eGo ONE tank series – CLR coil

[Winblows]

So your CLRs are rusting or something?

Yes, "something". Like alloys of nickel, chromium, aluminium - materials that frees unwanted particles while heating. Many chefs avoid these materials.
Well ... I like to cook myself and I enjoy good food as well, so I prefer SS for making food too

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Yes, "something". Like alloys of nickel, chromium, aluminium - materials that frees unwanted particles while heating. Many chefs avoid these materials.
Well ... I like to cook myself and I enjoy good food as well, so I prefer SS for making food too

Can you post a pic? I haven't experienced any type of discoloring or rusting with my CLR'S and am curious as to what and why these are happening to yours.

 

[Winblows]

Are these the coils used in the Pico?

The Pico is a rta, so you decide what you put in it ...

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Are these the coils used in the Pico?

Yes, they can be. The pico-s has an adapter you put in so it can accept these coils.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

The Pico is a RTA, so you decide what you put in it ...

This pico is not the one for the clr coils. No adapter. Its the pico-s that has the adapter.

 

[Winblows]

Can you post a pic? I haven't experienced any type of discoloring or rusting with my CLR'S and am curious as to what and why these are happening to yours.

This is how my SS 316L coils looks like after the preheating and there is nothing rocket science about that, all metals change color by heating.

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

This is how my SS 316L coils looks like after the preheating and there is nothing rocket science about that, all metals change color by heating.

Thanks for the pic. I can see where the heat would discolor the coils but I don't see rusting anywhere?

 

[Winblows]

This pico is not the one for the clr coils. No adapter. Its the pico-s that has the adapter.

The "CLR coil" for that tank is a build deck

 

[Winblows]

Thanks for the pic. I can see where the heat would discolor the coils but I don't see rusting anywhere?

Not yet, next time I change the cotton, it'll be there ...

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Not yet, next time I change the cotton, it'll be there ...

I wonder if what you are seeing is the burnt ejuice instead. Does it burn off when you pulse the coil?

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

The "CLR coil" for that tank is a build deck

So, no actual CLR coil is used which is my point. You can put any build you want on that tank.

 

[Winblows]

I wonder if what you are seeing is the burnt ejuice instead. Does it burn off when you pulse the coil?

Yes it does.

So, no actual CLR coil is used which is my point. You can put any build you want on that tank.

Exactly

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Yes it does.

Exactly

I would think that if it were 'rust' then the coil would collapse or show partially gone and are no longer cylindrical in shape.

 

[David Wolf]

Yes, "something". Like alloys of nickel, chromium, aluminium - materials that frees unwanted particles while heating. Many chefs avoid these materials.
Well ... I like to cook myself and I enjoy good food as well, so I prefer SS for making food too

I have this theory that dry burning SS, which has chromium, releases more metals in your vape than not dry burning Kanthal. Cooks don't heat their pots and pans until they get red

 

[Foggy Road]

Seriously now, what do you vape, water???

Seriously. I do Vape Nothing more than 3% flavoring. sometimes 0%. I expect that if I rewicked today I would notice a difference but I don't notice anything now that inspires me to waste the time or rayon. That's spelled L A Z Y.

 

[Winblows]

I would think that if it were 'rust' then the coil would collapse or show partially gone and are no longer cylindrical in shape.

You are right, the coil WILL rust (even the SS). The heat in the coil will speed up the rust process and the coil will rust very quickly. I see that already on the first rewick.

 

[Winblows]

@David Wolf , the cotton in my drippers keeps clean for a long time and when I decide to rewick because of the flavour change, I realise that the old cotton is fresh and white. The reason why I rewick in the other tanks is that I can taste some "burn".

 

[Winblows]

I have this theory that dry burning SS, which has chromium, releases more metals in your vape than not dry burning Kanthal. Cooks don't heat their pots and pans until they get red

We neither heat our coils until they get red while vaping.
Never the less, the heat speeds up the rust process, so the side effect of the corrosion appears much faster than in calm environment.

 

[Jumpin' In...]

I use SS316L for my coils. It's supposed to resist oxidation below 870-925°C (1598-1697°F). I've yet to see rust on my coils, but I don't examine them under a microscope - just a magnifying desk lamp.

Stainless Steel - High Temperature Resistance

I don't think the CLR casing gets anywhere near that hot, as it's cooled by the surrounding eliquid and by airflow as the coil is being heated and used. If the casing got over 260°C/500°F, I think the silicone grommet would probably melt.

I have no idea whether the casing is releasing toxic fumes, but if it worries you, I guess you shouldn't use CLRs. <shrug>

 

[Dieseler]

Used to rewind coils using kanthal in scubatdans genny tank,mmvapors did20 and clrs.
Used ss 500 mesh in the gennys.
Never saw rust to date on the kanthal or the mesh during process of cleaning and dry burning them.

Ni-chrome - have Lionel model trains that have smoke units from the 50s that used pellets to create the smoke which was pushed out of stack via piston action , have rebuilt some of them using ni-chrome wire which was used in the originals.
The ni-chrome wire is wrapped snug around porcelain in the early versions that i rebuilt because the wire would wear from the heat over time and break .
Never saw any rust on the ni-chrome wire either.
I did see burn marks on the porcelain.
Marx smoke units similar and was always carful in rebuilding all the smoke units from the early ones as they used asbestos for the batting and are replaced with a non lethal batting.

Not saying the types of wire mentioned cannot rust just saying i never saw rust on the wires i worked with rebuilding various vape coils but only with kanthal wire and smoke units with nichrome wire.