So this is my first coil and I'm burning my cott wick. The coils aren't perfect but they heat in the middle and then out to the sides pretty evenly. I tried to not use too much cotton so I wouldn't choke off the wick. What did I do wrong?
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Did you prime the wick with juice completely, before firing it? It tales a while for the cotton to become fully saturated.
It does take a bit of practice, but once you get it right becomes easy to replicate. From the photo, a couple of things do come to mind. First the cotton looks a bit thin; at least on the right side of the coil. When the wick dry and your first putting it in, it should more or less fill the hole in the coil, but still be narrow enough to slide back and forth easily. Also, in the photo, the wick going into the coil looks too dry. When vaping, it should be well saturated; like the cotton nest at the back of your RDA.
I did prime it. I think you're both right thought. I think it needs some more soak time and getting the wick size right.
I would pull the wick, dry burn, and while the coil is glowing red, let off the button and quickly pinch that coil together with tweezers. Hold it until it cools and it should hold it's shape. Then install a fresh wick. A little thicker this time. You should be GTG.
Did that and the coil looks better, but I'm still getting a burnt taste. I'm trying for a thicker coil but I thin I'm doing it wrong. Do you have a pic of your cotton before you put it in the coil?
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Your coil looks great. Just have to play around with the density of the cotton until you get a feel for it.
Your coil looks great. Just have to play around with the density of the cotton until you get a feel for it.
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So I made a new wick that looks better and didn't show any signs of burning (brown color), but it's next to unvapable. The flavor is off and I can't inhale it without coughing my brains out. It's pretty harsh. And I get very little vapor. Any ideas?
Are you making sure the air hole lines up with the coil? Flavor and vapor are usually an airflow issue unless the coil has hot spots (shorts). Sounds like you have the bugs worked out of the coil build, just make sure to position it as close to the airhole as possible.
Yup. I've put the air hole right next to the coil and also put it as far away just to see if it made a difference.
just build another coil, don't bother with it if you've already burnt cotton on it and this time make sure you soak it real good before firing. and make sure you're dripping enough and not letting it get too dry before your vapes, get a nice little pool of liquid on the bottom in there. that wick looked like it was probably just pinched cause it was too thick.
that's the common sense answer.
otherwise i'd suggest just having one long wick so it wicks properly. if you just throw a bunch of extra cotton on there it doesn't always wick properly.
and just cut the wick on the side that hangs next to the cap wall.
that's the common sense answer.
otherwise i'd suggest just having one long wick so it wicks properly. if you just throw a bunch of extra cotton on there it doesn't always wick properly.
and just cut the wick on the side that hangs next to the cap wall.
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make sure you have plenty of cotton in and around that coil. Your first pic, right hand side, the wick is pretty thin. The coil needs to be full of cotton. I also place more cotton around the coil. It looks plenty wet but its got to stay wet.
Try lowering it to see it it helps. Also what others said, make sure the cotton is touching all the coils. This is the most important thing with cotton wicks. On mine, I never go over 6 Watts with my 100% PG at 2.2ohms
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what size bit or needle are you wrapping on??
I am not an expert here, but it seems most (for micros) are using 1/16" (16g.) or 20g. to do the wraps.
coil on mine is 1/8" or hair higher off the floor
I am using 20g. syringe needle - 1 short leg of cotton down to floor on 1 end , other end around the back side.
I am not an expert here, but it seems most (for micros) are using 1/16" (16g.) or 20g. to do the wraps.
coil on mine is 1/8" or hair higher off the floor
I am using 20g. syringe needle - 1 short leg of cotton down to floor on 1 end , other end around the back side.
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