First RBA need some help... Bad taste :(

[Roydub]

Ok I recently won a complete setup.. EHPro Skeleton Key w/ Prometheus rba (or is it an rta?)

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-liquid-discussion/637854-won-new-mod.html

After a few tries getting used to making coils I finally got the hang of it but I am getting a bad flavor... I am using 28 gauge kanthal and Japanese cotton for wicking.. I have 2 different juices that I have been trying one at 65pg/35vg and the other at 30pg/70vg..

I got the coils heating up right (from inside to out) and the wick was thoroughly saturated, yet when I take a hit it tastes kind of burnt.. Not like a full out dry hit but similar..

I have completely broken down the Prometheus and cleaned it and also cleaned the kanthal.. After I did that it seems a bit better but still getting the "smokey" taste..

I also tried using organic cotton balls (boiled) but still getting the same thing... So Im sure its something that Im doing (or not doing)... Or maybe it needs to sit a bit longer to saturate more?

Running at 1.1 Ohms with a 3.7V 2000mAh IMR 1865 battery

 

[roxynoodle]

Usually its the wicking.

Did you watch a build video to see how to wick it?

Also with cotton, less is more. Might have too much of it through the coil. Could also be blocking wick channels.

 

[dravell]

Did you wash the tank really really good? I had a similar thing happen with my RTAs (my thread is down here somewhere) and after trying everything I got rid of the taste by scrubbing it REALLY good with a toothbrush and soap, hot water rinses and ultrasonic cleaner. You dont need the ultrasonic but scrub it all REALLY good with with and a old toothbrush.

 

[tyjo1986]

Ok so a few different things. Most rba's or rta's come with some machine oil residue. Make sure you wash it really well. Next make sure you are not using too much wick. You don't want you wick to be too tight. It should pull through with just a little resistance. Then saturate your wick with juice of choice. Higher nicotine content can be to blame for the flavor. Test fire, see if there are any hot spots burning your wick. Put it all together and give it a try. Still not a good taste? If so you are probably lacking air flow.

 

[Roydub]

Hmm... I had it soak in soapy warm water and just used my hands to rub it down, so ill get in there better with a toothbrush (thank your dravell)... I did watch a few vids to get an idea but I could be using too much wick (sounds like it)

Higher nicotine content can be to blame for the flavor.

Is 12mg too much nic? I dont have anything lower right now to try it out but ill pick some up if the other methods dont work...

Thank you all for your help

 

[tyjo1986]

I would not think 12 mg is going to give a bad taste but probably increases the throat hit. Then pg also gives more of a throat hit. Harsh throat hit could be fooling your taste buds.....