Erlk vapemail! A day early even!
Got the Angelcigs white Erlk clone.
$5 clearance price plus $4.50 shipping. (sold out)
3 days shipping.
Came with a little bag of spares/goodies:
Gave it a good washing, light machine oil and a few speckels in the bowl.
Threading smooth. 2 tiny nick spots. Removed AFC ring.
Then proceeded with first build.
Thanks to all the others sharing, build was no problem - small wicking in channels.
28g, 2.4mm, 10 wraps, 1.8 ohms, JOC
Starting vaping. No gurgles, no dry hits, good vapor....
Gag!
What is that taste?!? Like dirty shoe!
Vaped maybe 1ml.
Maybe I didn't clean it well enough? Maybe the hard to reach chimney inside?
Took it apart, fully this time.
Hot water and Dawn. Soaked it, scrubbed it, spotless.
Rebuilt as above.
Dirty shoe!!
Vaped another ml. Cranked up the wattage. Puffed like crazy. Wicking great. Good vapor.
Hmmm. Maybe now just 1/2 a dirty shoe!
Seems to be getting better....
I maybe see now why Phil B in his review said basically 'Maybe it's like a Wok - needs to be seasoned'
We'll see.
I love the size and super-love the weight - it's why I got it.
In contrast to my beloved Kayfun V4 Tebeco - super-tasty-best-ever but heavy. (105 grams vs. like 40 grams)
But my Kayfun was supreme flavor after like 3 puffs.
The Erlk has improved after 3ml.... hope it will get there.....!
Thinking another 3ml it might. Crazy.