Dotmod Petri RTA help

[Kdkirk]

What’s up guys, I’m new to the forum. (Well obviously)
I recently got a 22mm dotmod petri rta, the v1. Currently have a .25ohm build. However, I cannot seem to get good flavor out of it. No matter how many different builds, wicking techniques, flavors, etc. I’ve tried. It still gives off a sort of burnt/ and sometimes even flavorless vape. Cloud production is a lot, the wicks are getting plenty of juice and nothing looks burnt even the slightest.
Any ideas on what that could be?

 

[Topwater Elvis]

What are you using to power it?
What power ranges have you tried?

.25 build of what?
Gauge, wire type, coil type etc.

 

[Kdkirk]

What are you using to power it?
What power ranges have you tried?

.25 build of what?
Gauge, wire type, coil type etc.

Ka1 tidal coil, it’s out of the geekvape 6 in 1 prebuilt coils

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Again,

What are you using to power the atty?
What power ranges have you tried?

Have you actually measured the resistance?
Or are you just going by how the coil was labeled / what it 'should be' ?

 

[Kdkirk]

Again,

What are you using to power the atty?
What power ranges have you tried?

It’s a geek vape

Again,

What are you using to power the atty?
What power ranges have you tried?

A geek vape Nova with 2 18650 3000mAh batteries1
I’ve tired between 60-85w

 

[Kdkirk]

My bad. I messed up that entire message lol.
It’s a geekvape nova with 2 18650 3000mAh batteries
I’ve tried between 60-85w

The container I believe says .26 ohms
But when put on my brother-in-laws reader it reads out .25

 

[Topwater Elvis]

What does the resiatance show on your power device?

Seems you've tried quite a bit to get it working to your satisfaction, I'd try a different coil type.
Something with more mass that holds liquid better between the strands.

 

[Kdkirk]

My device also shows .25, I tried some fused Clapton’s a while back and I had the same problem.
I assumed maybe the coils had a hot spot or maybe the cotton was too tight/loose but even after rewicking through multiple techniques, nothing Has fixed it.
Now, it’s not a burnt taste as if I completely blackened the cotton but, it’s definitely a noticeable burnt taste and sometimes over powers the flavor of the juice

 

[greek mule]

Hi.Do you get any spit-back?If you do,re-wick with more cotton.
Check the legs of your coils when you'll do the next dry burn and see if they get red hot.(in case they are pretty long.)

 

[Kdkirk]

Hi.Do you get any spit-back?If you do,re-wick with more cotton.
Check the legs of your coils when you'll do the next dry burn and see if they get red hot.(in case they are pretty long.)

No sir, no spitback at all.

 

[greek mule]

Take a few puffs unscrew the base and look if your cotton is properly saturated.

 

[Kdkirk]

Tired it a minute ago.
Everything checked out to me. I’ve re wicked it multiple times multiple different ways. And have had 2 different builds, same problem.
It’s hard to explain, it’s a burnt taste. But it’s not a ‘super burnt’ taste. It drives me crazy lol.

 

[greek mule]

I can't think of something else,i wish someone else chime in to help you.

 

[Kdkirk]

I can't think of something else,i wish someone else chime in to help you.

Thanks for the help though, its all appreciated. I may try wicking it a few more times, not much else I can do

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Did you pulse fire the coils before wicking them to ensure they heat evenly and heat from inside out?

 

[Kdkirk]

Did you pulse fire the coils before wicking them to ensure they heat evenly and heat from inside out?

Sure did. That’s why this isn’t makiny any sense to me lol

 

[Topwater Elvis]

You said you tried 60w - 85w, turn the power down to say 35w & gradually work your way up about 2w at a time taking a few vapes on each setting.

Slight burnt taste & lack of flavor could mean you're over powering it.

Could be the atty just isn't a good fit for your preferences.

 

[dom qp]

I'm not a huge fan of Kanthal because of the taste. To me it tastes like rust/burning.

If it's the first time you use Kanthal, it may be that. I may be mistaken here, but getting to that resistance using Kanthal means whatever you're using is very thick. It would take forever to heat up. Even if you're using higher wattages, it may not be achieving the temperature you need for it to vaporize the juice properly. I'd either use NI80 or higher resistance and thinner gauge/simpler Kanthal coils.

And finally, nothing that DotMod makes is really good at performance. Their selling point is the aesthetic. The ease of use and performance are secondary. This is true at least with their newer stuff, since the owners left. I am not sure if your RTA is from before or after the original owners left, but it could just be that the RTA sucks.

 

[Kdkirk]

After taking the tank apart. I noticed it looks like the deck may touch itself.

 

[greek mule]

After taking the tank apart. I noticed it looks like the deck may touch itself.

This is the negative that might touch,it is normal.The whole atty is negative except the isolated positive post.