ok so I have soaked my "old" coils and dry burned them...the original flavor wicks were burnt and I replaced them with some sterile cotton spun into threads. We shall see how they work as I try to use them but I was wondering if I can purchase flavor wicks anywhere. And how do I keep from burning them to start with.
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Gunk builds up on the wicks no matter what. Silica doesn't really burn.
You can always buy 1mm silica as the flavor wicks or divide up a 3mm.
With the heads you put cotton on make sure you let the juice saturate the cotton for a while so you don't burn it.
You can always buy 1mm silica as the flavor wicks or divide up a 3mm.
With the heads you put cotton on make sure you let the juice saturate the cotton for a while so you don't burn it.
most people just buy wick then cut to size for flavor wick
- Fiberglass wick for CE4 clearomizers
keeping wick wet and not over heating prevents burning
hope that was what you were asking...
They do not burn(silica) they just get gunked up
10' 1mm High Quality Silica Wick Temp Res 1200°C Perfect for Atty'S | eBay
I get the 1mm - cut a 6" or so piece. fold to make 2 parallel and lay the edge in the opening.
Slip the pipe on top and snip off the excess for the next one.
Quick and easy install.
10' 1mm High Quality Silica Wick Temp Res 1200°C Perfect for Atty'S | eBay
I get the 1mm - cut a 6" or so piece. fold to make 2 parallel and lay the edge in the opening.
Slip the pipe on top and snip off the excess for the next one.
Quick and easy install.
Thanks guys that answered my questions pretty well. The wicks sure looked burnt. I will buy some silica for next time...and yes I did see the warning to let them sit for awhile so as not to burn the cotton
Who knows I may feel comfortable enough to recoil the heads next time
update...so far so good popped 3 of the coils into my tanks...no leaking or problems...knock on wood
Who knows I may feel comfortable enough to recoil the heads next time
update...so far so good popped 3 of the coils into my tanks...no leaking or problems...knock on wood
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I made that mistake myself and threw away dozens of heads before I watched a video and finally figured it out. The wick is all black and burnt looking, but it's not. It's just gunked up. Keep pulsing when you dry burn and eventually the wick will turn white again. Try it, it works!
I was removing the flavor wicks before doing the dry burn as the Youtube showed to do....was I supposed to leave them on ? if so how do I keep them on when I blow on the wicks to blow off the ash from the dry burn ?
No you take the flavor wicks off when you dry burn. There's no reason to keep them on, the dry burn won't affect them plus you can't see your progress.
Ohhh, you're talking about the flavor wicks. OK, I was talking about the wick inside the coil. Yes, you're supposed to take the flavor wicks off when you do a dry burn. I just keep using the same ones until they get nasty enough to effect the flavor, then I do replace them with a bit of twisted/trimmed cotton from a cotton ball. I suppose you could buy some silica wick to use if you want to. The cotton works fine for me.
You can take a torch to your flavor wicks and burn them until they glow. That will clean them right off.
Also, I just rewick my protank heads with white peaches and cream brand yarn from walmart. I leave tails on the wick, long enough to wrap around the bottom dish area, almost to the other side. No need for flavor wicks, and more surface for the liquid to catch and wick to the coil.
Also, I just rewick my protank heads with white peaches and cream brand yarn from walmart. I leave tails on the wick, long enough to wrap around the bottom dish area, almost to the other side. No need for flavor wicks, and more surface for the liquid to catch and wick to the coil.
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Here you go this should do it
LET'S REBUILD A KANGER PROTANK 2013 - YouTube
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/396220-kanger-protank-rebuild.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s96...ew-vl&list=PL9SeNx6gnMOlJSffRfhKxUEH-rFzsVd0g
Once you get the first couple done correctly, you will breeze through them.
LET'S REBUILD A KANGER PROTANK 2013 - YouTube
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/396220-kanger-protank-rebuild.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s96...ew-vl&list=PL9SeNx6gnMOlJSffRfhKxUEH-rFzsVd0g
Once you get the first couple done correctly, you will breeze through them.
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Tried that in Walmart the other day. They had 37 different flavors of yarns, but no peaches and cream.
In case people didn't realize. Many products/brands in Walmat are region specific. I can take a drive across the river to WV and find things never stocked in our location.
In case people didn't realize. Many products/brands in Walmat are region specific. I can take a drive across the river to WV and find things never stocked in our location.
Rewick or rewick and recoil? I can't imagine getting the original silica wick out without mangling the coil, but then, I haven't tried it...
I use evods so I don t know if it would work on the protank but I use spun cotton for the flavor wick as well. It is so much easier to just recoil and rewick insead of cleaning.
Once you start wrapping your own coils you won't go back to stock heads. Better performance and flavor IMO. I just pull the old wicks every 2-3 tanks depending on the juice, dry burn the coils then slide a new cotton wick in. Once you get the hang of it its about 3 minutes work tops.
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