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I'm wonderin what happened to Mud. Last I heard he was on vacation a couple months ago.
So, I've been poking around with the Goblin Mini RTA for several weeks (great RTA, incidentally for anyone into building your own setups) and have really liked the thing. Mainly because it works great, but also because of its size.
I put the Goblin Mini down on my desk and it rolled side by side with the GS Tank and the GS Air MS... both are literally only about 1 mm taller than the Goblin Mini tank. I bought the MS for its size but didn't really think about exactly how tiny these clearos were until now. They're virtually identical in height to what's being billed as the world's shortest RTA (sans the big-ish stock drip tip). Just food for thought, no real point to it.
I put the Goblin Mini down on my desk and it rolled side by side with the GS Tank and the GS Air MS... both are literally only about 1 mm taller than the Goblin Mini tank. I bought the MS for its size but didn't really think about exactly how tiny these clearos were until now. They're virtually identical in height to what's being billed as the world's shortest RTA (sans the big-ish stock drip tip). Just food for thought, no real point to it.
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I, too, have 3 Nauty's that I loved...until my current streak of 13 consecutive BAD BVC coils!!!
Oh Well...just speeds up my migration over to GS Tanks...
(Which will push me closer to scoring a TC40W iStick...)
I think you'd like the 40W TC... it's an inexpensive, dead simple temp control mod. Really, I haven't seen another TC mod operate in such a user friendly way. The wattage is limited to the 40 watt max (which incidentally can't be lowered in temp mode), but that's more than enough. Even using it with my Subtank Mini and Nano, the thing pushes the tanks HARD and produces a really very satisfying vape. Build quality is superior to the other iStick products (i.e. the buttons don't rattle and the 510 placement makes more sense), and that price just can't be beat for now. The only drawback as of yet is the battery capacity. At 40 watts, even in TC mode, the 2600 mah battery lasts me about half to two thirds of a day. I get it though... the device was designed with a small form factor in mind. Oh, and that lanyard indent irks me a bit. Never been a fan of that feature on any device.I, too, have 3 Nauty's that I loved...until my current streak of 13 consecutive BAD BVC coils!!!
Oh Well...just speeds up my migration over to GS Tanks...
(Which will push me closer to scoring a TC40W iStick...)
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So, while digging through my vape drawer today (a task in and of itself, I'll tell you), I found an older GS Air coil (1.5 ohm) sitting by itself in a pack. I'd forgotten it was there. Haven't hit one of these in a while, so I thought I'd give her a shot and see if memory served correctly. For some time now, I've be using primarily my 1.5 coil rebuilds (generally at 1.1 ish ohms), my new 1.2 rebuilds (somewhere in the 0.9 to 1.0 ohm range), and have been trying to use up my pile of new 1.2 ohm coils (to make some rebuild fodder for the feline zombocalypse). I haven't actually vaped a 1.5 ohm prebuilt in several months.
I dropped wattage from my normal 20 down to 15 as to not fry the coil. I always had issues getting the 1.5's up beyond 18 watts with my max VG liquid. Even though I'm using Reaper Blend for this experiment (70 PG liquid), I decided to keep the wattage low. Primed the coil, let her sit in the tank for a bit, and took a few small pulls to get her going.
First impression: where's the flavor? Really, the difference in flavor production between the silica wicks in this coil and the prebuilt 1.2 ohm coils an their cotton wicks is quite noticeable. I know exactly what the juice is supposed to taste like: I've vaped it for some time, now. Maybe it's the 15 watts? Nope. Cranked it up to 18 watts (the max I ever reliably got out of these coils) and the flavor improved, but only very slightly. For giggles, I moved her to 20 watts. Still noticeably muted. Even at 20 watts. And I got one or two dry hits at that wattage (no burnt hits, though). Even with a 70/30 liquid, these coils can't reliably handle 20 watts.
So, a month-ish into using only the new coils and new rebuilds, it's pretty staggering what the difference is in retrospect. With the stock 1.2 ohm coils, I can vape 100% VG at a HOT and toasty 25 watts with no issues. The older coils won't do 20 watts reliably with a pretty thin liquid. Then there's the flavor. I think the cotton and larger wicking channels made all the difference. Even in my horizontal 1.5 rebuilds, flavor is outstanding. That silica just does something to the juice and mutes it down.
Just a little experiment. Now let me gut this coil and turn it into something more usable... give it a real purpose. A buddy of mine just got into vaping and I gave him my spare GS Air M, and since I have a decent stockpile of 1.2 rebuilds now, ALL of my rebuilt 1.5 ohm coils. I'll show him how to rebuild his own, too. Man, fish, show, teach... that whole thing.
I dropped wattage from my normal 20 down to 15 as to not fry the coil. I always had issues getting the 1.5's up beyond 18 watts with my max VG liquid. Even though I'm using Reaper Blend for this experiment (70 PG liquid), I decided to keep the wattage low. Primed the coil, let her sit in the tank for a bit, and took a few small pulls to get her going.
First impression: where's the flavor? Really, the difference in flavor production between the silica wicks in this coil and the prebuilt 1.2 ohm coils an their cotton wicks is quite noticeable. I know exactly what the juice is supposed to taste like: I've vaped it for some time, now. Maybe it's the 15 watts? Nope. Cranked it up to 18 watts (the max I ever reliably got out of these coils) and the flavor improved, but only very slightly. For giggles, I moved her to 20 watts. Still noticeably muted. Even at 20 watts. And I got one or two dry hits at that wattage (no burnt hits, though). Even with a 70/30 liquid, these coils can't reliably handle 20 watts.
So, a month-ish into using only the new coils and new rebuilds, it's pretty staggering what the difference is in retrospect. With the stock 1.2 ohm coils, I can vape 100% VG at a HOT and toasty 25 watts with no issues. The older coils won't do 20 watts reliably with a pretty thin liquid. Then there's the flavor. I think the cotton and larger wicking channels made all the difference. Even in my horizontal 1.5 rebuilds, flavor is outstanding. That silica just does something to the juice and mutes it down.
Just a little experiment. Now let me gut this coil and turn it into something more usable... give it a real purpose. A buddy of mine just got into vaping and I gave him my spare GS Air M, and since I have a decent stockpile of 1.2 rebuilds now, ALL of my rebuilt 1.5 ohm coils. I'll show him how to rebuild his own, too. Man, fish, show, teach... that whole thing.
So increased wattage = increased flavor? I never set my iS30w past 10 watts. I use an 80/20 PG/VG mix.
I never go past 10 watts, either. Maybe I need to ramp it up a bit. Most of my favorites are 50/50 -- will give it a shot. Cover me and someone hold my Tootle Puffer card.
Sorry again for the confusion, its a Nautilus that I can't get to work correctly!
Little more thought into this... maybe its something as simple as that lower firing pin being slightly loose. It might still make a connection, but if it allows some give in the seating of that pin and it sits just a TAD too high, that o ring at the base of the coil won't seat properly and all of the juice will just flow into (and out of) the AFC ring.
Just a thought.
Not always, but very generally, yes. It really depends on the juice. With NETs like I vape, the wattage makes a HUGE difference. With something like a fruity or desert vape, it all depends on the juice itself. The wattage brings out DIFFERENT flavor nuances and may improve or wreck the flavor of your juice, depending on your tastes.
Basically, that wattage is making more juice vaporize and fill your mouth. More flavor. Not always a good thing, and not always necessarily an improvement.
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Also keep in mind that PG tends to carry flavor a bit better than VG. Increased flavor from an 80/20 mix like yours (if you were to crank wattage up to, say 16 watts versus the 10 you max at right now), might be a bit of an overload.
The VG and PG percentages certainly make a difference, as does the wicking ability of the atomizer you're using.
Try 0.5 watts at a time and give it a few minutes' vape time to sample it. Different flavors react differently to wattage increases. If it tastes off after a couple of minutes, bump it back down to the last setting. Ditto if you get a dry or dry-ish hit.
"Small moves, Ellie..."... name that movie (and book)!
I too am noticing the short battery life on the 40W TC IStick. I am having to charge it about once a day. I use several batteries throughout the day, so it is not being used exclusively. Granted, I have been favoring it since it is new but I still think it has a short battery life in temperature control mode.
Agreed, but I understand where they were coming from with the choice of a single 2600mah battery. It keeps the form factor just about the same as the iStick 20/30 and makes it a bit more hand and pocket friendly.
I do like the form factor of the TC IStick. I made a rookie mistake with my tank the 1st two days I had it. I didn't lock the temperature in. Once I did that and moved the temperature up some, I got much better results. The flavor seems to be excellent on it.
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