Igo l hot spots

[300fury]

I have my wick and coil situated near the air hole for good air flow, in order to do this it requires longer legs problem is one of the legs is glowing red. When I fire it. I get a burned taste because of this how can I fix this????

 

[300fury]

Anyone??? Really wanna figure this out

 

[dhomes]

It glows red because it dries out and heats faster than the coil in contact with the wick.
Quick fix, if you have some silica around, unwrap it, take one of fibers and try wrapping the long leg with it, it's worked for me in the past.

You coul also do what some of us do for genies, the leg portion of the coil would need to be twisted kanthal (just fold an extra leg of kanthal onto itself and twist well), the thicker the wire the less heat / longer it takes to heat

 

[300fury]

Thanks man, I will give that a shot......here igo....l

 

[dhughey]

I found it works better the shorter it is going into the post screw, making the coil closer to the screws. Won't get a hot leg this way, and as long as the air hole is in front of the coil, it won't matter that the coil is farther away.

 

[Thrasher]

what he said, but i wrap the leg around the post closest to the airhole to pull the wick forward a little and just make sure the wick is a little higher then the airhole.

it helps that i make rattail wicks like the ones in the octopus

 

[Jerms]

If you make long legs, make sure they are both about the same length. The wire will heat from the center out, and if just one leg is long the center is moved away from the coil.

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[300fury]

I use cotton wicks, what I ended up doing was making a thicker wick, eliminating the need for long legs and now the coil is right up to the air hole, works like a charm. Thanks for the info guys. @ jerms , one leg was significantly longer than the other so now I know to avoid that. I also use the rat tail method, but have not had much luck with my octupus

 

[gotalotgoingon]

Wrap a micro coil. It heats from the inside out and the legs don't glow.

 

[scrappy]

If you make long legs, make sure they are both about the same length. The wire will heat from the center out, and if just one leg is long the center is moved away from the coil.

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I think this is his problem too.

 

[Moses195]

Glad I saw this thread. I just ordered an IGO-L last night and I'm sure I'll have my problems too. I'm thinking about ordering pre-made coils from? I know I saw them on some website.


Dana