well i made my first micro coils with cotton today one on my k100/igo l and one in my protank/mvp and im thinking im sold lol seems pretty nice so far but we shall see as the days pass
hmmm cotton ...??
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I've heard that its subjective. Some people like cotton, others silica. Me personally I have yet to try both.
Cotton is incredible. I definitely recommend the sterile rolled cotton that you may find in your local CVS / Rite Aid first aid section, NOT in the beauty section. The sterile stuff will save you from the cottony taste from the processing that normal cotton balls go through. Awesome thing is that it's around $6 for a roll that will last you a lifetime, even if you re-wick daily, which I am a fan of with cotton since it is so easy and keeps your coils gunk-free. Remove old cotton wick, dry burn a couple of times to clean the coil, and then thread in a new wick.
The flavor is off the chain.
The flavor is off the chain.
i dont mind silica i just like to try it all and see how it is i have to admit my vapor seems a bit denser with the cotton but now i worrie i may burn the wick i like ss mesh as well but have been having issues with my coil breaking lately wich is really pissing me off plus i burnt the crap outa my finger cuz i got angry and impatient let me tell you resistance wire heated melts through skin like butter i had a burn that looked more like a cut thankfully it carterized itself lol
i will definatly be trying that i just need to find some in this rinky dink town of mine lol
i keep forgeting to take pics of my new builds lol im alwase to focused on getting it done right and then trying it and then i done wana take it apart to take pics lol ill get a photo of the igo l tomorrow and the protank soon as i empty the tank
has anyone here had there ejuice lose flavor im not sure if its my taste buds bieng blown or if my stuff is losing flavor i only bring this up cuz its what made me try cotton in the first place
I'm still dubious about using cotton.
Byssinosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Byssinosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
you can also get complications from inhaling silica fibres to tired to research and link but i have seen a few things on it. make sure you clean your cotton before use boil and dry it if your concerned the info in that wiki seems to be from factory workers and there dealing with whatever it is for long periods everyday in high concentrated ammounts but yeah i see what you mean
I just tried a micro coil with cotton in a IGO-L about a week ago. It has been a great experience so far. Here's a shot with my first wick:
I didn't roll the cotton thin enough so couldn't pull it through very far. All that I made since then got pulled through so they feed from both sides.
The coil is 9 wraps of 27 gauge Kanthal for 1.0 ohms. I.D. is just under 1/16". I find the wick needs to be changed about every 5 or 6 ml, which is about 2 days for me. I'm using Q-tips. One end taken off makes 2 wicks. It's on a Vmod bottom feeder.
The setup is actually so good I didn't realize my battery was getting low today until it got to 2.7 volts and effectively stopped. I'm much more used to gennys with which I consistently change the batts at 3.6 v min.
I picked up some 1 mm Ekowool to try next. That will be my first experience with silica on this.
I didn't roll the cotton thin enough so couldn't pull it through very far. All that I made since then got pulled through so they feed from both sides.
The coil is 9 wraps of 27 gauge Kanthal for 1.0 ohms. I.D. is just under 1/16". I find the wick needs to be changed about every 5 or 6 ml, which is about 2 days for me. I'm using Q-tips. One end taken off makes 2 wicks. It's on a Vmod bottom feeder.
The setup is actually so good I didn't realize my battery was getting low today until it got to 2.7 volts and effectively stopped. I'm much more used to gennys with which I consistently change the batts at 3.6 v min.
I picked up some 1 mm Ekowool to try next. That will be my first experience with silica on this.
Best part for me? Wick swap in less than 1 minute anyone? Talk about easy maintenance.
Cotton is best used on bottom feeders and people who constantly drip every vape IMo..
One almost dry or dry hit and its a wash back to the lab again for another wick.
One almost dry or dry hit and its a wash back to the lab again for another wick.
Stainless cannot be beat its like a cast iron skillet it only get better with use and maintenance..
I have tried everything and the kitchen sink
nothing is as easy and rewarding without worry about dry hitting cotton
or small fibre's in the back of my throat which has happened to many times..
i been using cotton in my hornet with a micro coil for a couple days and loving it. its nice to be able to replace the wick and not have to rebuild the coil.
C'mon...the average vaper is unlikely to encounter the massive amounts of cotton dust in a manufacturing facility (and the subsequent years of exposure) required to induce symptoms. And if endotoxins are indeed the culprit then sterile cotton is even more safe.
That said, I can't taste the difference between silica and cotton myself (although if I use too much cotton in my wick I can taste it well beyond the initial few vapes). What I like about cotton (other than that it is incredibly inexpensive) is that it is so easy to change wicks on my micro-coils. Threading silica through a micro-coil is a royal pain in the patootie.
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