House of Hybrids featuring the Zenesis PV

[Landlord]

What up y'all?

 

[krnxguhj33]

What up y'all?

Essay... D:

And I have decided that my Mini's name will be Adrianna.

She'll seduce all of your Minis to come with me.

 

[wh01sjongalt]

After vaping the same e-liquid for 2 years nonstop, I decided to try some new e-liquid flavors because switching flavors is pretty easy in the Zenesis and seems like a waste to have excellent flavor production and waste it on only one flavor. Zen mentioned having Bombay make and sell his eliquid and so I decided to try some.

I'm loving this Blueberry Waffle! It's not too sweet and quite enjoyable. I also liked the Rum Maple Tobacco so far.

Haven't tried Apple Flapjacks, Pumpkin Pie, Sweet-bacco, or Blueberry Muffin yet.

I kind of got stuck on this Blueberry Waffle and think I will kick this around for the evening.

I wasn't sure on what "strength of flavor" and had them adjust it as they saw fit. They wrote a me nice note and reduced my flavors down based on their expertise. Good People.

 

[Landlord]

Hey guys, besides the size, whats the difference between the different gauge Kanthal? I have 30 and 32.. Im figuring the thicker the wire the more power can travel through it.. Also the thicker the wire, the more area cover on the wick, correct? Is this a bad thing? Will it take the thicker wire longer to heat up?

Zen, why was 32Ga. your choice for the Zenesis? Is it just a good medium?

 

[wh01sjongalt]

I'll think of the most badass name there is and I will defeat you all! Just give me time!

I call dibs on VOLTRON, for my Standard Ti when it gets here.

I also call dibs on Excalibur and/or Puff for my future Dragon.

My 2 BAMS will be called Bam Bam and Bam Bam Bam (I know, not very original)


Mini Ti - Will be named James Bond and have a special holster made for him. Right, StealfDawg?

 

[JollyRogers]

The difference is the resistance of the kanthal per inch. The thicker stuff has less resistance, and will possibly be harder to wrap in a coil. It may take an extra wrap to get the same vape with the thick stuff.

 

[Zen~]

Hey guys, besides the size, whats the difference between the different gauge Kanthal? I have 30 and 32.. Im figuring the thicker the wire the more power can travel through it.. Also the thicker the wire, the more area cover on the wick, correct? Is this a bad thing? Will it take the thicker wire longer to heat up?

Zen, why was 32Ga. your choice for the Zenesis? Is it just a good medium?

The 30 is lower resistance and will burn too hot for my taste.. you'll need more wraps for sure.

I picked 32 because the resistance was correct for the application given the size of the wick in circumference... 34 is too high, and 30 is too low... though many of the mavens will feel that more choices is a better approach, I find 32 to be right on the money at 3-5 wraps.

 

[Trench]

I bet Steel man will beat Buttercup. Buttercup is the name my daughter name her ....z tzu. Punnny little furball. But that's a cute name for a zeni man.

Don't make me bring out his big brother, Andre!

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[wh01sjongalt]

The 30 is lower resistance and will burn too hot for my taste.. you'll need more wraps for sure.

I picked 32 because the resistance was correct for the application given the size of the wick in circumference... 34 is too high, and 30 is too low... though many of the mavens will feel that more choices is a better approach, I find 32 to be right on the money at 3-5 wraps.

What is the difference between Kanthal and Nichrome and why is one chosen over the other depending on the application?

I'm just curious.

 

[Landlord]

The 30 is lower resistance and will burn too hot for my taste.. you'll need more wraps for sure.

I picked 32 because the resistance was correct for the application given the size of the wick in circumference... 34 is too high, and 30 is too low... though many of the mavens will feel that more choices is a better approach, I find 32 to be right on the money at 3-5 wraps.

Perfect explanation! thanks man

 

[bumpi]

I call my Standard "Lionel" cause it's beautiful like the sword of omens (thundercats reference) and hits like a train

 

[bumpi]

What is the difference between Kanthal and Nichrome and is one chosen over the other depending on the application?

I'm just curious.

One of the smart people
will prob give better answer but I believe nichrome will pop faster than the kanthal...kanthal can get hotter therefore last longer in an application like this

 

[wh01sjongalt]

I call my Standard "Lionel" cause it's beautiful like the sword of omens (thundercats reference) and hits like a train

I love that!

Just don't think Lionel can even come to the playground with my Voltron because I would hate for you to go home crying!

 

[Trench]

What is the difference between Kanthal and Nichrome and is one chosen over the other depending on the application?

I'm just curious.

I'm probably wrong, but...I think the biggest difference between the two would be the maximum temperature they can withstand and the resistance per length.

EDIT: discussions here.

 

[wh01sjongalt]

I love that!

Just don't think Lionel can even come to the playground with my Voltron because I would hate for you to go home crying!

But, you gave me a great idea! I'm now thinking one of my BAMS will be named "Snarf" (from Thunder Cats), and the other will be "Orko" (from He-Man)


~SNARF SNARF

 

[bumpi]

I love that!

Just don't think Lionel can even come to the playground with my Voltron because I would hate for you to go home crying!

Idk, size, weight, and battery life go to Lionel....lol he's a lover not a fighter tho, too pretty to get cut

 

[bumpi]

But, you gave me a great idea! I'm now thinking one of my BAMS will be named "Snarf" (from Thunder Cats), and the other will be "Orko" (from He-Man)


~SNARF SNARF

Haha, yea I used to smoke a whole lot of that green bacco.... So my cartoon references just pop up in mind from time to time, almost named it shreck when I had it filled with pluid

 

[wh01sjongalt]

Idk, size, weight, and battery life go to Lionel....lol he's a lover not a fighter tho, too pretty to get cut

Voltron is a Standard with the same battery life, but being made of Titanium he will be much faster because he is lighter and more nimble.

Besides He's frackin Voltron! He is made of several Lions. Lionel is just some cat from a weird moon and he will go down in the 1st round while he is grooming himself.


Edit: Okay, so Thundera is a planet. I think Lunataks and Mumm-Ra were from a moon.

Interesting Fun Fact: It's Lion-O, for "O" you just got pwned by Voltron.

I always thought it was Lionel too, but Wikipedia says otherwise.

 

[Mr. White]

Thanks, Mr. White,

Are you saying I should also put a dab of Naolox on the battery ends, as well as the two screwheads? Hope I'm not annoying anyone - I just want to do everything right to make my Zini last forever and stay as beautiful as possible....

Yes, I am. You want the tiniest amount--just a film is all you need. I haven't tried the DeOxIt Gold that Wh01 uses, but that seems like it would be great. Noalox can be messy--especially if you use too much.

 

[Ariel_MX]

The switch looks kind of simple, doesn't it?

But in reality, it's amazingly complex!

One thing that most people don't think about is that most switches have springs in them, and that spring carries the current from the switch contact to the body of the PV.

Well, those springs really sink a lot of current and rob the PV of power!

With the magnetic switch, there's no spring, so has anybody wondered how the current conducts to ground?

The Switch button has a slight amount of "play" in it... so when you push the button it tips a little to the side, and when the side of the button scrapes along the side of the switch housing/battery cover... it makes electrical contact across a pretty wide area conducting WAY more current than a spring ever could.

So long story short, the scraping is normal and entirely necessary!

People have asked why I don't use a flat top screw on the switch... and the reason is that a flat top can prevent the switch button from rocking to the side, and prevents it from firing.

A lot of thought went into something that looks really simple.

And some do make a little more noise than others... perfectly normal

Hi Zen,

I've been having some misfiring issues in my mini (and flooding also, but I learned and read that I should not left my Mini lying down if it has liquid in the tank), I indeed wondered about how the button closes the circuit when is pressed (I posted on the Zenation-Home of the Zenfidels Group -> Issues for the early adopters)

This is my first mod that uses magnets instead a spring in the button, so I thought it worked on a different way (my personal conclusions), I saw that I'm wrong, however due the missfiring problems I used an ugly solution (everything inside the button is clean, the battery poles are clean, the button on my mini came with 2 magnes inside)

I wondered, because the way that the button acts to close the circuit, if it could be possible that maybe the button is working at an angle position, that could cause the screw head loses contact (due there are not many contact points to the negative pole of the battery when the buton is pressed (posted some pictures on the group)?