fc-2000 porous ceramic wick

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Hey Vap, I got a Vamo yesterday. With paired 18350s the limits come off and if you run it in voltage mode you can crank it all the way up to 6v with low res coils. Man it hisses like a snake! Instant on and tons of vapor. You need to use short bursts to stop going too hot but it is a ton of fun! For $40 bucks it was a bargain. Another great thing a bout it is you don't keep slipping in and out of menus like you do on the Provari if you work the button a bit. Highly recommend this mod for dollars.

What type of set up are you running with this? Ceramic?
 

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Not sure about protection on the mod. Protected batteries probably a good idea. I am using the ones they sent with it (came with two 18350s to use) don't know what they are but they are screaming along beautifully at the moment. The flashlight argument kind of gives me some peace about stacking batteries. We do it all the time and no one worries about blowing their hands off. I am following simple protocols of using matched pairs which seems to be a good idea. I tell you mate, it hits like a Mack truck. Grrreeaaatt!

definatly sounds like something i would like to try, thanks. i love to order vaping stuff and stalk the mail, sometimes i swear i can see through my mail box. i come down the street and say, nope its not here today, and i am always right. the next day i say, yes its there, and i am right again.
 

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What type of set up are you running with this? Ceramic?

i dont know what he might be doing, but i think i would like to try a 1/8 ceramic wick, 28g, maybe around 1-Ω at like 4.5 volts. i love the flavor of the 28g wire, but on ceramic you get this lag time, maybe that little extra volts might be good.
 

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Yes..did the hot wrap on the 3/32 ( with bare fingers.....lol). The coil is a 5/6 using .8mm = 28g round. With the .8mm ribbon, you really need to hit the wire harder with the blue flame to get it to take. I dont remember if I posted it earlier but this is the set-up. (You wouldn't believe what it looks like now, but I dont want to disturb it.)


that is a thing of beauty. that couldnt of been easy to do, especially the leads. i would like to try this but only have like 3- 3/32 wicks and they dont do them anymore, maybe to risky for me, not that good with ribbon.
 

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Busardo review on the Vamo:

A PBusardo Review - The Vamo - YouTube

He mentions reverse battery protection, short circuit protection and he "thinks" it won't fire any thing less than a 1.2ohm coil. I am not sure if this holds true for stacked 18650s. Anyone tried a sub 1.2 with stack batteries?

never stacked batterys myself. personally i thought the vamo, no matter what configuration you did wouldnt work under 1.2 Ω, so when you said it could fire under like 1 ohm i was interested, but if it doesnt, i dont know. have you actually fired a 1-ohm coil or lower on it in the configuration that you mentioned before with the 2 batterys?
 

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never stacked batterys myself. personally i thought the vamo, no matter what configuration you did wouldnt work under 1.2 Ω, so when you said it could fire under like 1 ohm i was interested, but if it doesnt, i dont know. have you actually fired a 1-ohm coil or lower on it in the configuration that you mentioned before with the 2 batterys?

No I haven't. I said low res but I have never tried anything lower than 1.2. Sorry if I confused you :). Are you wrapping sub 1 ohm on 1/8 wicks now? Do you still prefer the 3/32 at around 1.3 ohms with 30g?
 

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No I haven't. I said low res but I have never tried anything lower than 1.2. Sorry if I confused you :). Are you wrapping sub 1 ohm on 1/8 wicks now? Do you still prefer the 3/32 at around 1.3 ohms with 30g?

i have 3 set-ups going right now. my favorite is a 3/32 wick with 30g, 4/5 wrap @1.1Ω. the second is a 1/8 wick with 30g, 3 wraps @1Ω, the last is another 1/8 wick with .8 ribbon, this is about .09 to 1.0 Ω. very rarely do i go over 1.2 ohms. the last set-up i had over 1.2 was a 1/8 wick with 30g with a 4/5 wrap, this was about 1.4Ω, this was vaping really good but took it down to try the ribbon, but at 1.4 Ω the provari works it fine at 4.5ish volts. i think i was interested in the vamo for a second to try a 1Ω coil with 28g wire at around 4.5 volts, this is not obtainable with current mods unless you stack batterys in a mechanical mod so i dont do it. this is why i would love a vv device that is 100 percent protected that can run something like this, but not sure if its possible now, like a provari that has a 9 amp/ 20 watts limit, i would buy it tonight
 

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I want to make my wicks shorter. They are too close to the cap. What's the safest way to take off about 1/8"?

I very carefully nibble off tiny bits with a pair of pliers. WARNING: do not get greedy and try to nip off too much. I did this once and the shockwave produced when the pliers snapped shut was enough to break the wick about half way up. Small and gently is the ticket.
 

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hey guys, after inquirys about the composition of the fc-2000 wicks, i contact someone who can answer this question. this guy came up with the idea and manufacters them. he ultimatlely sells them to the 3 places that we know of. he assures me that they are aliminum oxide and definatly contain no lead. also much of the make up of alumina has been ommitted from the wicks, leaving a simplier make up. i guess in alumina there are alot of different things that make up the whole picture but many were unneccesary for the fc composition. this alumina is a pretty common material that is used in our every day life, this with the fact that it is fired at over 2000 degrees makes me feel kind of satisfied that it is safe. i would tend to believe that there could be more of a health issue with the heating of the kanthal wire then with the actual wick. all along alumina was said to be the make up of these wicks, so this really isnt anything new for most, but i guess lately the lead question was asked. personaaly i do believe the information that i recieved is truthful, and that these fc-2000 wicks do not contain any lead.
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definatly sounds like something i would like to try, thanks. i love to order vaping stuff and stalk the mail, sometimes i swear i can see through my mail box. i come down the street and say, nope its not here today, and i am always right. the next day i say, yes its there, and i am right again.

I feel the same way! Except I watch the tracking like a hawk... Lol! It's kind of funny how the package would teleport. I ordered juice from Alice in Vapeland, first day it didn't have it in the system, next three days it was electronically accepted and then BAM! It's in transit! lol
 

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Busardo review on the Vamo:

A PBusardo Review - The Vamo - YouTube

He mentions reverse battery protection, short circuit protection and he "thinks" it won't fire any thing less than a 1.2ohm coil. I am not sure if this holds true for stacked 18650s. Anyone tried a sub 1.2 with stack batteries?
1.2 is the lowest you can go. and ive tried imr 18650's, stacked imr 18350's, and protected 18650's. they all work fine in it, but you cant go under 1.2
 

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I've been vaping my 2 liquids with these ceramic wicks now for 2 tank fulls so far. I just can't get the flavor yet. I'm using the same wire I used with the mesh wicks. My coils are tight and I'm getting very little build up on the coils. I have not tried the Hot Wrap yet.
i have done hot wraps, and although not super tight, i get more flavor with the cotton string method than hot wraps. the string method just seems to guarantee to work good. and i get more flavor. try this method

 

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I saw this video a couple of days ago and bought the cheesecloth yesterday. I will try it now. Thanks
i have done hot wraps, and although not super tight, i get more flavor with the cotton string method than hot wraps. the string method just seems to guarantee to work good. and i get more flavor. try this method

 
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