Kanger T3 care and feeding?

[badbadivy]

First I need to say that I take back what I said about my local brick and mortar. I went in there today to get a new flavor of e juice to celebrate my divorce being final today and walked out with a Kanger T3 and yet more cinnamon juice because that is all I seem to want to vape. Ha.

Anyway, I seem to recall reading something about not using cinnamon juice in plastic tanks or they'll crack? But the Kanger doesn't feel plasticky to me? What is it made of?

If you want to switch flavors is there anything special you should do to clean it?

Also, the guy at the shop said that they were out of replacement coils for them and it might be a minute before they get some more. It seems I have read that certain things were hard to get ahold of lately due to Chinese New Year so that makes sense. Is there someplace online that has some in stock that you know of?

Also, yeah. I kinda think that my original impression of people at that shop being jerks might have been because of one guy who I think might actually be the owner.

He wasn't there today and the vibe was completely different. Idk if that's just one of those, you meet someone and don't like them on a visceral level or if his poo-pooing of the equipment I already had or what. But I had a great experience there today. Woot!

 

[Carling]

I think it's hardened plastic. Mine cracked, but it was actually the drip tip, believe it or not.

 

[Sikko]

Good rule of thumb is if it has a plastic viewing window, it's gonna crack with certain flavors. Only safe things right now that I'm aware of are pyrex tanks with metal caps or metal cartos.

 

[Carling]

I had cracking issues with my Vivi Novas. I then changed juice.

But I reckoned if it was cracking the tanks, then what was it doing to the wicks? They'd be manky in no time?

 

[badbadivy]

Good rule of thumb is if it has a plastic viewing window, it's gonna crack with certain flavors. Only safe things right now that I'm aware of are pyrex tanks with metal caps or metal cartos.

A metal carto is what I'm vaping my cinnamon with now. I put some MBV butterscotch into my T3. Dunno how I feel about either right now. The T3 is gurgling?

The guy at the store said it might but usually if I over tightened it. I made sure not to. Took it out, blew of out, put it back in and it is still gurgling. So I put it down and I'm back to my cinnamon carto, heh.

 

[Carling]

Have you tried the T2? Much warmer vape than the T3.

 

[badbadivy]

Have you tried the T2? Much warmer vape than the T3.

I haven't but I will next time I have a few bucks to spare.

 

[b34tn1k]

A bunch of sites have the replacement bottom coils for the T3's. Also look for the Tabac BCC heads. They're the same and I may be crazy but IMO they work better and you can still find them in a resistance other than 2.5. I recently ordered some tabac's and some kanger replacement heads due to specials at two separate sites.

 

[Charlz]

I've had good luck with the coils simply soaking them overnight in PGA and doing a dry burn. They clean up as good as new a number of times. Wiggle off the center post and you have clear access to the coil. T3s and tabacs usually have extra wick simply placed over the coil so if you don't have extra wick, you may want to save that as best you can. Soak it and let it dry and put it back over the coil before you replace the center tube. Then continue to dry burn until the wick looks clean and dry, is no longer smoking and you can look down the tube and see the coil glowing nice and red. Make sure you don't lose the rubber gaskets that go above and below the wicks. I actually place these off to the side with the air tube before I soak in PGA so there is nothing getting in the way of the PGA soaking the coils.

I usually get mine from Discount Vapers Kanger T2 Clearomizers
The MT3 he sells is just the t3 with a metal shell instead of whatever plastic the t3s are normally made of with window slots for viewing. Mine has survived a drop on the floor where a couple of my t3s have not. I can't speak for the harsher e-juices like cinnamon or in them though. I don't vape those.

 

[stacee jaxx]

I successfully recoiled a T3 base today. Getting 2.8 ohms from it. I feel really proud of myself for my first ettempt. Vaping with it right now !.

 

[Charlz]

I successfully recoiled a T3 base today. Getting 2.8 ohms from it. I feel really proud of myself for my first ettempt. Vaping with it right now !.

That's good work. I'm still trying to grow that 3rd hand. It's that lip on the end of the silicone around the center post that gets me every time. Really want to get a good one going with cotton wicks.

 

[crxess]

Normally Gurgling is from tank under 1/2 full. Some T3's seem to gurgle and leak a little when new.(not all) Depends on actuall final assembly and how thin the juice is.
I have found after a tank or 2 no gurgling is present in any of mine and they can be Vaped dry.
I'm also loving the mini T3's. Nice for that Special something you don't plan on vaping for days. Dessert sized