Apologies for jumping on the thread, I wonder if some kind ECF vaper(s) could help me out I am pretty much a newbie to give you some background. I quit smoking about 8 weeks ago and don't have any real experience with vaping.
After reading many threads on ECF which I can only thank the fantastic vaper user base which the forum has, I started out with Kanger ProTanks and soon knew I had todo something to improve my vaping experience I needed a better vape I wanted the vaping nirvana I am pretty sure we all seek
I knew I would be into vaping for the long haul. After reading and reading and then more reading, watching YouTube and browsing every forum I could, I decided to bite the bullet and given I have limited funds I was keen and desperate to buy more kit that would give me the vaping return I sought.
I read about clones and a little on designs, good reviews and somewhat impulsively ordered a GG Ithaka clone from FT back at the end of October it took the time it did to arrive when it did I was thoroughly impressed with its design and build quality and set to work to set it up. After the recommended cleaning regime with boiling, IPA, pipe cleaners and cotton buds. I had bought supplies Kanthal, Silica, EkoWool & non res silver wire & learnt with some success to join the wires and calculate the coil resistances my first couple of attempts worked if you could say that, I had watched many a tutorial but after wanting to rule out user error and the trickiness for a newbie like me working with no res-res, I bought some arc welded pre mades my coil making skills are to say the least in there infancy and rather crude at times although to my credit I used to be an electronic bench engineer so any technical challenge I mostly like and detailed worked I don't shy away from.
After some trial and error I got the Ithaka clone built, checked the coil for uniformity, checked the coil for glowing evenness, primed the wick and attached the chimmy/mouth piece and had a test vape wow after what I had known I knew then I had seen the light!
I attached the tank section and followed what I think is what todo, tighten the mouth piece to the closed position and filled from the top section with the top 2 pieces detached (larger piece that attaches to the top piece that connects to the clear tank section & the small piece the chimmy/mouth piece goes through) all is good at this point when I see the ejuice get to the the top of the clear tank section I stop. I then attach the larger top piece then I slowly attach the smaller piece. Everything is good at this point when I test vape everything sounds good to me no gurgling, air draw is good for me and the vape is blissful. I notice a lot of the juice I filled into the tank gradually disappears I presume into the bottom res section where it feeds the wicks. Vaping at his point is to me is just out of this world saturated, warm, and flavoursome for a silica tank it's heaven sent.
Now this is where my problems start if I try to fill it again, putting back together and re pressurising with a few vapes I almost immediately get gurgling and after some more juice comes out from what I can see from the 501 pin and it's all over and it's flooded and doesn't really work I tried a few things a by trying to blow out the juice but this appears to make things worse.
I am desperate to fix it and am so impressed with the vape I ordered a RH Hercules yesterday from GreyHaze UK given FT lead and shipping times I didn't want to wait until 2014;
My vaping addiction has also made me order a KFL clone from Chinabuye On the 8 Nov I couldn't wait, loads of delays (excuses) which i still don't think has shipped, so I found a UK seller and ordered another, I ordered a Taifun GT from FT too after kicking the smoking habit I am very edgy I don't want to return.
I only vape 100% juices which I try and steep for 2-3-4 weeks it's tragic I have lost so much juice!
If anyone could help me out I would be more than grateful sorry for the woffle!
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