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It's growing on me, but we've been in counseling.
It doesn't like to be cold. In the morning it's like the little bottom coil is fighting an uphill (literally) battle to get the juice warm, while the thick glass and metal holds the cold. Mine doesn't like to be on more than a 40 degree angle. It will start gurgling/leaking. I do a LOT of cold draws with this thing, because the gurgling/leaking has no rhyme or reason. It if starts to gurgle, I take it off the tank and wipe the battery connection (it will be wet), then hold a piece of paper towel around the bottom - blocking the air flow - and draw against the resistance. I don't know why this works for me.
ETA: I've also found that pulling the plastic cap up from the wicks, and then screwing the bottom down very tightly helps. I usually don't tighten anything vape related more than to make contact, but my Protank seems to like it rough.
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Thanks for the tips! I'm just amazed how long the heads last for ya. My novas would suck quickly.
I've been amazed too. I don't take very good care of heads, but this one keeps cooking along (but not at the watts I would intuitively use). It doesn't like it high. I'm usually around 8w, but with the Protank I'm a tad over 6w.
Lol I actually prefer the ProTank slightly airier draw now compared to my EVOD. A week ago I was displeased with it somewhat. Have 8 EVODs and 3 ProTanks. I have the larger EVOD insulator grommet in place and may eventually use the EVODs more narrow top post. Restricts airflow more. I guess I've been using the ProTank so much that the EVOD feels like a bit of a strain pulling.
The heads that came with my initial ProTank didn't work well and rebuilt immediately. Thus far the other two are working like a charm. I prefer natural wick but, will finish these off first.
Rebuilding is simple, repeatable, and quick. You're going to love them. Congrats.
The heads that came with my initial ProTank didn't work well and rebuilt immediately. Thus far the other two are working like a charm. I prefer natural wick but, will finish these off first.
Rebuilding is simple, repeatable, and quick. You're going to love them. Congrats.
In my experience, the flavor from my Protank has been significantly less than from my eVod. The throat hit wasn't much different, but I'd have to give that category to the eVod, too. I'm going to keep giving the Protank a chance, though, because I love the Pyrex tube and larger capacity.
Strange. Mine lets me push it up to 9-10 watts, whereas I wouldstick to 7-8 watts with my eVods and T3s. The stock wicks seem to hold up just as well for me as the eVods and T3s. A good dry burn every couple fills keeps 'em chuggin'.
The mouth piece must be a little bigger on the protank then. I use qtips on the evod, but I always have to pull a little cotton off first!
All I have to say is this: I love my protank, never misses and I chain vape like mad. I think that once you get used to it, you will LOVE it!
Anytime you get gurgling or flooding, it's going to be an issue with the head. I've found the build quality of both the stock eVod heads and the stock protank heads inconsistent at best. Sometimes you get a good one, sometimes not. Most of the problems seem to stem from the loose "flavor wicks" that sit on top of the coil. Those assist in feeding juice to the coil while the center pin of the head acts as a reservoir to keep any excess juice out of the airway and let it "drip" back down onto the wicks between draws. I've seen heads with two pieces of wound silica, heads with three pieces of wound, heads with one wound and one shredded... you just never know exactly what you'll see when you pull that center pin out.
Which is why pulling that center pin out and tossing those suckers from the get go is an option worth considering. For new heads, I replace them with 3-6 strands (usually 4 does the trick for 50pg/50vg, adjust up or down from there) of bamboo initially. If I get gurgling at any point, I stick another strand or two in the next time I clean or refill. If I don't feel like it's wicking fast enough, I remove a strand or two until it does what I want it to do. At this point, I know exactly how many strands each unit gets for whichever juice I'm going to put in it. My stainless eVods have more wick, my black ones less. I'm kinda OCD about it.
Also, with the protank, if you restrict too much airflow at the 510 stem, you're probably going to gurgle at some point. Think if you tried to drink a milkshake through a straw with a hole in it. The larger the hole, the less of a chance you're going to get any milkshake. Plug that hole up or make it too small, though, and you're gonna end up with a mouth full of milkshake. The gurgling is a result of excess juice buildup in the center pin of the head due to either not enough wick to soak it up when it drips back down, too little airflow, or a combination of the two.
As for Ocelot's dilemma, I would guess that a cold protank acts as a tiny refrigerator for the juice within, increasing viscosity to a point that wicking becomes difficult and more juice is drawn into the center pin until it eventually floods. That one is not so easily solved. I thought you were gonna knit little sweaters for them?
Which is why pulling that center pin out and tossing those suckers from the get go is an option worth considering. For new heads, I replace them with 3-6 strands (usually 4 does the trick for 50pg/50vg, adjust up or down from there) of bamboo initially. If I get gurgling at any point, I stick another strand or two in the next time I clean or refill. If I don't feel like it's wicking fast enough, I remove a strand or two until it does what I want it to do. At this point, I know exactly how many strands each unit gets for whichever juice I'm going to put in it. My stainless eVods have more wick, my black ones less. I'm kinda OCD about it.
Also, with the protank, if you restrict too much airflow at the 510 stem, you're probably going to gurgle at some point. Think if you tried to drink a milkshake through a straw with a hole in it. The larger the hole, the less of a chance you're going to get any milkshake. Plug that hole up or make it too small, though, and you're gonna end up with a mouth full of milkshake. The gurgling is a result of excess juice buildup in the center pin of the head due to either not enough wick to soak it up when it drips back down, too little airflow, or a combination of the two.
As for Ocelot's dilemma, I would guess that a cold protank acts as a tiny refrigerator for the juice within, increasing viscosity to a point that wicking becomes difficult and more juice is drawn into the center pin until it eventually floods. That one is not so easily solved. I thought you were gonna knit little sweaters for them?
Today's work set up. I also have a provari and ea. But my new mvp is tops for work with the evod. Don't have to worry about extra batts.
You take that with 04' BlackBerry?Today's work set up. I also have a provari and ea. But my new mvp is tops for work with the evod. Don't have to worry about extra batts.
I kid. Nice set up... loving Kanger EVOD and ProTank...
Tell me more about this MVP...
I've never gotten any kind of plastic taste from my EVOD. It's odd that the plastic taste thing only started to be mentioned after the ProTank release...
I don't vape anything close to being a tank cracker so maybe it's the liquid some people are vaping...
I don't vape anything close to being a tank cracker so maybe it's the liquid some people are vaping...
Lmao on my HTC one x. Crazy blurry I'll retake one after it charges.
Haha. Been eyeing these box shape mods. Thinking the box might be more pleasant to hold and use. Maybe more battery less size as well..
You'll enjoy it I promise. Great for the pocket. I always knew when my provari and ea were in my pocket. So did some of my coworkers they made me watch a video. With the mvp I have to check sometimes to make sure it's still there ha.
Oh and the Reo grand is a winner as well. Just different system and less battery life.
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