fc-2000 porous ceramic wick

[DSmooch]

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honestly? because the overoxidizing of the mesh is possibly releasing a high level chromium oxide into the juice and might be getting vaped.

Thanks Thrasher, I appreciate you (a veteran) saying it clearly. Above everything else I think this has to be in focus here. Personally I never had a good feeling about vaping on a piece of oxidized metal bathing in liquid for months.
The PeterK thing... i found myself oxidizing the wick in the end. I can't vape on a mesh that hasn't been torched clean every 2 or 3 days.This method is far from ideal for the "slide in slide out" ppl like me.
I got quite a few other reasons why this one is a keeper for me. Lets just say I'm on day 6 now. same ceramic setup. no cleaning not torching and this thing performs better than ever. Considering the fact that I haven't tweaked, torched or done any maintenance for that long AND the clouds i'm currently getting out of it even at 4oclock... this thing has clearly outperformed my ss setup bigtime.
just hope theres no bad news about this one too...

For me it's not wicking as well as my fishstick wicks even when held horizontal - a coil or 2 will glow.

so glad someone finally popped up a comparison... I ordered some petsmart a few days ago

 

[SteveW]

I received some wicks yesterday from tank ecigs (1/8) and one of them was a bit smaller. Just so happens it was a perfect fit for my ZAP. I did a 4/5 wrap with 32g (all I have at the moment) and it is running at 2.5ohms. Boy that seems high! But given that I have removed the plastic insulater and it fills the hole completely I guess I should not be too surprised because of the amount of wire required to wrap the wick. What I did find is that there is zero head room in the ZAP. I had to nibble off the top of the wick so that it did not contact the cap. It has to be dead flush with the top of the centre post or it will contact and you can't put the cap on properly.

First impressions: It is early days but I am hopeful. I have only finished a single tank and at this point it is meh, nothing to get excited about. I will see how it goes after another tank or so and if I am encouraged by continual improvement I will persist. The taste is definately clean, almost crisp like a dry sparkling wine if that makes any sense. Here's hoping that this becomes the holy grail of wick technology - time will tell!

 

[FrogHat]

I received some wicks yesterday from tank ecigs (1/8) and one of them was a bit smaller. Just so happens it was a perfect fit for my ZAP. I did a 4/5 wrap with 32g (all I have at the moment) and it is running at 2.5ohms. Boy that seems high! But given that I have removed the plastic insulater and it fills the hole completely I guess I should not be too surprised because of the amount of wire required to wrap the wick. What I did find is that there is zero head room in the ZAP. I had to nibble off the top of the wick so that it did not contact the cap. It has to be dead flush with the top of the centre post or it will contact and you can't put the cap on properly.

First impressions: It is early days but I am hopeful. I have only finished a single tank and at this point it is meh, nothing to get excited about. I will see how it goes after another tank or so and if I am encouraged by continual improvement I will persist. The taste is definately clean, almost crisp like a dry sparkling wine if that makes any sense. Here's hoping that this becomes the holy grail of wick technology - time will tell!

I did almost the exact same.....mine came out to 2.7 ohms. I also removed the insulator, only difference is I'm only 1/4 tank into it.

 

[MikeE3]

so you actually cut them and sand till round? do you have like a lathe or something? they look the same except the fc's look slightly darker. all i know is the fc's take quite a while to break in, like 4 tanks or so. do the fish ones take long as well? yes that wick looks just a little long, just make a hole in the bottom of tank and slide it down.

The first tank was 'light' on flavor but vapor production was fine. By the end of the 1st tank the favor was coming back. However, I'm not a good person to ask about flavor. 45 years of smoking really messed up my 'buds'. Been smoke free for 15 months and my taste is just starting to come back.

I use a diamond wheel on a Dremel to cut a section out of the stone. Then do the rest on a bench grinder. Using a medium grit wheel I 'square' off the section I cut out of the stone. The on a fine grit wheel I round off the edges, then carefully keep working it until I get the diameter I want. I use a drill bit gauge to measure / fit it along he way. I find it easier to work it to a consistent diameter along it whole length at a larger size than carefully work it down to .120 inches (just shy of 1/8")

. I had to nibble off the top of the wick so that it did not contact the cap. It has to be dead flush with the top of the centre post or it will contact and you can't put the cap on properly.

Yepper - I cut mine just a wee bit taller than the post itself, and lower than the top of screw. I had one at the height of the screw, and accidently broke it when taking off the cap. Now I try to pull the caps straight up when removing them to avoid 'knocking' into the wick and breaking it.

 

[vapdivrr]

I received some wicks yesterday from tank ecigs (1/8) and one of them was a bit smaller. Just so happens it was a perfect fit for my ZAP. I did a 4/5 wrap with 32g (all I have at the moment) and it is running at 2.5ohms. Boy that seems high! But given that I have removed the plastic insulater and it fills the hole completely I guess I should not be too surprised because of the amount of wire required to wrap the wick. What I did find is that there is zero head room in the ZAP. I had to nibble off the top of the wick so that it did not contact the cap. It has to be dead flush with the top of the centre post or it will contact and you can't put the cap on properly.

First impressions: It is early days but I am hopeful. I have only finished a single tank and at this point it is meh, nothing to get excited about. I will see how it goes after another tank or so and if I am encouraged by continual improvement I will persist. The taste is definately clean, almost crisp like a dry sparkling wine if that makes any sense. Here's hoping that this becomes the holy grail of wick technology - time will tell!

your off to a good start, did you prep the wick in any way? is this your only mod set-up? i would vape as much as you can, topping off the tank often. after a while you will start to see a little difference in how less your wick is drying up, at this point i changed resistance, i went to a 30g wire and lower resistances, like 1.2, i have found it to perform better then the 32g. but i didnt stick with the 32 for long so i really dont know how it will perform in the end. i am just used to low resistance myself, so i changed wires. right now before its broken in you will have to hold a little more horizontal, but as it breaks in this will lessen. keep at it, it does take some time and patience is needed to start. mine is like on day 6 and it is still getting better. i just seen a new video on ceramic, by rip, he puts a thin layer of thread (actually cheese cloth)around the wick, he says this way there is no break in period, give it a watch on u-tube.

 

[vapdivrr]

The first tank was 'light' on flavor but vapor production was fine. By the end of the 1st tank the favor was coming back. However, I'm not a good person to ask about flavor. 45 years of smoking really messed up my 'buds'. Been smoke free for 15 months and my taste is just starting to come back.

I use a diamond wheel on a Dremel to cut a section out of the stone. Then do the rest on a bench grinder. Using a medium grit wheel I 'square' off the section I cut out of the stone. The on a fine grit wheel I round off the edges, then carefully keep working it until I get the diameter I want. I use a drill bit gauge to measure / fit it along he way. I find it easier to work it to a consistent diameter along it whole length at a larger size than carefully work it down to .120 inches (just shy of 1/8")





Yepper - I cut mine just a wee bit taller than the post itself, and lower than the top of screw. I had one at the height of the screw, and accidently broke it when taking off the cap. Now I try to pull the caps straight up when removing them to avoid 'knocking' into the wick and breaking it.

had me beat, i puffed for about 35years. good work on the wicks, after some time and comparisons from you between the fish&fc's, i might give-em a try, i certainly have the tools, for i am in the marble & stone biz. thanks

 

[vapdivrr]

Ok I just put a 1/8" into my ZAP...I used 32 gage Kanthal and my coil came out to 2.7 ohms. I am new to ceramic and RBA's what's next??

hopefully your results wont differ because of the tight fit into wick hole i imagine you have. but i would say just top off often and have some patience. i would after a couple of tanks try lowering the resistance, best way is to add some 30g, or just take off a wrap. but you may have some awesome results at hi-resistance. i just know the results i am having, which is lower resistance, so i am not sure how these will ultimatly fair at 2.7ohms at 5 volts or something. in the mean time just dont go to high with the volts until she breaks in.

 

[FrogHat]

hopefully your results wont differ because of the tight fit into wick hole i imagine you have. but i would say just top off often and have some patience. i would after a couple of tanks try lowering the resistance, best way is to add some 30g, or just take off a wrap. but you may have some awesome results at hi-resistance. i just know the results i am having, which is lower resistance, so i am not sure how these will ultimatly fair at 2.7ohms at 5 volts or something. in the mean time just dont go to high with the volts until she breaks in.

I am right at 5v first tank in...it is a clean vape and hope it's gets better with time. I prefer this over SS if it works out and if I get a few weeks or better on a wick I'll stick with it. How is changing flavors? Have you done that yet?

 

[vapdivrr]

I am right at 5v first tank in...it is a clean vape and hope it's gets better with time. I prefer this over SS if it works out and if I get a few weeks or better on a wick I'll stick with it. How is changing flavors? Have you done that yet?

it is instant, i have changed flavors like twice, and both times it was instant, much much quicker then ss mesh. yes just over 9 watts is good for now.

 

[DSmooch]

vap pleeeeaaase have a look at RiP's latest vid and tell me if I'm hallucinating!

 

[vapdivrr]

vap pleeeeaaase have a look at RiP's latest vid and tell me if I'm hallucinating!

no you are not, i just seen it and there is no wayyyy. i emailed him to ask whats up? fishstick?

 

[DSmooch]

I emailed him too to ask the same, I was not very nice...

 

[vapdivrr]

I emailed him too to ask the same, I was not very nice...

he must be getting alot of this asked, this really makes me think that its the same as the FSKS

 

[DSmooch]

FSKS?

just wondering...
edit: in silence... there's probably a good explanation. I hope he shares it with us.

 

[Keithhe]

vap pleeeeaaase have a look at RiP's latest vid and tell me if I'm hallucinating!

Smooch,

I saw the video, dated 2-18-13 What was the issue you guys were seeing?

 

[DSmooch]

Smooch,

I saw the video, dated 2-18-13 What was the issue you guys were seeing?

his wick is of perfect length for the AC9... he's a lucky guy

 

[vapdivrr]

FSKS?
how many of us bought these on his account, with the ac9 in mind, not having a clue they wouldn't fit the AC9...
just wondering...

quit the slap in the face for sure. you know if he had just showed the end shot, like after it was coiled, i would have mixed feelings about your initial assumption, because its hard to actually see where the end of the wick is. but in the shot where he first dropped it in, there is no question that the wick he was using is by far longer then 1-1/2 in lenght.

 

[vapdivrr]

i have heard of someone using the wick in an ac-9, here in this thread. wonder how it is working for them? i would imagine you would be constantly re-filling every 10 vapes or something. in the one i am using now, which is an ok lenght for the aga, i notice that it works the best above half full, so with a short wick this would be a very small window for the optimum vape.

 

[Keithhe]

Oh, OK I get it now. I do not own an AC9. I'd settle for any length right now, but still all are out, except the guy on Ebay. Like someone else said a few pages back, I almost pulled the trigger then said, no, and refused. I have plenty of other devices and will wait out the supply/demand issue.

I may go the fish route though, but wanted to try out a few without the grinding hassles.

Frustrating though as I keep hearing these work, and I hate the whole SS thing.

 

[vapdivrr]

Oh, OK I get it now. I do not own an AC9. I'd settle for any length right now, but still all are out, except the guy on Ebay. Like someone else said a few pages back, I almost pulled the trigger then said, no, and refused. I have plenty of other devices and will wait out the supply/demand issue.

I may go the fish route though, but wanted to try out a few without the grinding hassles.

Frustrating though as I keep hearing these work, and I hate the whole SS thing.

yes just give it some time, i would say within a couple of months these will be so much easier to get, and a little less expensive. i might also give the fish a try if i find the lenght of the wick is to short for the ac-9. as of now i dont even have my 1/8 wick for the ac-9, so not sure how they will perform. in the mean time i am enjoying the aga more then ever with the 3/32 wicks, which is the only size i have at the moment. if the ac-9 definatly requires a longer wick, as expected, i then might try to make some myself. if i can make a load in a day, that should last maybe a year or something, also before i attempt, i will have to have a little bit more info on how they perform compared to the fc-wicks, for i know they perform extremely well imo.