This may be a stupid question, but do I need to dry burn a new ekowool coil and wick? Seems like when I do, it tastes burnt after.
do I need to dry burn a new coil?
- Thread starter good_apollo
- Start date
- th_trl_thread_readers 0
- Status
I would say no. Usually it is done to burn off old gummed gunk after use, and a wash. It is done in the course of cleaning and refreshing. As I understand it.
So I got the fogger, I didn't dry burn, and it really tastes like silica. Any idea how long before this taste goes away from the new coil and wick?
i made it myself. 4-5 wraps 30 gauge, 3mm ekowool. its a beauty of a coil. not to toot my own horn.
im newer to ekowool, just havent really had any wicks taste this strongly of silica.
I tried ekowool a few times and always got a funny taste. Did you boil it first? Did you torch the kanthal before you made the coil? Just thinking out loud. I gave up on ekowool pretty quickly. I use cotton now and love it.
I never dry burn, even when cleaning, to me there's no such thing, and whatever wick you dry burn gets scorched and the taste suffers. Others seem to do it successfully. I just tried Ekowool myself, and I could taste the silica pretty strongly as well, I just wound up tossing the ekowool and putting in some cotton.
i didnt boil it. i havent gotten this taste before with it. yes, i torched the kanthal on like 12 watts......what a wonderful glow. 
do you just use cotton balls? i was thinking of that. i was going to try a really thin strand through the coil, and lightly pack the outside spaces in the drip well with this tank.
do you just use cotton balls? i was thinking of that. i was going to try a really thin strand through the coil, and lightly pack the outside spaces in the drip well with this tank.
I tried cotton balls, and they work great IF I can get the amount of cotton just right. That prove to be troublesome for me, so I switched to cotton yarn. It's much easier for me to get the thickness right with the yarn. Other people have a lot of success with cotton balls.
i think i'm going to have to send one of my employees to the store for some cotton balls. It's good to be the boss.
I just use plain old cotton balls, take a small amount and just roll it lightly in your fingers, insert through coil, soak with juice, reassemble tank, and you're good to go. Other people only use organic cotton, boil it, etc... I just made sure the balls I bought were 100% cotton, and it works for me. Some people do pack the "drip well," I don't. Is there a drip well on the Fogger? Kind of sounds like a vertical nano coil is what you're thinking of maybe...
i didnt boil it. i havent gotten this taste before with it. yes, i torched the kanthal on like 12 watts......what a wonderful glow.
do you just use cotton balls? i was thinking of that. i was going to try a really thin strand through the coil, and lightly pack the outside spaces in the drip well with this tank.
I just use cotton balls. No trouble. I saw an interesting build recently that uses a vertical chimney style core with cotton stuffed around the perimeter, here's the link if you want to try it: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-micro-coil-build-aro-evod-protank-heads.html
yeah, i saw the vertical ones. i dont have a torch to build a microcoil. i was wondering if it would work with a regular coil.
3/4 wraps of #30 is pretty hot for when you are still learning how to wrap coils (and hotter than I would ever use).
I've used Ekowool, but I like using three strands of .8mm silica better. (and I don't like cotton) However I don't think your wick is the problem, your coil is. You need more wraps, and you need to squeeze them together.
I'll bet your coil looks like this
instead of this
After I install the coil I will dry burn, but not for the sake of dry burning, but so that I can squeeze the coils together and they will stay that way. (micro coil). You don't need a torch to make a micro coil.
I've used Ekowool, but I like using three strands of .8mm silica better. (and I don't like cotton) However I don't think your wick is the problem, your coil is. You need more wraps, and you need to squeeze them together.
I'll bet your coil looks like this
instead of this
After I install the coil I will dry burn, but not for the sake of dry burning, but so that I can squeeze the coils together and they will stay that way. (micro coil). You don't need a torch to make a micro coil.
Last edited:
The main reason that I didn't care for the Ekowool is because it tends to fray & bunch up between the coils when you squeeze the coils together.
As for the coil, you will find that a 2 ohm micro works better than a 1 ohm normal coil.
<~~ that's a 2.2 ohm micro coil
As a general rule I find that the "new wick taste" lasts for about an hour.
Last edited:
i tried to insert a picture, but for some reason i cant. it's a tightly wound coil coming to 2ohms, more like 4-5 wraps.
Ekowool is a pita when trying to wrap it or sock it and it taste weird for a while too but it knocks out hot spots on big ss rope builds which is what sells me on it.
I dont use it on my 1/16 rope builds. They rarely short
I dont use it on my 1/16 rope builds. They rarely short
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
