How to get more Vapour out of the Kanger T3

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sofauxboho

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Kanger T3s are simple and fairly reliable, but they're only ok for vapor production. The tight wicks simply don't bring juice in quickly enough to have a lot of juice available to vaporize.

That said, you can raise your wattage, which will raise your temperature. To up your wattage, you can send more voltage to the same atomizer (like you said) or put a lower resistance (less ohms) atomizer head on it like Lowlife said.

A lower resistance head with a smaller ohm number uses smaller wire in the atomizer. Since the wire is smaller, the same amount of voltage makes it hotter.

So, if you up your voltage or drop your resistance, you'll burn hotter. Great! What's the downside?
* If you vaporize fluid faster than it gets replaced by the wick, you'll get a dry, burn-y hit.
* The Kanger 1.8 ohm heads don't have a great reputation. They don't last very long, and some say they don't work as well.
* Some juices don't do well at high temperatures. Flavor production will often be worse.

My friends and I all started on Kanger T3s. Those of us who just want a simple, practical vape still use them. Those of us who want great performance (flavor, vapor) have moved on to carto tanks and RBAs.

My current lazy pocket-carry setup is a iClear 16 on a Vision Spinner battery. You need to keep it topped off, but it has the best vapor and flavor production of the clearomizers that I have tried.
 

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I really like my EVod same thing as a close to the T3 but a little smaller. They come with 1.8 ohm heads. The difference on a non vv battery is night and day. I have had no problems with the low resistance coils. I also have to MT3 same as the T3 with a metal sleeve. They are almost unusable on a non vv battery with the 2.4 ohm coil. Personal preference and experience I guess.

I do long slow "drags" also. Into the mouth, inhale, out mouth and nose.

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Anyone that says a kanger T3 cannot produce good vapor has not taken the time to work things out.
1 device 1000 juice mix combos
All pg to all VG, reduced or really thick
Some adjustment may need to and can be made for full delivery.

Kangers are actually fairly easy to work with.
As to 1.8ohm coils - same thing - tuning. I use the 1.8ohms on standard Egos for best production. First thing I do is fluff/loosen the wicking. Amazingly, I DON"T GET DRY HITS:D
 

Shinobi

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Long slow draws has definitely helped.

If I get the Vision Spinner, do you have to be careful using it at full voltage. What will the damage be? Burnt wick / coil?

Thinking of going for the 1.8ohm as well as the Vision Spinner, hopefully this will be the combo I'm looking for.

I do keep getting a bubbling / gurgling out of the T3. I know its probably juice in the head, but I do not know how to avoid this happening. I always store it upright.
 

zyglrox

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A lower resistance head with a smaller ohm number uses smaller wire in the atomizer. Since the wire is smaller, the same amount of voltage makes it hotter.
I apologize if I'm nitpicking here, but isn't it the other way around? I always thought that a thinner wire makes for more resistance because there is less surface area for the current to move across and therefore requires more voltage to get the same amount of current to flow through it compared to a thicker wire, sort of like drawing liquid through a needle. The finer the needle, the tougher it is to pull liquid through it.
 

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If I get the Vision Spinner, do you have to be careful using it at full voltage. What will the damage be? Burnt wick / coil?

I have tried the spinner with a Evod at 4.8 volts, it tastes nasty you will know what you like. I am sure you could burn the wick but it is just over the "limit".

I don't know where this comes from but I see it all over the forum.

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sofauxboho

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I apologize if I'm nitpicking here, but isn't it the other way around? I always thought that a thinner wire makes for more resistance because there is less surface area for the current to move across and therefore requires more voltage to get the same amount of current to flow through it compared to a thicker wire, sort of like drawing liquid through a needle. The finer the needle, the tougher it is to pull liquid through it.

You are entirely right. I should have said "A higher resistance head with a smaller ohm number uses smaller wire in the atomizer. Since the wire is smaller, the same amount of voltage makes it hotter."

I still get hung up on a lower number indicating higher resistance sometimes. How embarrassing! Thanks for the correction.
 

sofauxboho

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Anyone that says a kanger T3 cannot produce good vapor has not taken the time to work things out.

That's fair. Honestly, my problem with the T3 has always been mainly about the flavor production, which is good but not great. The OP wasn't asking about flavor, but about vapor, so my impressions may not be the most useful, as my goals are different. I vapor production isn't terribly important to me.

That said, I've not yet had or seen a T3 produce vapor like a well built RBA or even a happily set up dual coil carto tank. Once again, they seem to be good but not great. It all depends on how much you want out of it, and how much effort you're willing to put in.
 

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I actually get real good flavor with the t3 as long as im not hitting it hard. If I get in a vapor frenzy I sometimes get a dry hit. But when the T3 hits good it is very flavorful. I recoiled with cotton yarn and that cuts down on the dry hits greatly. I've had no problems with the t3 as opposed to the mini vivi novas. I'm new though so im getting my coil making down. I'm a beginner and am already rebuilding my coil heads if that helps anyone feel confident about it. It's fairly simple on the kangers and vivis. Just take a little practice.
 

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I've dropped my 2 Kanger T3's now for an iClear 30 Dual Coil. My Kangers kept leaking out of the bottom, and also sucking juice up through the head. Annoying

The iClear is more expensive but worth every penny. The dual coils give amazing amounts of vapour, and with the Vision Spinner Battery TH and Flavour is perfect. Finally found a combo that works for me :)
 

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In addition to the other suggestions raised already, you could also get more vapor by flipping the little silicone ring that sits right next to the wicks in the assembled T3. You could just unscrew the bottom of the T3, flip that silicone cap around and screw it back in or alternatively you could take some sharp scissors and just snip off a wee bit of the silicone right where it tends to rest against the wicks. Might tend to leak slightly more but you can just screw it together tighter to deal with that probably.
 
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