curious here - which Kanger T3 do you have? I understand that with the new ones, some work great and others (like mine) need a small adjustment here and there to work like the older ones.
Im new - fighting with the Kanger T3
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I purchased a Kanger T3 from gotvapes. I just can't stand it. Everything tastes like....burning. Sticking with my Nova's. A friend just purchased a T3 and loves it. Perhaps I got a dud.
I didn't know there was more than one Kanger T3
Mine has 3 small vent holes on screw base
I piugged one hole with a toothpick to restrict some of the air that was coming in
I love the thing
I also love Stardusts, Novas, and everything else I tried so far
the older kanger T3's had two vent holes,,when they stopped making the LR 1,8 heads they added the third hole
just so you know,,this is at least one company i know of making knock-off T3 and T2's !!
just so you know,,this is at least one company i know of making knock-off T3 and T2's !!
The Kanger T3's are some moody little clearomizers, I'll tell ya that...
I got 4 of them, all the MT3, with the solid color tank with a clear window. Bottom "head" assemblies are identical. All of them have 3 air holes, and are a bit loose on the draw, so I plug a hole with a toothpick and that problem gets sorted easily.
The leaking comes from two areas...
The first area is the seal where the metal tube in the tank assembly mates to the mouthpiece... If this isn't sealed properly, it will allow juice to enter the mouthpiece if the T3 is placed on it's side, as well as create a gurgling effect, because you're sucking air from the tank side AND the air tube... This can be corrected by using a sharp tool to flare out the small metal tube just at the base of the inside of the mouth piece. I use an ice pick... The user who suggested this as a leak point initially used a pair of scissors. What you use is up to you of course!
The next area is a poor seal at the wicks. This one is a bit more tricky. If the wick is too small, it will flood the coil, and due to the nature of the design, is going to allow juice to leak from the air passage in the center pole all over the positive connection of your battery. When this happens, you get all kinds of issues, like your device having wishy washy resistance readings. This really screws with VW mods bad, cause they attempt to compensate by adjusting the voltage to match the new resistance value. This ends up supplying nowhere near the amount of voltage you need to truly fire the coils, and just messes everything up! LoL The other end of the spectrum is the wick being too big... That will result in not enough juice making it to the coil, and you can burn your wick, getting a burnt or muted flavor.
The wick issue is a weird one... Lots of folks try lots of remedies... What works for me is changing out the wicks in favor of 4 1mm silica wicks in the coil, and no flavor wicks... This gives me a good flavor, good vapor, and no leaks... That is, no leaks until the juice level gets to be around the junction point where the air tube meets the head assembly... Then it leaks just a tiny bit... Not sure why this is...
I think the T3's are great when they are working, and a real PITA when they aren't... They are easily serviced to make them perform better, but it takes time, and that's a load of garbage when you buy a brand new product. It should just work... I like that they don't require any crazy angles or twisting or anything to get the wicks to suck up fluid like a top coil clearomizer does (Vivi Nova / Stardust / T2). But the leaking issues are pretty unforgivable.
It's a flaw in design, IMO... Rather than traditional wicks they could have used a filler material (even if that were just coiled wick) with small holes (think a pre-punched carto) that feed juice to the wicking material. Basically, make it work like a cartomizer.
Better yet, just throw out the whole design and use a cartomizer and tank instead... LoL
Bottom coil clearos are a good idea, and I applaud Kanger for the effort with the T3, but it needs some work...
I got 4 of them, all the MT3, with the solid color tank with a clear window. Bottom "head" assemblies are identical. All of them have 3 air holes, and are a bit loose on the draw, so I plug a hole with a toothpick and that problem gets sorted easily.
The leaking comes from two areas...
The first area is the seal where the metal tube in the tank assembly mates to the mouthpiece... If this isn't sealed properly, it will allow juice to enter the mouthpiece if the T3 is placed on it's side, as well as create a gurgling effect, because you're sucking air from the tank side AND the air tube... This can be corrected by using a sharp tool to flare out the small metal tube just at the base of the inside of the mouth piece. I use an ice pick... The user who suggested this as a leak point initially used a pair of scissors. What you use is up to you of course!
The next area is a poor seal at the wicks. This one is a bit more tricky. If the wick is too small, it will flood the coil, and due to the nature of the design, is going to allow juice to leak from the air passage in the center pole all over the positive connection of your battery. When this happens, you get all kinds of issues, like your device having wishy washy resistance readings. This really screws with VW mods bad, cause they attempt to compensate by adjusting the voltage to match the new resistance value. This ends up supplying nowhere near the amount of voltage you need to truly fire the coils, and just messes everything up! LoL The other end of the spectrum is the wick being too big... That will result in not enough juice making it to the coil, and you can burn your wick, getting a burnt or muted flavor.
The wick issue is a weird one... Lots of folks try lots of remedies... What works for me is changing out the wicks in favor of 4 1mm silica wicks in the coil, and no flavor wicks... This gives me a good flavor, good vapor, and no leaks... That is, no leaks until the juice level gets to be around the junction point where the air tube meets the head assembly... Then it leaks just a tiny bit... Not sure why this is...
I think the T3's are great when they are working, and a real PITA when they aren't... They are easily serviced to make them perform better, but it takes time, and that's a load of garbage when you buy a brand new product. It should just work... I like that they don't require any crazy angles or twisting or anything to get the wicks to suck up fluid like a top coil clearomizer does (Vivi Nova / Stardust / T2). But the leaking issues are pretty unforgivable.
It's a flaw in design, IMO... Rather than traditional wicks they could have used a filler material (even if that were just coiled wick) with small holes (think a pre-punched carto) that feed juice to the wicking material. Basically, make it work like a cartomizer.
Better yet, just throw out the whole design and use a cartomizer and tank instead... LoL
Bottom coil clearos are a good idea, and I applaud Kanger for the effort with the T3, but it needs some work...
some people are having so many problems with these,but i have been using them since november and the oly problem i ever had was from condensation ,and when the tank is almost empty
condensation is an easy fix,,just cut the excess airtube off the head
gurgling when the tank is almost empty ?? time to refill
i have been using these for almost three months with minimal issues,but everybody else has problems
the only thing i can think of is .....knock-offs
i get mine directly from kanger
condensation is an easy fix,,just cut the excess airtube off the head
gurgling when the tank is almost empty ?? time to refill
i have been using these for almost three months with minimal issues,but everybody else has problems
the only thing i can think of is .....knock-offs
i get mine directly from kanger
It's inconsistencies of the t3 product, they do not all work great period. Sorry wish they did.. a new version is coming soon hopefully they are consistent then. Just like when you get a dud cartomizer..
Like the T0.. it's just like that exactly cartridge material in the middle only issue is its way too small.... and the on I got to try vaped awesome production wise but a dud the coil was burning the filler horrid taste but otherwise mechanically it worked flawlessly not a single drop of leakage.. If they put that design in the t3 tank I would try it again.
Happy vaping.
Like the T0.. it's just like that exactly cartridge material in the middle only issue is its way too small.... and the on I got to try vaped awesome production wise but a dud the coil was burning the filler horrid taste but otherwise mechanically it worked flawlessly not a single drop of leakage.. If they put that design in the t3 tank I would try it again.
Happy vaping.
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@Bucky yep - that works to restrict the draw.. my solution, since I vape a pipe is to use an ego adapter... it blocks the holes about half-way and draws well that way. these newer ones seem to have some quality control issues.
@steb77 follow the video that was posted earlier in the thread to see how to remove the center post so you can remove the burnt part. The part that gets charred is one or both of the "extra" wicks.
To my knowledge there are three issues. here they are from the bottom up:
1) very airy draw
...plug one of the holes or use an eGo adapter to restrict airflow
2) burnt taste
... follow video to remove the center post and remove one or both of the "extra" wicks
....if you remove both, you will get gurgling more often... you can replace one with a fresh and it works.
3) excess leaking from the mouthpiece.
... nice video on how to seal the top of the mouthpiece is available
Kanger Tutorial
Kanger T3 rebuild tutorial - YouTube
video on sealing the mouthpiece
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/368470-t3-leaking-fixed-resolved.html
That being said.. you should be able to just pull the device out of the package, fill it and use it without any issues at all. Not enough testing done of the final product this time around and I would not blame anyone if they wanted to wait for several reviews on the NEXT one to come off the assembly line before getting it.
Once it works, it is one of the best vapes that I have had so far. I have cartomizers, atomizers, and tanks. I really love my T3 when it's fixed and it kinda spoils me for other devices
The two t3's i had were pretty bad. Either a really muted flavor or just burnt taste and leaked really bad threw the connection. Constant gurgleing sound. I went back to the vivi nova and threw the t3s out
I've been using them since November with none of the problems all of you are having,but then again i get the real ones and not the knock-offs
I will stick with my tried and true T2's.never had a problem with them and easy to clean and change heads.
I haven't had any leaking problems with my T-3's (now I probably jinxed myself) but I do find myself prefering the flavor I get out of a good-ole T-2.
Something I do that helps my T-3's is plug two of the three air holes with a glue stick. I dabbed just enough on to cover the hole, worked in it with my finger then wiped the area with a damp cloth. What this seems to do is create a slight vacuum on the tank when you draw so that more juice is pulled into the wick/coil. Could be wrong, could be just a less aireyish (is that a word?) hit but helped either way.
Now I'll probably go home a find a puddle under my T-3...
Something I do that helps my T-3's is plug two of the three air holes with a glue stick. I dabbed just enough on to cover the hole, worked in it with my finger then wiped the area with a damp cloth. What this seems to do is create a slight vacuum on the tank when you draw so that more juice is pulled into the wick/coil. Could be wrong, could be just a less aireyish (is that a word?) hit but helped either way.
Now I'll probably go home a find a puddle under my T-3...
hm, just ordered a couple of these. I don't want to fiddle with my gear, I just want it to work. I guess we'll know after I give them a try this weekend.
Put it in the trash and buy a vivi nova. The T3's are to variable from one purchase to the next
been using a t3 now for 1 month. No leakage great draw. Not as good as the f16, but...i found the replacement carts for the f16 unreliable.
Watch Dave's video on how to fix the leaking kanger t3... I did and it helped a lot!
I bought two....one for me and one for the wife. Mine leaked horribly and had me sucking apple pie juice right into my mouth! I flared the top tube per Dave's video and replaced the stock 2.5 coil with a 1.8. I paid particular attention to the wick holes to make sure that wasn't a leak point and it works excellent. So for for day two.
My wife's worked fine right out of the box...
I kept the bad coil so I could recoil and rewick it.
I'm not sure how to link to the video..just go to you tube and search "vaping with Dave"
They're great videos and very informative
Thanks
Geo
I bought two....one for me and one for the wife. Mine leaked horribly and had me sucking apple pie juice right into my mouth! I flared the top tube per Dave's video and replaced the stock 2.5 coil with a 1.8. I paid particular attention to the wick holes to make sure that wasn't a leak point and it works excellent. So for for day two.
My wife's worked fine right out of the box...
I kept the bad coil so I could recoil and rewick it.
I'm not sure how to link to the video..just go to you tube and search "vaping with Dave"
They're great videos and very informative
Thanks
Geo
I have the Kanger T3 but has Tabac BCC on it so is it a Kanger
Here is what i know as the Kanger T3 (3 air holes) and T2 (2 air holes)
Found if you do as above break off end of a toothpick in one of the air holes, will help with the air problem most of the time.
The burnt taste i have read happens mostly to "chain vapers" but not all. One way i read on here that worked for me, was take a few prime drags to help get the wick wet and on the coil then fire it up =) Dry burnt vapes
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Oh man... I wish I had seen this thread before wasting money on T3. I taught I was the only one sucking air trough this POS.
T2's are consistent and no leak, I have 5 right now and not even one gave me any grief.
ViVi same crap like T3 IMHO , straw like drag but it also leaks like a Chinese faucet.
Funny how the cheapest one worked the best , I read that Kanger will discontinue the T2 which is a dumb move when they have such a good product.
T2's are consistent and no leak, I have 5 right now and not even one gave me any grief.
ViVi same crap like T3 IMHO , straw like drag but it also leaks like a Chinese faucet.
Funny how the cheapest one worked the best , I read that Kanger will discontinue the T2 which is a dumb move when they have such a good product.
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I have the Kanger T3 but has Tabac BCC on it so is it a Kanger
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Found if you do as above break off end of a toothpick in one of the air holes, will help with the air problem most of the time.
The burnt taste i have read happens mostly to "chain vapers" but not all. One way i read on here that worked for me, was take a few prime drags to help get the wick wet and on the coil then fire it up =) Dry burnt vapes
I will try to see if the toothpick mod will revive the T3 , due to knurling I could not block the air holes with tape.
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