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hey elias, have you ever tried the aw's? they are the only batterys that i use now. i bought 3 aw imr's 6 months ago and are still going strong after using them for mostly sub-1 coils. before using these i used to use the trust fires and they didnt last anywhere near as long. before buying the aw's, i heard people saying that they were over rated for the price, but after using them i think they are worth it. what do you think about the aw's? now i have been hearing alot of good things about the mnke imr's, but dont know if they last as long as the aw's.
froggy, youll really like the combination of the 3/32 wick and the aga.
if it crumbles, i havent seen any crumbs yet. imo it is a very clean vape. if you are waiting for something that is proven to be 100 percent safe, you may be waiting for a very long time. ceramic has a learning curve just as much as ss wicks, but the vape is much better.
deadperfect, was that a hole in your door in the video? you need a door stop, so that when the door opens up hard, it doesnt create a hole in it. LOL.
I gave up on Ceramic Wicks. couldn't get them to wick enough fluid to do anything but glow like hell and stink. Probably the wick hole on my Z is to small but i'm not willing to enlarge it at this point. SS mesh is working fine for me and I don't burn he hell out my mesh nor get it anywhere near the temps needed to worry about Chromium Oxide.
Food for thought: If i wanted to market a new product, what better way then to create a scare that what you are using is dangerous and panic people into rushing for something "safer". (if i was unscrupulous of course)
Food for thought: If i wanted to market a new product, what better way then to create a scare that what you are using is dangerous and panic people into rushing for something "safer". (if i was unscrupulous of course)
lol, thats my closet door. i actually did that awhile back cuz i couldnt get an ss wick to work with my malfunctioning vamo. went through like 10 ss wicks. didnt realize the vamo was toying with me the whole time.
I'm vaping both at the same time with the same juice, the .8 on a provari, the .5 on a Sigelie. Both at max watts. The .5 has seen too many mls and needs a clean-up, but is still performing great. Its instant-on, nice and smooth, but has a bit more edginess (in a good way) on the vape than the .8. The .8 is slooooow. But once it gets going it is very smooth. Almost too smooth, no throat hit except for the 6mgs of nic in the juice. It almost seems like its asking for more power. Both produce the same quantity of vapor. Large clouds! They are both great.
I find myself using the .5mm regularly and then I reach over for the .8mm and then go back to .5mm. More so because the .8mm is on a Provari mini and that 700mAh battery last only for about 10 minutes of vape time at the amp draw level.
If I had a mechanical and could push 20 watts into the .8mm, I would use it 100% of the time. But since I dont, the .5mm is the better balance.
Sorry, long response to your question and then some, but until you asked, I really did not think about the comparison.
Short Answer:The .5mm hits great!
Bottom line: .5mm for VV/VW devices, .8mm for Mechanical devices. Sorta the same conclusion as round wire 30g vs 28g.
I hadn't mentioned this; but, when I was doing the air stone (fishstix) I was annoyed by (but tried not to notice) a persistent sound of very fine grit rubbing whenever I replaced or adjusted my top cap. Yes, I washed and torched the stone very thoroughly before installing it. . . . . . full disclosure.
Cotton isn't safe?
Yeah, with air stone, I realized that the wick couldn't keep up; until I figured out the wick can't fill the hole (has to be a bit smaller). That way, when you tilt to 3 o'clock, the juice can come down the outside of it. That works.
I broke 2 wicks in the ZAU. some of the 1/8" I originally received were thin enough to slip in easy. The center post was not totally secured and while unscrewing the top screw... bam! twice. The ZAU is pretty new to me so that's probably due to my lack of experience with it. But I definitely think you'll have more chance with a 3/32 in it...
I have watched you struggle with your wicks and coils on this RBA forum for quite a while, so this revelation is somewhat hilarious.
All that time your Vamo was firing like it was in the video? That coil was cooking, and fast.
Sorry to laugh at your misfortune, but I'm really glad you got it worked out.
yea.. at first i had hotspot problems. but even after i managed to get rid of them, i could never get it to vape where i wasnt choking from the harshness. or cotton wicks turning black almost immediately.
dam closet doors, they do get in the way alot. glad that you have finally got it worked out.
you know for me i didnt go to ceramic because of the scare, and my ss wicks were working fine and never had any problems with them. i just was simply curious, and i am glad i was, for the flavor of ceramic is by far better. the ceramic wicks can keep up, its just another learning curve.
thanks for the comparisons, so the provari has a battery that only lasts for 10 minutes? what batterys are in the mini? i guess there is a big difference compared to the 18650's, for with mine at max watts i can get 4 hrs. is it simply the batterys or is it the ribbon? what about a 6 or 7 mm ribbon? that seems like it could be somewhere in the middle and could be better, do they make the ribbon in 6 or 7 mm? it does seem like the 8mm, like you said, probably requires more power, especially with ceramic.
I have a mini with the extension tube....and trust me the batteries (18490) don't last that long...couple hours. The mini itself uses 18350 and I would be hard pressed to try using the ZAP with that.
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