flavors.
To answer the question, I don't think a dirty coil transfers any more or less "toxins" than a clean one, it just performs worse.
To answer the question, I don't think a dirty coil transfers any more or less "toxins" than a clean one, it just performs worse.
I'm using a vanilla butter nut flavor but it also happens with other juices. I mtl this tank. This would also happen on my Triton 2 with the 1.8 ohm coil, after a couple of 3ml tanks, when I cleaned the condensation off the drip tip and chimney you could see little specks off black stuff which I'm assuming is carbon build up and potentially unhealthy. Same tank with a .5 Clapton 4mm id I can vape over 30ml vs the 1.5mm id 1.8 coils which lasts less than 15ml.
Could you show us a picture of what you consider "gunked up", maybe your being really picky on the idea of what dirty is. Most of the black gunk I find is water soluable, so most likely not a carbon. I've always been under the impression it was more carmelized sweetener. Have you tried unflavored to see if you get the same build up?
Plus, gunk on WICK is stuff that's NOT getting vaporized and inhaled. Gunk in the chimney is a little more worrisome...and a little surprising!
Dirty wick. Unhealthy?
LOL. Maybe. Cant be good.
One of the reasons I went to the RDA almost exclusively is cause I just could`nt deal with this every day or two.
LOL. Maybe. Cant be good.
One of the reasons I went to the RDA almost exclusively is cause I just could`nt deal with this every day or two.
uhhh ... how is stuff not getting vaporized being inhaled?? seems to me that it is being contained in the atty/on the coil
No Temp control?
Long Draws = High heat at end of Draw.....
Late release of power = No Heat transfer(concentrated on coil)
Larger Coil dissipates heat more rapidly
Long Draws = High heat at end of Draw.....
Late release of power = No Heat transfer(concentrated on coil)
Larger Coil dissipates heat more rapidly
That was in the first 6 months of vaping for me. I was vaping High Brow "Cigar" and "Perique", which are almost black liquids. Iv learned a lot since then, that I can get the similar flavor from much lighter colors, and now DIY so I control the whole process now. Now once my wicks get glassed over, its time for a re-wick, which is much easier with a RDA then breaking down a tank.
I have a habit of rewicking regularly. Every other day at least on my primary RDA
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I don't necessarily think gunning up is something that can be fixed, although I'm open to suggestions. My main concern is inhaling the black stuff. I'm pretty sure I do inhale some since the black stuff is all up in the chimney and inside drip tip.
No tc here. I'm running 11 watts on a 1.7 ohms 28 gauge kanthal. I do release the fire button before finishing the drag. 2-3 seconds drags max.
Yes those pictures were taken after two tanks, probably under 8mls of liquid.
If I'm using only one tank I can go through two tanks a day and rewicking twice a day is too much work specially since its a tank not arda and wiping dark condensation of all the hardware is time consuming.
The only place I ever find any dark or blackish gunk is in the coil of an atomizer. Never in my drip tip and in my opinion if I was getting stuff that reminded me of when I was smoking analogs I doubt I would be vaping. When my tank starts spitting I usually use a rolled up piece of a paper towel and I get clear or amber liquid on it even with some very dark colored e0-Liquids.
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