fc-2000 porous ceramic wick

[vapdivrr]

currently im sitting at 1.6 ohms wraped with the hot wrap but was wondering if i recoiled at a higher ohm , say 2.2 will that give a better flavor ?
oh and i use a cobra and zmax with a 3/32 wick . i know i cant go much lower in ohms but if i pick up some 34 wire will that perform better in the flavor department?

hey buddy, welcome. imo the thicker the wire and the lower the resistance will provide the best flavor & vapor. what wire are you using now? everyone who has used the 32g and went to the 30g has stated that they much prefer the 30g. with the z-max you should be able to acheive 1.2 to 1.3Ω. a 4/5 wrap of 30g on the 3/32 wick usually comes in close to this so not really sure if this is obtainable for you. next would be a 5/6 wrap of 30g . personally i dont think 34g is any good, for the thinner the wire, the less the flavor. at the thinnest i would stay with the 32g, but no thinner. most who try the thicker wires, especially the 28g will tell you that it is the best, and will never go back to anything thinner then 30g, but the thicker wires, especially the 28g requires a mechanical mod or a provari v-2, which can go as low as 0.8Ω. so my opinion would be to try the 30g wire. now your set-up might be really good, it just takes time for the wicks to break in depending on how tight you got them, be patient for now, run a few tanks first before making a decision.

 

[vapdivrr]

divinerebel, BTW are you using the fc wicks? i was looking to purchase a cobra, and was wondering about the size of the wick hole. so how loose are the 3/32 wicks in the cobras wick hole? i heard that maybe the 3/32 wicks might not be around for that much longer, and that if i bought the cobra and couldnt get anymore 3/32 wicks then what? i wonder if it might be possible to drill out the cobra to accomadate the 1/8 wicks, but being that the cobra is titanium it could be hard. also not sure if theres enough room to drill out, do you know if there is enough room to drill out a little bigger? sometimes it may look like there is enough room by looking at it from the top, but looking underneath there can be obstructions . if you ever get the chance, next time you break your coil down, maybe you can check it out, i would appreciate it, no hurrys though, thanks

 

[divinerebel]

yea im using the fc wick , and i looked at drilling it bigger but i dont think there is enough room
so the next time i tear down the coil i'll try 30 guage .
i hope they dont stop making the 3/32 , if they do i can always try to make some fish sticks or go to ss , and buy a ac9 with 1/8

 

[DeadPerfect]

deadperfect, just went back and looked, it does look like elias did use 30g wire in his video, but defiantly a 1/8 wick. if you dont hold the 3/32 wick just right when attempting this hot wrap method it may snap. i just know that you only have one wick that someone gave you, so just want to let you know that the 3/32 wicks are nowhere near as solid as the 1/8 wicks.

sorry i wasnt online. yes, i know the 3/32 ones are weak. thats why i suggested using the scriber i linked. i can push it in pretty deep into the handle on it. if it doesnt go in enough ill figure out another way.

btw i got Type D 32 Guage kanthal

 

[FrogHat]

I have been using this wick since Yesterday.......even broken it works like a champ

 

[ericska]

This morning, one of my EHW wick clogged up(flavor muted) because of the gunk. While trying to change it, I was thinking why not just clean it. So, I removed the screw and thumb nut on positive and negative connection of the coil carefully. The coil is still amazingly adhered rigidly on the wick. Took off the wick and rinsed with tap water, then absorbed the water out with tissue paper. Torched the coil part where it was gunked. Wow, it is clean like new! And coil still firmly adhered on the wick! Back in the atty like I did from the beginning. More juice in and start vape... Totally no need break in periods! Flavor is awesome again! And it took not more than 5 minutes to do this! LOL! I can't stop saying thanks to Elias of Australia when see that EHW!


Screw and thumb nut removed..


Took off and rinse with water..


Torching...


Wee! It looks new!

Problem is don't know whether how many times can that 30g Kanthal withstand the torch heat, although Kanthal wire maximum continuous temperature is 1300-1350°C... and that torch heat is around 1300°C... anyone know better about this?

 

[Elias]

People

In my quest to find porous ceramics I read a fair bit about sintering in the production of porous ceramics and what it meant, in light of that I am now looking at sintered fish stix after reading that the purity of sintered fish stix would be best because it is essentially made from powder that is very pure so that the sintering can effectively take place, the pure powder is taken up to a temperature where it changes in atomic structure as it's approaching its melting point and it bonds to its nearest partner and then the next etc etc...

I actually found to my surprise white sintered fish stix on eBay so I purchased some to try out, I like the idea of white because you can see when it gunks up and I would say you possible could see the juice change the wicks color from white to a shade of the juice its drawing???????? maybe??????

Your thoughts guys/gals ????

Elias

 

[Elias]

ericsa

that cleaning method is great to know!

Elias

 

[ericska]

ericsa

that cleaning method is great to know!

Elias

Thank you! But if without your EHW method, that won't happen.

 

[Elias]

more about sintering

Particular advantages of the powder technology include:

Very high levels of purity and uniformity in starting materials
Preservation of purity, due to the simpler subsequent fabrication process (fewer steps) that it makes possible
Stabilization of the details of repetitive operations, by control of grain size during the input stages
Absence of binding contact between segregated powder particles – or "inclusions" (called stringering) – as often occurs in melting processes
No deformation needed to produce directional elongation of grains
Capability to produce materials of controlled, uniform porosity.
Capability to produce nearly net-shaped objects.
Capability to produce materials which cannot be produced by any other technology.
Capability to fabricate high-strength material like turbines

 

[DSmooch]

ericska, I was just thinking about that this morn... torching the whole setup seemed like the way to go... I just got my answer

 

[ericska]

ericska, I was just thinking about that this morn... torching the whole setup seemed like the way to go... I just got my answer

Yeah, I was too lazy to torch all cause I was in hurry to meet my customer. Next one I will do that!

 

[gdeal]

People

In my quest to find porous ceramics I read a fair bit about sintering in the production of porous ceramics and what it meant, in light of that I am now looking at sintered fish stix after reading that the purity of sintered fish stix would be best because it is essentially made from powder that is very pure so that the sintering can effectively take place, the pure powder is taken up to a temperature where it changes in atomic structure as it's approaching its melting point and it bonds to its nearest partner and then the next etc etc...

I actually found to my surprise white sintered fish stix on eBay so I purchased some to try out, I like the idea of white because you can see when it gunks up and I would say you possible could see the juice change the wicks color from white to a shade of the juice its drawing???????? maybe??????

Your thoughts guys/gals ????

Elias

A pure white wick would be great. Which one did you get?

 

[Elias]

A pure white wick would be great. Which one did you get?

Hey

They are listed here on eBay

Hopefully they end up being perfect....

Elias

 

[Koman]

God tips on the cleaning!

 

[ericska]

Hey

They are listed here on eBay

Hopefully they end up being perfect....

Elias

Hope it can pass the fire test... (Damn... they don't deliver to Malaysia.)

 

[gdeal]

Hey

They are listed here on eBay

Hopefully they end up being perfect....

Elias

Thanks, they look very similar to Aircore Sand Stone.

 

[MikeE3]

Thanks, they look very similar to Aircore Sand Stone.

Is that a good thing? or a bad thing?

 

[gdeal]

Is that a good thing? or a bad thing?

Yes, maybe? Idk. I recall that someone did test Sand Stone, but for some reason it never took off like Top-fin.

 

[TBinAZ]

Yes, maybe? Idk. I recall that someone did test Sand Stone, but for some reason it never took off like Top-fin.

Are you guys referring to the glass fused silica? If so, it can't be used for this kind of heating method without melting. I've done a number of heating tests, and it will get to a melting point rather quickly.