So, what's the ECF consensus on these?
I've had mixed results with the ones that came with my Kanger Topbox. The nickel 0.15 ohm, (device measures it at 0.2 ohms), one worked well on TC mode, (500 deg F), for about ~36 hrs, then the flavor became muted to the point I couldn't taste it, and although it still produces vapor and has no "burny" taste, the vapor, (and the tank), are much cooler than before, on the same temp setting.
~36 hrs of use for one of these coils kind of.. sucks.
So, I changed to the 0.5 ohm, (device measures it at 0.56 ohms), Clapton coil, and although it was immediately producing good vapor in the ~25-35W range, the flavor was extremely muted. I read about wicking problems with these coils so I poked a couple holes in the cotton with a sewing needle. After doing this, I get more flavor, but now the coil wants to occasionally spit, so I've adopted the habit of blowing through the drip tip for ~half a second after firing, before starting to inhale.
I've been observing the coil down through the drip tip with everything assembled and in place, (with a flashlight), and it looks as though sometimes a tiny bit of juice enters the coil and sits in there a second or two after I've finished taking a pull off the tank. Is this "flooding"? There has been no juice leaking outside the tank at all, during any of the above.
What do you guys think? I thought I was being careful, but maybe I got slightly too aggressive with the needle? Should I avoid this needle treatment altogether on new coils, or should I buy the older OCC ver 2 coils instead, (as I've seen many ppl recommend on other sites)?
Regardless, next payday, I think I'll buy another tank. Any recommendations on those? The Mutank, Griffin, and the Bachelor, (this one seems a bit more basic, and I'm leaning toward it), all look pretty good to me. I'm not averse to building coils, but don't have much experience doing so, (or any of the Coilmaster tools), yet.
ETA: also, the juice. I've been using max VG stuff from MBV, (Blubacco and Bananas Foster, which are actually pretty decent), without any flavor shots. I think that also might be a mistake. I'm thinking 80/20 VG/PG or 50/50 with 1 flavor shot might be wiser when I reorder, with these coils at least.
TIA for any and all advice.
I've had mixed results with the ones that came with my Kanger Topbox. The nickel 0.15 ohm, (device measures it at 0.2 ohms), one worked well on TC mode, (500 deg F), for about ~36 hrs, then the flavor became muted to the point I couldn't taste it, and although it still produces vapor and has no "burny" taste, the vapor, (and the tank), are much cooler than before, on the same temp setting.
~36 hrs of use for one of these coils kind of.. sucks.So, I changed to the 0.5 ohm, (device measures it at 0.56 ohms), Clapton coil, and although it was immediately producing good vapor in the ~25-35W range, the flavor was extremely muted. I read about wicking problems with these coils so I poked a couple holes in the cotton with a sewing needle. After doing this, I get more flavor, but now the coil wants to occasionally spit, so I've adopted the habit of blowing through the drip tip for ~half a second after firing, before starting to inhale.
I've been observing the coil down through the drip tip with everything assembled and in place, (with a flashlight), and it looks as though sometimes a tiny bit of juice enters the coil and sits in there a second or two after I've finished taking a pull off the tank. Is this "flooding"? There has been no juice leaking outside the tank at all, during any of the above.
What do you guys think? I thought I was being careful, but maybe I got slightly too aggressive with the needle? Should I avoid this needle treatment altogether on new coils, or should I buy the older OCC ver 2 coils instead, (as I've seen many ppl recommend on other sites)?
Regardless, next payday, I think I'll buy another tank. Any recommendations on those? The Mutank, Griffin, and the Bachelor, (this one seems a bit more basic, and I'm leaning toward it), all look pretty good to me. I'm not averse to building coils, but don't have much experience doing so, (or any of the Coilmaster tools), yet.
ETA: also, the juice. I've been using max VG stuff from MBV, (Blubacco and Bananas Foster, which are actually pretty decent), without any flavor shots. I think that also might be a mistake. I'm thinking 80/20 VG/PG or 50/50 with 1 flavor shot might be wiser when I reorder, with these coils at least.
TIA for any and all advice.
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