Kanger EVOD

[thxone]

I must say... I am disappointed. The vapor of the EVOD is great, the flavor is great... the leaking sucks big time.

I used it for one day and it was so wonderful... fits supurbly on my Vision Spinner 1300 and matches the finish as well. On day two I noticed the draw was getting tighter. I paid it no mind for a while but then I had to go to work. I figured I will slap it on my spinner and road test it at work. As I am delivering my pizza's I would often vape the EVOD and the draw kept getting tighter. Now the gurgling starts... then MORE!! Then I get juice in my mouth!!! I pull over (Not worried about my delivery lol) and pull the EVOD off the battery. Yup, FLOODED!! juice ALL in the top of the battery. Tonight I decided to gently take it apart, clean and dry all parts and put it back together. That was a losing battle. As soon as I removed the silicon cap and tried to remove the air tube, the whole coil came apart. I will order a new coil but if it leaks like this one did then it's in the trash.

 

[thxone]

lol, since I will be getting an Genesis RBA soon I decided to order some Kanthal wire... also some 3mm silica wick... This way I can rebuild my EVOD/MT3's and have some wire on hand for my Genesis. Win Win. Suck on that Kanger... imma win anyway.

 

[Ang-EC]

I haven't been impressed with the EVOD either. Similar problems, light draw and gurgling. Haven't had the coil fall apart.

 

[thxone]

I haven't been impressed with the EVOD either. Similar problems, light draw and gurgling. Haven't had the coil fall apart.

When I first got it, it leaked REAL bad so I inspected it... the head wasn't screwed all the way into the base... it came out of the package that way. So I have learned a few things... Make sure EVERYTHING is tight even if its brand new and never fill a bottom feeder all the way up the first time... saves you from wasting your favorite juice. I watched a pretty good video on Utube on how to re-build the EVOD head... I tried myself but wasn't confident where the two ends of the coil wire went... now I know. I think I will be able to save it. I want to be able to use it at work and not have to take my AGA-T2 when I get it.

Coil Rebuild Jump to 12:00 min into the review for the coil rebuild.

 

[Ang-EC]

I've watched that before. I'll probably try it.
There has to be inconsistency in the quality control of these things. If they all worked like the ones we have no one would be praising them.
I had read warnings about the head not being screwed in before I bought mine. Sure enough, mine was the same way but I found it before using it.
I may try the T3 replacement innards in it.

 

[Proetus]

No leaks here on the one I have, however I have two more coming so we'll see. The draw is a touch airy. Might try n plug one of the holes!

 

[TomCatt]

I've watched that before. I'll probably try it.
There has to be inconsistency in the quality control of these things. If they all worked like the ones we have no one would be praising them.
I had read warnings about the head not being screwed in before I bought mine. Sure enough, mine was the same way but I found it before using it.
I may try the T3 replacement innards in it.

The T3 replacement heads are different than the Evods. The T3 base and coil are one piece, the coil and base of the Evod are separate. The Evod coil screws into the base, the base is reused and just the coil is replaced; the base/coil of the T3 are replaced as a single unit.

ETA: Plus the T3 is larger than the Evod.

 

[Ang-EC]

Yep, I know but they do fit in the EVOD.

 

[TomCatt]

Yep, I know but they do fit in the EVOD.

Hmmmm, interesting, I'll have to check that out


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[Blackbeard]

I've had mixed results using different EVOD heads. My first attempt at one of these was a 1.8 ohm that I purchased along with the 2.5 ohm EVOD. Before using the EVOD, I swapped the head for the lower resistance one. It worked great. I finally had to clean the head, and found the next 1.8 ohm head gurgled, popped and produced very little vapor. After drying out the first head and inserting it, I found it to work as it did new. I can't see the reason for the bad one to behave so badly.

I did notice, though, that another head my wife was using had an extra gasket in it. It was large enough to fit under the wick and slipped up and down between the wick and the main part of the head assembly. It was not large enough to slide over the wick, though. I can find no reason for the gasket, and none of the other 10 head assemblies has this gasket. I'm mentioning it just to bring to light another quality control issue here perhaps.

 

[heateris]

I love my Evods. They are the only delivery system I'm using right now. I have found the preform better when I rebuild the heads.

 

[Ang-EC]

What resistance do you build?
Do you add flavor wicks?

Mine had 3 extra wicks on top of the coil. I've seen these referred to as flavor wicks. I removed one and thought I had it fixed. It took longer but eventually, 10 puffs maybe, it started gurgling.

 

[heateris]

If using silica, I do 4 wraps of 32 kathal around 2 pieces of 3 mm, then lay one more piece on top. I do prime the new wick/coil with a few drops of juice.

Some goes with cotton, but I have to guess the size.

What resistance do you build?
Do you add flavor wicks?

Mine had 3 extra wicks on top of the coil. I've seen these referred to as flavor wicks. I removed one and thought I had it fixed. It took longer but eventually, 10 puffs maybe, it started gurgling.

 

[TomCatt]

I haven't had any gurgling (yet, knock knock). But I would think that as long as you're not getting any leaking from a loose head and the air tube is completely seated; the most likely cause would be not enough wick/'flavor wicks'. Too much wick material will probably result in dry hits; too little wick material will most likely let too much juice into the coil area and cause leaking and gurgling. Just my opinion.

 

[thxone]

I'm just waiting for the Silica and Kanthal to get here... I will be letting you know how it works. 28awg and 3mm silica. I have my fingers crossed. I rolled into Sears and found a great deal on a 3 pack of Craftsman precision and spring loaded needle nose pliers and a pair of diagonal cutters. I can't wait to get to the rebuild!!

 

[TruSound]

I have 3 of them and their all flawless...that's pretty much it.

 

[MF DOOM]

One huge thing I never see mentioned, but is a huge factor with the EVOD, as well as the T3's...you can't tighten them onto your PV too hard. Turn them upside-down...you see that white gasket? It gets squeezed out more and more if you over-tighten. That will cause a leak as well. I tighten just enough to make a connection, maybe a tad more so it's not flopping.

 

[vernhall]

Quality control seems to be a prob with Kanger at present. Their T/MT3s, Evods, and Protanks are all suffering similar probs from reading the forums...

 

[Doc_]

You just need to dial it in depending on how thick your juice is.
If its gurgling, add a piece of wick.
Dry hits, remove some wick.
Too airy, block a hole.
Once dialled in they are awesome.

 

[dupaloop3611]

i got hyped up and bought an evod. i think it sucks