Well I got my Aga T2 today from Hoosier Vape. Had some time this afternoon so I thought I'd fool around with it. Have never rebuilt anything more complicated than a Kanger head before and it took a lot of trial and error just to get the hang of that, so I knew I was in store for some frustration. But Jeesh.
I had already seen a few video tutorials but I watched about an hour and a half more of them just to familiarize myself with a Genesis tank. I figured before I attempt a mesh wick, I'd attempt a silica wick since I'm already familiar with silica and it looked so simple on the videos. Okay, a couple hours later I'm pretty much out of kanthal and running low on wick after about four failed attempts.
My ohms kept reading ricidulous numbers sometimes higher than 9, and the ohms would not remain constant. I could check the ohms and they'd be at 8 and a few seconds later check them again and they'd be at 5 and then a minute later they'd be at 9. That's when it wasn't shorting out completely. I fiddled with it here and there trying to see if the wire was touching something, broke the wire, had to start again, same thing, fiddle, broke wire, started again. My hands are way too big for this kind of thing and even with two pairs of glasses one over the other I could barely see to thread the wire through the hole.
Of course I nearly lost the little screw and nut a couple of times when it fumbled out of my fingers.
I tested it so many times my MVP died and is now recharging. Finally I got it working on what has to be the sloppiest, ugliest looking wick ever built, using a 3 mm wick because I pretty much ran out of the other stuff. Now it's vaping, sort of, off my c-twist but tastes like a mouthful of silica since I was so exhausted I forgot to torch the wick first. Tastes like sucking on a filthy penny.
But at least it's doing SOMETHING which I at least count as a small achievement. I'm putting everything away for now before I have a fit and I'll make another attempt after I buy some more wire. I'll probably try the mesh next, the way it's suppose to be in the first place.
I'll figure this thing out sooner or later and when I do I'll be a vape god. But for now I'm drinking Ginger Ale trying to get the silica taste out of my mouth.
I had already seen a few video tutorials but I watched about an hour and a half more of them just to familiarize myself with a Genesis tank. I figured before I attempt a mesh wick, I'd attempt a silica wick since I'm already familiar with silica and it looked so simple on the videos. Okay, a couple hours later I'm pretty much out of kanthal and running low on wick after about four failed attempts.
My ohms kept reading ricidulous numbers sometimes higher than 9, and the ohms would not remain constant. I could check the ohms and they'd be at 8 and a few seconds later check them again and they'd be at 5 and then a minute later they'd be at 9. That's when it wasn't shorting out completely. I fiddled with it here and there trying to see if the wire was touching something, broke the wire, had to start again, same thing, fiddle, broke wire, started again. My hands are way too big for this kind of thing and even with two pairs of glasses one over the other I could barely see to thread the wire through the hole.
Of course I nearly lost the little screw and nut a couple of times when it fumbled out of my fingers.
I tested it so many times my MVP died and is now recharging. Finally I got it working on what has to be the sloppiest, ugliest looking wick ever built, using a 3 mm wick because I pretty much ran out of the other stuff. Now it's vaping, sort of, off my c-twist but tastes like a mouthful of silica since I was so exhausted I forgot to torch the wick first. Tastes like sucking on a filthy penny.
But at least it's doing SOMETHING which I at least count as a small achievement. I'm putting everything away for now before I have a fit and I'll make another attempt after I buy some more wire. I'll probably try the mesh next, the way it's suppose to be in the first place.
I'll figure this thing out sooner or later and when I do I'll be a vape god. But for now I'm drinking Ginger Ale trying to get the silica taste out of my mouth.
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